On this episode of Cinema Dual, Jon and Chris talk about a pair of classic silent movies.
Episode 34 – Silent Classics
Hooptober 2022 #15: Quatermass and The Pit (1967)
My first exposure to the world of Nigel Kneale’s science fiction hero Bernard Quatermass came via John Carpenter. Carpenter, a huge fan of Neale’s work, credited himself under the pseudonym Martin Quatermass for Prince of Darkness. Kneale supposedly hated the tribute for various reasons but it’s an appropriate nod. Carpenter’s remake of The Thing owes... Continue Reading →
Hooptober 2022 #14: Cuadecuc, vampir (1970)
In 2014, director Steven Soderbergh released two experiments in editing on his website. One of them was a 108 minute “Butcher’s Cut” of Michael Cimino’s four hour epic Western Heaven’s Gate. The other experiment turned Steven Spielberg’s Raiders of the Lost Ark into a black and white silent film with the score from The Social... Continue Reading →
Hooptober 2022 #13: Count Dracula (1970)
Supposedly as Hammer’s Dracula films progressed, Christopher Lee began to detest them more and more. The scripts, as he claimed, never stood up to Bram Stoker’s novel. You get then why the idea of being in Jess Franco’s Count Dracula would appeal to him. Here, a filmmaker wanted to faithfully and finally adapt Stoker’s text... Continue Reading →
Hooptober 9.0 – The Nest (1988)
Being Film #14 for Hooptober 2022 If anyone says they're a fan of The Nest, the 1988 riff on Piranha with cockroaches instead of deadly fish, it's probably because of the final 15 minutes, which to be fair to the film has some legit great moments of practical effects and a fair amount of the... Continue Reading →
Hooptober 9.0 – Night of the Strangler (1972)
Being Film #13 for Hooptober 2022 Another reason to adhere to rules as much as possible when participating in Hooptober: I don't think I ever would have seen the (or even been aware of) some of the regional low budget horror that was prevalent throughout the 70s. Is that a blessing or a curse when... Continue Reading →
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