http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:07:48 -0700 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:37:35 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Smell-my-feet-its-Halloween?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner I thought I’d do a little something different. Instead of making a list of horror movies that are good for watching on Halloween (because, honestly, what horror movie isn’t good for that?), I decided to make a list of non-horror movies... Lists Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:37:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Smell-my-feet-its-Halloween?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Sigh-Paranormal-Activity-didnt-scare-me-at-all-SPOLIERS?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner Before I start, let me say that for those of you who have yet to see Paranormal Activity, and still plan to, should avert their eyes from this article and go read an incredibly wry and witty Perez Hilton blog or something for now. I'm going to... Rants Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:51:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Sigh-Paranormal-Activity-didnt-scare-me-at-all-SPOLIERS?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Jennifers-Body-though-formulaic-and-derivative-will-do-really-really-well-box-officewise?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner Everybody's been talking about Jennifer's Body, the new "horror film" by Diablo Cody, out now. It features sex-kitten Megan Fox as a possessed hottie who kills teenage boys. No reinventing the wheel in this one, fellas, just reused plots fr... Rants Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:16:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Jennifers-Body-though-formulaic-and-derivative-will-do-really-really-well-box-officewise?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m8d25-When-is-Kevin-Smith-going-make-his-darn-horror-movie?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner Let me start off this article with a quote from Kevin Smith, director of Clerks, Mallrats, and Dogma, taken from the website Ain’t It Cool News, as he talks about a new film he’s working on, called Red State: "It's going to be a... People Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:30:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m8d25-When-is-Kevin-Smith-going-make-his-darn-horror-movie?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m8d23-A-Perfect-Getaway-unfortunately-does-not-live-up-to-its-title?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner This month’s scary movie submission is David Twohy’s A Perfect Getaway, a psychological thriller, similar to the plot of Turistas, which tries to keep you guessing for an entire 90 minutes. The film is about a couple, played by Milla Jovo... Rants Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:44:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m8d23-A-Perfect-Getaway-unfortunately-does-not-live-up-to-its-title?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m8d20-Upcoming-horror-Hellish-children-creature-features-and-Martin-Scorcese?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner Shutter Island, directed by Martin Scorcese, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams and Mark RuffaloMartin Scorcese does a horror film? What? He's not making a movie about gangsters? What?? Yes, that's what I perplexedly ann... Upcoming Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:14:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m8d20-Upcoming-horror-Hellish-children-creature-features-and-Martin-Scorcese?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m8d16-The-20-Greatest-Underseen-Horror-Films-of-the-2000s?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner The 2000s—the decade of iPods, social networking websites and economic hardship—were an interesting decade for horror movies, to say the least. You either loved them, or you downright hated them.  From remakes, re-imaginings, reboots... Lists Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:35:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m8d16-The-20-Greatest-Underseen-Horror-Films-of-the-2000s?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m6d17-Lars-von-Triers-first-horror-film-Antichrist-gets-booed-at-Cannes?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner Lars von Trier, director of the most unanimously depressing movie of all time, Dancer in the Dark, has, purportedly, directed the most disturbing and explicitly violent movie ever. So much so that he got booed off the stage at Cannes Film Festiv... Satan Rants Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:15:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m6d17-Lars-von-Triers-first-horror-film-Antichrist-gets-booed-at-Cannes?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m5d20-Sam-Raimi-vs-a-tiger-burning-bright-Upcoming-horror?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner It's hard to be excited for upcoming movies, especially when there's nothing but remakes, prequels or sequels being made. You needn't subscribe to Fangoria or visit UpcomingHorrorMovies.com to know what's coming out; whatever your favorite movie... Satan Rants Wed, 20 May 2009 01:16:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m5d20-Sam-Raimi-vs-a-tiger-burning-bright-Upcoming-horror?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m4d29-The-Good-the-Bad-and-Rob-Zombie?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner Recently, I had the displeasure of viewing the trailer for Rob Zombie’s sequel to his remake (or reimagining, sorry) of John Carpenter’s Halloween, entitled H2. I don’t quite know what to make of it. I think I’ve exhausted my ... Rants Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:16:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m4d29-The-Good-the-Bad-and-Rob-Zombie?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m4d1-Muffy-St-John-says-April-Fools-pranks-and-deaths-galore?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner In the 80’s, horror films saw the rise of a subgenre that copied the methods as done by Halloween—an unseen killer on the loose punishing scantily-clad and raucous co-eds until there was one girl left—and ran with it till its demise... Slashers Retro flicks Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:07:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m4d1-Muffy-St-John-says-April-Fools-pranks-and-deaths-galore?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m3d27-Been-there-done-that-20-horror-cliches-to-avoid?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner Something I don't subscribe to is the idea that filmmakers, or at least the people who hire directors to create the next money-maker, think that clichés are what make up horror movies. This is false. Don't fall into the trap that "just be... Rants Lists Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:48:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m3d27-Been-there-done-that-20-horror-cliches-to-avoid?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m3d24-Cattle-mutilations-UFOs-and-one-lone-reporter?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner  Back when Ma & Pa video stores were still thriving, there used to be an abundance of obscure and foreign fright flicks that were easily obtainable to common movie goers. Once VHS made its metamorphosis into DVD, most of the films that were ... Retro flicks UFOs Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:28:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m3d24-Cattle-mutilations-UFOs-and-one-lone-reporter?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m3d19-I-was-the-only-person-who-liked-Silent-Hill?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner I’m usually pretty good at pinpointing which movies will do well at the box office and which ones won’t. I’m not saying I have ESP for blockbusters, but I’m generally confident in my knowledge of movies to determine what audie... Rants Video games Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:27:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m3d19-I-was-the-only-person-who-liked-Silent-Hill?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m3d17-The-zombie-boom-of-2003?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner Zombie folklore has existed for centuries, long before cinema grabbed a hold of the concept. The term was derived from the Haitian word "zonbi", which comes from the ritual act of Voodoo--the controlling of another person's body against the... Rants Zombies Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:14:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m3d17-The-zombie-boom-of-2003?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m3d11-Hollywood-Give-Angela-Bettis-more-roles?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner Every decade seems to give birth to a new Scream Queen (skreem kween, n: an actress who lends herself, but not limited to, scary movies). In the 60’s, it was Barbara Steele. The 70’s and 80’s saw the rise of Lynn Lowry and Jami... Rants People Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:25:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m3d11-Hollywood-Give-Angela-Bettis-more-roles?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m3d9-Horror-films-that-should-be-classics-but-arent?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner You don’t have to be a horror fan to know what the classics are of the genre - it’s a part of pop culture. Unless you unknowingly vacationed somewhere inside the Bermuda Triangle and got transported to Dimension X, you must know that Psyc... Retro flicks Lists Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:43:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m3d9-Horror-films-that-should-be-classics-but-arent?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m3d7-Blood-breasts-and-homophobia-The-Ignorance-of-Eli-Roth?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner Movie poster. Lions Gate FilmsThere is a cinematic mediocrity in Hollywood today and his name is Eli Roth. We have irresponsibly crowned the wrong person; somewhere there is a pauper who bares a strong resemblance to our Prince of “Gornos&rdquo... Rants People Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:24:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m3d7-Blood-breasts-and-homophobia-The-Ignorance-of-Eli-Roth?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m3d6-Horror-aint-what-it-used-to-be?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner Movie Poster. Lions Gate Entertainment When I saw The Blair Witch Project in theatres when I was in high school, I thought for sure that horror was headed in a direction it had never gone before, rightly for the better, and wouldn’t ever l... Rants Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:19:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5064-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner~y2009m3d6-Horror-aint-what-it-used-to-be?cid=exrss-Portland-Horror-Movies-Examiner