“It’s a fairy tale,” you say, as you watch the trailer. And to an extent, you would be right. Pan’s Labyrinth is a fairy tale shaped by Guillermo del Toro’s hands, one that doesn’t shy away from the blood that inevitably spills before the story comes to a close. In 2007, it was a free…
Movies That Shaped Me: Red Sonja
Red Sonja Directed by Richard Fleischer Written by Clive Exton & George MacDonald Fraser Starring: Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Paul L. Smith, Ernie Reyes Jr. Dino De Laurentiis Company PG-13, 89 minutes 1985 Red Sonja (1985) is a horrible movie. The dialogue is cliche, the acting flat, and there are inexplicable plot holes….
Movies that Shaped Me: [Rec]
I was bullied by my grandmother into successfully watching my first horror movie. It was Scream, and when I got too scared and tried to leave, my Taiwanese grandma snapped at me, “SIT DOWN. It’s only a movie.” My cousins and grandma had always loved spooking me into crying with Hong Kong B horror, but…
Movies That Shaped Me: Wrong Turn 5 Bloodlines
Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines Director: Declan O’Brien Produced by: Jeffery Beach, Phillip Roth Written by: Declan O’Brien Based on characters by: Alan McElroy Content Warning: Discussion of Violence, Rape, Murder, and mentions of Gore Spoiler Warning: Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines For my contribution to our series Movies that Shaped Me, my first thought was a movie…
Movies that Shaped Me: Gone With The Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939) Based on the novel by: Margaret Mitchell Directed by: Victor Fleming Screen play by: Sidney Howard Written by: George Cukor, Sam Wood, Oliver H.P. Garrett, Ben Hecht, Jo Swerling, and John Van Druten Produced by: David O. Selznick Starring: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh
Movies That Shaped Me: Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure
Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure Directed by Tim Burton Written by Phil Hartman, Paul Reubens, and Michael Varhol Produced by Richard Gilbert Abramson, William E. McEuen, and Robert Shapiro Starring Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, and Mark Holton 1985 If I really wanted to impress you, I’d tell you that I can quote every single line from Pee-Wee’s…
Movies that Shaped Me: Labyrinth
Labyrinth Directed by Jim Henson Written by Dennis Lee, Jim Henson (story), Terry Jones (screenplay) Starring: David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud PG, 101 minutes 1986 On June 27th, 1986, I had been seven years old for exactly nine days when my parents took me to see Labyrinth in the theater. It was a foregone conclusion that we would go….