eyes without a face

06/17/2013 by alaundre

“Les Yeux Sans Visage … your eyes without a face…” Couldn’t wait for the blu ray version to be released so I tracked down the old Criterion dvd instead. There is still a creepy overall feel to it for a film made in 1960, even if it is rather tame by today’s standards. . Included in the disc is a documentary by the same director, George Franju, titled Blood of the Beasts (Le Sang des bêtes) contrasting between a “typical […]

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i wanted repulsion for xmas

01/02/2013 by alaundre

– and got my wish! also really love the cover design by Steve Chow

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Cronos

12/31/2012 by alaundre

Got this from my christmas wishlist. I only remember seeing a few parts of it back when it first came out when my aunt rented it. Very nice take on the vampire genre. This is Guillermo Del Toro‘s very first feature film. Cover and liner art by Hellboy creator, Mike Mignola . The blu ray also included Del Toro’s giallo-style student short film “Geometria”. Since i’m a fan of giallo/euro horror/suspense/thrillers, it’s a very fun send off of the genre. […]

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diabolique

11/06/2012 by alaundre

This feels like a story that has been told before…mainly due to countless films have borrowed from this film (No, I have not seen the Sharon Stone remake from the 90’s). wiki page here. . I had a giftcard to use so i bought a few other blu rays:

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