This was one of the first "sunny noir" movies I saw (back in high school or college), and I was super-impressed by the contrasts between blazing outdoor shots and dim, claustrophobic indoor shots (I think Brick had a similarly great dynamic).  Also, I've never a movie that represented humidity as well as this one.

This was one of the first "sunny noir" movies I saw (back in high school or college), and I was super-impressed by the contrasts between blazing outdoor shots and dim, claustrophobic indoor shots (I think Brick had a similarly great dynamic).  Also, I've never a movie that represented humidity as well as this one.

Jacob's Ladder was one of the few thrillers that just collapsed on me during the second viewing.  I think many thrillers - even bad ones - have a lot to offer once you know the plot and can look for connections that didn't make sense the first time through, but without the sense of surprise, Jacob's Ladder becomes an…

Jacob's Ladder was one of the few thrillers that just collapsed on me during the second viewing.  I think many thrillers - even bad ones - have a lot to offer once you know the plot and can look for connections that didn't make sense the first time through, but without the sense of surprise, Jacob's Ladder becomes an…

Clearly we have different definitions of "good."  I think the scene playing behind the end credits is one of cinema's best "city = hell" representations (right behind The Exorcist, where the priest dreams of his mom walking into the subway station). 

Clearly we have different definitions of "good."  I think the scene playing behind the end credits is one of cinema's best "city = hell" representations (right behind The Exorcist, where the priest dreams of his mom walking into the subway station). 

So, The Town That Dreaded Sundown is an awful movie made by a hack, based on the admittedly unnerving premise of a murderer with a bag over his head.  Here's my question: Why should anyone be upset about remaking it?  If a movie has one good idea (in this case a costume choice) and does everything else poorly, isn't…

So, The Town That Dreaded Sundown is an awful movie made by a hack, based on the admittedly unnerving premise of a murderer with a bag over his head.  Here's my question: Why should anyone be upset about remaking it?  If a movie has one good idea (in this case a costume choice) and does everything else poorly, isn't…

When I search for it on Amazon it shows me a bunch of those Mill Creek value packs, none of which actually contain The Town That Dreaded Sundown.  I will not accept The Crater Lake Creature, thank you very much.

When I search for it on Amazon it shows me a bunch of those Mill Creek value packs, none of which actually contain The Town That Dreaded Sundown.  I will not accept The Crater Lake Creature, thank you very much.

Can we also agree that Part IV (aka The Final Chapter) is the most hilariously awesome.  The cast alone (Cory Feldman AND Julian Glover) is priceless, even before the scene where Jason kills a guy while the guy screams "He's killing me!"

Can we also agree that Part IV (aka The Final Chapter) is the most hilariously awesome.  The cast alone (Cory Feldman AND Julian Glover) is priceless, even before the scene where Jason kills a guy while the guy screams "He's killing me!"

Having just recently seen Oldboy for the first time, I'm curious what Lee will make of it.  (VAGUE SPOILERS)  The specifics of the plot run so contrary to the conventional Hollywood revenge narrative that I actually had trouble getting through the third act.  I wholeheartedly subscribe to the notion that a person's…

Having just recently seen Oldboy for the first time, I'm curious what Lee will make of it.  (VAGUE SPOILERS)  The specifics of the plot run so contrary to the conventional Hollywood revenge narrative that I actually had trouble getting through the third act.  I wholeheartedly subscribe to the notion that a person's…

Toward the end of season 9 I stopped taping the episodes every week (a tradition I started around 1991 - I taped over a lot of priceless home movies).  Then I missed the first episode of season 10, and when I heard about Mark McGwire's guest spot and the joke about Bart's testicles being the size of grapefruits, I…

Toward the end of season 9 I stopped taping the episodes every week (a tradition I started around 1991 - I taped over a lot of priceless home movies).  Then I missed the first episode of season 10, and when I heard about Mark McGwire's guest spot and the joke about Bart's testicles being the size of grapefruits, I…

"Unusual last name?"  Please, there's a Unicyclistperiscopes Park just down the street from me. 

"Unusual last name?"  Please, there's a Unicyclistperiscopes Park just down the street from me. 

So you'd draw the line before hair-dyeing?

So you'd draw the line before hair-dyeing?