58th Chicago International Film Festival Winners

The 58th Chicago International Film Festival, North America’s longest-running competitive film festival, today announced the winners of its 2022 edition in categories including International Feature Film Competition, New Directors Competition, International Documentary Competition, OutLook Competition, and Short Film Competitions, as well as the Chicago Award for an outstanding program in the Festival’s City & State program, and the Roger Ebert Award, awarded to a film competing in the New Directors Competition in recognition of a filmmaker with a fresh and uncompromising vision. (from Roger Ebert) Read the article from Roger Ebert HERE!

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Friday the 13th 40th Anniversary Limited Edition Steelbook | Blu-ray+Digital | 1980/2020

Well, is there any other film better than the original Friday the 13th to kick off with for my first post? Probably hundreds, maybe a slightly subjective choice even. 😀 And the great thing is... Whatever choice you make is a good one. That's why movies are so great, that's why art is so great, it all provides a new and varying experience for every observer, possibly even each time you yourself observe it. But let's dive in, shall we? This is the first go-round, so format may evolve, the type of information I share might evolve, and with feedback and hopeful input from other movie fans-the blog will evolve. Do you have this edition? Have comments or reviews of the packaging or the features? Drop them in the comment section!!!! BUY THIS VERSION HERE : https://amzn.to/3W8kbgm TITLE : Friday the 13th VERSION: 40th Anniversary Limited Edition Steelbook Uncut (Unrated) & Theatrical (Digital Only, R-Rated) NO. OF DISCS: ...

Rolling Stone - 101 Best Horror Movies of All Time

LINK TO BEST HORROR MOVIES OF ALL TIME - ROLLING STONE We're giving you a look at lucky #13 - Rosemary's Baby Mia Farrow is Rosemary, a young Manhattanite who adores her struggling actor husband Guy (John Cassavetes). They’ve just moved into a new apartment building, and she soon findis herself pregnant — and more than a little concerned, since she can’t quite remember how that happened. Rosemary begins to suspect that the people around her, including a devilishly nosy neighbor (Oscar-winner Ruth Gordon), are more concerned about the unborn child than they are about her. We soon find out why. An icy commentary on women’s subservient role in society, this adaptation of the Ira Levin bestseller draws its dark power from director Roman Polanski’s increasingly claustrophobic approach, which slowly smothers the imperiled Rosemary as she tries to break free of the unseen menace around her. Farrow has never been so riveting, so haunted, so utterly fearless, her character’s steely r...

New 'Friday the 13th' Prequel Series Gets the Green Light

Have you heard?! VARIETY first reported this morning to kick off Halloween Day. Executive produced by Bryan Fuller (Queer for Fear, Hannibal, Dead Like Me, Pushing Daisies), Victor Miller (Friday the 13th-1980), Marc Toberoff (Piranha-2010, Fantasy Island-2020, Hellraiser-2022), & Rob Barsamian (Crystal Lake Memories, Friday the 13th: The Game), "Crystal Lake" will serve as a prequel series to the original Friday the 13th movie (1980) and is being helmed by A24, the studio that brought you "X", "Pearl", "Moonlight", "Midsommar", & "Hereditary". Details about the new series are under wraps, but it has been given a full series order at streamer Peacock (NBC/Comcast). To me, this is such good news!! I have been begging for a prequel series based on everyone's favorite mother, Pamela Vorhees, for YEARS and I feel that streaming is the way to go. I'm a little disappointed about Peacock being the platform, I th...

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