Dead leaves crunch underfoot and the shadows of gnarled trees and circling crows fall across fields and cemeteries. Prepare yourself for costumes pulled from fever dreams and candy taken from strangers and a Halloween Countdown from the Bureau.
We’re starting this October with a double-feature, a call on a pair of houses, the last ones on the left.
Trick or treat. Want some candy?
The original Last House on the Left birthed an entire horror subgenre, more popular now than ever. Inevitably, someone remade the original.
Thanks go to Chad for pointing out the news to us. Quentin Tarantino has promised a third volume in the Kill Bill story, but not right away.
OK, my head is finally out of vacation mode (damn it), so here’s a backlog of trailers for your viewing pleasure.
New genre releases this week: Surrogates, Pandorum, and Paranormal Activity (limited).
On 9/9/09, we saw the release of 9, directed by Shane Acker and based on his earlier short film, and produced by Tim Burton. We’re saying nein to a formal review right now, and instead wondering what responses the Bureau might stitch together.
You can also watch and discuss the original:
TheOneRing.net and IGN.com are reporting (in 2 different articles each with different chunks of the story), that the Tolkein estate has settled with New Line, with Christopher Tolkein saying outright in his statement about the lawsuit that, quote, “New Line may now proceed with its proposed films of The Hobbit.”
I’m afraid that I’m torn between sighing with relief and dancing for joy.
Off for one more road trip before the summer ends? Drive with caution, avoid car troubles just down the road from that mysterious old house, and remember Duel! Steven Spielberg established himself with this ’71 thriller, the proto-road rage movie.
I can’t figure out which of these three I’m most excited about. Probably Inception, but only by a little bit, and only because Chris Nolan has yet to fail me.