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Posted on October 24, 2020
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1978 Director: George A Romero Starring: Ken Foree, Gaylen Ross, David Emge, Scott H. Reiniger, David Crawford, David Early, Richard France, Howard Smith Words – Oliver Innocent In 1968 director George A Romero rocked the horror genre with his zombie classic Night of the… Continue Reading “Dawn of the Dead (1978)”
Category: Cult Corner, horror, In Retrospect, Reel SteelTags: 1978, A, cinema, classic, cult, Dawn, Dead, feature, film, Foree, Gaylen, genre, George, horror, Ken, movie, of, original, retrospective, review, Romero, Ross, Savini, The, Tom, Trilogy, zombie
Posted on September 1, 2020
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1968 Director: George A. Romero Starring: Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea, Karl Hardman, Marilyn Eastman, Keith Wayne, Judith Ridley Words – Oliver Innocent. Night of the Living Dead (NOTLD) is a key piece of ‘60s American cinema that ushered in a new wave of horror.… Continue Reading “Night of the Living Dead (1968)”
Category: BAME Cinema, Cult Corner, horror, In Retrospect, Reel SteelTags: 1968, A, America, American, Black, cinema, classic, commentary, Dead, Duane, feature, film, First, George, horror, influence, influential, Jones, Living, movie, Night, of, original, race, retrospective, review, Romero, social, socio-political, The, Trilogy, zombie
1992 Director: Bernard Rose Starring: Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Xander Berkeley, Kasi Lemmons, Vanessa Williams, DeJuan Guy, Marianna Elliott, Ted Raimi, Ria Pavia Words – Oliver Innocent. Touted as the heir to the throne of Stephen King, Liverpool-born horror novelist Clive Barker came to… Continue Reading “Candyman (1992)”
Category: BAME Cinema, horror, In Retrospect, Reel SteelTags: 1992, Adaptation, Barker, Bernard, Black, Blood, Books, Candyman, cinema, classic, Clive, cult, DaCosta, feature, film, Forbidden, horror, Jordan, Madsen, movie, Nia, of, original, Peele, release, remake, retrospect, retrospective, review, Rose, sequel, The, Todd, Tony, Virginia
Posted on January 15, 2020
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1981 Director: Sam Raimi Starring: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker, Theresa Tilly Words – Oliver Innocent. One of horror cinema’s most iconic titles, The Evil Dead succinctly sums up the genre’s key themes; a preoccupation with darkness and death. It’s short,… Continue Reading “The Evil Dead (1981)”
Category: Cult Corner, horror, Reel SteelTags: 1981, Ash, Bruce, Campbell, cinema, classic, cult, Dead, Evil, feature, film, horror, movie, original, Raimi, review, Sam, The
1979 Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Ian Holm, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Yaphet Kotto, Harry Dean Stanton, Bolaji Badejo Words: Nathan Scatcherd Living as we do in the year 2019, it’s difficult to imagine the sheer force Alien must have had… Continue Reading “Alien: 40th Anniversary”
Category: horror, In Retrospect, Reel Steel, sci-fiTags: 1979, 2019, 40, 40th, 4k, Alien, anniversary, cinema, classic, creature, Dean, Ellen, feature, fi, fiction, film, forty, franchise, Giger, Harry, horror, HR, Hurt, John, movie, Nostromo, original, release, restoration, retrospect, retrospective, review, Ridley, Ripley, sci, sci-fi, science, Scott, Sigourney, Space, Stanton, Weaver, years
Posted on November 15, 2018
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2018 Director: Luca Guadagnino Starring: Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth, Chloe Grace Moretz, Jessica Harper Words – Carly Stevenson Luca Guadagnino’s bold reimagining of the 1977 cult classic is equal parts gorgeous and grotesque. Suspiria (2018) takes the bare bones of Argento’s original… Continue Reading “Suspiria (2018)”
Category: horror, Reel Steel, Women in FilmTags: 1977, 2018, Argento, Chloe, cinema, classic, cult, Dakota, dance, Dario, female, film, Goth, Grace, Guadagnino, Harper, horror, Jessica, Johnson, Luca, Mia, Moretz, movie, original, remake, review, Suspiria, Swinton, Thom, Tilda, women, year, Yorke
Posted on November 1, 2018
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1977 Director: Dario Argento Starring: Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Alida Valli, Joan Bennett, Flavio Bulci, Miguel Bosé, Udo Kier Words – Nathan Scatcherd It’s generally agreed that Suspiria is something of a touchstone in horror cinema. One of the better known giallo films (Italian… Continue Reading “Suspiria (1977)”
Category: Cult Corner, horror, In Retrospect, Reel SteelTags: 1977, 2018, Argento, cinema, classic, cult, Dario, film, Goblin, Harper, horror, Jessica, movie, original, retrospect, retrospective, review, Suspiria
Posted on October 28, 2018
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2018 Director: David Gordon Green Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Haluk Bilginer, Virginia Gardner, Nick Castle, James Jude Courtney Words – Daniel McMonagle 40 years since Michael Myers stalked the autumnal suburbs of Haddonfield, the masked maniac returns with… Continue Reading “Halloween (2018)”
Category: horror, Reel SteelTags: 1978, 2018, Andi, Bilginer, Carpenter, Castle, cinema, Courtney, Curtis, David, film, franchise, Gardner, Gordon, Green, Haddonfield, Halloween, Haluk, horror, James, Jamie, John, Jude, Laurie, Lee, Matichak, Michael, Mike, movie, Myers, Nick, original, review, sequel, Strode, Virginia
Posted on October 9, 2017
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2017 Director: Denis Villeneuve Starring: Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Jared Leto, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Dave Bautista Words: Christian Abbott With the original Blade Runner, Ridley Scott created a dark, art deco infused world. A world bathed in rain… Continue Reading “Blade Runner 2049”
Category: Reel Steel, sci-fiTags: 2049, Benjamin, Blade, cinema, Denis, fiction, film, Ford, Gosling, Hans, Harrison, movie, original, review, Ridley, Runner, Ryan, sci-fi, science, Scott, sequel, soundtrack, Villeneuve, Wallfisch, Zimmer
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Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Posted on September 1, 2020 by reelsteelcinema
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1968 Director: George A. Romero Starring: Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea, Karl Hardman, Marilyn Eastman, Keith Wayne, Judith Ridley Words – Oliver Innocent. Night of the Living Dead (NOTLD) is a key piece of ‘60s American cinema that ushered in a new wave of horror.… Continue Reading “Night of the Living Dead (1968)”
Category: BAME Cinema, Cult Corner, horror, In Retrospect, Reel SteelTags: 1968, A, America, American, Black, cinema, classic, commentary, Dead, Duane, feature, film, First, George, horror, influence, influential, Jones, Living, movie, Night, of, original, race, retrospective, review, Romero, social, socio-political, The, Trilogy, zombie