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Zombots!: Horror Core: Great Genre Film Themes
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Sunday, 14 June 2015. Horror Core: Great Genre Film Themes. I've written about music before. Not that I'm at all qualified to do so, but still. And now here's more on the subject. Specifically about theme songs for genre films. Which I've also posted about in the past. Sort of. But this time I'm talking song songs, like with lyrics and stuff. It's not so unusual for a movie to have a theme song- in fact, it's often expected. More so if a singer is cast in the film. Witness Men in Black. I haven't actuall...
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Zombots!: The Sound of Fear
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Thursday, 21 October 2010. The Sound of Fear. I recently saw Let Me In. And Ian. We were pleasantly surprised, impressed even, with the film. We talked about its relationship with the source material and how it managed to maintain the same integrity as the original- something so rare. Then Don made a comment about the music. He said, "And the music was great.". I'm so glad you said something," I said. Who's gonna drive you home. I know, there's no melody.". Tubular Bells - theme from The Exorcist. Despit...
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Zombots!: Drink in the Horror
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Friday, 3 September 2010. Drink in the Horror. On a recent Avod. Ep 84), Count Vardulon and I briefly discussed beer labels. That conversation got me thinking partly about how I need to buy more beer, and partly about beer label art and design. Not strictly under the purview of horses and barely, beer labels feature all kinds of images and the devil figures prominently in a number of them. Click the images to hear the tales that inspired the beers. Samael's is 15% abv and tastes like vanilla spice with l...
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Zombots!: The Big Tease
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Monday, 6 September 2010. I used to live in a house full horror fans. For a while we had an empty room and whenever a prospective roommate came to look at it, we’d make sure to ask the all-important question, Do you like horror movies? A lot of people said yes, and it was Donny who ended up moving in. The study was carried out by Cynthia King and Nora Hourani, who showed four horror movies to undergraduate students from various departments. All of the movies selected for the study contained teaser en...
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Zombots!: At War With Themselves: Dueling Banjos and Hillbilly Stereotypes
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Tuesday, 14 January 2014. At War With Themselves: Dueling Banjos and Hillbilly Stereotypes. Paddle faster. I hear banjo music. Described by critic Arthur Knight as "perhaps the most extraordinary scene in American Film of recent years," this scene from Deliverance. Such was the case when, in 1963, The Dillards recorded a song called Duelin' Banjo that featured a showdown between a five-string banjo and a guitar. The Dillards copywrited Duelin' Banjo as an arrangement and adaptation of a public domain...
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Zombots!: Trailer Review: Infini
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Monday, 4 May 2015. Because everyone loved Doom. Because everyone's forgotten this happened once already, and we called it Doom. At the tail-end of a too-long chapter in film history, 'round about the time when all the carefully delineated subgenres spiral downward into chaos and self-parody, comes Infini. Will either deliver us from The Era of Re (as in -boot, -make, -hash) or it will dig us deeper into this cinematic rut I call Early 21st Century Grit. And now here's one more. Maybe. I don't kn...Doesn...
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Zombots!: Music to Excite the Savage Beast
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Thursday, 25 February 2010. Music to Excite the Savage Beast. He'd heard the Ode to Joy, and insisted the music act as a kind of leitmotif for Hans Grueber. The music spoke to McTiernan (who didn't actually know what he was hearing) and he turned around and used it to speak to his audience, communicating Grueber's desire. Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique, Dream of a Witch's Sabbath. Grieg - In the Hall of the Mountain King. Orff - Carmina Burana, O Fortuna. 1981), and, like In the Hall of the Mountain Kin...
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Zombots!: Here Lies My Thirst
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Thursday, 28 July 2011. Here Lies My Thirst. I found the brochure in a cheese shop a week ago. Coffin Ridge Winery? You had me at wine. Nestled in the rolling hills of Northeastern Ontario, Coffin Ridge. I asked why the place was named Coffin Ridge. Well, that's Coffin Hill over there," explained our host. He pointed out the window. "And we have a sense of humour, so.". And making great wine. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Essays, Rants, and Reports. 8 Underrated Horror Villains. Interview with Paul...
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Zombots!: Trailer Review: Point Break
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Thursday, 28 May 2015. Trailer Review: Point Break. Yeah, that's right. Point. Despite it being remade once already as The Fast and the Furious. Some genius at Warner Brothers thought he'd mine XXX. For inspiration for a(nother) Point Break remake. Because being an expert in one extreme sport means your're an expert in all extreme sports. And demolition. Does Warner Bros know how long it takes become brilliant at gliding? Do you have any idea how many laws. A lot The answer is a lot. And the director was...
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Zombots!: A Watery Grave
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Monday, 3 April 2006. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Essays, Rants, and Reports. 8 Underrated Horror Villains. A Visit from Cassilda. Bad Ideas About Good Things. Beneath the Earth 2012. Coffin Ridge Boutique Winery. Eight Nights of Terror. Good Moments in Bad Movies. Halloween Horror Nights 2010. Halloween Horror Nights 2011. Halloween Horror Nights 2013. How to Mess Up Your Kids for Life. I Have Poor Taste in Movies. Interview with Adam Brooks. Interview with Paul Corupe. Lady GaGa's Dark Muse.
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