I completely forgot to blog on Friday so here was my weekend line up:
Day 5: I absolutely love Vincent Price. One of my favorites is The Fly (1958).
Some fun facts via IMDB:
- This became the biggest box-office of director Kurt Neumann‘s career, but he never knew it. He died a month after the premiere, and only a week before it went into general release.
- Although many people swear they have seen this film in black and white, they never have. This is known as the “Mandella Effect”, which is simply a false memory. It’s extremely common. The Fly was only ever filmed and shown in colour. However, the sequels The Return of the Fly and Curse of the Fly, are in black and white. This is more than likely where the confusion comes from.
- Andre wears the same clothes in nearly every scene during the film, with the exception of the night he goes to the ballet.
Day 6: The Twilight Zone Series. I can watch these any time of the year but much like Tales From The Crypt, which I will get to later this month, they are just so much better during October. I have so many favorites to watch. Turn it on Netflix, fall asleep watching, wake up watching. Love them all!
Day 7: The Twilight Zone Movie(1983) . Next stop, The Twilight Zone.. movie. So great. This is the ONE I remember as a child. I was maybe 4 and walked into the room during the airplane scene, I screamed at the top of my lungs, ran into our coat closet and closed the door tight. I was traumatized. All good now…I can watch and appreciate the writing and special effects. Multiple directors, multiple horrors.
https://youtu.be/zYiMxjfiZ60
Day 8: Coraline(2009) (yes, the children’s film). We are easing into “scary” flicks for my son. He is 4 years old and only watches PBS or sports so even watching Casper would probably give him a little fear bug. We chose this one to watch today, as even my husband and I find it a little creepy as adults. Not your classic horror flick, but the animation and button eyes do it for me.
https://youtu.be/LO3n67BQvh0
Fun facts via IMDB:
- To construct 1 puppet of Coraline, 10 individuals had to work 3-4 months
- One crew member was hired specifically to knit miniature sweaters and other clothing for the puppet characters, using knitting needles as thin as human hair.
- Over 130 sets were built across 52 different stages at the studios; spanning 183,000 square feet, the 52 different stages were the most ever deployed for a stop-motion animated feature.
- For the character of Coraline, there were 28 different puppets of varying sizes; the main Coraline puppet stands 9.5 inches high.