Submarine - 2010

Lazy days off of work make for perfect movie watching time. I decided to go with a film that I've been meaning to watch forever; Submarine (dir. Richard Ayoade). I remember seeing stills from the movie (again, this is totally how I choose what to watch any given day) and I was instantly intrigued by the style and production design. The film blends a coming of age story with a teen boy's endearing quest to save his parents marriage from total collapse. 

October Horror-Fest

October is one of my favourite times of the year, mostly in anticipation for Halloween. Halloween is favourite "holiday" and I spend weeks prepping elaborate costumes for it. I also quite enjoy using my spare time beforehand brushing up on my favourite cinematic genre -- Horror! I just got laid off from my crappy data entry job so I've been making an effort to watch a bunch of classics that I have neglected amongst newer titles.  So far I have watched:

1. Phantasm (1979)
2. Session 9 (2001)
3. Stake Land (2010) - highly recommended, I loved this!
4. Inferno (1980)
5. A few episodes of the upcoming series American Horror Story (2011)

I plan on watching a lot of other films and I will use this post to sort of track my progress throughout the month.

Still from Stake Land (2010).

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The Fearless Vampire Hunters (1967)

Inspired: Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2009)

Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky is a beautiful film based on a compelling real life story of love and betrayal that happened in the 1920s. The film has an absolutely gorgeous visual style with a palette reminiscent of Chanel's classic collections; black, white and beige. The film also plays with different compositional elements, such as bold symmetry, and interesting neo-noir lighting techniques.

Stills after the jump!

Poison Ivy - 1992

Drew Barrymore as Ivy

Today is a sick day. My body aches and I feel feverish all over. What better to do than lie in bed, drink retarded amounts of green tea and watch a terrible 90s movie? I've seen the film stills all over tumblr like its some cult phenomenon, but can it really live up to that title?

Peacock - 2010

Cilian Murphy as Anna in Peacock

Peacock... Where to begin. I was casually browsing a bunch of articles on horror-movies.ca and this film was mentioned on one of their top lists of 2010. A well-composed still from the film caught my eye and I decided to give it a watch (this is how I watch all of my movies!). What I didn't realize was that I was in for a crazed, Hitchock-ian adventure full of gender b(l)ending intrigue and mystery!

Livide - 2011 (TIFF)

Chloé Marcq as Anna in Livide.

French horror filmmakers Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo premiered their first ever audience screening of Livide (2011) yesterday at the Toronto International Film Festival. I was lucky enough to snag a ticket at the last minute and attend the spooky 9/11 anniversary screening. Having never seen the previous works of the directorial team (such as the famed A L'Interieur) and hearing that the film was heavily influenced by Suspiria (Argento) guaranteed my excitement. I was finally going to see what the hype was all about!