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Year: 1944
Director: Frank Capra
Plot: Arsenic and Old Lace is director Frank Capra's spin on the classic Joseph Kesselring stage comedy, which concerns the sweet old Brewster sisters (Josephine Hull, Jean Adair), beloved in their genteel Brooklyn neighborhood for their many charitable acts. One charity which the ladies don't advertise is their ongoing effort to permit lonely bachelors to die with smiles on their faces--by serving said bachelors elderberry wine spiked with arsenic. When the sisters' drama-critic nephew Mortimer (Cary Grant) stumbles onto their secret, he is understandably put out--especially since he has just married the lovely Elaine Harper (Priscilla Lane). Given the homicidal tendencies of his aunts, the sinister activities of his escaped-convict older brother Jonathan (Raymond Massey) and the disruptive behavior of younger brother Teddy (John Alexander)--who is convinced that he's really Theodore Roosevelt, and runs around the house yelling "CHAAAAARGGGE"--Mortimer isn't keen on starting a family with his new bride. "Insanity runs in my family," he explains. "It practically gallops." Further complications ensue when the murderous Jonathan Brewster arrives home, with his snivelling accomplice Dr. Einstein (Peter Lorre) in tow. When Jonathan learns that his darling aunts have killed twelve men, he is incensed--they're challenging his own record of murders. Though the movie rights for Arsenic and Old Lace were set up so that the film could not be released until 1944, director Capra shot the film quickly and inexpensively in 1941, so that his family could subsist on his $100,000 salary while he was serving in World War II. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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]]>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:25:50 GMTArsenic and Old Lace1944Frank CapraArsenic and Old Lace is director <a href="/players/P____84082/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Frank Capra</a>'s spin on the classic Joseph Kesselring stage comedy, which concerns the sweet old Brewster sisters (<a href="/players/P____33882/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Josephine Hull</a>, <a href="/players/P______224/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jean Adair</a>), beloved in their genteel Brooklyn neighborhood for their many charitable acts. One charity which the ladies don't advertise is their ongoing effort to permit lonely bachelors to die with smiles on their faces--by serving said bachelors elderberry wine spiked with arsenic. When the sisters' drama-critic nephew Mortimer (<a href="/players/P____28204/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Cary Grant</a>) stumbles onto their secret, he is understandably put out--especially since he has just married the lovely Elaine Harper (<a href="/players/P____40378/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Priscilla Lane</a>). Given the homicidal tendencies of his aunts, the sinister activities of his escaped-convict older brother Jonathan (<a href="/players/P____46298/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Raymond Massey</a>) and the disruptive behavior of younger brother Teddy (<a href="/players/P______836/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>John Alexander</a>)--who is convinced that he's really Theodore Roosevelt, and runs around the house yelling "CHAAAAARGGGE"--Mortimer isn't keen on starting a family with his new bride. "Insanity runs in my family," he explains. "It practically gallops." Further complications ensue when the murderous Jonathan Brewster arrives home, with his snivelling accomplice Dr. Einstein (<a href="/players/P___100174/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Peter Lorre</a>) in tow. When Jonathan learns that his darling aunts have killed twelve men, he is incensed--they're challenging his own record of murders. Though the movie rights for Arsenic and Old Lace were set up so that the film could not be released until 1944, director Capra shot the film quickly and inexpensively in 1941, so that his family could subsist on his $100,000 salary while he was serving in World War II. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide34Tag Target (>10)33133http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t07514dfrdm.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Arsenic_and_Old_Lace/1698/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/risselada/archive/2009/9/28/44047.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Body: This is the fourth feature length film I've seen by director Frank Capra. I chose to watch this film based on previous good ratings I've given other films by this director and to better my favorite directors by algorithm listing. Arsenic and Old Lace I can't stop rating every Frank Capra movie I see a 10. I don't know if this is some pattern that I have established myself that I cannot break myself from, or if it's a pattern that Capra established with his amazing career! I felt hesitant about giving this movie another 10. I kept second guessing myself. Wouldn't a 9 really be more appropriate? The movie doesn't have the same kind of morality that Capra's other movies I've seen had. In fact there are even some reprehensible characters that it seems like we are supposed to feel sympathetic for! But the movie was a lot of fun. But was it really THAT much fun? It seemed to be done really well, but was I just somehow associating Capra with his past films?? This movie can't be better than a 9. But maybe I'm just saying that because it seems silly for me to be giving every movie this guy made a 10! But I basically do the same thing with the movies of the Coen Brothers. Have I fallen into a trap with them as well? That's my own internal decision making process. Essentially a filmed stage play. Capra knows how to keep it exciting and take advantage of the capabilities of film without adding or doing anything unnecessary just to differentiate this as a film over a play. For instance, the whole play pretty much takes place in one house. And Capra never sets the action outside of it, or even in other rooms that normally wouldn't be seen in a play, unless it's really essential for making the movie better. Regarding the elements of time and space it's a much less epic film than the other Capra movies I've seen. But regarding character and plot elements, there is no shortage of depth or quantity. A lot of fun, with some real silly acting from Cary Grant. This should be a Halloween staple in the same way It's A Wonderful Life has become a Christmas staple. If you get the time, slip this one between your Halloween horror movie marathons this year. Frank Capra:Total feature length films seen: 4Previous average film score: 10New average film score: 10 Rating: 10/10
]]>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:17:41 GMTRisseladaRisselada Blog9/28/2009 4:17:41 PMThis is the fourth feature length film I've seen by director Frank Capra. I chose to watch this film based on previous good ratings I've given other films by this director and to better my favorite directors by algorithm listing. Arsenic and Old Lace I can't stop rating every Frank Capra movie I see a 10. I don't know if this is some pattern that I have established myself that I cannot break myself from, or if it's a pattern that Capra established with his amazing career! I felt hesitant about giving this movie another 10. I kept second guessing myself. Wouldn't a 9 really be more appropriate? The movie doesn't have the same kind of morality that Capra's other movies I've seen had. In fact there are even some reprehensible characters that it seems like we are supposed to feel sympathetic for! But the movie was a lot of fun. But was it really THAT much fun? It seemed to be done really well, but was I just somehow associating Capra with his past films?? This movie can't be better than a 9. But maybe I'm just saying that because it seems silly for me to be giving every movie this guy made a 10! But I basically do the same thing with the movies of the Coen Brothers. Have I fallen into a trap with them as well? That's my own internal decision making process. Essentially a filmed stage play. Capra knows how to keep it exciting and take advantage of the capabilities of film without adding or doing anything unnecessary just to differentiate this as a film over a play. For instance, the whole play pretty much takes place in one house. And Capra never sets the action outside of it, or even in other rooms that normally wouldn't be seen in a play, unless it's really essential for making the movie better. Regarding the elements of time and space it's a much less epic film than the other Capra movies I've seen. But regarding character and plot elements, there is no shortage of depth or quantity. A lot of fun, with some real silly acting from Cary Grant. This should be a Halloween staple in the same way It's A Wonderful Life has become a Christmas staple. If you get the time, slip this one between your Halloween horror movie marathons this year. Frank Capra:Total feature length films seen: 4Previous average film score: 10New average film score: 10 Rating: 10/10 http://www.spout.com/groups/Community_Recommendations/Re_Mercurial_Yet_Not_Entirely_Unrefined/643/35847/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mercurial
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Post Date: 10/2/2008 8:17:01 PM
Body: [quote user="SkyPilot"] What are some good dark romantic comedies? [/quote] Harold and Maude - Undoubtedly the most lauded dark romantic comedy. Arsenic and Old Lace - One of the earliest dark romantic comedies. Sweethearts - If you're not a fan of Janeane Garafalo then probably avoid this. The Living End - About two men, so if that freaks you out then not for you. And very light on the comedy, but nonetheless an interesting view. The House of Yes - About incest, but if Parker Posey was your sister . . . The Rules of Attraction - Bret Easton Ellis. Romantic. Scary. Funny. Welcome to the Dollhouse - The most endearing Todd Solondz film. Natural Born Killers - True love mixed with spastic humor and homicide. Secretary - I thought it was funny, but others might just get weirded out. American Beauty - No explanation needed. Lost in Translation - Again, fairly mainstream. So my definition of romantic comedy is a little skewed, but I am more than willing to argue why these films fit the bill.
]]>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:17:01 GMTmercurialCommunity Recommendations10/2/2008 8:17:01 PM[quote user="SkyPilot"] What are some good dark romantic comedies? [/quote] Harold and Maude - Undoubtedly the most lauded dark romantic comedy. Arsenic and Old Lace - One of the earliest dark romantic comedies. Sweethearts - If you're not a fan of Janeane Garafalo then probably avoid this. The Living End - About two men, so if that freaks you out then not for you. And very light on the comedy, but nonetheless an interesting view. The House of Yes - About incest, but if Parker Posey was your sister . . . The Rules of Attraction - Bret Easton Ellis. Romantic. Scary. Funny. Welcome to the Dollhouse - The most endearing Todd Solondz film. Natural Born Killers - True love mixed with spastic humor and homicide. Secretary - I thought it was funny, but others might just get weirded out. American Beauty - No explanation needed. Lost in Translation - Again, fairly mainstream. So my definition of romantic comedy is a little skewed, but I am more than willing to argue why these films fit the bill. http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/9/22/35408.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 9/22/2008 9:01:18 PM
Body: Happy autumn! Today marked the fall equinox for the Northern hemisphere, and while the season can be a depressing one for mainstream moviegoers (at least until Thanksgiving ushers in the holiday blockbusters and Oscar-bait releases), it is otherwise a wonderful time of the year. Having grown up in New England, I’ve always had a great appreciation for the changing leaves, the brisk weather, the pumpkin and apple picking and the foodie holidays (as a rather chunky kid, I really only liked Halloween for the candy and Thanksgiving for the stuffing of my face). I even looked forward to going back to school every September. But autumn can be a great season for cinephiles, too, despite the significant lack of worthwhile theatrical releases. For one thing, the colder weather, particularly the colder nights, keeps us indoors more often for DVD watching. For another thing, the season has lent itself nominally and spirtually to some great films by the likes of Ozu, Bergman and Rohmer, among others. Personally, I think movies set in the fall tend to look the most beautiful, although I recognize that part of my aesthetic appreciation comes with my general love for autumnal landscapes and activities. To get myself in the mood, and share the spirit with fellow fans of the fall, I’ve found ten scenes that will help us to welcome the season: 1. Opening sequence  - from Monster House (2006) I shouldn’t have to explain why this is on here, but I guess there are a ton of you who unfortunately skipped this animated film when it was out in theaters (when you could have seen it properly in 3-D). Hopefully, the beginning will entice you to watch the rest, although I admit the rest of the film isn’t quite as good as its opening. The falling leaf may remind you of the beginning of Forrest Gump, which could have been intentional since Robert Zemeckis was a producer on this film, but I much prefer this sequence, mostly because director Gil Kenan manages to make me believe it was shot by an actual camera and not just set up to look that way with a computer. 2. Cathy and Raymond walk in the woods - from Far From Heaven (2002) The opening shot from Monster House initially reminded me of the opening shot from this Todd Haynes film (yes, I have since become aware that it goes back to Douglas Sirk’s All That Heaven Allows opening). But I can’t find that sequence online, plus it would possibly be redundant to include it, so here’s another scene displaying the gorgeous fall colors as shot by cinematographer Edward Lachman. Perfectly evoking Sirk’s films, there isn’t another modern film that better recreates the Connecticut autumn foliage as well as I know it. 3. Opening sequence - from Written on the Wind (1956) More blowing leaves. With much less grace than the one from Monster House, of course. But as much as I love the falling leaves that come with this time of year, I do get frustrated with all the dry, brown ones that slip through your door later on in the season. In any event, I had to include something from Sirk, despite an apparent lack of clips from his films available on YouTube. 4. Moon vs. Flying Snow - from Hero (2002) If you want evidence that YouTube isn’t the proper format with which to watch film clips, check out the above sequence from Zhang Yimou’s historical spectacle. Still, you should be able to tell that those colorful blurs are leaves. If there’s anything I’d like to do more than jumping into a pile of leaves right now, it’s flying through a flurry of blowing leaves, with or without a blade. 5. Paul Rudd scares a little kid - from Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) Enough blowing leaves. Let’s move on to the first big holiday of the season: Halloween. But to make things interesting, I’m not including any favorite scenes from It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown or even from the original Halloween. Save those for another month or so. Instead, take a look some scenes from one of the Halloween movies you probably haven’t seen, or at least don’t like as much. Why? Because Paul Rudd is in it. I don’t know about you, but I find no better way to celebrate the beginning of autumn than to ritually put my copy of Wet Hot American Summer back on the shelf and then rent Halloween 6 and let Rudd link the seasons together. He’s not as funny here as in WHAS, but he still unintentionally has me laughing in the scene where he explains the origin of Michael Myers’ powers and in an earlier bit where he inadvertently makes a kid drop his pumpkin (fast forward the above clip to 8:01). 6. Cary Grant gets horny in a graveyard - from Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Here’s another great Halloween movie that isn’t too Halloweeny, so it’ll hopefully get you more in the mood for the fall than for trick or treating. Though it’s clearly a set, I’ll always love the autumnal outdoor scenes from this adaptation of the high school drama staple. In particular, I like the bit above (fast forward to 6:00), where Cary Grant lecherously chases his new bride around a tree. I so wish autumn in Brooklyn still looked so quaint. And I so wish I could have married Priscilla Lane. 7. Jim Morrison ruins another Thanksgiving - from The Doors (1991) And now we move on to the other big holiday with a look at my favorite Thanksgiving scene in all of cinema. Maybe it’s because I’ve had many a dysfunctional turkey day myself, and watching Pam throw the sweet potatoes and Jim stomp on the duck, let alone the other awkward moments involving sex partners and murder attempts, always makes me realize that I could have experienced worse. By the way, The Doors are also a good band to think of in terms of the transition from summer to autumn because of their songs “Summer’s Almost Gone” and “Indian Summer.” 8. Sam Raimi evokes Buster Keaton - from Indian Summer (1993) Speaking of Indian Summer, that wonderfully warm spell that comes later in the season following the first frost and before it really starts to get cold, here is one of its many cinematic namesakes. It may not even be the best of the films with this title, but some of the visuals are good for celebrating the seasonal cusp. Also, Sam Raimi is hilariously memorable as the camp maintenance man. In one great scene in the above montage, he reminds me of Buster Keaton as he attempts to pull fallen luggage out of the lake. 9. India-shaped harvest - from Mother India (1957) No list of autumn-themed movies would be complete without something related to a harvest, though I’m certain that I’m veering off season a bit by using Mother India as my choice of such a film. I’m pretty sure the harvesting of wheat in India occurs in the Spring. Regardless, it’s the film that first pops into mind when I think of harvest, likely because of the incredible India-shaped crop set piece seen above. (Click on the image to get the un-embeddable clip). 10. “Skunk” invades Oktoberfest - from Strange Brew (1983) Another great thing that happens in autumn, specifically the beginning of autumn, is Oktoberfest. And sure, I probably could have included a clip from Broken Lizard’s Beerfest, which actually takes place in Munich. However, nobody can deny that Strange Brew is a funnier film, and there’s no better Oktoberfest-set scene than the one in which Hosehead the dog flies into a Canadian celebration, is mistaken for a skunk and successfully saves hundreds of people from drinking contaminated beer. Hosehead is a true hero. Yet for some reason nobody has honored the beer-loving canine by putting a clip of the scene up on YouTube. So, we’ll have to make due with a montage from the film set to a song about beer, which has a few minimal flashes of the Oktoberfest part. Enjoy, eh? Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:01:18 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com9/22/2008 9:01:18 PMHappy autumn! Today marked the fall equinox for the Northern hemisphere, and while the season can be a depressing one for mainstream moviegoers (at least until Thanksgiving ushers in the holiday blockbusters and Oscar-bait releases), it is otherwise a wonderful time of the year. Having grown up in New England, I’ve always had a great appreciation for the changing leaves, the brisk weather, the pumpkin and apple picking and the foodie holidays (as a rather chunky kid, I really only liked Halloween for the candy and Thanksgiving for the stuffing of my face). I even looked forward to going back to school every September. But autumn can be a great season for cinephiles, too, despite the significant lack of worthwhile theatrical releases. For one thing, the colder weather, particularly the colder nights, keeps us indoors more often for DVD watching. For another thing, the season has lent itself nominally and spirtually to some great films by the likes of Ozu, Bergman and Rohmer, among others. Personally, I think movies set in the fall tend to look the most beautiful, although I recognize that part of my aesthetic appreciation comes with my general love for autumnal landscapes and activities. To get myself in the mood, and share the spirit with fellow fans of the fall, I’ve found ten scenes that will help us to welcome the season: 1. Opening sequence  - from Monster House (2006) I shouldn’t have to explain why this is on here, but I guess there are a ton of you who unfortunately skipped this animated film when it was out in theaters (when you could have seen it properly in 3-D). Hopefully, the beginning will entice you to watch the rest, although I admit the rest of the film isn’t quite as good as its opening. The falling leaf may remind you of the beginning of Forrest Gump, which could have been intentional since Robert Zemeckis was a producer on this film, but I much prefer this sequence, mostly because director Gil Kenan manages to make me believe it was shot by an actual camera and not just set up to look that way with a computer. 2. Cathy and Raymond walk in the woods - from Far From Heaven (2002) The opening shot from Monster House initially reminded me of the opening shot from this Todd Haynes film (yes, I have since become aware that it goes back to Douglas Sirk’s All That Heaven Allows opening). But I can’t find that sequence online, plus it would possibly be redundant to include it, so here’s another scene displaying the gorgeous fall colors as shot by cinematographer Edward Lachman. Perfectly evoking Sirk’s films, there isn’t another modern film that better recreates the Connecticut autumn foliage as well as I know it. 3. Opening sequence - from Written on the Wind (1956) More blowing leaves. With much less grace than the one from Monster House, of course. But as much as I love the falling leaves that come with this time of year, I do get frustrated with all the dry, brown ones that slip through your door later on in the season. In any event, I had to include something from Sirk, despite an apparent lack of clips from his films available on YouTube. 4. Moon vs. Flying Snow - from Hero (2002) If you want evidence that YouTube isn’t the proper format with which to watch film clips, check out the above sequence from Zhang Yimou’s historical spectacle. Still, you should be able to tell that those colorful blurs are leaves. If there’s anything I’d like to do more than jumping into a pile of leaves right now, it’s flying through a flurry of blowing leaves, with or without a blade. 5. Paul Rudd scares a little kid - from Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) Enough blowing leaves. Let’s move on to the first big holiday of the season: Halloween. But to make things interesting, I’m not including any favorite scenes from It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown or even from the original Halloween. Save those for another month or so. Instead, take a look some scenes from one of the Halloween movies you probably haven’t seen, or at least don’t like as much. Why? Because Paul Rudd is in it. I don’t know about you, but I find no better way to celebrate the beginning of autumn than to ritually put my copy of Wet Hot American Summer back on the shelf and then rent Halloween 6 and let Rudd link the seasons together. He’s not as funny here as in WHAS, but he still unintentionally has me laughing in the scene where he explains the origin of Michael Myers’ powers and in an earlier bit where he inadvertently makes a kid drop his pumpkin (fast forward the above clip to 8:01). 6. Cary Grant gets horny in a graveyard - from Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Here’s another great Halloween movie that isn’t too Halloweeny, so it’ll hopefully get you more in the mood for the fall than for trick or treating. Though it’s clearly a set, I’ll always love the autumnal outdoor scenes from this adaptation of the high school drama staple. In particular, I like the bit above (fast forward to 6:00), where Cary Grant lecherously chases his new bride around a tree. I so wish autumn in Brooklyn still looked so quaint. And I so wish I could have married Priscilla Lane. 7. Jim Morrison ruins another Thanksgiving - from The Doors (1991) And now we move on to the other big holiday with a look at my favorite Thanksgiving scene in all of cinema. Maybe it’s because I’ve had many a dysfunctional turkey day myself, and watching Pam throw the sweet potatoes and Jim stomp on the duck, let alone the other awkward moments involving sex partners and murder attempts, always makes me realize that I could have experienced worse. By the way, The Doors are also a good band to think of in terms of the transition from summer to autumn because of their songs “Summer’s Almost Gone” and “Indian Summer.” 8. Sam Raimi evokes Buster Keaton - from Indian Summer (1993) Speaking of Indian Summer, that wonderfully warm spell that comes later in the season following the first frost and before it really starts to get cold, here is one of its many cinematic namesakes. It may not even be the best of the films with this title, but some of the visuals are good for celebrating the seasonal cusp. Also, Sam Raimi is hilariously memorable as the camp maintenance man. In one great scene in the above montage, he reminds me of Buster Keaton as he attempts to pull fallen luggage out of the lake. 9. India-shaped harvest - from Mother India (1957) No list of autumn-themed movies would be complete without something related to a harvest, though I’m certain that I’m veering off season a bit by using Mother India as my choice of such a film. I’m pretty sure the harvesting of wheat in India occurs in the Spring. Regardless, it’s the film that first pops into mind when I think of harvest, likely because of the incredible India-shaped crop set piece seen above. (Click on the image to get the un-embeddable clip). 10. “Skunk” invades Oktoberfest - from Strange Brew (1983) Another great thing that happens in autumn, specifically the beginning of autumn, is Oktoberfest. And sure, I probably could have included a clip from Broken Lizard’s Beerfest, which actually takes place in Munich. However, nobody can deny that Strange Brew is a funnier film, and there’s no better Oktoberfest-set scene than the one in which Hosehead the dog flies into a Canadian celebration, is mistaken for a skunk and successfully saves hundreds of people from drinking contaminated beer. Hosehead is a true hero. Yet for some reason nobody has honored the beer-loving canine by putting a clip of the scene up on YouTube. So, we’ll have to make due with a montage from the film set to a song about beer, which has a few minimal flashes of the Oktoberfest part. Enjoy, eh? Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/groups/Serialicious/Re_Suburban_Nightmare/587/27879/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: SkyPilot
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Post Date: 4/27/2008 1:52:44 PM
Body: I didn't see the Shia LaBeouf-in-a-suburb remake of Rear Window, it's called disturbia, but I thought that was an interesting twist. No one's going to believe a sixteen-year-old delinquent on house arrest.
]]>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:52:44 GMTSkyPilotSerialicious4/27/2008 1:52:44 PMI didn't see the Shia LaBeouf-in-a-suburb remake of Rear Window, it's called disturbia, but I thought that was an interesting twist. No one's going to believe a sixteen-year-old delinquent on house arrest. http://www.spout.com/groups/Serialicious/Suburban_Nightmare/587/27814/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mercurial
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Post Date: 4/25/2008 2:17:30 PM
Body: Some of the scariest, and funniest, movies featuring serial killers have been those located in the "normal" surroundings of suburbia. Here's my tentative list: 1.) Scream - Butchering buxom high-schoolers for their lack of knowledge of horror movie trivia. Fun times. 2.) Serial Mom - Kathleen Turner as a June Cleaver-esque suburban housewife that just so happens to be obsessed with serial killers and begins her own fun-filled foray into the field she's so fascinated with. 3.) The 'Burbs - Suburban gossip mongers believe their new neighbors are serial killers. Cameo by Corey Feldman makes this a winner. 4.) Mr. Brooks - Respected community man moonlights as a psychopath. Yay. 5.) Freeway - Keifer Sutherland escapes the monotony of his suburban life and perfect wife (played amazingly by Brooke Shields) by crusing the freeway for nubile young girls to terrorize. Finding out what's in the man's shed is more than reason enough to watch the film. 6.) Arsenic and Old Lace - Two of the sweetest little old ladies you'll ever meet. Just don't drink the chamomile. 7.) Heathers - Classic '80's. Great cast. Infinitely quotable. 8.) Keeping Mum - Maggie Smith is the coolest Brit ever and making slightly psychotic is even better. 9.) Misery - Not really suburbia but close enough. 10.) The Last Supper - My favorite on this list. Group of over-educated graduate students stop complaining and start doing. Love it! Not a movie, but Twin Peaks definitely took the suburban nightmare to the extreme. What did I miss?
]]>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:17:30 GMTmercurialSerialicious4/25/2008 2:17:30 PMSome of the scariest, and funniest, movies featuring serial killers have been those located in the "normal" surroundings of suburbia. Here's my tentative list: 1.) Scream - Butchering buxom high-schoolers for their lack of knowledge of horror movie trivia. Fun times. 2.) Serial Mom - Kathleen Turner as a June Cleaver-esque suburban housewife that just so happens to be obsessed with serial killers and begins her own fun-filled foray into the field she's so fascinated with. 3.) The 'Burbs - Suburban gossip mongers believe their new neighbors are serial killers. Cameo by Corey Feldman makes this a winner. 4.) Mr. Brooks - Respected community man moonlights as a psychopath. Yay. 5.) Freeway - Keifer Sutherland escapes the monotony of his suburban life and perfect wife (played amazingly by Brooke Shields) by crusing the freeway for nubile young girls to terrorize. Finding out what's in the man's shed is more than reason enough to watch the film. 6.) Arsenic and Old Lace - Two of the sweetest little old ladies you'll ever meet. Just don't drink the chamomile. 7.) Heathers - Classic '80's. Great cast. Infinitely quotable. 8.) Keeping Mum - Maggie Smith is the coolest Brit ever and making slightly psychotic is even better. 9.) Misery - Not really suburbia but close enough. 10.) The Last Supper - My favorite on this list. Group of over-educated graduate students stop complaining and start doing. Love it! Not a movie, but Twin Peaks definitely took the suburban nightmare to the extreme. What did I miss? http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/love/MemberTagFilms.aspxlove
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