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Hallowe’en Flicks: Rosemary’s Baby (1968)

Starring: Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon Director: Roman Polanski When Rosemary (Farrow) moves into a new apartment with her ambitious actor husband Guy (Cassavetes) things are a bit strange, including their odd neighbours, but Guy brushes aside her concerns. But when Rosemary finds herself mysteriously pregnant, she starts to get very concerned about the… Continue reading Hallowe’en Flicks: Rosemary’s Baby (1968)

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Classic Movie Of The Week: Airplane! (1980)

Starring: Leslie Nielsen, Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty Director: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker A hilarious parody of airplane disaster movies, and perhaps air travel in general, Airplane! loosely tells the story of a flight in which half the passengers and all the pilots are taken ill on a flight. One air hostess (Hagerty) tries… Continue reading Classic Movie Of The Week: Airplane! (1980)

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Hallowe’en Flicks: Burn Witch Burn!/Night Of The Eagle (1962)

Starring: Janet Blair, Peter Wyngarde, Margaret Johnston Director: Sidney Hayers Norman Taylor (Wyngarde) is a Professor who lectures about superstitions but is a man of science and reason. He's shocked when he finds out that his wife has been using voodoo and spells to protect him and advance his career, so he destroys her charms… Continue reading Hallowe’en Flicks: Burn Witch Burn!/Night Of The Eagle (1962)

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Hallowe’en Flicks: Chopping Mall (1986)

Starring: Kelli Maroney, Tony O'Dell, Russell Todd Director: Jim Wynorski A group of rad teens who work in a mall decide to stay late and party in the store after closing. But what they didn't count on was the state-of-the-art robot security system patrolling the building, a robot security that malfunctions and goes on a… Continue reading Hallowe’en Flicks: Chopping Mall (1986)

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Classic Movie Of The Week: My Man Godfrey (1936)

Starring: William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady Director: Gregory La Cava Two high society sisters, Irene (Lombard) and Angelica (Brady), head down to the local dump to find a homeless man to complete a scavenger hunt. They come across Godfrey (Powell), who points out how shallow they are to make a mockery of men down… Continue reading Classic Movie Of The Week: My Man Godfrey (1936)

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Hallowe’en Flicks: The Burbs (1989)

Starring: Tom Hanks, Carrie Fisher, Bruce Dern, Corey Feldman Director: Joe Dante Ray (Hanks) is a stressed out man who just needs a break, but when the Klopek's move in next door, his crazy and nosy neighbours are sure that there's something very weird about them. When a local man goes missing and weird sounds… Continue reading Hallowe’en Flicks: The Burbs (1989)

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Hallowe’en Flicks: The Nun (2018)

Starring: Demian Bichir, Taissa Farmiga, Jonas Bloquet Director: Corin Hardy In the latest Conjuring film, we saw a nun haunting Lorraine Warren, and this film is the story of that scary nun. Turns out the nun in question is a demon kept barely under control by a convent situated on a kind of hellmouth. When… Continue reading Hallowe’en Flicks: The Nun (2018)

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Classic Movie Of The Week: The Man In Grey (1943)

Starring: Margaret Lockwood, James Mason, Phyllis Calvert, Stewart Granger Director: Leslie Arliss Wealthy and popular Clarissa (Calvert) meets charity case Hester (Lockwood) at her school and is determined to take the reluctant girl under her wing. Hester warns her that though she wants to love her new friend, life has made her hardened and cruel.… Continue reading Classic Movie Of The Week: The Man In Grey (1943)

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Hallowe’en Flicks: Valentine (2001)

Starring: Denise Richards, David Boreanaz, Katherine Heigl Director: Jamie Blanks At school, all the girls laugh as loser Jeremy Melton. He just can't get a date for Valentine's Day. But those five girls are all grown up, and with Valentine's Day approaching once again, the tables are turned when they're picked off by a masked… Continue reading Hallowe’en Flicks: Valentine (2001)

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Hallowe’en Flicks: Annabelle Comes Home (2019)

Starring: Madison Iseman, Mckenna Grace, Katie Sarife, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson Director: Gary Dauberman Ed and Lorraine Warren bring Annabelle home and lock her in a cabinet which is sealed by a priest. She's all locked up, what could go wrong? When they go away overnight, their daughter Judy (Grace) is left in the care… Continue reading Hallowe’en Flicks: Annabelle Comes Home (2019)