“I just wish that … all those people hadn’t died here. I mean … ugh! A guy kills his whole family. Doesn’t that bother you?” “Well, sure, but … houses don’t have memories.” The Amityville Horror (1979) caused quite a stir at the box office in the US the year it was released. People flocked toContinue reading “The Amityville Horror – Truth Never Stands in the Way of a Good Story”
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The Anticipatory Dread Effect of Paranormal Activity
When my nephews first approached me a few years ago after having first seen Paranormal Activity, they were literally terrified of the subject matter. Not the film, per se, but the idea that someone (or some thing) might be watching them when they sleep. The fear is not without grounds, although, as far as I canContinue reading “The Anticipatory Dread Effect of Paranormal Activity”
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is the Real Heavyweight of Pain & Gain
Three bodybuilding aficionados get in over their heads when their reach exceeds their grasp in Pain & Gain, the 2013 action-crime film from director Michael Bay. The film stars Mark Wahlberg as Daniel Lugo, Dwayne Johnson as Paul Doyle, Anthony Mackie as Adrian, and Tony Shalhoub as Victor Kershaw and is based a series of events that unfolded in Miami-Dade county from 1994 to 1995. Pain &Continue reading “Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is the Real Heavyweight of Pain & Gain”
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