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A Chinese Ghost Story Scary Halloween Retrospective

A Chinese Ghost Story (倩女幽魂) was a staple to many a mid 90’s independent theatre’s list of must see Halloween treats and there must be a reason as to why it’s fallen out of favour in recent years.

By Ed Sum (The Vintage Tempest)

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A Chinese Ghost Story (倩女幽魂) was a staple to many a mid 90’s independent theatre’s list of must see Halloween treats and there must be a reason as to why it’s fallen out of favour in recent years. Yes, the effects were cheap and silly to the point of that of Sam Raimi’s classic Evil Dead, and that should not dissuade fans of Asian cinema from forgetting about it. Well, maybe the 2011 remake, which was never as good despite some decent updated effects, but that’s beside the point.

Quite often, fans of horror simply forget what’s out there on the world stage. The world is aflutter with many an urban legend of ghost lore from other countries. It’d be remiss to think that no other cultures are affected by the paranormal. Sometimes that’s because the populace at large are generally hesitant to talk about it, especially in Asian communities despite the fact that cinema says otherwise.

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13 Fun Horror Musicals to Mortify With During Any Halloween!

Although the number of products can fit into the palm of Frankenstein’s hand, this list of horror musicals is being expanded out to include television products that are worth rocking out to.

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Every Halloween, only one seminal rock n’ roll musical comes to mind to celebrate the occasion by doing the time warp with. Yes, people can head to Rocky Horror, but there’s a reasonable gambit of other horror musicals to discover. They range from screen to stage. Some are worth making the effort to seek out, and others are best regulated to the graveyard.

Although the number of products can fit into the palm of Frankenstein’s hand, this list of horror musicals is being expanded out to include television products that are worth rocking out to. The importance here is to reveal what’s fun! Rocky Horror does belong in this list, and a few items are grouped into one entry, but the goal here is to look at what else is available.

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It’s a Good Time for a Marvel Nerd: Dates Announced up to 2019 & Thoughts!

Marvel Comics Entertainment is telling the world why they are indeed mighty today. At a special event in Hollywood’s El Capitan Theater, this company teased press and fans alike with trailers, speeches and title cards highlighting what “Phase 3” of their films will entail, leaving some fans who can’t be there for real deciding to follow this event through streaming media and twitter reports. Some may well have thought Phase 2 blitzed by too fast even though it hasn’t.

This studio has announced dates to all their movies up to 2019. The list is as follows:

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Oujia Feels Too Cheesy To Be Taken Seriously

Ouija, despite having good opening box office dollars in its first weekend, will most likely fade away when All Hallow’s Eve is over.

By Ed Sum (The Vintage Tempest)

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Ouija, despite having good opening box office dollars in its first weekend, will most likely fade away when All Hallow’s Eve is over. Burning this board is not an option when considering this film has the signs of being a pure Hollywood manufacture stamped all over it.

The idea is based on reality, if the folklore is to be believed. Spiritualists used it as a means of contacting spirits and they would in hand respond by guiding the planchette to letters to spell out words, respond yes or no to, count or say goodbye. The question of what they summoned depends on whether that ghost of Uncle John is truly from Jamaica or Hell. In this film’s case, it an attempt by Laine (Olivia Cooke) to learn why her best friend Debbie (Shelley Hennig) hanged herself. Apparently, one of the first rules of Ouija is to never play the game alone, something Debbie didn’t adhere to. Other proprieties include invoking a small measure of protection, which never works in any horror film, and saying goodbye — the latter desire to see the ending couldn’t happen soon enough.

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[Victoria, BC] Rocky Horror Show Graduates to New Heights!

By Ed Sum (The Vintage Tempest)

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Showtimes:
Oct 24, 25, 29, 30,
and Nov 1 at 8pm
Oct 31 at 7 & 10pm

Metro Studio
1411 Quadra St.
Tickets: $30; $35 with prop kit

Reservations:
250-590-6291
ticketrocket.org

Griffen Lea, Sarah Anne Murphy, Candace Woodland, Kelly Hudson are back in the Rocky Horror Show and they are bad in Rebel Knock Out (RKO) Productions’ take of this seminal Richard O’Brien stage classic. They have taken the energy from how they played Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Janet, Columbia, and Riff-Raff from last year’s Kaleidoscope version and amped it up. The crowd (whether they’ve seen that performance or not) roared and the shadow dancers cooed at their antics. Perhaps what’s noticeable is the added energy from Woodland strutting her stuff in the tap dancing routine from “Time Warp” and R.J. Peters (Brad) really channeling his inner nerd. When it comes to special solos in a musically raunchy show, Peters certainly created some nostalgic and sombre tones in “Once in a While” to make his moment memorable.

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On Bill Murray and St. Vincent, A Movie Review

By Ed Sum (The Vintage Tempest)

StVincent Maybe there is a big reason as to why Bill Murray isn’t interested returning to the Ghostbusters universe. He looks ready to retire from the acting world for good after appearing in the movie St. Vincent. However, this film is not going to mark the end of his illustrious career as more films are in the pipeline featuring either him or his voice.

Although he’s the star of this comedic social drama about Vincent, an unlikable misanthrope, there’s a heart of gold that’s gently wanting to come out — hence this film’s title. He takes a liking to Oliver Bronstein (Jaeden Lieberher), a scrawny but very intelligent 12-year old. Lieberher provides some brilliant young Macaulay Culkin type moments and his talent should not go unnoticed, especially when his character is what ultimately wins many an audience’s heart. As Oliver, he’s tossed into a world he’s not ready for. The story mixes in elements of a coming of age tale along with awkward father-son style moments even though these two are not related. In the way they bond, they might as well be grandfather having fun with the grandson he never had much like how PIXAR’s Up, worked.

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