You’d be forgiven for not expecting much of a Christopher Smith film as the opener to FrightFest’s ‘09 schedule, what with him being the chap who made the lacklustre Creep and the amusing but silly Severance.
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NewsGush: John Hughes Passes Away
6 CommentsAugust 6, 2009 – 11:10 pm
TMZ reports that Director John Hughes passed away today aged 59.
Hughes began his career as an ad exec, before graduating to joke writer for the likes of Rodney Dangerfield and Joan Rivers. He then moved into screenwriting with National Lampoon’s Vacation.
Four Kids Films That Didn’t Quite Make It – #1
19 CommentsJuly 30, 2009 – 9:07 am
Kids make for the harshest critics in the business. You can pour your blood, sweat and tears into hyping a movie release, but if it won’t hold the attention of a seven year old for 120 measly minutes, it’s no good to anybody. When it comes to children’s movies, the kid’s deliver the final verdict and they often do so with honesty and conviction. However, every once in a blue moon the kids screw up and a perfectly good movie slips under the radar and is lost – forgotten forever – vanishing into the ether. Here’s the first of four films on a list comprising movies the children of yesteryear should have had the good sense to appreciate for the classics they are. By the time we’re done, you’ll remember why we don’t let them vote.
You might remember some of these titles and hopefully the list will cause you to experience at least one decent nostalgia rush – so let’s crack on…
