Chadwick H. Saxelid's Blog: Ghoulies, Ghosties, and Long-Leggedy Beasties, page 29

Alien (1979) - Trading Card #42

 

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) / Massacre At Central High (1976) - Newspaper Ad

Oakland Tribune - April 30, 1982
Although both films were most likely on home video by 1982, that fact did not stop New Line Cinema from dusting off both The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and Massacre At Central High (1976) as a double-feature theatrical re-release that very same year.

As much as I would have relished the opportunity to be able to see this double-bill at the nearby Coliseum Drive-In, the way mythical-god intended them to be viewed, that was not to be.

While I do remember watching Massacre At Central High at some point, the only thing I remember about it is the diving board scene. If you've seen the film, you know the scene.

The Blair Witch Project (1999) - Trading Card #44

Heather's Journal 10.24.94 Part 2
The truth is I don't know what it is (out there). The way it sounds it could be anything. But through deduction, it couldn't just be anything, it's hard for me to be specific and not say it could be her, I think that deep down that is possibly what I think, that's the only explanation as to why I'm not (frightened) out there. What would we do if rednecks shot at us? Suffice it to say, that would be bad, in any case, we're going to be back tomorrow... in spite of the fact that I'm not scared specifically of the noises - I would not want to be out here alone. 

Forest Owls - A 1000 piece puzzle from Sunsout

Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988) - Soundtrack

While the film it underplays is not all that good, Jay Chattaway's score for Braddock: Missing in Action III is superb. It is my favorite of the bunch.

The original plan was to remix and relayer Chattaway's score for the first Missing in Action film into this new entry. Just as Cannon had done with Jerry Goldsmith's score for King Solomon's Mines in its sequel, Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986). There was just one problem, though. Braddock's heroic tone differed greatly from the righteous fury and overt revenge fantasy of the previous entries. "We ended up doing a lot of new original action and heroic music," Chattaway recalls in John Takis' liner notes for this Intrada release.

My choice for the highpoint of Chattaway's new music for the film is Linn's Theme. Described in the liner notes as "featuring flute over a bed of warm strings," this track captures the emotional core of the film in warm tones that are as sorrowful as they are romantic.

This is terrific music that deserved to be in a better movie.

Arsenic and Old Lace - Newspaper Ad

San Francisco Examiner - April 29, 1943
Although Boris Karloff was unable to play Jonathan Brewster in the successful 1944 film version of Arsenic and Old Lace, San Francisco audiences could still delight in his reactions to numerous characters noting how much Jonathan "looks like Boris Karloff."

Alien (1979) - Trading Card #41

 

Village of the Damned (1995) - Newspaper Ad

Oakland Tribune - April 28, 1995
It seems that Universal Studios 'owed' John Carpenter a movie, which is how and why this remake of Village of the Damned got made. Carpenter had been hoping/trying to remake Creature from the Black Lagoon, but that fell through, or was delayed, and Universal offered Carpenter this instead.

The Blair Witch Project (1999) - Trading Card #43

Heather's Journal 10.24.94 Part 1
3:00 am. We heard (noises) again. This time they thought it was deer. I think it's because they fear it that they say it definitively is something tangible and earthly. They cannot for a second admit the possibility that it is the Blair Witch. I'm not saying it is, I'm only saying it's possible. I was very calm tonight. So I don't have to go through another day of mending fragile crew egos become I need to get my film shot... it was NOT deer. And I find it incredibly hard to believe that rednecks are chasing us through the woods for the sheer pleasure of stomping around on all sides of our camp at 2 and 3 o'clock in the morning. 

Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 3 - Manga Review

Tension are high as the Goodwill Event between the Tokyo and Kyoto campuses of Jujutsu High approaches. But before the competition can even begin, a couple of Kyoto students confront Fushiguro and Kugisaki. Meanwhile, Yuji's training gets interrupted by a mysterious crime involving grotesque bodily alterations caused by a cursed spirit...

I purchased the Japanese language edition of this volume during our trip to Japan last year. Why? I thought it might make for a nifty souvenir.

It did not take all that long for me to realize that, since I do not understand Japanese, purchasing the book was a rather impulsive and silly waste of cash. So it goes and lesson learned.

Another lesson I learned while reading this volume is that it would be best for me to not stress over details like keeping track of all the characters and plot lines, of which there appear to be a lot.

That being said, I really enjoyed the six parts of the Young Fish and Reverse Punishment start arc in this volume. It grabbed and held my interest enough that getting and reading the fourth volume, to learn what will happen with Junpei, is guaranteed. I also would like to know who the malevolent curses are and what it is they are up to.