[kj] OT - The Exorcist

[B. Oliver Sheppard]

What about Roman Polanski's oft-overlooked "REPULSION"?

That one, pre -"Rosemary's Baby," I thought was equally disturbing.

You probably know that REPULSION, ROSEMARY'S BABY, and THE TENANT are 
part of Roman Polanski's unofficial horror trilogy of "modern urban 
living." Each one deals with the claustrophobia or living in crowded 
city spaces. Repulsion, starring Catherine Deneuve, is awesome. 
Rosemary's Baby is still the best, but Repulsion is 2nd, and The Tenant, 
which does have some Lynch-ian unsettling moments, is 3rd -- but still 
good. Though uneven.

Another horror film Sharon Tate did, EYE OF THE DEVIL, is still 
unofficially available on DVD. In it, Tate plays a pagan witch, and 
footage was used often by the media after she was murdered by Manson to 
imply she was involved in occult activities. I have a couple of 
different bootleg versions of EYE OF THE DEVIL on DVD, a nice 
atmospheric gothic chiller with David Niven, Deborah Kerr, David 
Hemmings (BLOWUP), and Donald Pleasance (!) -- to this day unavailable 
on DVD! I am not sure why, as Tate's murder and the Manson cult 
surrounding it could surely make someone some money.

-Oliver




Jim Harper wrote:

> Every year I hire out The Shining again, just to see if it's improved 

> with age. Saturday night was my 2008 attempt. Why I continue to pay 

> £2.50 for the dubious privilege of being bored shitless I'll never 

> know, but I remain ever the optimist.

>  

> Carrie and Rosemary's Baby are both excellent films though.

>  

> Jim.

>