[kj] OT - The Exorcist

Jim Harper jimharper666 at yahoo.co.uk
Tue Sep 9 05:48:48 EDT 2008


The TCM (Turner Classic Movies) in the UK plays Eye of the Devil several times a year (at least they did a couple of years ago).
 
Jim.

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--- On Mon, 8/9/08, B. Oliver Sheppard <bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

From: B. Oliver Sheppard <bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [kj] OT - The Exorcist
To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" <gathering at misera.net>
Date: Monday, 8 September, 2008, 10:27 PM

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.

>


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