All thanks to Cinemonster, and in solidarity with the ongoing effort to celebrate in the midst of struggle: yay, it's almost autumn. His 6th annual challenge is here.
This is my fifth time trying (earlier lists here, here, here and here ). Last year life intervened and I couldn't post many reviews before Halloween, and then ultimately I never finished! While I accept that it's life's role to roll obstacles into the path, I'm definitely hoping to o'erleap them better this year.
The tag for our reviews is hooptober6.0
Quick easy rules:
6 countries (Australia, Austria, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, Lao, Poland, Spain)
6 decades (1920s, 1940s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, aughts)
6 films from before 1966
6 films whose…
All thanks to Cinemonster, and in solidarity with the ongoing effort to celebrate in the midst of struggle: yay, it's almost autumn. His 6th annual challenge is here.
This is my fifth time trying (earlier lists here, here, here and here ). Last year life intervened and I couldn't post many reviews before Halloween, and then ultimately I never finished! While I accept that it's life's role to roll obstacles into the path, I'm definitely hoping to o'erleap them better this year.
The tag for our reviews is hooptober6.0
Quick easy rules:
6 countries (Australia, Austria, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, Lao, Poland, Spain)
6 decades (1920s, 1940s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, aughts)
6 films from before 1966
6 films whose year ends in '6' (all 2016)
6 films featuring work from the following: Lon Chaney (Phantom of the Opera), Carlo Rambaldi (Deep Red), John Carl Buechler (Mausoleum, Prison), Screaming Mad George (NOES 3, SNDN 4)
The 6th film of a franchise (NOES 6, Amityville 6)
1 Reptile Rampage film (as tribute to Crawl) (Q)
8 women directed films (The Mafu Cage, The Slumber Party Massacre, Possibly in Michigan, NOES 6, Fatal Frame, Hotel, Dearest Sister, Unaired Abduction Interview)
The lowest rated (available) 1980s film (HOBGOBLIN)
1 film where the men and women of the church are having a bad day (Mother Joan of the Angels, Dominion, Exorcist 2 and 3, The Church)
1 Larry Cohen or Dick Miller film (Q and Amityville 6)
1 Classic Universal (Phantom of the Opera)
1 film with Dee Wallace in it (The Hills Have Eyes)
1 film with a black director (Demon Knight) or predominantly black cast (Blacula)
1 film from a Mexican director to honor 2 great films from Gigi Saul Guerrero & Issa López (We Are the Flesh)
And 1 Tobe Hooper Film (TCM, a rewatch)
***Extra credit films: Horror Noire, Innocent Blood***
Viewing and reviewing begins on Sept 15th.
