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Articles tagged "halloween"NewsHalloween is big businessby John Austin [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][30.Oct.08] :. FORT WORTH, Texas - October used to be scary-movie month. That was before Halloween spawned a month-long business blockbuster of its own. “Halloween is a $6 billion industry,” said St....  Music FeatureMaking Mix Discs for Halloween? Pick from These Creepy Bestby Ben Wener and Kelli Skye Fadroski [The Orange County Register (MCT)][30.Oct.08] :. There are way more than 50 songs contained on our three lists -- one of perennial classics, one filled with rock staples and a final 20 comprised of offbeat and lesser-known gems. Load up your MP3 player of choice, hit shuffle ... and let the spooking begin. NewsEscape the terror of the times with an investment in these high-return Halloween DVDsby Mark Rahner [The Seattle Times (MCT)][29.Oct.08] :. Welcome back, Future Cadavers. Feeling a little threadbare? Hey, I can’t even afford to dry-clean my John Gacy clown suit. Which is just embarrassing. But there’s a bright side to the...  Film ReviewHalloweenby Cynthia Fuchs[6.Sep.07] :. In Carpenter's film, evil shows up right where you think you'd be safe. No one imagines he's safe in whitetrashland -- especially the section inhabited by a heavily inked up William Forsythe. NewsRob Zombie’s ‘Halloween’ tries to explain the slasher’s psychologyby Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press (MCT)][4.Sep.07] :. Michael Myers. It’s an ordinary name. Nothing menacing or peculiar. The kid next door. Which is what Michael Myers was—in “Halloween,” the low-budget 1978 thriller that...  NewsRob Zombie breathes new life into a classic fright filmby Rich Copley [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][31.Aug.07] :. "It just really felt, to me, growing up on the East Coast, like it was Halloween." Monkey Business (Part 4: August)by Bill Gibron[4.May.07] :. In past years, Hollywood purposely counter programmed these renowned Cineplex dog days, trying to offset the perception that cinematic scraps were all the studios had to offer. From the look of this lame list, it's apparently back to the filmic fridge for some patently warmed over offerings. Halloween, Alaska: Too Tall to Hideby Maura McAndrew[6.Dec.05] :. Humble Minneapolis schmoes land on The O.C., add a final nail to the indie rock coffin. |
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