Apr 132012
 

Well, sadly, I didn’t get to see Mirror Mirror  yet because life likes to intercede and mess with my carefully laid out plans. So, you’ll get review of it next week, but today, you’re going to get something even better! A TOPIC POST!

…I assume you all booed at the screen – I’m sorry! I promise the next review will be hilarious. But I’ll try to make this one just a good. So what are we going to talk about? The depreciation of horror as time progresses!

…or why scary movies aren’t as scary when audiences view them a long time after its initial release. Or, simpler yet, why when you watch Rosemary’s Baby you’re not scared.

The only thing scary about this film anymore is Mia Farrow’s terrible haircut.

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Oct 212011
 

Before Roman Polanski was known for hiding out in Switzerland to avoid being arrested, he was famous for making some really great films, including Chinatown, MacBeth, and The Pianist. His films are stylistic and fresh, and he is considered to be one of the modern world’s best directors. 

But on this week’s Manic Movie Magic, we’re going to be looking at Polanski’s Satan-is-my-baby’s-daddy film, Rosemary’s Baby

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