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| It was the best of times (if you weren't a horror fan), it was the worst of times (if you were). In 2006 we heard of projects in the works (Grindhouse, Hostel 2, Argento's Third Mother film), projects on the outs (House of Re-Animator, The Hobbit ) and projects that probably shouldn't exist at all ( the Halloween re-make). It was a remarkably crowded year for horror films, but quantity does not beget quality, and many of us found our best horror fix in The Descent - a nearly two-year-old British import that finally graced American theaters this past August. It certainly wasn't an easy year to pick the Best of anything, but, goshdarnit, we tried...we really, really tried. |
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BEST MOVIE (HORROR): "HOSTEL" Yeah, Okay, so this was technically a 2005 release; but there's not that much going on in horror this year, and this should really be the last word in the weirdly popular "torture" sub-genre that's been all the rage for the last few years since "SAW" ... although it probably wont be!
BIGGEST SURPRISE: "SLITHER" - A perfect combination of outlandish comedy and squirm-inducing horror; combines zombie horror and Cronenbergian body horror with great aplomb.
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: MASTERS OF HORROR
MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2007: Argento's "THE THIRD MOTHER", Del Toro's "PAN'S LABYRINTH": Tarantino and Rodriguez's "GRINDHOUSE" and David Lynch's "INLAND EMPIRE"
BEST DVD RELEASE: KWAIDAN The UK Masters of Cinema release not only features twenty minutes of footage not included in the previous Criterion Edition and a gorgeous anamorphic transfer, but also a free book of the ghost stories which formed the basis of the film.
BEST TV SHOW: "LOST"Still the most addictive and creative show on TV. |
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BEST MOVIE /(HORROR) - "Head Trauma" (full length), "Apocalypse Oz" (short)
BEST MOVIE /(GENERAL) - "Cars". It wasn't as good as "The Incredibles", but it has charm, and I wanted to pick something no one else would. ha!
BEST DIRECTOR - Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes) - the dude can shoot gory, shock-filled flicks
BEST ACTOR - Johnny Depp , It's a cop-out but I'm too tired to try and explain another actor no one's ever heard of
BEST ACTRESS - Ellen Page ("Hard Candy")
WORST MOVIE - "Living Nightmare" (though I don't think it was really finished when they sent it to me)
BIGGEST SURPRISE - "LovecraCked!"," Spooked:The Ghosts of Waverly Hills Sanitorium"
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT - "Poseidon"
MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2007 - "Spider Man 3", "Skinwalkers", "28 Weeks
Later", "300", "I Am Legend"
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BEST MOVIE (HORROR): The Descent
BEST MOVIE (GENERAL): The Departed
BEST DIRECTOR : Christopher Nolan for The Prestige
BEST ACTOR: Edward Norton in The Illusionist
BEST ACTRESS : Natalie Portman in V for Vendetta
WORST MOVIE: Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
BIGGEST SURPRISE: Crank
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Superman Returns
MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2007: 300
BEST REMAKE: The Hills Have Eyes
WORST REMAKE: The Omen |
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BEST MOVIE /(HORROR) - "La Sheitan"- Crazy French horror/comedy with Vincent Cassel. As bizarre as anything I've ever seen. I mean, we're talking Miike crazy, folks.
BEST MOVIE /(GENERAL) - "The Departed" - Scorcese's best film since "Goodfellas". Yeah, it's a remake, but it's a remake done with the undeniable flair of a master.
BEST DIRECTOR -Martin Scorcese - "The Departed"
WORST MOVIE - Can I still say "The Fog" even if it came out in 2005 here? The hatred for that film still lingers...
BIGGEST SURPRISE -"Dexter" - Showtime's serial killer drama is one of the best things on television. If you don't have cable, invest in the DVD set!! You won't be dissapointed.
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT - "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning ", Masters of Horror
BEST TV - "Dexter" "Heroes", "Prison Break", "The Office", and "Lost"...man, I watch a lot of TV.
MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2007 - "Spider Man 3", "Zodiac", "28 Weeks
Later", "300", "The Third Mother", "Grindhouse", "Hostel 2" and, in a cautiously optimistic way, Rob Zombie's "Halloween" re-boot. |
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BEST MOVIE (HORROR)- Night Watch (Nochnoi Dozor)
BEST MOVIE (GENERAL)- Casino Royale
BEST DIRECTOR - Martin Campbell (Casino Royale)
BEST ACTOR - Three-way tie: Daniel Craig (Casino Royale), Kevin Spacey (Superman Returns) and Samuel L. Jackson (Snakes on a Plane)
BEST ACTRESS - Mia Kirshner (The Black Dahlia)
WORST MOVIE - Nothing I saw qualifies
BIGGEST SURPRISE - In no particular order: Daniel Craig breathing life back into the Bond franchise, the perfect blend of horror and humor in Slither, and Hilary Swank's noirer-than-noir femme fatale in The Black Dahlia
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT - Stephen King's Cell and Thomas Harris' Hannibal Rising
MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2007 - In no particular order: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, My Name is Bruce, 300, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End |
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BEST MOVIE (HORROR)- Severence
BEST MOVIE (GENERAL)- Pan's Labyrinth
BEST DIRECTOR -Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth)
BEST ACTOR - Daniel Auteuil (Cache)
BEST ACTRESS - Ellen Page (Hard Candy)
WORST MOVIE - The Fog (a blight on the name of a classic)
BIGGEST SURPRISE - Just edging out the appearance of a genuinely great Bond film, it has to be Argento actually shooting La Terza Madre.
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT - "Snuff Movie"(Bernard Rose is capable of so much better)
MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2007 - La Terza Madre |
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