Noroi (2006)

 

 

A documentary filmmaker explores seemingly unrelated paranormal incidents connected by the legend of an ancient demon called the "kagutaba."

 

Unusual found-footage horror movie presents itself as documentary with divers sources, but artfully weaves together a coherent tale about a demonic supernatural entity; it does create an atmosphere of dread for those susceptible to its premise.

The Exorcist (1973)

Permanent Vacation (1980)

A young slacker wanders New York City searching for some meaning in life and encounters many idiosyncratic characters.

Olivia Munn

(ph: Carter Smith)

Bio:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_Munn

Half Light (2006)

A successful novelist moves to a small Scottish village to move on with her life after the death of her son, and strange things start to happen when she is haunted by ghosts and real life terror.

Slight mystery with a touch of the supernatural; not very original, but does offer some grand Welsh landscape photography.

Linda Darnell

A solider goes “weak at the knees” after Linda Darnell asks him to dance at the Hollywood Canteen, 1940s

Bio:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Darnell

The Boat That Rocked (2009)

A band of rogue DJs that captivated Britain, playing the music that defined a generation and standing up to a government that wanted classical music, and nothing else, on the airwaves.

Likeable dramedy with not much of a story, but with its lively, offbeat cast and the music does make it a feelgood watch.

Maltin**: "It's staffed by a colorful bunch of oddballs...Unfortunately, once the film sets its premise it goes nowhere. Good cast and a soundtrack full of oldies can only help so much."

The Godfather (1972)

On the set: Marlon Brando and Francis Ford Coppola

The Babadook (2014)

A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.

What at first appears to be a conventional horror thriller with a ghost slyly turns our expectations in different directions and surprises with an unusual ending.

The Deer Hunter (1978)

On the set: Christopher Walken, Robert De Niro, Chuck Aspegren, John Savage and John Cazale