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I'm not a huge fan of new horror movies. Pure gore just shuts off my brain and I lose interest. However, I do enjoy some horror films and shows. If I could I'd do a Twin Peaks marathon at least once a year (hooray for David Lynch!). I also loved The Silence of the Lambs and The Blair Witch Project, which I had the misfortune of watching the night before leaving on a five-day backpacking trip. But nothing compares to the first horror movies I saw when I was still in my formative years. Alien, which I saw when I was ten, made me want to be Sigourney Weaver. The Shining made me fear the gorgeous Timberline Lodge that we often visited on our family trips to the mountains and inspired my father to do an unfortunate impersonation of Jack Nicholson where he’d crack a door, stick his bearded face in and growl, “Here’s Johnny!”
escaping the evil -- from David Lynch's Twin Peaks
There are bad movies….and then there are really, really BAD movies. This week at MADCAP Theaters we explore TROLL 2 a movie so bad that you’ve probably never hear d of it or if you have seen it, it was hidden far back in the recesses of your mind. Well we are here to celebrate this cinematic monstrosity and we do so by screening it with the documentary exploring the cult phenomenon behind TROLL 2 called BEST WORST MOVIE. As an aspiring child actor Michael Paul Stephenson played Joshua Waits, the star of TROLL 2.
Read More...What do you get when you cross Fantasy with a Horror Film? In this particular case you get Hausu (House), a kaleidoscopic trip into a cinematic magical kingdom.
Made in 1977 by Japanese ad guru Nobuhiko Obayashi (director of the infamous Mandom commercials with Charles Bronson) Hausu is such a delight that after seeing it you will be left humming its catchy theme song.
Read More..."Shaken, not stirred" was the saying of the day as our customers enjoyed martinis and casino games in the store today. Like something straight out of a James Bond movie, we had a roulette table and a vivacious young woman serving mocktails (made to look like a martini, but actually just lemonade). To celebrate Movie Madness Month we decided to pay tribute to celluloid's favorite secret agent. In addition to drinks and games, we had a screening of James Bond's first film adventure, Dr. No. Rounding out the event was James Bond trivia, with the winner getting a trade credit and a Bookmans t-shirt! It was a ton of fun and it's still early in the month so be on the lookout for other Movie Madness events at all the Bookmans locations, including a screening of The Dark Knight at The Loft later this month.
For pictures of our Casino Royale check out our Flickr page!
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Howdy! Since Bookmans is celebrating Movie Madness Month all of August, I thought I'd step in and share some of my own Movie Madness, courtesy of the Midnite Movie Mamacita at MADCAP Theaters.
The Art of a Bad Movie...what makes a movie so bad that it's good as opposed to just being plain bad? Many factors contribute, but take some of these weekends’ selections that we are showcasing at MADCAP Theaters. We have The Room, now a cult sensation and ambassador for bad movies. What makes THE ROOM so bad, but good that people come month after month to see it on the big screen? Sincerity is the key. Tommy Wiseau didn't set out to make a bad movie, he spent $5-7 million on his epic masterpiece (the source of the funding remains a mystery). But it was made with a whole-hearted sincerity and intent to make a good movie that only after its release took on a whole new life.
The Room
This blog will have to be about something different. Something cooler than last time... something less nerdy... this one will have to be about Hollywood and its superior skills at deceiving people with the simplest of tricks. The first completely overused tactic employed by Hollywood is the use of coincidence. This can be seen in just about any movie ever, but a prime example of it showing up is during the movie Training Day. The major coincidence in this movie is when the main character Jake Hoyt (Ethan Hawke) is about to be executed by three gangsters, when they suddenly rifle through his wallet and find a picture of one of their cousins.
Read More...The Phoenix Film Festival celebrated it's 10th Anniversary last Thursday with an amazing opening night Gala. However, the future of film was hanging out on Saturday morning. For the first time in the decade long run, The Phoenix Film Festival introduced a new program, Kids Day! Bookmans was on board this year as the presenting sponsor. Kids Day is an all new Saturday morning event centered around future film makers and actors alike targeted at ages 5-12. While kids were moving from station to station learning the ins and outs of what happens behind the camera, at the Bookmans table we were creating souvenir tote bags to take home all of the neat goodies!
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