I finally got around to “Paranormal Activity” last night, which has been scaring audiences nationwide for about a week now. The film sat on a shelf for two years, terrifying Steven Spielberg, awaiting a release of some sort, primed for a remake at one point, and finally made its way into the marketplace last week […]
‘Paranormal’ experience and thoughts on horror
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:48 am · October 3rd, 2009
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R.I.P. Maurice Jarre
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:22 pm · March 30th, 2009
It’s taken a full day for me to get around to posting an appreciation of the late Maurice Jarre, who died yesterday at the age of 84. Most will note his exemplary work on classics such as “Lawrence of Arabia,” “Doctor Zhivago,” “A Passage to India” and “Witness.” Indeed they should. The esteemed composer landed […]
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THE LISTS: Top 20 movie endings of all time
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:56 am · July 14th, 2008
Alright, this was painstaking indeed. After The Times of London saw fit to rock out a list of the 20 best movie endings of all time last week, I thought I’d try my own hand at such a collective. There are some omissions that might surprise some folks (“Bonnie and Clyde,” “The Graduate,” “Carrie”). At […]
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