Girl Meets Freak
Golden Globe Nominee
Movie Discussion: Richard Donner’s The Omen (1976)
Girl Meets Context: In the wake of The Exorcist‘s massive popularity, dozens of “Satanic thrillers” were made in the mid-to-late 1970s, of which The Omen might be the most famous one. The film is about Robert Thorn, an American diplomat (played by screen legend Gregory Peck) who comes to believe that he may have unwittingly adopted the son of … Continue reading
Movie Discussion: Ridley Scott’s Alien (1979)
Girl Meets Context: Alien was the second feature directed by Ridley Scott, and instantly became a cultural phenomenon. Critics praised it, audiences flocked to it, and the film won a slew of awards, including an Oscar for Special Effects, a Hugo and a bunch of Saturn Awards. The film was infamous, like Psycho and The Exorcist in years prior, … Continue reading
Movie Discussion: Alfred Hitchcock’s Frenzy (1972)
Girl Meets Context: On February 9, 2012 we queued up Alfred Hitchcock’s penultimate movie, a serial killer shocker about a rash of sex murders in London. The movie stars Jon Finch as Richard Blaney, a retired RAF serviceman who finds himself on the run from the police after he’s implicated in the serial stranglings when his … Continue reading
