Director: Stuart Gordon. Chicago, IL (December 12, 2022) The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces nominees for their top film honors of 2022; winners will be announced at the organization's annual awards ceremony to be held in Chicago on Wednesday, December 14.Leading with a new record of 12 total nominations (over 2021 record-holder WEST SIDE STORY) is EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE; other . Director: Rouben Mamoulian. 41. 77. Bill Paxton. Horror of Dracula / Dracula (1958). 40. But I definitely think this one should be added. Ian Watkin. Cast: Donald Sutherland. Director: George Sluizer. L'Immensita. Misery (1990). Miriam Hopkins. Scariest movies ever made: The top 100 horror films according to the Chicago Film Critics (photo: The Chicago Critics' Top 100 Horror (or Just Plain Creepy) Films in History, Lawrence Pitkethly, Producer of Documentary Series American Cinema and Voices and Visions, Dies at 79, Michelle Yeoh didnt work for two years due to stereotypical roles offered to her. Tom Wilkinson. [39], Film scholar John Stanley gave the film a favorable review in his 1995 book, writing: "Director John Hancock is to be congratulated for a multi-layered horror film with frightening visuals. Carol Marsh. 10. Instead, look upon them as a means of finding new movies to enjoy. Carrie (1976) 17. Hancock took certain elements from Kalcheim's script, but opted to write a straightforward horror film set at a remote farmhouse. Ernest Thesiger. How do you prove bad or good? Omar Epps. [7] Director John Hancock, though ambivalent about whether it was consciously or subconsciously integrated into the screenplay, has conceded this interpretation, commenting: "You could already feel that negativity brewing when we were making Jessica; that things weren't working out the way some of us had hoped and dreamed they would. Jack Weston. I gotta admit that I saw Bride of Frankenstein many years ago. Evelyn Ankers. Martin (1976; released in 1978). Which The Night Stalker? Courteney Cox. Director: Mark Robson. With four titles, drector Wes Craven has the most films on the list. Frankenstein (1931). Cast: Sissy Spacek. Evil Dead II / Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987). Thats why publications create them including the Alternative Film Guide. Cast: Anthony Hopkins. Hours pass and Jessica leaves to hitch a ride into town. The Mummy (1932). JoBeth Williams. Karloff has Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, and The Mummy; Conway has Cat People, The Seventh Victim, and I Walked with a Zombie; and Goldblum has The Fly, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and Jurassic Park. 39. Deliverance (1972). When Jessica gets into town, she sees Duncan's car and asks about his whereabouts, but no one will speak to her; she then encounters Sam Dorker, and terrified, runs back to the house. The print shown at Cinesation was taken from a stunning 35mm LOC print. [11], Let's Scare Jessica to Death was filmed over a period of 26 days[2] in the fall of 1970, in various towns in Connecticut;[16] the production budget was $250,000. Director: Wes Craven. Director: Joe Dante. Freaks (1932). Ian Hendry. I tend to ignore top 100 film lists because they are usually made by people who know little about movies beyond Hollywood stuff made in the last 15 or 20 years. Cast: Deborah Kerr. The following day, Jessica, seeing how attracted Woody is to Emily, asks Duncan to invite her to stay indefinitely. Martin Stephens. A Blu-ray was released by Scream Factory in January 2020. Carrie (1976). Release Calendar Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India . Director: Jonathan Demme. 78. Of Jessica's frustration with a mental condition that has rendered her sadly dependent on men? I dont know that I was necessarily frightend watching The Old Dark House but it has a very palpable and stirring atmosphere due largely to the superlative cinematography of Arthur Edeson and the perverse performances from several of the actors. Veronica Cartwright. Director: Kathryn Bigelow. Some titles clearly do not belong (Shaun of the Dead), some should be rated more highly (Session 9), and some just deserve inclusion (Jacobs Ladder). Also, simply saying you were utterly unimpressed by Psycho is like dismissing Shakespeare as a hack or the Beatles as overrated. Director: Sean S. Cunningham. Cast: Kyle MacLachlan. And perhaps the most egregious omission of all. Director: Rob Reiner. Bram Stokers Dracula (1974, TV). You may have your reasons, but without explanation it casts serious doubt on your judgment. It had a certain gay subtext for me. Cast: Donald Sutherland. Anna Massey. I agree, Psycho was pretty scary at times but definately didnt deserve to be #1. Chicago, IL (December 14, 2022) The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces their 2022 award winners. Isabelle Adjani. Jaws isnt horror, its a boring animal/adventure movie and its rated PG, not R. Alien is number 4 and its by default a Sci-fi, and I didnt like it at all, Jurrassic Park is also an animal/adventure. Great movie, but its a comedy. [1] [2] [3] The awards honor the best in film for 2020. 79. I remember finding some of it humorous. 46. Films Chicago Critics Film Festival Films Tickets and passes are now on sale for the 2022 Chicago Critics Film Festival! I never get the need people have to place things in such dogmatic hierarchial contexts. With three scariest movies each, Boris Karloff, Tom Conway, and Jeff Goldblum are the actors with the most titles on the list. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986; released in 1990). Tom Conway. Director: James Whale. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari / Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920). John Hurt. Let's Scare Jessica to Death is a 1971 American independent horror film co-written and directed by John Hancock in his directorial debut, and starring Zohra Lampert, Barton Heyman, Kevin O'Connor, Gretchen Corbett, and Mariclare Costello. The Brides of Dracula (1960). Melissa Stribling. Heather Langenkamp. Passes are now on sale for the event, returning to a full week of screenings, May 13-19, at Chicago's historic Music Box Theatre (3733 N. Southport Ave); more information on the first selected films, plus festival passes, is available here. They have mentioned some great classics that were groundbreaking for their time and some (Psycho, the Innocents) still manage to be pretty frightening. Sounds reasonable. "[18], Mariclare Costello, an actress who had worked as a casting director on Hancock's stage production of The Freaking Out of Stephanie Blake (1967),[18] was cast opposite Lampert as the mysterious hippie, Emily. I need to check it out again. Hosts of the annual Chicago Critics Film Festival ( every May. Signs (2002). Gotta say man, this is pretty inaccurate. Fright Night (1985). Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Ralph Meeker. I will certainly check out some of the links here and look further into so many horror films you refer to. Frankenstein (1931) 15. 6. Black Sunday / La maschera del demonio (1960). Night of the Living Dead (1968). Director: Terence Fisher. Founded in 1990, the Chicago Film Critics Association is the only critics' group in the U.S. to mount its own film festival, which offers its nearly 60 members the dubious distinction of . Sarah Berry. The Brood (1979). Lastly, links found in submitted comments will generally be deleted. William Katt. [27] During its opening week of August 27September 1 at the Criterion, the film grossed a total of $47,651. 56. Dead Alive / Braindead (1992). The Howling (1981). Carl Boehm). One persons junk is a meaningful journey for someone else. Director: Jack Arnold. 69. Cast: Rutger Hauer. Linda Blair. 7. Cast: Candace Hilligoss. Andrea Checchi. Best Horror Movies = Early 70s to Mid-80s. Director: Fred Walton. "[7], "I made it eminently clear to [the producers] that I did not want to do a satire of a horror picture. Leading with a new record of 12 total nominations (over 2021 record-holder WEST SIDE STORY) is EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE; other films earning multiple nominations include Martin McDonaghs THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (7), Charlotte Wells AFTERSUN (6) and BABYLON, DECISION TO LEAVE and TR (5 each). [3], Contemporary critical reviews of the film were mixed: Upon its release, Stanley Kanfer of Time gave the film a middling review, praising Lampert's performance but dismissing the rest of the cast's, adding that "after the first reel, the vampires seem to have lost their bite. The Hidden (1987). [13], Hancock, who had worked as a theater director prior, cast the film largely through his connections within the New York theater community, and the majority of the cast consisted of actors with whom Hancock had worked in stage productions. Greta Schrder. There are precious few horror movies from the 1930s that actually put the fear of godawfulness in me but The Old Dark House is one of them. [2] Principal photography began in November of that year in Old Saybrook. Judith ODea. Of course the Gillman from the Black Lagoon beats them both. [8] Certain elements of the film were drawn from Hancock's own life, such as the apple orchard settings and farmhouse, as he had grown up on an apple orchard, as well as Norman's career as a bassist, as Hancock's father was a professional double-bass player. The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Richard Crenna. Bruno Ganz. Director: Danny Boyle. Kevin OConnor. Contrarily to some comments, I agree to putting Psycho on N one - it still works, even on adults. Cast: Boris Karloff. [1] Cast: Sigourney Weaver. International cinema. [21], Additional photography occurred in the villages of Chester,[22] Lyme,[23] and East Haddam. 82. Finally Im glad to be able to respond to the Chicago times critic list, let me just say that some of the usual mainstream crap shouldnt be there. Director: Jack Clayton. Evil Dead 2 at #25 and Evil Dead at #37, for instance. Murnaus brilliant Dracula rip-off Nosferatu. Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 81 Black Sunday (1960) Rotten Tomatoes 86% 82 Scream 2 (1997) Rotten Tomatoes 81% 83 Dressed to Kill (1980) Rotten Tomatoes 80% 84 33. All in all, I think this list is pretty decent. [18] Alan Mason, who portrayed the doomed antique dealer Sam Dorker, had also acted in several of Hancock's plays. Curiously, even though I have trouble watching scary films no matter how stupid or absurd several titles found on the Chicago Film Critics Scariest Movies list left me utterly unimpressed. Alida Valli. 89. Director: Tobe Hooper. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). You may also click on the Accept button on the right to make this notice disappear. Woody, who has been working in the orchard, returns to the house, where Emily bites his neck. Diane Baker. Director: Roman Polanski. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy. There are only a few movies on this list that I havent seen. Jodie Foster. Shelley Duvall. Cast: David Emge. Pamela Franklin. 72. Though criticism of the film has been divided, it went on to attain a cult following,[4] and some film scholars have drawn comparisons to Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's novel Carmilla (1871). That night, Duncan tells Jessica that she needs to return to New York to resume her psychiatric treatment. Cast: Sigourney Weaver. Craven is followed by George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Martin) and Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Poltergeist, Salems Lot). Colleen Dewhurst. 71. Director: Wes Craven. The Hitcher (1986). Bunker. The 2022 festival line-up includes Chicago premieres of the newest films from some of the most acclaimed filmmakers working today, including Terence Davies BENEDICTION; Claire Denis BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADE; Ramin Bahranis 2ND CHANCE; Peter Stricklands FLUX GOURMET; and Masaaki Yuasas INU-OH. Shaun Of The Dead, really. The Chicago Film Critics Association (@chicagocritics) has just announced its 2022 nominations, with EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE leading with 12. 61. Chloe Zhao's "Nomadland" has earned seven nominations for 2020 honors from the Chicago Film Critics Association, followed by six each for Spike Lee's "Da 5 Bloods,R Ralph Bellamy. Dawn of the Dead (1978). Cast: Drew Barrymore. Cmon! [27] Paramount gave the film a wide theatrical release in the United States. "[4], In 2006, Eric Henderson of Slant gave the film an unfavorable review, writing: "A lesbian panic melodrama in New England gothic drag, the only things separating Let's Scare Jessica to Death from its cinematic descendants are its narrative incoherence, its lack of a directorial presence (especially surprising considering the colloquial implications of the director's name), [and] its drab, douche commercial mise-en-scne. The antique dealer, Sam Dorker (Alan Manson), tells them the story of how Abigail drowned in 1880 just before her wedding day. Powers Boothe. She jumps into a nearby rowboat and paddles out into the lake. Lampert gives a performance so overwrought that it has to rank as one of the most eccentric ever captured on film. The film depicts the nightmarish experiences of a psychologically fragile woman who comes to believe that another strange, mysterious young woman she has let into her home may actually be a vampire. 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