sunset boulevard may not be a horror film, but norma desmond certainly fits the criteria for the sort of character you're talking about. a lot of movies do this implicitly by casting an iconic older actress in a monstrous role (joan crawford in both strait-jacket and berserk), but few do it explicitly, making the character an actress herself.
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 18:54 (twelve years ago) link
good lord i always forget that she was carrie in the carrie remake. almost makes me want to watch it, but not quite
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 18:54 (twelve years ago) link
Not to get all into this, but I have no problem with hagsploitation -- hag horror is my favorite term for this sort of movie because anyone who enjoys these movies isn't like "yuk she's a hag" -- the hag is the draw, the hero. When else do women in their 50s get to be the hero?!
― former personal denim advisor to the mayor, (La Lechera), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 18:54 (twelve years ago) link
watch may!
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 18:55 (twelve years ago) link
long live the crone, in other words
― former personal denim advisor to the mayor, (La Lechera), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 18:55 (twelve years ago) link
I heard not-bad things about the carrie remake, I imagine these were related bettis' involvement
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 18:56 (twelve years ago) link
wish somebody would invent cronecore
That book is going straight into my wishlist. Definitely have mixed feelings about the use of 'hag', I think it depends on who's using it: in some ways it seems like a reclamation of the term - as LL says, the hag is the hero of the film...
― emil.y, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:00 (twelve years ago) link
xpost You mean cronerock, surely?
What do you guys think about May, though?
― He's sick of the Swiss. He don't like em. (Austerity Ponies), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:00 (twelve years ago) link
totally sucks
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:01 (twelve years ago) link
Thought so. Carrie remake it is.
― He's sick of the Swiss. He don't like em. (Austerity Ponies), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:03 (twelve years ago) link
bettis was great, movie itself was only OK.
― Boris Kutyurkokhov (Eisbaer), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:03 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, it's not that great of a movie, and the boyfriend character is inane, but it's entertaining and Bettis is super weird and memorable in it.
― former personal denim advisor to the mayor, (La Lechera), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:08 (twelve years ago) link
Sunset Boulevard is more on the thriller side of the spectrum
smh
It's a vampire comedy
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:10 (twelve years ago) link
lol @ cronerock
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:11 (twelve years ago) link
anna faris also great in may
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:14 (twelve years ago) link
pre hollywood makeover too
― game of crones (La Lechera), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:15 (twelve years ago) link
Ha, I can totally get with that interpretation.
― emil.y, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:21 (twelve years ago) link
CARRIE remake is dire. Nearly as bad as the late '90s teensploitation sequel.
― jungleous butterflies strange birds (Eric H.), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:25 (twelve years ago) link
oh, shirt. guess i missed this. need to check in more regularly. ):
― silent ouzo eclipse (Mr. Hal Jam), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:35 (twelve years ago) link
that was the sound of eric's head hitting the table
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:36 (twelve years ago) link
i'm not about to plead for an extension. i snoozed, i loosed.
― silent ouzo eclipse (Mr. Hal Jam), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:37 (twelve years ago) link
You snoozed, the g-d results lost!
― jungleous butterflies strange birds (Eric H.), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:38 (twelve years ago) link
Tho I really like the way these results turned out on the whole, in the end.
― jungleous butterflies strange birds (Eric H.), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:39 (twelve years ago) link
you showed up just in time for the reveal tomorrow, tho
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:39 (twelve years ago) link
I would still love to see a Hal jam ballot just for personal queue filling purposes
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:40 (twelve years ago) link
cosign
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:40 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, I'm not sure if by this point one more ballot would be doing much but shuffling a few titles a few slots one way or the other, but it would still be neat to see.
― jungleous butterflies strange birds (Eric H.), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:41 (twelve years ago) link
i'll oblige. and i will try to post before the reveal - so as to avoid the influence of the votes. not sure where to start with a personal Top 50, tho. yeesh.
― silent ouzo eclipse (Mr. Hal Jam), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:42 (twelve years ago) link
Tell you what ... if the response in this thread is supportive, I could see myself holding off results for one more day if you thought you could get a ballot in to me in relatively short order.
― jungleous butterflies strange birds (Eric H.), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:43 (twelve years ago) link
sorry for the total ILE fail. let's hope i am more on top of things when the inevitable Vintage Porn Parodies poll comes around. Gums FTW.
― silent ouzo eclipse (Mr. Hal Jam), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:46 (twelve years ago) link
how can i refuse a gesture like that? will get it to you ASAP.
― silent ouzo eclipse (Mr. Hal Jam), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:47 (twelve years ago) link
I also just want to make sure that I have the blessing from pillbox too, since he's working on the image files.
― jungleous butterflies strange birds (Eric H.), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:48 (twelve years ago) link
Either way, though, this project needs a ballot from Mr. Hal Jam!
as much as I'm raring to see the results, I can think of none more worthy of a dispensation from the horror gods than mr hal jam
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:49 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, why not? one more day couldn't hurt, and hal jam really oughtta be represented in here.
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:51 (twelve years ago) link
as long as pillbox isn't setting his computer on fire in protest
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:53 (twelve years ago) link
awwwww! you guyz (and galz)!
― silent ouzo eclipse (Mr. Hal Jam), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:55 (twelve years ago) link
I want to see a Hal jam ballot but part of me does have kind of a cancelled Christmas feeling about tomorrows results being delayed
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 19:58 (twelve years ago) link
Maybe the bottom 10 or 15 won't change and then everyone wins
Hey Eric, you aren't rolling out any results on Saturday/Sunday are you? I am out of town celebrating my anniversary this weekend and I want to be sure to be around to complain abt pontypool when it places
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 20:00 (twelve years ago) link
If anything changes markedly, it will likely be the bottom 10 or 20.
― jungleous butterflies strange birds (Eric H.), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 20:01 (twelve years ago) link
is Grizzly Park really on this ballot? Really!?!
― silent ouzo eclipse (Mr. Hal Jam), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 20:01 (twelve years ago) link
No, I'm only doing weekdays. So maybe the way things turn out now, I'll do the first 30 on Thursday and Friday and the remaining spread across all five days next week?
― jungleous butterflies strange birds (Eric H.), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 20:02 (twelve years ago) link
i should have my ballot to Eric within the next half-hr. going fairly old-school, so i doubt it'll shake up the SQ all that much. nor should it require for more img sourcing.
― silent ouzo eclipse (Mr. Hal Jam), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 20:02 (twelve years ago) link
Good to know; if that's the case, I bet it won't affect too many of the tiles that are already shelled out.
― jungleous butterflies strange birds (Eric H.), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 20:04 (twelve years ago) link
(Right now, I only have the first batch of 15 and I think pillbox was finalizing the next 15 last night.)
― jungleous butterflies strange birds (Eric H.), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 20:05 (twelve years ago) link
(Which, by the way, I think the images Pillbox has worked up are gorgeous. He's going to deserve the lions share of credit for the success of this poll.)
if pillbox doesn't wanna or can't redo the tiles, and that should really be the deciding factor here, then maybe just include a note where HJ's ballot would change the rankings?
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 20:08 (twelve years ago) link