tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post4800538104686462133..comments2024-02-05T03:04:14.407+01:00Comments on A Film A Day: Thursday Movie Picks: Halloween Edition: Witches/WarlocksSonia Cercahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-55698359433682019602016-10-13T11:38:16.626+02:002016-10-13T11:38:16.626+02:00I feel like I've seen The Witches of Eastwick ...I feel like I've seen The Witches of Eastwick but I remember nothing, so it's one of those I'd like to revisit.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-69193789162655259242016-10-08T14:37:49.183+02:002016-10-08T14:37:49.183+02:00Great picks all round here! And oh yes!!! The grea...Great picks all round here! And oh yes!!! The greatest witch of them all - the wicked witch of the west!Katie Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01176992567322682222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-63349863907737446182016-10-07T10:14:18.954+02:002016-10-07T10:14:18.954+02:00There's a really funny plot synopsis of Wizard...There's a really funny plot synopsis of Wizard of Oz - “Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first woman she meets, then teams up with three complete strangers to kill again" - it made me laugh.<br /><br />Anyway, Wizard of Oz is a classic, haven't seen your third pick but I have seen Narnia but that was a long time agoMyerlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00772428029534463716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-69188861787834422282016-10-07T03:18:59.199+02:002016-10-07T03:18:59.199+02:00I've seen all of these. I love The Wizard of O...I've seen all of these. I love The Wizard of Oz and The Witches of Eastwick. I'm rather lukewarm to the whole Narnia series. Great picks.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-74698135855913682932016-10-06T23:10:53.591+02:002016-10-06T23:10:53.591+02:00Narnia is not a Halloween movie, it is Christian...Narnia is not a Halloween movie, it is Christian allegory about the risen Christ conquering evil ie the ice queeen. The final battlet is Armageddon and the final scene the new Jerusalem, now I know this movie is exciting and entertaining, but the author of the book was a fervent Catholic. (Cs lewis.Rknockenauer@gmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-20020652152118752112016-10-06T18:28:22.059+02:002016-10-06T18:28:22.059+02:00Wizard of Oz is perfect and I don't know why I...Wizard of Oz is perfect and I don't know why I never thought of it. I still have to see Narnia and have heard great things about that film. I was not enamoured with Witches of Eastwick. I saw it when it first came out and couldn't believe 3 beautiful women would ever find Nicholson good looking. I should give it another chance and see if i change my mind.Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-38337141931633632252016-10-06T16:01:49.063+02:002016-10-06T16:01:49.063+02:00Terrific choices.
The Wizard of Oz fits this SO ...Terrific choices. <br /><br />The Wizard of Oz fits this SO perfectly and is truly a magical film. Great to watch at home but having seen it on a giant movie screen that is absolutely the way it was meant to be experienced. I know Judy Garland was older than the Dorothy of the books but she's just so right in the role.<br /><br />Chronicles is visually beautiful but that was all I got out of it, otherwise I was bored.<br /><br />Haven't thought of Witches of Eastwick for years. It's not a great film but Nicholson and the three female stars give it all they've got to make it a fun ride. Veronica Cartwright is a standout as well.<br /><br />My third pick is on the ghoulish side but otherwise I stuck with lighter fare for the week.<br /><br />I Married a Witch (1942)-Condemned to being burned at the stake along with her father 17th century witch Jennifer (Veronica Lake) puts a curse on her accuser Jonathan Wooley (Fredric March) that he and all his descendants will marry the wrong women. Their spirits captured in a tree they’re unexpectedly freed 250 years later to discover the curse is still working with the latest Wooley (also March) engaged to marry a shrew (Susan Hayward). Full of mischief and revenge the troublemaking duo decide to raise even more of a ruckus by way of a love potion but complications ensue. Supported by an excellent cast the two leads make the picture, their extraordinary chemistry remarkable since behind the scenes each bitterly hated the other. You’d never guess from what’s on screen, they seem completely swept away. The best showcase Veronica ever had, she’s seductive, alluring, humorous, seeming to carry a gossamer glow with her wherever she goes. A light as air concoction directed at breakneck speed. <br /><br />Bell, Book and Candle (1958)-Modern day witch Gillian (Kim Novak) and her cat Pyewacket, live in 50’s Greenwich Village along with her Aunt Queenie (Elsa Lanchester) and impish cousin Nicky (Jack Lemmon). She meets publisher Shep (James Stewart) and on a lark, partly because he seems immune to her and partly because Shep is engaged to her old college rival Merle (Janice Rule), she decides to make him hers by casting a love spell. Trouble starts brewing though when Gillian finds herself actually falling for Shep. That’s more than a little problem since Gill will lose her powers if she falls in love with a human. What to do? The film suits Kim’s languid style and she looks a million.<br /><br />Black Sunday (1960)-In the diametric opposite of I Married a Witch cult star Barbara Steel is Asa, a 16th century high priestess of Satan executed, along with several of her followers, by having a spiked mask hammered into her face. As punishment is meted out she vows vengeance of her accusers returning 200 years hence to inhabit the body of her doppelganger and reap bloody retribution. Trendsetting Italian Gothic horror movie is loaded with atmosphere and style though short on actual frights, excepting those opening scenes, but is permeated with creepy dread. <br /><br />Unmissable Bonus-Bewitched (1964-1972)-Beautiful blonde Samantha Stevens lives on Morning Glory Circle in quaint Westport with her often exasperated adman husband Darrin and their adorable kids Tabatha and Adam, plus nosy neighbor Gladys Kravitz, while her zany, often difficult family drop in frequently unannounced causing no end of troubles. Big troubles too since Samantha and all her relatives are witches who strongly disapprove of her marriage to a mere mortal. A monster TV hit in its day with a cast full of expert comic actors chief among them Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha/and her swingin’ cousin Serena, Agnes Moorehead as her firebrand of a mother Endora, Paul Lynde as jokester Uncle Arthur and Marion Lorne as the befuddled Aunt Clara this is often considered a subtle metaphor for interracial marriage at a time when that was causing much upheaval. Inspired in part by my first two picks. Avoid the ghastly 2005 remake at all costs!!!joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.com