Freaks (1932)
Directed by Tod Browning
Written by Willis Goldbeck & Leon Gordon based on the story “Spurs” by Tod Robbins
Starring Wallace Ford (Phroso the Clown), Leila Hyams (Venus), Olga Baclanova (Cleopatra), Henry Victor (Hercules), Harry Earles (Hans)
Director Tod Browning grew up in the circus – under the big top – amidst manic clowns, hairy women and human deformity all lined up for our entertainment. These were his people. Roll up, roll up.
Roll up, roll!! Dare you see Freaks: the controversial classic, banned in the UK for 30 years!! Gather round and gasp at these misshapen misfits. Dance with the Pinheads; lust after sexy Siamese Sisters; be confused by Joseph/Josephine the half man, half woman; and cower at the murderous Code of the Freaks!!!!
“Gooble-gobble, Gooble-gobble,
One of us, one of us!”
It was made in 1932 and has gathered a reputation as a perverse masterpiece. People cower at its name,...
Directed by Tod Browning
Written by Willis Goldbeck & Leon Gordon based on the story “Spurs” by Tod Robbins
Starring Wallace Ford (Phroso the Clown), Leila Hyams (Venus), Olga Baclanova (Cleopatra), Henry Victor (Hercules), Harry Earles (Hans)
Director Tod Browning grew up in the circus – under the big top – amidst manic clowns, hairy women and human deformity all lined up for our entertainment. These were his people. Roll up, roll up.
Roll up, roll!! Dare you see Freaks: the controversial classic, banned in the UK for 30 years!! Gather round and gasp at these misshapen misfits. Dance with the Pinheads; lust after sexy Siamese Sisters; be confused by Joseph/Josephine the half man, half woman; and cower at the murderous Code of the Freaks!!!!
“Gooble-gobble, Gooble-gobble,
One of us, one of us!”
It was made in 1932 and has gathered a reputation as a perverse masterpiece. People cower at its name,...
- 10/3/2011
- by Tom Fallows
- Obsessed with Film
Mars Needs Moms starts out at a run, and never lets up until you're already on Mars and far too involved to let it go. It would be nice if a lot more movies had the self-assurance to reel you in first, and let you figure things out later, rather than spelling everything out before anything happens. Funny, it's the kid movie that has this much respect for its audiences.
Young Milo has had his mother abducted by aliens, and being the brave and foolish lad that he is, he's chased them down to the ship, where he is accidentally snatched and brought along for the ride. Upon arrival, Milo is bagged, tagged, and put into storage, but he is soon rescued by Gribble, an adult human who is inexplicably living in the bowels of Mars' apparently planet-scale trash heap.
As it turns out, Martians pop out of the ground when they are "born,...
Young Milo has had his mother abducted by aliens, and being the brave and foolish lad that he is, he's chased them down to the ship, where he is accidentally snatched and brought along for the ride. Upon arrival, Milo is bagged, tagged, and put into storage, but he is soon rescued by Gribble, an adult human who is inexplicably living in the bowels of Mars' apparently planet-scale trash heap.
As it turns out, Martians pop out of the ground when they are "born,...
- 8/12/2011
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Cronos Written and Directed by: Guillermo del Toro Starring: Federico Luppi, Ron Perlman and Claudio Brook Lately it seems devout fans of The Criterion Collection have been divided by the inclusion of some of the more modern entries into the series. The works of Wes Anderson, Nobuhiko Obayashi's Hausu (not technically modern but definitely an unusual choice), and most notoriously, Michael Bay's Armageddon and The Rock, have all been called out as either cash grabs or minor works that dilute the otherwise classy collection. I was expecting the same reaction to their release of Guillermo Del Toro's Cronos, but there's no denying that he's had a strong impact on genre filmmaking over the last decade and a half. His ability to elevate horror and fantasy stories have hit a note with both genre fans and critics. Cronos is certainly a worthwhile debut that deserves the Criterion treatment. Del...
- 12/8/2010
- by Jay C.
- FilmJunk
Film Forum is freakin' out with a 10-film salute to Tod Browning (1880-1962), the carnival barker turned film maker with a taste for the macabre.
The flicks will unreel as Monday-night double features through June 8.
"Freaks" (1932), Browning's most notorious work, kicks off the series tomorrow.
Rarely shown and banned in Britain for 30 years, it is set in a circus sideshow featuring "nature's mistakes," played by real-life freaks: the co-joined Hilton sisters (no relation to you know who), Pinheads Pip and Zip, the Armless Wonder, Frances the Turtle Girl,...
The flicks will unreel as Monday-night double features through June 8.
"Freaks" (1932), Browning's most notorious work, kicks off the series tomorrow.
Rarely shown and banned in Britain for 30 years, it is set in a circus sideshow featuring "nature's mistakes," played by real-life freaks: the co-joined Hilton sisters (no relation to you know who), Pinheads Pip and Zip, the Armless Wonder, Frances the Turtle Girl,...
- 5/10/2009
- by By V.A. MUSETTO
- NYPost.com
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