RED VELVET (Movie Suggestion)
Handyman on Oct 30 2009 at 8:56 am | Filed under: Everyday Raves
Since it’s the scary time of year let me introduce you to a new horror movie –
It’s a more classic style of horror film, not the ‘torture porn’ of the current horror franchises. The film stars Henry Thomas (Elliot in E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial) and Kelli Garner (Taking Woodstock and The Aviator).
Here is the synopsis from the movie website:
After meeting his neighbor Linda (Kelli Garner) at the local laundromat, Aaron (Henry Thomas) soon learns she is disappointed about missing a birthday bash that is to take place with her friends at a remote cabin in the woods. To entertain Linda, Aaron, a storyteller, constructs a terrifying tale featuring a psychopathic killer that systematically and gruesomely murders all the guests at the party. Linda becomes more engaged as the mayhem mounts in Aaron’s story, even contributing some of her own ideas along the way. As Aaron’s yarn unfolds, the sexual tension between the mysterious stranger and his “hot” blonde neighbor continues to build with each scene as viewers are rapidly moved to its horrific climax.
Yes, the film has it’s gore – severed heads, spurting blood and all that – but it has more. It’s got a Scream–ish feeling to it. A lampooning of the genre (come on, the maniac killer has bunny ear speakers and sports a pink tool belt on his white coveralls.)
Director Bruce Dickson does a great job with the story and gets a very strong and complex performance from Henry Thomas. Writers Anthony Burns and Joe Moe are obvious fans of the genre and know just how to lovingly honor and deconstruct the classic slasher conventions.
Blue Q is a design driven organization so how could we not appreciate those elements of the film?
It was shot on 35mm film which fully captures the stunning colors and visual artistry of the production designers:
The details on the website are great – trailers, photos, side by side design drawings with production photos, interviews and reviews. The film is available on DVD
