Top Ten Tuesdays

[Demoncrat]

All of Al's work just blurs into one big lump. Noted. I nearly picked the other JF from this year

[keirarts]

Guilty pleasures....

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[keirarts]

1972.....

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[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

What interests me about these lists is the lack of US horror. I haven't looked at all at what was released yet but there can't have been anything spectacular. Was it in a lull between NOTLD and The Exorcist?

Possibly. 1968 had Night of the Living Dead and Rosemary's Baby but there really wasn't a US horror film of note until The Exorcist in 1973.

One that will be on my list is Waris Hussein's underrated thriller The Possession of Joel Delaney, starring Shirley McClane. At the time, she was the preferred choice of either the studio or William Friedkin (I forget which) for the role of Regan MacNeil but they didn't want her in two 'possession' films in two years, so she was taken off that shortlist and the rest is history.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

One that will be on my list is Waris Hussein's underrated thriller The Possession of Joel Delaney, starring Shirley McClane. At the time, she was the preferred choice of either the studio or William Friedkin (I forget which) for the role of Regan MacNeil but they didn't want her in two 'possession' films in two years, so she was taken off that shortlist and the rest is history.

I actually thought about watching that last night. The Network disc has a Newman / Jones commentary and i knew i'd want to listen to that as well but really didn't have time so went with the Ida Galli / Analia Gade film Murder Mansion instead.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

I actually thought about watching that last night. The Network disc has a Newman / Jones commentary and i knew i'd want to listen to that as well but really didn't have time so went with the Ida Galli / Analia Gade film Murder Mansion instead.

That's the disc I have and, although it has been quite a few years since I listened to it, I am almost certain it is a typically well delivered and information-packed commentary track, and one of the reasons why I made a meant note to prioritise any release with a commentary by Kim Newman and Alan Jones.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

That's the disc I have and, although it has been quite a few years since I listened to it, I am almost certain it is a typically well delivered and information-packed commentary track, and one of the reasons why I made a meant note to prioritise any release with a commentary by Kim Newman and Alan Jones.

My faves are I Walked With a Zombie, The Old Dark House and Halloween II.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

My faves are I Walked With a Zombie, The Old Dark House and Halloween II.

Oh, revisiting all my discs with a Newman-Jones commentary and ranking those commentaries would be an enjoyable, but impossible, task!

[Demoncrat]

I heard one Newman did with Stephen Jones for H3 .... and I'm fairly sure it's them on TODH as well btw
Alan's voice is distinctive imo

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

Oh, revisiting all my discs with a Newman-Jones commentary and ranking those commentaries would be an enjoyable, but impossible, task!

Have you seen this page before from Kim's website?

https://johnnyalucard.com/non-fiction/dvd-notes/

I actually bought the cut UK Sanctuary release of Halloween III purely for the commentary.