by Adam Riske and Patrick Bromley
Double Feature 1:
Adam: #1: I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
Patrick: #2: Urban Legend: Final Cut (2000)
Patrick: Trailers/Shorts: The Devil’s Rejects, Halloween II (2009), Saw III, Final Destination 2
Patrick: Theme: Second-Wave Slashers That Are Better Than Their Predecessors
Patrick: You might hate me for this, but I like both of these more than the movies that came before them. I rewatched I Still Know last year and thought it was a dumb banger, and I think I’m already on record as preferring Final Cut to the first Urban Legend (a movie I have also grown to like). I originally wanted these to all be teen horror movies but there aren’t enough superior sequels in that genre. None of the Screams are better than the first.
Adam: I don’t hate you at all for this. I’m going to rewatch I Know What You Did Last Summer this month and the sequel next October. I’m interested in seeing how they play now that I have your take in my mind about the sequel being the superior movie. I like the original Urban Legend more than Urban Legends: Final Cut but I get it. This would be a really fun evening!
Patrick: #1: Sometimes They Come Back (1991)
Adam: #2: Cat’s Eye (1985)
Adam: Trailers/Shorts: Graveyard Shift, The Mangler, The Lawnmower Man, Children of the Corn, “The Woman in the Room” short
Adam: Theme: Night Shift
Adam: I should probably start reading Stephen King. I own a copy of Different Seasons, so I’ll start there but I think I’m gonna read Night Shift too now that I know how many stories from that book have been adapted into movies I enjoy. At first, I considered a Tim Matheson horror movie night but didn’t have enough to choose from, so I went the King route instead and that was probably a better idea anyways. Have you seen “The Woman in the Room”? It’s really good. It’s an early Frank Darabont short.
Patrick: I’ve been on a real Stephen King kick of late – both books and movies – so this double feature couldn’t come at a better time. I love that we can have a whole night just devoted to one book and still have a great night of movies. I know I’ve read Night Shift but I feel like it was 10 years ago so I’m probably due to revisit; my current plan once I finish all his books is just to start back through them all over again. I have never seen “The Woman in the Room,” so this is the perfect opportunity! I love this night.
Double Feature 3:
Patrick: #2: Body Parts (1991)
Patrick: Trailers/Shorts: The Hitcher, Near Dark, 100 Feet
Patrick: Theme: Written by Eric Red
Patrick: Eric Red the guy is deeply problematic but Eric Red the artist kind of rules. How good are both of these movies? And both so underrated. This is exactly the kind of double I like doing at the Cinemarink because it will create new fans of both films.
Adam: Yeah, the less I know about Eric Red the better, but I also completely agree he’s written some fun movies. I especially like Bad Moon, which is the best uncle movie ever made. I’m due for a rewatch of Body Parts. I liked it ok the first time I saw it, but I was hoping to love it. This will be a great opportunity for me to check it out again. P.S. My most vivid memory of Body Parts is seeing the trailer at age 9 before a screening of The Naked Gun 2-½. I was like “What just happened?”
Double Feature 4:
Patrick: #1: Land of the Dead (2005)
Adam: #2: Cursed (2005)
Adam: Trailers/Shorts: The Devil’s Rejects, House of Wax, Three…Extremes
Adam: Theme: Horror Movies I Can’t Revisit Until “The Other Year”
Adam: I might be wrong here, but I like Land of the Dead. I’ve only seen it once (at Music Box of Horrors) but I was pleasantly surprised after having had low expectations. I paired it with Cursed, so we have a night of movies from horror masters with George A. Romero and Wes Craven represented. I’m looking forward to revisiting 2005 horror movies next year. The 2004 crop is pretty good too. I have Seed of Chucky, Club Dread, Saw, and Shaun of the Dead still left for this October.
Patrick: Yeah, we had it pretty good in the early 2000s as far as horror. I saw Land of the Dead opening night and was kind of mixed but, like a lot of Romero movies, it has only gotten better with age and now I like it quite a bit. I’m not there yet with Cursed but it could definitely be a fun second half to the double and I love what you did including two Masters of Horror. Plus, it’s got Judy Greer wolf.
Double Feature 5:
Patrick: #2: The Hills Run Red (2009)
Patrick: Trailers/Shorts: Shocker, Body Bags, My Bloody Valentine
Patrick: Theme: Horror Icons That Didn’t Catch On
Patrick: Not all horror icons are created equal, and for every Freddy Krueger or even Art the Clown there’s a Trickster or a Babyface. I think filmmakers can shoot themselves in the foot sometimes by cynically trying to engineer icons (looking at you, Shocker), but I think Brainscan and The Hills Run Red come by it more honestly. Both of them probably should have had at least one sequel.
Adam: Justice for Trickster! I love this theme. I still need to see The Hills Run Red and listen to your commentary on it. It would’ve been cool if Body Bags and My Bloody Valentine became franchises. It’s not too late.
Double Feature 6:
Patrick: #1: Eyes Without a Face (1960)
Adam: #2: May (2002)
Adam: Trailers/Shorts: Phantom of the Paradise, Black Sabbath, The Exorcist
Adam: Theme: Music Box Massacre 4 Selections
Adam: I like the Music Box of Horrors, but I miss the Music Box Massacre. It had better lineups and scheduling that made more sense. One of the best ones was the marathon they held in 2008. I remember seeing both Eyes Without a Face and May for the first time at this event and they’ve gone on to become favorites of mine over the years. In fact, I was so freaked out by May the first time I saw it that I went outside and asked someone for a cigarette even though I don’t smoke. I was such a dramatic 20-something.
Patrick: I used to love the MBM. I was totally at that one too! This was before we knew each other, I think. Lucky McKee was supposed to be there for May but canceled at the last minute and I was so bummed. The bathroom broke and flooded. It was uncomfortably crowded. But the lineup was sweet!! I love both of these movies and they have a lot in common thematically so I think they’d play great together.
Double Feature 7:
Patrick: #2: Silver Bullet (1985)
Patrick: Trailers/Shorts: Pet Sematary, Michael Jackson’s “Ghosts,” The Shining (1997)
Patrick: Theme: Screenplay by Stephen King
Patrick: More Stephen King! I was interested here in scripts he’d written, not just adaptations of his books. These are two more Stephen King movies I love (I’m learning I like/love most of them), plus I’d get to see Michael Jackson’s short film “Ghosts” that I knew Mick Garris had involvement in but had no idea about Stephen King’s participation. Did you know it played with Thinner in theaters? I love Stephen King more than I love most things.
Adam: I did know that! I wish I could’ve seen “Ghosts” with Thinner in theaters. Instead, I had to see High School High because my mall theater started cracking down on letting teens into R-rated movies back in 1996. I think I’m getting to the point where Sleepwalkers is one of my favorite ‘90s horror movies. It’s comfort food. I liked Silver Bullet the first time I saw it, but it’s been awhile (...been awhile). This is the double feature I would choose to do first.
Double Feature 8:
Patrick: #1: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
Adam: #2: Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Adam: Trailers/Shorts: Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, Halloween II (1981)
Adam: Theme: Lowest Grossing Halloween Movies -- Unadjusted for Inflation
Adam: I’m not entirely sure I’ve seen Halloween 5 the whole way through. I know I’ve seen it in parts on AMC over the years and I had a chance to see it about 15 years ago as part of a double feature with Halloween 4 at the AMC River East, but I had to leave for a scary reason. So, I went to the double feature with my friend Jon and he’s a loud talker during movies and early in Halloween 5 a woman walked up to us with a lighter, flicked it on and said she would have her husband burn us if we didn’t stop talking. Needless to say, we didn’t stay for the rest of the movie. I’m not loving my theme here, but a Halloween night would be fun regardless. Also, why would her husband burn us? She was right there with the lighter on already so if anything, she should have burned us and saved her husband a walk.
Patrick: That story is insane! We should pass out lighters at this screening in your honor. I’m not a big Halloween 5 guy. It’s the Nightmare on Elm Street 4 of the series in that it just kind of repeats the movie that came before it and the stuff it adds is stuff I don’t like.
Double Feature 9:
Patrick: #2: Exorcist III (1990)
Patrick: Trailers/Shorts: The Thing (2011), Dead Ringers, Bad Moon
Patrick: Theme: The Horrors of Morgan Creek
Patrick: When that score from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves kicks in, you know you’re in for that good Morgan Creek shit. I mean, sure, both of the movies we’re showing pre-date the studio using that music (the movie wasn’t made yet!), but I can still hear it play when I just see the Morgan Creek logo. They didn’t make very many horror movies, but they released two of 1990’s best.
Adam: That Morgan Creek logo is total boss. I’ve never loved Nightbreed but I always feel like I could watch it again. I’m excited to see Exorcist III in theaters this weekend on 35mm at 11:30am when the hipsters will still be sleeping. Great pairing here! I would 100% go to this double feature.
Double Feature 10:
Patrick: #1: Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
Adam: #2: Anaconda (1997)
Adam: Trailers/Shorts: Hellraiser: Deader, Thinner, The Hitcher II: I’ve Been Waiting
Adam: Theme: Scare Me Kari Wuhrer
Adam: I love Kari Wuhrer. She’s like if Dina Meyer worked at Coyote Ugly.
Patrick: LOL, amazing description, no notes.
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