[16] She was approached by Hancock, her former boyfriend, while performing in a Broadway production of Mother Courage and Her Children with Anne Bancroft. Elizabeth Moody. Shaun of the Dead on this list? Repulsion (1965). Director: Karl Freund. Lew Ayres. Bonnie Bedelia. Of course the Gillman from the Black Lagoon beats them both. Ned Beatty. John Boles. [26], Filmed without a distributor and produced independently (under The Jessica Company),[27] Let's Scare Jessica to Death was sold to Paramount Pictures in early 1971. Miguel Bos. 5. Director: David Cronenberg. Patrick Macnee. Cast: Laura Linney. On the other hand, its refreshing though perhaps thats not quite the right word to find Pier Paolo Pasolinis anti-fascist manifesto Sal, or the 120 Days of Sodom listed as one of the scariest movies ever made. Cast: Sam Neill. I have seen youtube videos that have much more a scare to offer. The festival opens with a screening of Sundance Audience Award winner CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH (pictured) with filmmaker and star Cooper Raiff in attendance and closes with SXSW Grand Jury and Audience Award winner I LOVE MY DAD, a charming comedy starring Patton Oswalt as a well-meaning father who inadvertently catfishes his own son. The film also earned awards for Best Actor (Colin Farrell), Best Supporting Actress (Kerry Condon) and Best Original Screenplay (Martin McDonagh). I can see this being a (painfully cliche) top 100 horror films list, but saying its a list of the scariest films with so many horror-comedies and borderline thrillers is insane. [18] Barton Heyman and Kevin O'Connor were given the roles of Jessica's husband Duncan, and the couple's friend Woody, respectively; Hancock had worked with Heyman and O'Connor previously, as they had appeared in his 19671968 stage production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. God Told Me To (1976). I never get the need people have to place things in such dogmatic hierarchial contexts. Of course thats just my personal take. Hours pass and Jessica leaves to hitch a ride into town. Gay movies. Lincoln Maazel. Helen Chandler. "Psycho" 2. I saw a revival in a San Francisco theater and it worked beautifully. Lampert gives a performance so overwrought that it has to rank as one of the most eccentric ever captured on film. The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces their 2021 award winners. What critics said: "Guillermo Del Toro's The Devil's Backbone is a really cool ghost story with an . Cast: Julie Harris. Anyway, Im glad there are websites like yours that give me good information about whats out there. Cast: Kyle MacLachlan. [27] During its opening week of August 27September 1 at the Criterion, the film grossed a total of $47,651. Laura Dern. John Travolta. It wasnt really a horror, but if they made it a spookier theme, it would have been so. Leading with a record-making 11 total nominations is Steven Spielbergs WEST SIDE STORY; other films earning multiple nominations include Jane Campions THE POWER OF THE DOG (8), David Lowerys THE GREEN KNIGHT (7) and DRIVE MY CAR, DUNE and LICORICE PIZZA (6 each). Black Sunday / La maschera del demonio (1960). As a critic and lecturer, he conducts film discussions at private member clubs and organizations including The Fortnightly of Chicago, Woman's Athletic Club, The Casino Club, The . Accept Read More. [8], In writing the role of Jessica, Hancock sought to create a filmic equivalent to the unreliable narrator in literary fiction. Box 280Arlington Heights, Illinois 60006, (For Deliveries)155 E. 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Arthur Byron. For instance, the sleeper box office blockbuster The Blair Witch Project is in, but Benjamin Christensens classic silent Hxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages is not. Giorgio Cataldi. Jaws isnt horror, its a boring animal/adventure movie and its rated PG, not R. Alien is number 4 and its by default a Sci-fi, and I didnt like it at all, Jurrassic Park is also an animal/adventure. The Blair Witch Project 13. Dominique Dunne. "[31] Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times remarked the "strong sense of atmosphere" in the film in addition to the four lead performances, who are "likable, believable people," but conceded: "There's no getting around the movie's poorly resolved script. Director: Terence Fisher. Shelley Winters. Cast: Kevin McCarthy. Kevin Bacon. Cast: Kyle MacLachlan. Peeping Tom (1958). 8. "Connecticut Farm House Used as Horror Film Set", "Movies have given towns more than cameo roles", "Hunting and Haunting: The Locations in Let's Scare Jessica to Death 45 Years Later", "Remembering Jessica: An Interview with Mariclare Costello", "Screen: Hippie Vampire:' Let's Scare Jessica to Death' Arrives", "The Doubting of Reality in "Let's Scare Jessica to Death", "[31 Days Of Horror '20] Review: Let's Scare Jessica To Death (1971)", "Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971) Releases", "New Title Announcements From San Diego Comic-Con 2019", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Let%27s_Scare_Jessica_to_Death&oldid=1139558743, Rotten Tomatoes template using name parameter, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 15 February 2023, at 18:54. Like Bram Stokers Dracula. By the time Jessica finds Duncan, however, the body is gone. The Innocents (1961). Robert Burton. Cast: Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu. Director: Werner Herzog. Great movie and book, but nothing scary to it. Needless to say, youll find a number of oddities on the list. The film was as clear and smooth as glass on the big screen and breathtaking to behold. The Seventh Victim (1943). Silence Of The Lambs is crime/thriller, but just curious, they put The Howling and The Wolfman, what about An American Werewolf In London? God's Time. "The Shining" 8. [4] [5] [6] Nomadland received the most nominations (7), followed by Da 5 Bloods (6), First Cow (6) and I'm Thinking of Ending Things (6). Dennis Dugan. Director: Alfred Hitchcock. The film may not take the curl out of your hair, but it will hold your interest even if the title will throw you offthere actually is no plot to scare Jessica. Lee Shoquist is a film critic and member of the Chicago Film Critics Association and leads over 20 monthly film discussion groups with more than three hundred, multi-generational attendees across the Chicago area and periodically in New York and Los Angeles. Cast: Donald Sutherland. Neve Campbell. [18] Alan Mason, who portrayed the doomed antique dealer Sam Dorker, had also acted in several of Hancock's plays. Cast: Ellen Burstyn. They are: A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, The Last House on the Left, and Scream 2. xDD. *IMPORTANT*: By using this form you agree with Alt Film Guide's storage and handling of your data (e.g., your IP address). Gene Bervoets. Ian Watkin. Keir Dullea. Director: F.W. But Id say that the less popular a film is even though were talking about film critics who should know their classics the less likely itll be for that film to make it to any top-100 list let alone a top-ten list. Have you seen it? Nightmare on Elm Street 16. Cast: Terry OQuinn. [27] Frank Yablans, then an executive at Paramount, devised the film's title as they felt Hancock's working title, which was simply "Jessica", was not commercially viable. The Night of the Hunter (1955). And finally, only one film among the Chicago Film Critics top 100 scariest movies of all time has a woman director. "[4], In 2006, Eric Henderson of Slant gave the film an unfavorable review, writing: "A lesbian panic melodrama in New England gothic drag, the only things separating Let's Scare Jessica to Death from its cinematic descendants are its narrative incoherence, its lack of a directorial presence (especially surprising considering the colloquial implications of the director's name), [and] its drab, douche commercial mise-en-scne. Black Christmas (1974). The Brood (1979). Christopher Eccleston. [11] Jessica was partly influenced by the governess in Henry James's novella The Turn of the Screw,[11] as well as the character of Eleanor Lance in Robert Wise's film The Haunting (1963). People attending Cinesation kept repeating Thesigers line Have a potato for the rest of the weekend. Jessica finds the story fascinating, but Duncan, afraid that hearing about such things will upset his wife, cuts Dorker short. Jada Pinkett Smith. 91. Director: Mark Robson. Also, simply saying you were utterly unimpressed by Psycho is like dismissing Shakespeare as a hack or the Beatles as overrated. Burt Reynolds. Craven is followed by George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Martin) and Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Poltergeist, Salems Lot). Robert Englund. Tippi Hedren. Director: John Carpenter. [17] "I accepted, trusting his judgment," Lampert recalled. Of course, it could always be that Lon Chaney, and Japanese neo-horror and monster movies havent been made available in Chicago. Lists as a means of measuring film history are indeed useless (just take a look at the AFI lists), but I bet that Sight & Sound will come up with another such list in 2012. In fact, Onibaba is the only Japanese horror film included on the list; in other words, no Godzilla. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. Cast: David Hess. I havent seen several of the films in their top-ten list. John Fraser. We might have our personal opinions as to what we like or dont like, but that hardly etches it in stone. Irreversible: Straight Cut. Piper Laurie. Christopher Lee. In 2006, Halloween was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." Cast: Boris Karloff. Diabolique is far scarier than Rosemarys Baby, or 4 or 5 of the otther Top 10. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956). Cast: Robert Mitchum. The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, today announces the audience choice award winners at the recent Chicago Critics Film Festival. Neither Psycho or The Exorcist are even remotely scary. Night of the Living Dead (1968). C. Thomas Howell. We loved the area and shared our feelings with John [Hancock] and [producer Charles B. Moss Jr.] After a preliminary scout we all agree that this was where Jessica should be filmed. 32. Leonard Nimoy. 54. Se7en (1995). A full . Sandy Dennis. 'RoboCop': All the Failed Attempts to Adapt the Movie to TV. Bruno Ganz. Open Water (2004). The Exorcist 3. 1. Friday the 13th (1980). But the Chicago Film Critics Associations list of the 100 Scariest Movies Ever Made, which came out in October 2006, does include several oldies e.g., James Whales Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein in addition to, gasp!, a handful of non-American horror films such as Dario Argentos Suspiria, Werner Herzogs Nosferatu the Vampyre, and F.W. [12] The theme of evil pervading the protagonist's mind was central: "I was alarmed by the notion that you can't defeat or defuse evilit forever lives inside and all around usso I worked that fear inside the story," said Hancock. Director: Tom Holland. You may also click on the Accept button on the right to make this notice disappear. Stephen Gevedon. Socially conscious & political cinema. You gotta be kidding. Director: Peter Jackson. Freaks (1932). 1. Director: Sean S. Cunningham. I gotta watch that movie again. Frailty (2001). The film received middling reviews from critics at the time, with some remarking the atmosphere and performances are inconsistent in tone, while others criticized the sparse and ambiguous narrative. Nosferatu / Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922). Nancy Allen. 21. 38. The complete list of 2022 Chicago Film Critics Award winners is as follows:BEST PICTURE: The Banshees of InisherinBEST DIRECTOR: Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at OnceBEST ACTRESS: Cate Blanchett, TRBEST ACTOR: Colin Farrell, The Banshees of InisherinBEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Kerry Condon, The Banshees of InisherinBEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at OnceBEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Women Talking by Sarah PolleyBEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: The Banshees of Inisherin by Martin McDonaghBEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Guillermo del Toro's PinocchioBEST DOCUMENTARY: Fire of LoveBEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Decision to LeaveBEST ART DIRECTION: Everything Everywhere All at Once, Jason Kisvarday & Amelia BrookeBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Decision to Leave, Kim Ji-YongBEST COSTUME DESIGN: Everything Everywhere All at Once, Shirley KurataBEST EDITING: Everything Everywhere All at Once, Paul RogersBEST ORIGINAL SCORE: Babylon, Justin HurwitzBEST USE OF VISUAL EFFECTS: Everything Everywhere All at OnceMOST PROMISING PERFORMER: Austin Butler, ElvisMILOS STEHLIK AWARD FOR BREAKTHROUGH FILMMAKER: Charlotte Wells, Aftersun. A Blu-ray was released by Scream Factory in January 2020. Otto Wernicke. Jeremy Sumpter. Number of reviews: 119. Kent Smith. "[36] Writing for the Edmonton Journal, Barry Westgate was critical of the film, noting: "Even contrived cinema has to have its share of rhyme or reason, and this effort by John Hancock doesn't have so much as a touch of either. [8] Hancock stated that "the scenes didn't make much sense to me, but the Mosses felt they would be particularly enjoyable and scary. Release Calendar Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India . "hippie values. Evelyn Ankers. Jean Brooks. Director: James Cameron. Kevin OConnor. Shelley Duvall. Director: Chris Kentis. Director: Stuart Gordon. 62. Jenny Wright. The Hitcher (1986). In this matter of stupid lists, no one can beat AFI. Joan Bennett. 47. Im assuming its Dan Curtis 1974 made-for-TV horror movie, as its found three slots below Curtis Trilogy of Terror. Richard Denning. Donald Pleasence. Movies. Director: Darren Aronofsky. JoBeth Williams. [7] Doyle elaborates that the film "isolates and illuminates the death and corruption of counterculture values" from the era, and anticipates the "festering paranoia" that occurred throughout the 1970s, with the Watergate scandal, the assassinations of Harvey Milk and George Moscone, and the Jonestown massacre. "[24], Badalato recalled of Hancock's direction: "He was always responsible to our budget and was very confident with the actors. Frankenstein (1931). I agree, Psycho was pretty scary at times but definately didnt deserve to be #1. Jessica forces him to sleep on the couch, where he is seduced by Emily. 77. The 33rd Chicago Film Critics Association Awards were announced on December 21, 2020. Director: Jacques Tourneur. It was a fantastic film but doesnt deserve to be in the top 15. Director: Roman Polanski. 48. Id drop Repulsion and The Shining, both of which I found slow and overrated, and add the 1950s British movie Night of the Demon (aka Curse of the Demon) and the 1943 Danish movie Day of Wrath.. 46. [15] Actress Zohra Lampert was cast in the lead role of Jessica, the titular character who finds herself questioning her sanity. I trusted their instincts because they had a concrete experience of audiences. Cast: Drew Barrymore. Ian Hendry. [49] Paramount released the film on DVD on August 29, 2006,[50] and reissued it on September 15, 2009. Umberto Paolo Quintavalle. Re-Animator (1985). Cast: Roy Scheider. Cast: Angie Dickinson. Alida Valli. John Gavin. Scream 2 (1997). The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari / Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920). Heather Graham. There are only a few movies on this list that I havent seen. I thought director John Hancock was onto somethingif not a new genre, then perhaps something as arresting as the Cat People," but felt that it devolved into a "routine vampire romp," though he did praise the cinematography and visuals. 35. Top 100 horror movies of all time: Chicago Film Critics choices. Director: Kathryn Bigelow. Amanda Bearse. And, needless to say, such lists are almost invariably self-promotional tools. Which The Night Stalker? Director: Dan Curtis. Thanks again for being here! "[49] In the early 2010s, London's Time Out conducted a poll with several authors, directors, actors and critics who have worked within the horror genre to vote for their top horror films, who ranked the film number 86 in a list of 100 films.[58]. Leading with a new record of 12 total nominations (over 2021 record-holder WEST SIDE STORY) is EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE; other films earning multiple nominations include Martin McDonaghs THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (7), Charlotte Wells AFTERSUN (6) and BABYLON, DECISION TO LEAVE and TR (5 each). One film which I found very scary when I was maybe 10 years old was the Forgotten. Cast: Paolo Bonacelli. Matt OLeary. Director: Fritz Lang. Note: this list was first published in Oct. 2006. "[7] Critic and biographer Michael Doyle describes the film as a "haunting elegy" for the failures of the hippie movement. Jessica and Duncan spot the woman standing on the cliff above them, causing Duncan to give chase. John Cassavetes. My mother mentioned being very moved after watching it. [7] Director John Hancock, though ambivalent about whether it was consciously or subconsciously integrated into the screenplay, has conceded this interpretation, commenting: "You could already feel that negativity brewing when we were making Jessica; that things weren't working out the way some of us had hoped and dreamed they would. The Evil Dead (1981). I gotta admit that I saw Bride of Frankenstein many years ago. Greta Schrder. 33. Frankenstein (1931) 15. I agree that Chicagos was not so bad at all. In their bedroom, the couple go to lie down; Jessica notices a cut on Duncan's neck, and Emily then enters the room brandishing a knife, with the townsmen following behind her. Tweets & replies. Cast: Timothy Balme. [16] Hancock was specifically taken by Costello's physical features, which included bright red hair and a pale complexion, which he felt was befitting of the vampiric Emily. Jessica flees the house, knocking over Duncan's bass case, which contains the corpse of the mute blonde woman. "[30] Roger Greenspun of The New York Times also praised Lampert's performance and lauded the film, calling it a "thinking man's vampire movie, probably a secret dream for at least half the world's young filmmakers. Lastly, links found in submitted comments will generally be deleted. Award recipients can be either college students pursuing a career in journalism or up-and-coming entertainment critics with three years or less experience in their career development. Cast: Jessica Harper. 58. Dawn of the Dead (1978). Cast: Chris Sarandon. The Wolf Man (1941). I need to check it out again. The Bride of Frankenstein (1935). Cast: Ellen Burstyn. "Halloween" 4. Director: Joseph Ruben. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) 9. The Chicago Film Critics Association, the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, today announces the Audience Award winners following the 9th Chicago Critics Film Festival.. Director: Ridley Scott. Miriam Hopkins. The movie Dead silence(2006) belongs somewhere on the list. Director: Wes Craven. [2] The song sung by Costello's character was initially going to be dubbed by a professional singer, but Hancock and the producers decided to keep her voice as it was recorded. The film also earned awards for Best Actor (Colin Farrell), Best Supporting Actress (Kerry Condon) and Best Original Screenplay (Martin McDonagh). Moira Shearer. [8] Certain elements of the film were drawn from Hancock's own life, such as the apple orchard settings and farmhouse, as he had grown up on an apple orchard, as well as Norman's career as a bassist, as Hancock's father was a professional double-bass player. [1] [16] The exteriors of the house were shot at a farmhouse in Old Saybrook,[20] while the E.E. Bunker. The Hidden (1987). Daniel Travis. Cast: Bruce Willis. Michael Gough. Director: Michael Powell. Richard Johnson. Dennis Hopper. Cat People (1942). 67. She jumps into a nearby rowboat and paddles out into the lake. 29. The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces nominees for their top film honors of 2022; winners will be announced at the organizations annual awards ceremony to be held in Chicago on Wednesday, December 14. Jack Weston. Art Hindle. 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