The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) finds author Sax Rohmer's famed character on a quest to conquer the globe by obtaining the sword and mask of Genghis Khan naturally, it's up to members of the British empire to thwart his plans. Just in time for Halloween comes this three-disc, six-title set from the Warner Archive Collection ( showcasing a wide variety of vintage horror flicks from the vaults. HOLLYWOOD LEGENDS OF HORROR COLLECTION (1932-1939).

This marked composer Pino Donaggio's first collaboration with De Palma he would contribute music to seven of the director's films, including the brilliant score for Dressed to Kill.īlu-ray extras include a making-of piece in which we learn (among other facts) that the auditions for this film and Star Wars were held simultaneously, with De Palma taking a close look at many of the actors that George Lucas passed on (including Katt, who tried out for Luke Skywalker but ended up as Carrie's ill-fated prom date) new interviews with Laurie, Allen, Katt, Cohen, Donaggio and others a piece on Carrie: The Musical a still gallery and the theatrical trailer.īoris Karloff in The Mask of Fu Manchu (Photo: Warner) Filled with rising young stars (including Amy Irving and William Katt as good kids and John Travolta and Nancy Allen as bad ones), bolstered by Oscar-nominated turns by Spacek and Piper Laurie (as Carrie's religious nut of a mother), and packing a jolt of an ending that still haunts the dreams of baby boomers and Generation Xers, Carrie stands not only as a grade-A thriller but, with its look at the real-life horrors of peer pressure and the prom, also as a stinging and perceptive examination of teen angst. Sissy Spacek delivers a powerhouse performance as Carrie White, a high school outcast who uses her telekinetic abilities to exact revenge against her many tormentors. Cohen, and especially a bravura directorial turn from Brian De Palma.

What's more, this box office hit easily remains the best adaptation of a King property (sorry, Shawshank and Shining groupies), thanks to an excellent cast, a richly layered screenplay by Lawrence D.

Like Jaws, here's one of those rare instances when the movie is better than the book. Sissy Spacek in Carrie (Photo: Shout! Factory & MGM)ĬARRIE (1976).

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