This week, I was talking to a friend about how Halloween is a frivolous event that we only care about because now we have young children who learn all about it in daycare and get excited about dressing up and eating candy. We’re not North American; we don’t live in North America, so the holiday is more of an excuse for me to watch horror movies. And this year we have a treat: Ken Russell’s final version of his 1970s classic The Devils finally hits our cinemas, and it’s essential viewing for any curious cinephile. It also pairs perfectly with the new release of the week, Lance Oppenheimer’s film with Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen. It’s not horror but horrific in its own way.
In music, Cat Woods talks about the new album from Brooklyn rockers DIIV, as they announce an Australian tour.
To all those who celebrate, Happy Halloween. To everyone else, watch a horror film. Or read a horror book.
Film review: Primetime
The most revealing thing about Lance Oppenheim’s first feature, Primetime, is how he realised the cultural shift that happened back in 2006 meant absolutely nothing to the building of modern society. It was like a cultural void, a moment in time that had an impact on those who lived but was as quickly forgotten as it was unexpected. Where is Chris Hanse…
Music review: DIIV
Having announced an audacious world tour for next year, beginning in Sydney no less, it would be negligent not to share New York-founded, LA-based band DIIV’s fifth album “ZIRP!” with the Neighbourhood readership.
Film review: The Devils
Rejoice. O, rejoice degenerate cinephiles of this world that Ken Russell’s heretic The Devils can now be presented in the full glory requested by its maker. The story of its release is one as infamous as the fame that precedes it. In 1969, United Artists offered Ken Russell the chance to adapt a John Whiting play loosely based on Aldous Huxley’s non-fic…