Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 81 Black Sunday (1960) Rotten Tomatoes 86% 82 Scream 2 (1997) Rotten Tomatoes 81% 83 Dressed to Kill (1980) Rotten Tomatoes 80% 84 Alien 5. Cast: Olga Baclanova. 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). Anna Faris. Patric Knowles. Shaun Of The Dead, really. Kristen Stewart was named Best Actress for her role as Princess Diana in SPENCER; Ruth Negga was named Best Supporting Actress for PASSING. Morgan Freeman. "[38] She also praised the performances of Lampert and Costello, as well as those of Heyman and O'Connor, but noted of the latter that their "characters are not well developed by the script. Deborah Raffin. Piper Laurie. Jodie Foster. Lauren Bacall. Cast: Cillian Murphy. Claiming the organizations top honor as Best Picture of the year is THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, directed by Martin McDonagh. Silence Of The Lambs is crime/thriller, but just curious, they put The Howling and The Wolfman, what about An American Werewolf In London? Well, there are definitely comedic touches. Initially conceived by writer Lee Kalcheim as a satirical horror film about a group of hippies preyed upon by a monster in a lake, the screenplay was significantly reworked after director Hancock signed on to the project. Miguel Bos. Director: John D. Hancock. 69. Other surprises because theyre nowhere to be found on the Scariest Movies list despite their hair-raising reputation include: Also inexplicably missing from the Chicago Film Critics list of scariest movies ever made is Lon Chaney, whose star vehicles at Universal and MGM include both well-known classics and forgotten gems of the horror or at least the creepy genre, among them The Phantom of the Opera and The Unknown, in which he cuts off his arms in order to win the heart of a very young Joan Crawford (dont ask). Alien (1979). Cate Blanchett earned the Best Actress award for TR; Sarah Polleys WOMEN TALKING was named Best Adapted Screenplay. 93. Frankenstein (1931). I think it may have been the first contemporary movie Clint Eastwood did; it certainly was the first one in which he was stalked. Jennifer Connelly. Alan Arkin. It should be number uno with ease. 91. [53] Also in 2021 Australian cult film company Imprint films released a deluxe blu ray with slipcover, Let's Scare Jessica to Death has been named one of the scariest films of all time by several critical publications: In 2006, the Chicago Film Critics Association pronounced Let's Scare Jessica to Death the 87th scariest film ever made. Director: John Carpenter. Salems Lot (1979, TV). She collapses in the orchard and later is found by Duncan, who takes her home. Box 280Arlington Heights, Illinois 60006, (For Deliveries)155 E. 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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. [21], Additional photography occurred in the villages of Chester,[22] Lyme,[23] and East Haddam. Director: Wes Craven. 68. "[55] Film scholar Kim Newman, as well as fiction writers Charles L. Grant and Stephen King, are among those who have named it one of their favorite horror films. 83. 28. Elsa Lanchester. Director: Jack Clayton. Exorcism of Emily Rose, 86?! M (1930). Christopher Lee. It was a fantastic film but doesnt deserve to be in the top 15. That night, Duncan tells Jessica that she needs to return to New York to resume her psychiatric treatment. yeah, its almost criminal that jacobs ladder and the changeling werent on this list.. i would have also added polanskis the tenant, and flaws aside, the recent french film inside as well, but thats just personal opinion. 46. But I definitely think this one should be added. "Rosemary's Baby" 11. Cast: Richard Attenborough. Tracy Arnold. Cast: Simon Pegg. Night of the Living Dead (1968) 6. Hmm, I dont get that one. Ian Watkin. Lastly, links found in submitted comments will generally be deleted. Psycho (1960). [11] To prepare the performers for the tone he hoped to accomplish, Hancock screened several films by Alfred Hitchcock to the cast prior to filming. Maria Ouspenskaya. Adrienne King. Gene Bervoets. Dec 14, 2022, 6:00pm PST. also reading into the subtext of Jessica's psychological state and downfall to that of the death of the counter culture movement of the 60s. Duncan and Jessica decide to sell antiques found in the house at a local shop, one of which is a silver-framed portrait of the house's former owners, the Bishop familyfather, mother, and daughter Abigail. Cast: Sam Neill. Jessica and Duncan spot the woman standing on the cliff above them, causing Duncan to give chase. 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. Well, all credibility goes right in the poop saloon, as far as Im concerned. I saw a revival in a San Francisco theater and it worked beautifully. Nothing spectacular, just quiet, building tension in a California town. 87. Accept Read More. Director: Tobe Hooper. Director: Alfred Hitchcock. [3], Contemporary critical reviews of the film were mixed: Upon its release, Stanley Kanfer of Time gave the film a middling review, praising Lampert's performance but dismissing the rest of the cast's, adding that "after the first reel, the vampires seem to have lost their bite. From the shore, Emily and the townsmen watch her. But the list of "100 scariest movies" compiled by the members of the Chicago Film Critics Association does include several oldies and even, gasp, a handful of non-American horror films. Jeremy Sumpter. A Blu-ray was released by Scream Factory in January 2020. Chicago, IL chicagofilmcritics.org Joined June 2009. Laura Dern. 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. When a stranger calls (50) is placed above Salo (58)? 'RoboCop': All the Failed Attempts to Adapt the Movie to TV. Cast: Jeff Goldblum. Dracula (1931). 85. Gustav von Wangenheim. Michael C. Williams. [8] Hancock stated that "the scenes didn't make much sense to me, but the Mosses felt they would be particularly enjoyable and scary. Hahah LMAO, Shaun Of the Dead! 76. Cast: David Caruso. Of course I was born in 1951 and was fortunate to see so many scary flicks as a child in the 50s & early 60s. Cast: Olivia Hussey. Patrick Macnee. Director: Nicolas Roeg. Cast: Max Schreck. 12. [27] Paramount gave the film a wide theatrical release in the United States. If you continue browsing, that means you've accepted our Terms of Use/use of cookies. Director: Bill Paxton. Chloe Zhao's "Nomadland" has earned seven nominations for 2020 honors from the Chicago Film Critics Association, followed by six each for Spike Lee's "Da 5 Bloods,R The 1st one especially freaked me. P.O. Honestly makes you wonder who the hell these film critics are. The Tingler, with Vincent Price, is one of my favorites. 77. Follow-up post: Full list of the Chicago Film Critics Associations Top 100 Horror Movies Ever Made, including their directors and key cast members. Fright Night? Director: Robert Wise. Woody, who has been working in the orchard, returns to the house, where Emily bites his neck. Director: David Cronenberg. John Gavin. 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"[9], Hancock agreed to direct the film only as long as he was allowed to redraft the screenplay,[8] and proceeded to rework Kalcheim's original script in both tone and thematic content, but retained certain elements at the request of the producers; the mute girl, played by Gretchen Corbett, for example, was a character from Kalcheim's original script that Moss requested Hancock retain in his redraft. With gorgeous cinematography and an audio track that takes on a life of its own, each sound and image presents a hazy version of reality. Toni Collette. Sidney Berger. Earning the most overall honors is The Daniels EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, with six awards, including Best Director (Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert), Best Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan), Best Art Direction/Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Editing and Best Use of Visual Effects. Kevin Bacon. Some titles clearly do not belong (Shaun of the Dead), some should be rated more highly (Session 9), and some just deserve inclusion (Jacobs Ladder). John actually used to take his own pulse while he was shooting and I was completely intrigued by this. She jumps into a nearby rowboat and paddles out into the lake. John Karlen. Cast: Marilyn Burns. The Thing (1982). But something much more significant. Director: Michael Powell. Indeed it is. Cast: Donald Sutherland. 17. In this matter of stupid lists, no one can beat AFI. 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. Cast: Heather Donohue. 78. Cast: Boris Karloff. The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Jessica forces him to sleep on the couch, where he is seduced by Emily. No one can beat AFI critics are York to resume her psychiatric treatment this one should added! 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