The Exorcist:: The Spine- Tingling Thriller!

The 1973 original horror flick shares deep secrets on how they got their "special effects."
There are few who have seen The Exorcist who could ever forget the scenes where little Linda Blair spins her head all the way around, her mouth spitting green bile and uttering horrifying obscenities. Her possession is real and captivating.
Considering the film was released in 1973 you have to give it to the special effects team, they did a pretty sufficient job considering how special effects were in its infancy stage at this time. Having this considered, one must question, how did the directors manage to make the film look so real? That is because my fellow horror movie lovers, it is real. Well, don’t get to excited... Linda Blair was not officially possessed by a demon. When I say real, I mean that the actors had no stunt doubles they actually did the stunts. For instance, the director of the film insisted that Linda Blair and Ellen Burstyn (Blair’s on-screen mother) be placed in harnesses while crewmembers yanked them violently about. As a result, Ellen Burstyn suffered a permanent spinal injury because of a harness jerking her too hard during the filming of the sequence where her possessed daughter throws her away from the bed. Want to hear something cooler? Want to know how the directors captured the eerie and haunting ambiance of the film? Well, the bedroom set, in order to imprison a genuine icy breath, had to be refrigerated and was chilled by four air conditioners, which every so often sank the temperatures to 30-40 below zero!
If you thought that the actors were simply acting being freezing cold in parkas, and seeing their own breath... think again! This film doesn’t need any more help climbing the controversial ladder, then it already has. Even when The Exorcist was released in 1973, there was still uneasiness due the sensitive subject matter it brought with it. This is because at that point in time, there were few movies that dealt with demonic possession, principally a coloured film with horrifying, high-tech special effects.

But, for now,

“Let the Power of Christ Compel You!.”

C.M.L

Borat versus Frat Party Boys!

If there is one thing Sacha Baron Cohen is successful at, other than making us laugh our head offs, or peeing our pants, it’s stirring the pot of controversy.
His first uproarious documentary 'Borat: Cultural Learning’s of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan' which is based off Cohen’s HBO series “Da Ali G Show.”
In case nobody has seen this documentary, a word of caution: if you don’t like the concept of visually crude humour than I would recommend putting it back on the blockbuster shelf before renting it. Believe me, it is quite graphic.
Now to the juicy part, the documentary involves Cohen or ‘Borat’ interviewing people across America, however, it appears as though the interviewees of Borat allegedly are unaware that it is actually Sacha Baron Cohen’s alias interviewing them. As a result, some of Borat’s interviewees in particular a couple fraternity members from South Carolina University, appeared to be incredibly drunk as they made insulting comments about women and minorities to Cohen's alias. Following the release of the film on the big screen, the fraternity members sued Cohen with the defence that they were duped into appearing drunk on film, and engaging in behaviour that they otherwise would not have engaged in.
Moreover, “They were induced to agree to participate and were told the name of the fraternity and the name of their school wouldn't be used," said the plaintiffs' attorney, Olivier Taillieu. "They were put into an RV and were made to believe they were picking up Borat the hitchhiker."
I suspect that seeing their faces up on the big screen came as a shock to the young men,especially with the all the derogatory comments they made.

Who would have known that such a great comedy would have ignited so much controversy...
I think everyone could have guessed.
Pamela Anderson being kidnapped in a ‘wedding sack’, ring a bell to anyone?

-C.M.L