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Week of October 31, 2014

Curses only work on the blessed. First up…

 

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Deliver Us from Evil

The best way to coax a demon out of a human is with executive-producer credit on the movie based on its life.

Unfortunately, this horror movie is only inspired by, not based on, its demonic source material.

New York cop Ralph (Eric Bana) and his partner (Joel McHale) find themselves enmeshed in a number of strange cases around town.

Eventually Ralph comes across a Spanish priest (Édgar Ramírez) who not only encourages him to harness his latent intuition, but also helps Ralph track down an Iraq War veteran (Sean Harris) possessed by a demonic spirit.

To make matters worse, the demon has kidnapped Ralph’s wife (Olivia Munn) and daughter.

Inspired by the real-life officer, Deliver Us from Evil relies too heavily on pop-up scares for its frights, while the religious undertones are wafer thin, and the acting unintentionally comical.

Incidentally, cops and priests usually only congregate during child-porn ring busts.  Red Light

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Begin Again

Having to explain what an acoustic guitar is to your audience is the hardest part of being a singer/songwriter today.

Fortunately the songstress in this musical has found a producer familiar with her analog instrument.

Contemplating moving home after breaking-up with her writing partner (Adam Levine), Gretta (Keira Knightley) is dissuaded by a freshly fired music executive, Dan (Mark Ruffalo), who offers her a contract.

Recording around NYC with a skeleton crew, including Dan’s daughter (Hailee Steinfeld) on guitar, Gretta garners that organic sound she was looking for.

But when Dan leverages the album to get his job back, Gretta rethinks how she wants to distribute her work, and for how much.

With decent songs, amiable performances and ample jabs at the fading industry, Begin Again explores artistry and its significance in today’s online retail market effortlessly.

Furthermore, illegally downloading music seriously impacts Billboard’s Hot 100 for that particular week. Green Light

***Over-top of the Charts***

Phantom of the Paradise

Rock stars are rarely possessed because demons want to live past the age of 27.

Or, in the case of the horror-musical, the possessed want to live…forever.

Winslow (William Finley) has his compositions stolen by a corrupt music hall owner, Swan (Paul Williams), looking to use them at the opening of his latest venture: The Paradise.

To keep the upset artiste at bay, Swan has him framed and sent to prison.

On his release, he disguises his now-deformed face and haunts the Paradise.

However, Swan sees opportunity and commissions Winslow to create a Faust musical, starring Phoenix (Jessica Harper).

A composite of the aforementioned Faust, Phantom of the Opera and Dorian Grey infused with glam rock ethos, this cult classic resuscitates the sleepy soul selling story-line with style and substance.

Mind you, nowadays, the devil is only interested in buying the souls of female singers under the age of 18.

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