Night 1 and 2 of "The 31 Nights of Halloween Film Fest"

I've joined in the fun over at Domestic Witch's October Blog Party. You can find a list of participating blogs that are having fun celebrating the season of Halloween. When you're done here take a broom ride over to her site and you'll see the list of blogs on the right side bar.
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Here at The Lounge we will have a "31 Nights of Halloween Film Fest". OK, so it's really only 30 nights since I started a little late but there will be more than enough movies to make up for it. Check back each day to see which movie is featured. Some days you may get more than one. They will be a random selection of my favorites.
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Make sure to leave a comment for each movie as one lucky person will win their choice of pendant from Laughing Vixen Lounge at the end of the film fest. Please see rules at end of post.
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Night 1 and 2 --- "Rosemary's Baby"
This is one of my favorite thrillers. And yes, my mother's name is Rosemary. Muuhaahaa

Roman Polanski directed this film adaptation of Ira Levin's bestselling horror novel. Released on June 12 1968 by Paramount Studios. Rosemary Woodhouse (Mia Farrow) and her not-so-successful actor husband, Guy (John Cassavetes), move into a splendidly Gothic apartment building in New York called The Bramford. Of course, they were told of The Bramford's reputation for odd going-ons but they happily ignore it. After an unfortunate "accident" happens their neighbors, Roman and Minnie Castevet (Sidney Blackmer and Ruth Gordon), soon invade their lives. After Guy starts spending far too much time with the Castevets he begins to land acting roles. When Rosemary becomes pregnant she starts to become suspicious of her surroundings and the people who inhabit it.
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Everything works here. The mood is one of uneasiness and paranoia as we watch Rosemary fall deeper and deeper into the world of The Bramford. Mia Farrow does such a great job that you can't help but feel everything she's feeling right along with her. Adding to the look of the film are the colorful outfits and home decor of the era. A great treat.

Some trivia about the movie...

1. The building used for The Bramford is the famous Dakota building in New York City. Many will remember it as the place John Lennon was living and was shot in front of.
2. Vidal Sassoon created the now famous "Pixie" cut for Mia Farrow to wear in the movie.
3. William Castle (famously know for his low budget movies such as "House on Haunted Hill, The Tingler and I Saw What You Did") owned the movie rights to the novel but Paramount would only agree to green-light the movie if he agreed not to direct it. He did however have a cameo in the film as "The man near the phone booth".
4. Mia Farrow does the vocals on the title-sequence lullaby.
5. Mia Farrow received divorce papers while filming. She was married to Frank Sinatra at the time.
6. Ruth Gordon won a well deserved Oscar for her role as the over friendly neighbor "Minnie".

Rules for pendant giveaway...

One comment about the movie per film. You can get (1) extra entry by following this Blog and (1) by following on Twitter. You can also get (1) extra entry for Tweeting about this. Please use this message -Check out the "31 Nights of Halloween Film Fest" to win your choice of pendant from @LaughingVixen http://tiny.cc/Xjq7L . 3 Tweets a day max and no more than 1 an hour! Just make sure to post each extra entry as an individual comment on any of the movies comment page. If you already follow go ahead and take the extra entries. Make sure you can be contacted from your post.

Twitter Contest Winner

And the winner of the Twitter Contest is.... Wendy (@omgitswendy). She picked this lovely bit of Pulp Fiction beauty. Lets all give her a big "congrats" on her win.

And a big thanks to everyone who played along. Here is a little sneak peak at the big Halloween Giveaway coming soon to The Laughing Vixen Lounge Blog. Up for grabs is a Goodie Bag filled with spooktacular trinkets and beauties from 20+ hip and fabulous shops. Just a few pictures to get you excited...
Skeleton Arms Necklace and Halloween Cosmetic Bag
Sinfully yummy soap in scents of "Debauchery" and "Zombie Pinup"

Lip balms in a variety of Bloody Good flavours

Don't miss your chance to win! The September "Halloween Goodie Bag" Giveaway starts Monday, September 14th. You could be the lucky ghoul to walk away with a whole bag of Tricks and Treats!

Twitter Contest

Come on over and visit The Lounge at LaughingVixen on Twitter. You can win a pendant of your choice. Just be the 213 RT. Stop by and take a look.
http://twitter.com/LaughingVixen

Winner of August Giveaway

Thanks to everyone who entered the August Giveaway for the incredibly cool Goodie Bag. We really appreciate it. And everyone give a big round of "Thanks Gals" to all the great shops who donated the goodies!!! Make sure to check back on the 14th as our September Giveaway will start. The Lounge is working on a Halloween themed Goodie Bag that already has about 10 shops participating (and counting).

And the winner of the August Goodie Bag is...Irina (Nina). Everyone give her congrats on being the lucky one. Here are her picks...

From Laughing Vixen Lounge "Marilyn Monroe Style A Glass Pendant" and from Marmalade Grenade "Zombie Pinup Soap"

From The Family Jewels "White Chrysanthemum Ring" and from To Hell in a Handbag "Black Evil Eye Rose Hairpins"
From Dirty Dishes "I Have A P---- So I Make The Rules Mug" and from Haut Totes " Large Mahogany Red Faux Leather Zippered Pouch"

And from Moxi Mia Makeup "Punk Ass Bitch, Only in Dreams and Blue Mix Eyeshadow"

Wizard of Oz Collection

As a way to keep you up on all the goodies offered in the shop the Laughing Vixen Lounge blog will be showing collections. It's an easy way to see all items offered in a common theme without having to search the whole shop's data base. The collections will also be listed on the right side bar so you can easily access past collections.

This week we present the "Wizard of Oz" collection. This is an ever growing collection so make sure to check back from time to time. You can find all of these over at Laughing Vixen Lounge on Etsy. Just click here and you'll be magically transported there. I also love custom work so if you have a special Wizard of Oz item you'd like just drop me a line through the shop.

Winner of "Happy Birthday to Me" Twitter Contest

The winner of the "Happy Birthday to Me" Twitter contest was Marina (@kreepette). She chose this great custom pendant of Wednesday Addams.

The August Giveaway starts Monday and this giveaway is full of surprises! So check back. You won't want to miss it.

"Happy Birthday to Me" Twitter Contest

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"Happy Birthday to Me" Twitter Contest. And no, I don't mean the old 80's horror film. It's time for another Twitter contest and this one is in honor of my birthday. Starting midnight PST on August 3rd you can enter to win your choice of any item from the Lounge. That's right, anything! Just head on over to The Laughing Vixen Lounge on Twitter and play along. Good luck!

Winner of the July Giveaway

Lets all give a big congrats to this month's winner Mara (Marawitch). She picked this classic Bettie Page necklace. See you all back later this month for the August Giveaway.

True Blood Collection

As a way to keep you up on all the goodies offered in the shop the Laughing Vixen Lounge blog will be showing collections. It's an easy way to see all items offered in a common theme without having to search the whole shop's data base. The collections will also be listed on the right side bar so you can easily access past collections.

We start this week with the "True Blood" collection. This is an ever growing collection that will soon include some bracelets, key chains and I'm sure more pendants. You can find all of these over at Laughing Vixen Lounge on Etsy. Just click here and you'll be magically transported there. I also love custom work so if you have a special True Blood item you'd like just drop me a line through the shop.
You can click on the picture above to see it larger! 8)

"Dead and Breakfast" Fear Friday Selection July 12-18

Here we go with this week's Fear Friday title. You will either love me or hate me for this one. This week we are viewing the 2004 classic (hehe) "Dead and Breakfast". This is a big cheesy slice of horror movie heaven.

A van full of young people are forced to stay at a quaint little B&B in the middle of one hell of a town. We have Zombies, bad jokes, lots of squirting blood and a roaming band playing music as it happens. Yep! If you're looking for big names they aren't here, but it does star two of my favorites...Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Supernatural, Grey's Anatomy, The Watchmen) and Jeremy Sisto (May, Waitress, Law and Order). Others lucky enough to be in this gem...David Carradine, Ever Carradine, Portia de Rossi, Erik Palladino, Gina Philips and Diedrich Bader.

So go rent it (or borrow it), pick a night to watch it (we won't tell if it's not actually Friday), make some popcorn, turn off the lights and meet back here on Saturday with your questions answered and opinions ready to fly. There will be a new "review post" for everyone to post their answers on. Enjoy!

***You can also get 20 entries in the July Giveaway for playing along. Click here for details***

Questions:

• Did this movie make you jump, yawn or laugh?
  
• Did you like or dislike the monster/villain?
  
• If you were one of the characters in the movie which one would you be?
  
• What was the best line or scene in the movie?
  
• What was the best death scene?

July Giveaway

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It's that time again! The July giveaway is here and ready to go. This month we are giving one lucky winner their choice of a glass pendant necklace or bubble bracelet. What do I have to do?" you ask...Simple. Just visit Laughing Vixen Lounge by clicking on this link http://www.laughingvixenlounge.etsy.com/ and take a look around the shop. Then come back here and post your favorite item in a comment on this post.
"Can I enter more than once? you ask...Why, yes you can. There are a few ways to get another entry in the contest. Required
1 entry: Visit The Laughing Vixen Lounge shop and comment on favorite item.

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20 entries: Play along with Fear Friday. Just watch the week's Fear Friday selection and come back on Saturday and leave your answers to the questions in the "Review Post" for that movie. You can get 20 entries for each movie you watch that falls in the month of July. I'll even put the entries in the contest post for you. Easy Peasy.
4 entries: Become a Lounge Vixen and follow this blog. If you already follow go ahead and take the 4 entries.
3 entries: Blog about this giveaway on your blog. Please include a link in comment.
2 entries: Become a follower of The Lounge on Twitter. http://twitter.com/LaughingVixen If you already follow on Twitter go ahead and take the 2 entries.
1 entry: Tweet about this contest on Twitter. Every time your Tweet you get 1 entry. Limit 1 a day. Include link each time.

**Just remember you must post a comment for each entry. Example: if you follow the blog you must comment 4 times to get the 4 entries. Simply put "blog" as the comment each time. If you don't you will not get all the entries you deserve.**
Make sure there is a way to contact you from your post.

Winners of previous giveaways are more than welcome to enter again.

The Fine Print...Contest will run from 12:00 midnight July 11 '09 to 11:59 pm July 31 '09 (Pacific time). Winner(s) will be picked randomly from all entries. Winner(s) will be posted on this blog as soon as the winner(s) has been contacted. If selected winner(s) does not respond back within 3 days a new winner will be picked. All decisions made final by Laughing Vixen Lounge.

Fear Friday review of "Skinwalker".

So, what did everyone think of this week's selection "Skinwalkers"? I was quite surprised by this movie as I thought it might be a disaster. So here we go with the question and answers.

• Did this movie make you jump, yawn or laugh? I would go with laugh. This is the perfect example of a brilliantly bad movie. It was fun, silly and made me giggle. A decadent cheesy little treat.


• Did you like or dislike the monster/villain? These villains are great. They are a cross between extras in a Mad Max movie and a biker gang from a music video. Growing up on 80's movies I'm use to the bad guys looking like this. If I wanted this movie to be really good this would be a bad sign, but since I gave in to the silliness they seemed right at place.


• If you were one of the characters in the movie which one would you be? Who wouldn't want to be the bad girl with the really big boobs who's kickin' ass and takin' down names? But I'm sure I'd end up being the mom who doesn't have a clue. She thinks her husband is dead but he's really a Skinwalkin' Wolf Man who's having fun with the chick with the really big boobs.


• If the monster/villain could have had one superpower what should it have been? They seem to have lots of powers to start with. They scale walls like Spiderman, have a heightened sense of smell and heal extremely quickly. Maybe they could have flown. Flying werewolves sound pretty cool.


• What was the best line or scene in the movie? I loved the gun fight about 20 minutes in to the movie. It was very over the top and completely cheesy. Especially liked the part when Nana turned around and was packin' heat. With her last bullet she hits the gas pump and gloriously blows up the gas station. Ah...you know you're in for a good one right then and there.

So leave your answers and let me know what you thought of it. We'll be back tomorrow with next week's film.

Winner of the Twitter contest for choice of necklace was Amy (Nerderific). She decided on this little piece of Pulp Fiction splendor. Thanks to everyone for playing. We will have another Twitter only contest next month.

Winner of June Giveaway

The winner of the June Giveaway was Deb (tnshadylady). She picked this "She Couldn't Be Good". Thanks to everyone for playing and check back in about a week for the start of the July Giveaway.

Win necklace of your choice

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Over at LaughingVixen on Twitter there is a contest to win a necklace of your choice. Just be the 313 RT. Come on over and take a look.

http://twitter.com/LaughingVixen