Cinema for the scary season
Bringing the real scary, creepy or chilling experience, ‘Halloween’ is now being screened in leading English theatres in Colombo and islandwide. Belonging to the category of slasher film, a sub-genre of horror films that involves a violent murderer who commits series of murders using sharp bladed tools, ‘Halloween’ is the eleventh and the latest of the Halloween film series joining John Carpenter, the original co-creator of Michael Myers, the famous Halloween character.
Carpenter plays as the composer, executive producer and creative consultant of the latest installment.
In the film, Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her iconic role as Laurie Strode, who comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
Master of horror John Carpenter on this film, joining forces with cinema’s current leading producer of horror, Jason Blum (Get Out, Split, The Purge, Paranormal Activity).
Inspired by Carpenter’s classic, filmmakers David Gordon Green (Stronger), Danny Mcbride (HBO’s Eastbound & Down) and Jeff Fradley (HBO’s Vice Principals) crafted a story that carves a new path from the events in the landmark 1978 film, and Green also directs.
Based on characters created by Carpenter and Debra Hill, Halloween is also produced by Malek Akkad, whose Trancas International Films has produced the Halloween series since its inception, and Bill Block.
Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
Forty years after the Haddonfield murders in 1978, two journalists, Aaron Korey and Dana Haines, travel to Smith’s Grove Sanitarium to interview Michael Myers, who was captured after Dr. Samuel Loomis shot him off of the Doyle house balcony at the end of the movie. Dr. Ranbir Sartain, Michael’s new psychiatrist after Dr. Loomis’ death, inform them that Michael is able to speak, but chooses not to. Dana records the event as Aaron approaches Michael and talks to him, but fails to get him to speak, even after showing him his mask and mentioning Laurie Strode.
The two journalists leave Smith’s Grove Sanitarium and drive to Laurie’s house, a heavily fortified and decrepit homestead, and bribe her for an interview, which she reluctantly accepts. Laurie has spent the last forty years dealing with post-traumatic stress and preparing for Michael’s inevitable return. Her feelings have resulted in two failed marriages and losing custody of her daughter Karen at a young age. Aaron and Dana tell Laurie their interest in finding out why Michael committed the murders in 1978 and ask her to meet with him in a final attempt to get him to speak before he’s transferred to a maximum security prison. Laurie kicks them out of her house, but not before taking the money they offered.
Jamie Lee Curtis and Nick Castle reprise their roles as Strode and Myers, respectively, with stuntman James Jude Courtney also portraying Myers. The film also stars Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, and Virginia Gardner.
The film is now being screened at Liberty by Scope Cinemas, Scope Cinemas (CCC), Empire, Majestic Cineplex, Liberty Lite and Savoy in Colombo and nearly ten theatres around the country.
