black christmas ( former alternate titles include silent night , evil night and stranger in the house ) is a 1974 canadian psychological slasher film directed by bob clark and written by a. roy moore .

the film was shot on an estimated budget of $ 620,000 and was released by warner bros. in the united states and canada .

when originally released , the film grossed over $ 4 million at the box office and initially received mixed reviews .

the film was inspired by a series of murders that took place in the westmount section of montreal , quebec , and the urban legend " the babysitter and the man upstairs " .

years after its release , black christmas has received respected praise and is credited for originating the unsolved ambiguous identity for the killer .

the film is generally considered to be one of the earliest slasher films , served as an influence for halloween , and has become a cult classic .

two years since its original release , a novelization written by lee hayes was published in 1976 and a remake of the same name , produced by clark , was released in december 2006 .

black christmas ( 1974 film )

margot kidder as barbie coard in black christmas ( 1974 ) - warner bros .
olivia hussey as jessica bradford in black christmas ( 1974 ) - warner bros .
this house on clarendon cres . in toronto was used in the 1974 cult horror film black christmas .
16 . black christmas opened in canada on october 11 , 1974 . distributed by ambassador film distributors , black christmas was more of a halloween release than a holiday picture .
before he made a christmas story , the late bob clark directed black christmas .
2 . black christmas was produced in cooperation with canadian film development and famous players .
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black christmas – never to be confused with irving berlin ' s white christmas or elvis presley ' s blue christmas . . .
october 11 , 1974 ( 1974 - 10 - 11 ) ( canada ) december 20 , 1974 ( 1974 - 12 - 20 ) ( u . s . ) october 12 , 1975 ( 1975 - 10 - 12 ) ( uk )
billy is the psychopathic killer and the antagonist in the 1974 original film black christmas . his identity is never seen or revealed , save for his eye .
distributed by ambassador film distributors ( 1974 ) ( canada ) ( theatrical ) , warner bros . pictures ( 1974 ) ( usa ) ( theatrical )
black christmas works best as a campy deconstruction of the genre than it does as a horror film .
17 . black christmas debuted in the united states courtesy warner bros . on december 20 , 1974 , under the title silent night , evil night . when it performed poorly under that name , the film ' s title reverted back to black christmas .
the holiday / horror movie black christmas came to movie theaters in 1974 . a canadian production , black christmas features olivia hussey as jessica bradford , a college girl whose sorority house is terrorized by a mysterious caller during the holidays . here are 21 black christmas movie trivia items and fun facts . . .
thankfully the worst of my fears did not become reality with black christmas 2006 .
black christmas and halloween . equally influential classics , at the end of the day .
skip die hard this year . black christmas is the cynical 2017 holiday movie alternative .
scream factory ' s new black christmas blu - ray release is a fitting release for such an iconic horror film .
a 1974 horror film , redone in 2006 , and one of the trope makers for the slasher genre .
here in the states , early slasher film black christmas got the collector’s edition treatment from scream factory last holiday season , but the 1974 film has to date still not been released on blu - ray over in the united kingdom .
shot in toronto , ontario , the film was first released in october of 1974 . the title was changed to
bob clark ' s black christmas premiered in canada on october 11 , 1974 . amazing black christmas movie trivia and fun facts encompass oliva hussey , margot kidder , andrea martin , silent night evil night , bette davis , keir dullea , hart house and glen morgan .
you need a holiday film as black and rebellious as your soul right now .
black christmas ( 1974 ) . directed by bob clark . starring olivia hussey , keir dullea , margot kidder , andrea martin , john saxon , marian waldman , james edmond .
skip die hard this year . black christmas is the cynical 2017 holiday movie alternative . - vox
black christmas is really a groundbreaking movie in the horror industry in terms of the slasher elements and disturbing sequences . this makes me wonder : if black christmas is still so effective today , what were audiences thinking back in 1974 ? they must have been scared out of their minds !
the 1974 movie was directed by bob clark , who is better known for directing a very different christmas - themed movie . . .
generally heralded as the first of its kind , black christmas may actually be one of a kind .
bob clark’s black christmas ( 1974 , poorly remade in 2006 ) , an unnerving “slasher” film avant la lettre , is the best of the christmas horror films . the recent rare exports ( 2010 ) , from finland , effectively plays on the supernatural elements of the santa myth .
black christmas is a fantastic movie that should be considered a horror classic . i highly recommend this movie .
the third category of big budget christmas movies involves films closer to the christmas story itself , about downtrodden people being given renewed hope over the christmas period .
“collected poems : 1974 — 2004” – rita dove ( w . w . norton & company )
black christmas lacks the timing and visual wit to make its splattery ec comics gags either genuinely scary or funny .
15 . black christmas ' signature tagline : “if this picture doesn’t make your skin crawl…it’s on too tight . ”
these “christmas miracle” films include prancer ( 1989 ) , one magic christmas ( 1985 ) , and the christmas star ( 1986 ) , all sweetly melancholic films .
21 . critical mass released a special edition black christmas dvd on december 5 , 2006 . included is an entertaining feature titled
the twelve days of black christmas ,
with olivia hussey , john saxon , margot kidder and others recalling their work on the film .
black christmas ( from a christmas story director , bob clark ) is not only one of the greatest christmas - themed horror films of all time , it is one of the most gorgeous and brilliant films i have ever seen .
while i ' ll always love the shape emerging to chase after laurie strode , for my money
black christmas
is the supreme slasher film . . .
black and white film , furthermore , evokes a nostalgic ambience that enhances the sentimentality that makes christmas movies such prolific producers of warm and fuzzy gut - reactions .
have yourself a scary little , black christmas . it ' s not at all like the ones you used to know .
check out the bonus features and trailer below . you can read more on scream factory ' s black christmas release here .
twisted christmas : if you couldn ' t tell from the title , billy ' s murders are happening on christmas .
the quality of the film and its portrayal of womanhood is partly why black christmas has recently enjoyed a resurgence in popularity among younger horror fans in the last decade .
this type of christmas film often follows a structure akin to a christmas carol – including , of course , numerous versions of that story . the muppet christmas carol ( 1992 ) is a particularly strong rendition of dickens .
it deserves pride of place alongside it’s a wonderful life , national lampoon’s christmas vacation and santa with muscles at the top of everyone’s must see christmas film list .
dir / prod bob clark ; scr roy moore . canada , 1974 , color , 98 min . rated r
films about christmas would be few and far between if it weren’t for the small screen . by far the most prolific of the christmas film categories is the telemovie .
there are several animated christmas films that are worth watching , including the nightmare before christmas ( 1993 ) , the polar express ( 2004 ) , and a christmas carol ( 2009 ) – along with innumerable tv specials and cartoons dedicated to christmas .
on the surface , a dark and brooding , slow - paced horror film like black christmas might not seem like the perfect holiday entertainment . but there are a few reasons it’s actually the perfect christmas movie for this particular cultural moment .
black christmas 2006 begins in primarily the same manner as the original from 1974 . it is christmas vacation and the sorority sisters are preparing either to go home for the holidays or settle in for a cold winter vacation on campus . unbeknownst to any of them there is an uninvited visitor lurking in the attic .
this film was so ahead of its time and still so impressive today . i never tire of it . the best christmas horror film ever made imo .
, the copycat that launched a thousand more copycats . there has been a push in the last 10–15 years , though , to recognize bob clark ' s 1974 film
of course , anyone familiar with clark’s 1974 seminal canadian horror film black christmas knows that wintertime cheer doesn’t last long in this sorority house . disturbing calls harass the sisters and get increasingly unhinged , until the young women start disappearing one by one — attacked by an unknown man who hides in the home’s attic , placing phone calls from within the house itself . griffin plays claire , the film’s first victim , whose grisly death by plastic bag has since become the poster image of black christmas and an unforgettable moment in horror - film history .
black christmas is quite possibly the original slasher horror movie . hfn contributor ronnie angel recently watched this film for the first , and perhaps the last time . it ' s that scary !
director bob clark was no stranger to the horror genre when he helmed this canadian gem in 1974 . he had previously directed
after viewing bob clark’s black christmas , horror fans will struggle to view slasher classics like halloween , friday the 13th , or nightmare on elm street the same way again . black christmas solidified the template that established many of the subgenre’s conventions and tropes , and with halloween , laid the groundwork for carpenter’s future success . in fact , clark claims he gave carpenter the idea for halloween to direct as a sequel to black christmas . each film is important , and each added new layers and dimensions to the prototype , but due to chronology alone , black christmas deserves serious props for being ahead of the pack .
( 1974 ) was not the first horror film to squeeze the cheery yuletide for all its worth in latent menace . one of the vignettes comprising ealing ' s postwar portmanteau
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the sorority house in black christmas is decked out in christmas kitsch . throughout the film , the trappings of christmas are played up to hilarious effect , like when we get a brief glimpse of a sorority member’s jewish boyfriend clad in a santa suit , or when one of the sorority girls serves alcohol to one of the local children who’ve come to the house for a christmas party . the notion of a wholesome christmas gets as thoroughly smashed as the ornaments peter breaks .
it wouldn’t be christmas without a viewing of one of the greatest canadian holiday films around . black christmas is a fantastic piece of horror history , paving the way for numerous films in the slasher genre . there are plenty of horror films set during various holidays , but black christmas is not only one of the first , but one of the best as well .
black christmas 2006 is a remake so it has two strikes against it out of the gate . thankfully there are enough plot twists and creative gore scenes in this film to make it worth while .
black christmas , the original from 1974 directed by bob clark , is often credited with being the original slasher movie . not the first movie to have someone slashed mind you , but the film that defined the modern slasher genre that has a crazy killer slinking around picking off the victims one by one in gross and unpredictable ways .
tfs is showing black christmas this december 2 at artspace , in conjunction with that organization . popcorn and drinks will be available , and it’s free !
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but as a horror film , black christmas is definitely a success . although tempting , it ' s unfair to lump black christmas with the teen slasher films of the early 1980s , a cycle that really started with john carpenter ' s halloween ( 1978 ) . this is a film more about atmosphere than body counts , and there ' s more disturbing content in billy ' s schizophrenic , threatening phone calls than in any of the few scenes of violence . it is this creepiness that makes black christmas a widely regarded horror film that should be of interest to all horror fans no matter what nationality .
black christmas received the kind of treatment from critics one would expect . like much of canuxploitation , canadian critics attacked the film for appealing to more low - brow ( read : american ) tastes . black christmas was made an example of the kind of film that should not be receiving any arts funding . alexander points out that the catch - 22 of english canadian film is that the film represents a cinema that simultaneously attempts to reject and cater to popular american cinema , in the process fails both countries .
black xxxmas : a xxx parody ( 2012 ) ( video ) pornographic parody .
upon initial release in the us the films title was changed to
silent night , evil night
because the american distributor feared the title
black christmas
might cause the film to be mistaken for a ' blaxploitation ' flick . however the film didn ' t do well under the new title and it was changed back to the original
black christmas
title , under which it was a success .
keep in mind that black christmas director bob clark would go on to direct one of the most famous christmas films of all time , 1983’s a christmas story . it’s easy to see how much clark has thought about the holiday in black christmas , and the way it has an impact on both the story and the atmosphere . as a result , there are all kinds of nods to the dismantling of your childhood belief in a perfect and happy christmastime .
if bob clark ' s black christmas doesn ' t make you want to deck the halls and sing jingle bells ; you must be a grinch scrooge .
make this holiday season bearable , watch black christmas and drink every tiem : barb drinks , mrs . mac drinks , the phone rings , someone dies .
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black christmas birthed the slasher genre back in 1974 and remains a highly influential piece of horror cinema to this day . it’s a taut thriller with a great cast and frights that linger well after the credits roll . shout ! factory’s choice to retain the film’s 70’s patina should satisfy classic horror fans .
– bruce douglas , high def digest
the essential 1980s christmas comedy , perhaps , is national lampoon’s christmas vacation ( 1989 ) – and no self - respecting christmas film lover’s december can pass without a visit to the griswolds . chevy chase offers a pitch - perfect comedic performance as the quintessential frustrated american suburban dad , and christmas vacation is , arguably , the funniest of the vacation series .
the sorority house from black christmas ( 1974 ) is located in old toronto , ontario . the house is on a private road and director bob clark stumbled across the house by accident . actors art hindle and lynne griffin returned to the house in the dvd extra black christmas revisited . unfortunately , this extra was included on the now out - of - print 2002 special edition and was not carried over to the current blu - ray / dvd release .
at a special event held at bfi southbank in london with comedian gina yashere and dj norman jay mbe , the bfi tonight unveiled black star , the uk’s biggest ever season of film and television dedicated to celebrating the range , versatility and power of black actors . black star celebrates the relationship between stars and the audiences who love them , spotlighting great performances by black actors on screen .
a film director and his strange friends struggle to produce the first major silent feature film in forty years .
this reimagining showcases with encyclopaedic relish just about every slasher convention and variation that has evolved over the last thirty or so years since the original black christmas screened .
“little baby bunting , daddy’s went a - hunting , gonna fetch a rabbit skin to wrap his baby agnes in . ” ( the killer , black christmas )
7 . black christmas was made for a meager $ 686 , 000 ( $ 620 , 000 u . s . ) , consuming eight weeks of filming .
thankfully , black christmas 2006 falls into this second category . if you like fast action , intense “turn around , turn around ! ” scenes , creative and “yell out loud” gore and an interesting and compelling story - line , the black christmas 2006 is worth your time and effort . just watch out for the icicles .
black christmas is the quintessential holiday horror film , and scream factory has done an excellent job with this collector ' s edition , amassing all previous extras along with a new beautiful 2k scan of the film .
– ryne barber , the moon is a dead world
black christmas is an example of the second type , the whodunit slasher , where the plot is as much about finding the killer’s identity as how they’re eventually defeated .
black christmas ‘s high rating earns it a place in the hallowed that was a bit mental hall of fame . click here to see what else made the grade .
although halloween is credited as the film that kicked off the slasher genre and friday the 13th is the considered the one that inspired a slew of imitations , black christmas pre - dates them both by nearly half a decade .
big budget , mainstream hollywood christmas films usually fall into one of three categories .
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i saw black christmas for the first time ten years ago , during my first month - long horror film marathon and it’s been my favorite ever since . not only is it my favorite horror movie , it’s also one of my favorite christmas movies . yes , i know what that probably says about me .
chinatown ( 1974 )
he ' s my brother , he ' s my daddy .
similar line to the film chinatown :
she ' s my sister , she ' s my daughter .
black christmas ( 1974 , horror ) hd official trailer for black christmas , the 1974 horror film that was among the first slasher films and is said to have influenced halloween . it ' s time for christmas break , and the sorority sisters make plans for the holiday , but the strange anonymous phone calls are beginning to put them on edge . when clare disappears , they contact the police , who don ' t express much concern . meanwhile jess is planning to get an abortion , but boyfriend peter is very much against it . the police finally begin to get concerned when a 13 - year - old girl is found dead in the park . they set up a wiretap to the sorority house , but will they be in time to prevent a sorority girl attrition problem ? urltoken
this 1974 canadian horror film from the uniquely talented bob clark ( look for his films a christmas story and murder by decree in this issue of preview ) is widely credited with being the first
slasher
film , the genre of horror that would come to dominate by the 1980s . but unlike the formulaic franchise entries that came in its wake , black christmas is a well - made thriller , with thoughtful characterization and formally creative moments of fright . olivia hussey and margot kidder are still in their college sorority house on christmas eve , even after receiving a series of menacing telephone calls . big mistake , eh ?
there is one final film that transcends these categories in the complexity of its generic composition – and no spectacular christmas would be complete without it .
“i don’t think we’d have final girls the way we do now without black christmas , ” said alex west , a horror film critic and co - host of the podcast faculty of horror , referring to hussey’s character jess , the film’s main character , whose pro - choice opinions and independence were a noteworthy portrayal of young womanhood in a 1970s slasher film .
although this film ' s original title was silent night , evil night it shares no connection to the silent night , deadly night ( 1984 ) film , another christmas horror movie , or any of its sequels . another similarly titled film called silent night , bloody night ( 1972 ) also has no relation to the film .
1974 ' s black christmas is one of the most important canadian horror films ever made , a decidedly gimmick - free spookshow that weaves terror and humor into a festive holiday package . not only is it of interest to canuxploitation enthusiasts for the canadian connections , but it remains a benchmark flick for horror film fans who want to see the low budget classics that helped create modern big budget slashers .
during their christmas break , a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger .
wishing each and every one of you a much better christmas than this lot got .
18 . black christmas , which has been called the prototype of the modern - day slasher film , grossed over $ 4 million in the united states alone . reviews for the holiday / horror picture were mixed . reported the boston evening globe in a thumbs - up review : “black christmas is the best chiller of the year , a creepy , murderous suspense film with an ending guaranteed to rattle what’s left of your sensibilities after the movie’s hour and 45 - minute onslaught . ”
“black christmas , ” which landed on local screens a year after its release in canada where it was produced , is a whodunit that begs the question of why it was made .
“once facebook came around , people started to rediscover the film and fans started to rediscover the people who were in black christmas , ” said griffin , who now attends two to three conventions a year to meet fans of the film ( sometimes posing with a plastic bag , striking the iconic pose ) .
8 . black christmas was filmed on location in toronto , canada . the university of toronto and victoria college served as the primary site . hart house , located at 6 belmont street in toronto , doubled as the terrorized sorority house . it ' s known today as simply the
black christmas house .
since 1974 the old house has since been renovated , with every wall taken down and rebuilt and the outside white stucco replaced and painted a different color . the huge tree on the main lawn was also removed .
perhaps frightening in 1974 , it really doesn ' t hold up today unless you can forget the 12 , 000 films exactly like it , which is difficult .
a remake was released in 2006 . the poster was creepy , but the film , in which andrea martin plays the house mother , follows standard horror film cliches and cannot hold a christmas candle to the original .
black christmas has shared as many identities as the killer it introduces . its original script was titled the babysitter and then mutated into stop me . the current moniker emerged , but that title was changed to silent night , evil night because warner brothers feared viewers might mistake it for a blaxploitation film , which in the mid - 1970s , was possible . however , the film didn’t find popularity until the title was switched back to black christmas . when the film was later released for television , the title switched again , this time to stranger in the house .
likewise , we don’t watch the 1938 version of dickens’s a christmas carol because films were better in the 1930s , but because this particular film is excellent .
halloween is over . christmas is near . a fitting time to explore an interesting link .
the second , related , category features christmas films about the waning of belief in a modern consumerist society , and the subsequent re - invigoration and reproduction of christmas spirit and jubilation .
forty - two years ago , director bob clark unknowingly kick - started the slasher sub - genre with black christmas , originally released in canada in october of 1974 . the film was subsequently picked up by warner bros . for release here in the states , debuting in theaters on december 20th of that year . the canadian slasher grossed several times its $ 620 , 000 budget at the box office , pulling in an estimated $ 4 , 035 , 000 . a success by any definition of the term , black christmas went on to become revered as one of the most important and influential horror movies ever made .
pun - based title : it ' s a subversion of the song white christmas , here black not standing for african - american , but for evil . . . or for utter despair .
in black christmas , the killer is deliberately faceless , almost spectral — and there may even be more than one . if we consider that the house at the center of every horror movie is almost always a metaphor , then black christmas argues that if we want to know how hate and violence spread , we need to stop looking for a generic evil outsider and search for the source in our own homes instead . in a year where hate , misogyny , and xenophobic fear of the other reigned over the political climate , the implications of black christmas couldn’t feel more timely .
it was the night before christmas and all through the house , lay corpses and blood , echoing the screams and shouts . of all the helpless victims of billy the kid , who had his christmas sole from him not like you should . a night of mayhem were peace cannot be found , all wrapped up for unwrapping the pin head frowns . and the christmas and the christmases after that will never forget , that a black christmas is never forgotten not never forget !
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the film is regarded as being one of the first slasher films ( with the texas chainsaw massacre ( 1974 ) , a bay of blood ( 1971 ) , psycho ( 1960 ) , and peeping tom ( 1960 ) preceding this film ) . it set the layout for films such as john carpenter halloween ( 1978 ) . however , director bob clark considered it to be more of a psychological horror film than a slasher film .
• plot twists – i don’t want to give away anything from the first black christmas if you have not seen it , but there are some minimal twists involved in that story . black christmas 2006 assumes that we already know those twists from the original and adds some extras that not only give depth to the story but add elements that give the movie a reason to have been made .
black christmas ( also released under the titles silent night , evil night , and stranger in the house ) is a 1974 canadian independent horror film directed by bob clark and written by a . roy moore . it stars olivia hussey , keir dullea , margot kidder , andrea martin , marian waldman and john saxon . the story follows a group of sorority sisters who are stalked and murdered over christmas vacation by a killer hiding in their sorority house . it was inspired by the urban legend of
the babysitter and the man upstairs
, but was also largely based on a series of murders that took place in quebec , canada around christmas time . black christmas is generally considered to be one of the first slasher films . a remake of the same name , produced by clark , was released in december 2006 .
the dark polished wood and its contrast to its christmas lights decorating the banisters , the large staircase , the trellis on the side of the house that the killer climbs to enter it , the square wooden crawl space to access the attic : all of these elements are now signature to black christmas , a modestly budgeted canadian film that inspired the slasher genre .
horror aficionados will insist on watching the five films of the silent night , deadly night ( 1984 ) series – crude and unpleasant exercises in mayhem , without the style or suspense of black christmas .
john carpenter’s halloween and bob clark’s black christmas have a good deal in common , and it’s not just that they’re both holiday horror classics . the films were also both released in the 1970s – halloween in 1978 and black christmas several years prior , in 1974 – and they’re both credited for helping to kick - start the american slasher movement that primarily dominated the 1980s . of course , most ’80s slashers had way more in common with friday the 13th – released in 1980 – but the tropes of the sub - genre were firmly established in the ’70s by clark and carpenter .
a christmas story ( 1983 ) the leg lamp can be seen in the sorority living room .
9 . black christmas is a christmas creeper , opening at a sorority holiday party . several of the girls – jess ( olivia hussey ) , barbie ( margot kidder ) , phyllis ( andrea martin ) – have been getting obscene phone calls from a stranger they have dubbed
the moaner .
canadian director bob clark ( a christmas story , murder by decree ) tragically left this mortal realm in a car crash in 2007 , but his legacy of work lives on . he worked in several genres , but in horror , his 1970s masterpiece black christmas is revered by both fans and filmmakers .
black christmas with puppet master comic writer shawn gabborin this week on scream addicts , jinx welcomes shawn gabborin to the show . the editor - in - chief of action lab comics ( for which he writes the puppet master comic book series ) , mr . gabborin has chosen bob clark’s classic 1974 proto - slasher black christmas for discussion this week . with its gloomy holiday atmosphere , shocking violence , and goofy humor , black christmas inspires a discussion which touches on the film’s mystery , its place in slasher film history , and whether or not its heroine can be considered a true final girl . along the way , we discuss the remake , mourn the death of video stores , and briefly discuss…stallone’s over the top ? ! it’s a fun conversation with a great guest , and it’s one we hope you enjoy ! make sure to scream at us on facebook and twitter . we are : @ shawngabborin @ scream addicts @ jinx1981
black christmas was officially released on october 11 , 1974 , in canada through ambassador film distributors , and in the united states on december 20 , 1974 , through warner bros . , where it grossed $ 4 , 053 , 000 . it was released in october 1975 in new york city and chicago , and previously played under the title silent night , evil night in virginia in july 1975 . and grossed over $ 4 , 053 , 000 internationally , managing to earn more than the film ' s budget of $ 620 , 000 . when released in the uk , the bbfc had the word
cunt
removed , as well as several other crude and sexual references during the first obscene phone call .
black christmas from scream factory is a good release . it ' s not amazing , but it ' s good . i can ' t say i was particularly impressed with the picture . there is a note at the beginning of the film that the negative scan produced a result that looks as good as when the film was released in theaters .
black christmas has had a lasting legacy partly because of the influence it had on john carpenter in making halloween , and partly because it’s just a really good film — one whose strident feminism and refusal to shame its sorority girls for their behavior is still rare onscreen and off .
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of course , much of the promotion for black christmas was done in theaters , where various props and posters were put on display for movie - goers to see . in some theaters , wreaths were hung up with black cardboard bows on them that read “ it’s going to be a black christmas , ” and in other theaters , dummies were set up in rocking chairs and placed in the lobbies . the chairs , equipped with electric motors , rocked back and forth continuously throughout the day . the dummies had plastic bags over their heads , and the displays essentially brought the film’s poster art to life .
every last detail is there : from the christmas trees , to the christmas lights , to the christmas carolers who sing at the front door , to the depiction of the extreme cold . black christmas , though frightening , is the most christmas - feeling film that i have yet seen . lewis jackson’s you better watch out ( 1980 , aka christmas evil ) also does an admirable job of getting the christmas feeling right , but black christmas is simply the best . it’s one of those films that was released under other titles . its original title , silent night , evil night , is rarely used now , at least here in the states . i think a lot of folks confuse it with silent night , deadly night ( 1984 ) , a truly tasteless take on christmas evil . it was shown on television about 30 years ago as stranger in the house ( not to be confused with wes craven’s stranger in our house from 1978 , which was based upon the novel summer of fear which was released theatrically in europe under that title and also appears on the movie marquee in wes craven’s deadly blessing , and jeff east is in both of those movies…all right , sorry , getting carried away… )
i ' m continuing my countdown to halloween covering scary , creepy and halloween - appropriate christmas entertainments .
1974 : the year of watergate , dungeons and dragons , and patty hearst . hillary swank was born and jack benny died . right along side chinatown , the [ . . . ]
regarded among horror fans as the first film to come up with the popular convention of a killer calling from inside the house . however , it was preceded a year earlier by the severed arm ( 1973 ) , in which a radio announcer is called repeatedly by the killer who the operator soon discovers is inside the studio on another phone , and then by the tv movie mousey ( 1974 ) , which featured star kirk douglas terrorizing ex - wife ( jean seberg ) with calls that the police eventually trace to a room upstairs ( dialogue between the police inspector and seberg is almost identical to that between jess and sgt nash in this film ) . both likely set the precedent for this convention popularized by black christmas ( 1974 ) .
richard donner’s lethal weapon ( 1987 ) is likewise set in los angeles during christmas , and perhaps the most memorable scene in the film is the introduction of cop on the edge martin riggs ( mel gibson ) as he breaks up a drug deal in a christmas tree lot .
at the end of each year , there are websites that ask their readers to pick their favorite christmas film . the answers are fairly predictable : it’s a wonderful life ( 1946 ) and miracle on 34 th street ( 1947 ) , and then there are some surprises like march of the wooden soldiers ( 1933 ) and the man in the santa claus suit ( 1979 ) . my own personal favorite is a seemingly odd choice : the late bob clark’s masterful 1974 thriller black christmas . i consider this film to be one of the best horror films ever made . it is incredibly scary and at times wildly hilarious ( it should come as no surprise that mr . clark also directed porky’s ( 1981 ) and a christmas story ( 1983 ) . i have never seen a thriller walk such a tightrope and manage to juggle both of these extreme emotions successfully . more than that , however , it’s a film that gets christmas completely right .
you need black christmas , a canadian horror film made by director bob clark in 1974 on a shoestring budget ( about $ 700 , 000 ) , four whole years before halloween supposedly kicked off the slasher genre . set in a sorority house just before the students’ year - end departure for the christmas holidays , the film concerns the escalating terror visited upon the sorority sisters by an unknown assailant who hides in their attic . over the course of a few nights , his terrifying anonymous phone calls grow more violent , girls start disappearing , and the police force , as well as parents and local community members , all get involved in trying to find the killer .
in 1986 , olivia hussey met producers for the film roxanne ( 1987 ) , since they were interested in casting her for the title role . roxanne co - star steve martin met her and said
oh my god , olivia , you were in one of my all time favorite films .
thinking it was romeo and juliet ( 1968 ) , olivia was surprised to find out it was actually black christmas ( 1974 ) . martin claimed he had seen it around 27 times .
black christmas may be one of the oldest examples of the modern slasher film , but it’s still one of the best . it still has the power to shock four decades later , and not even a shonky remake in 2006 could damage its reputation . if you’re a fan of slashers and you haven’t seen it yet , correct this as soon as possible because it’s a christmas cracker ( sorry ) .
1 . black christmas sprouted from the semi - fertile imagination of canadian writer roy moore . moore had gotten his creepy story – that of a stranger making bizarre phone calls to a sorority house – after reading about similar events which reportedly had taken place during a 12 - month period . moore’s working script was initially titled the babysitter , which morphed into stop me , then silent night , evil night , and , ultimately , black christmas .
after several witless murders , john saxon , the film ' s unflustered , if perplexed , detective , cynically asks a dumb cop , “don ' t you think we ought to look into it ? ” considering the ersatz tension and plotting , “black christmas” is hardly worth the efforts of all concerned .
the final credits include the message
goodbye , shirley ,
in tribute to composer shirley walker , a frequent collaborator with director glen morgan . walker passed away in november 2006 , before
black christmas
' release .
both one of the most stylish and most creepiest slashers out there—not to mention the essential christmas slasher—and what ' s more is it ' s one of the genre ' s best . black christmas is decked with holiday - horror cheer and slick scares , two things that the genre hasn ' t always got right , but here , it ' s pretty miraculous . bob clark is a magician and the way he crafts black christmas is another testament to why he was such a diverse director ( this dude really made porky ' s ii and a christmas story in the same year ) . with this one he tackles a psychological slasher , fit with great , relatable…
horror doesn ' t settle for simple tuesday : one of many slasher films to take place on christmas .
classical hollywood cinema offers the most refined , and in many ways the most aesthetically pleasurable , christmas films .
in 1986 , olivia hussey met producers for the film roxanne ( 1987 ) , since they were interested in casting her for the title role . roxanne co - star steve martin met her and said
oh my god , olivia , you were in one of my all time favorite films .
thinking it was romeo and juliet ( 1968 ) , olivia was surprised to find out it was actually black christmas ( 1974 ) . martin claimed he had seen it around 27 times . see more »
black christmas ( former alternate titles include silent night , evil night and stranger in the house ) is a 1974 canadian psychological slasher film directed by bob clark and written by a . roy moore . it stars olivia hussey , keir dullea , margot kidder , andrea martin , marian waldman and john saxon . the story follows a group of sorority sisters who are receiving threatening phone calls , while being stalked and murdered during the holiday season by a deranged murderer hiding in the attic of their sorority house .
black christmas is an effective , frightening above average slasher movie with a good cast and a frightening , surprise ending . barb ( margot kidder ) and jess ( olivia hussey ) are lonely sorority sisters who are having a christmas party in their sorority house during the christmas break . peter ( keir dullea ) is a mad - killer who terrorizes the women by making threatening telephone calls . as the body count mounts , the women realize that the killer may be in the house . black christmas , one of the first of the slasher pictures , is still frightening despite some plot devices which have now become standard and predictable . director bob clark uses his excellent cast to great effect , and the script , written by roy moore , has some great plot twists and a good , scary surprise ending . black christmas has also been released as silent night , evil night and stranger in the house .
black christmas was officially released on october 11 , 1974 , in canada through ambassador film distributors , and in the united states on december 20 , 1974 , through warner bros . , [ 5 ] where it grossed $ 4 , 053 , 000 . it was released in october 1975 in new york city and chicago , [ 6 ] and previously played under the title silent night , evil night in virginia in july 1975 . [ 7 ] and grossed over $ 4 , 053 , 00 internationally , managing to earn more than the film ' s budget of $ 620 , 000 . [ citation needed ] when released in the uk , the bbfc had the word
cunt
removed , as well as several other crude and sexual references during the first obscene phone call .
even though it was made by an american , black christmas has a very strong canadian sensibility . in his review of the film , david alexander points to the killer in black christmas as a representation of the canadian persona . billy stands out against the traditionally macho film murders as a more
effeminate
presence . he is more emotional than logical , seems obsessed with motherhood , and has smaller features . keeping with this , it is the stronger female characters that actually represent a threat to billy , as the male characters often prove as impotent as the
loser
characters in goin down the road .
this classic , enigmatically disturbing horror film from universal studios and expressionistic director edgar g . ulmer was universal ' s top - grossing film of the year .
williams , “film bodies : gender , genre , excess” in film quarterly , 44 : 4 , summer 1991 , 2 - 13 ) , 4 . ↩
unnecessary remake of the classic groundbreaking horror film of the same name , black christmas is a dull film that has everything you ' d expect from a bad remake , bad acting , bad directing , predictable story and a poor cast . the original was a classic film that did not need to be remade . this film is not very entertaining , and relies on old ideas to create its horror . the end result is a film that simply doesn ' t work . as with nearly all remakes , black christmas is dull and is a disappointing film . there ' s nothing of interest that would make this film worth watching . the film lacks any depth to really make this one really stand out . the film navigates through constant mediocrity and overall ends up being an awful waste of time . usually studios constantly remake horror classics such as prom night , the hitcher friday the 13th to name a few . only a small handful were decent at best . but the black christmas remake suffers from a pointless story with bad acting that really tries too hard to entertain the viewer . good horror films should be effortless in building the terror . however with this one , this is predictable and really bland with nothing new . as a slasher film , this remake doesn ' t do any that would make you expect the traditional good elements of what makes a slasher film so special . this remake is bland and predictable and is yet another remake that doesn ' t work because previously explored ideas that are just not intriguing . this should be avoided .
has finally gotten the recognition it so richly deserved back in 1974 . from the first eerie strains of
silent night ,
to its chilling conclusion , you ' ll be glued to the screen .
black star aims to bring strong characters and trail - blazing performances to the widest possible audience . the season will spotlight :
black christmas by lee hays ( 1976 ) : good luck tracking this one down , it’s long been out of print and awfully pricey as a result . all the same , if you can find it for a reasonable figure , i’d suggest making the purchase . black christmas is one of the most horrifying films ever shot , and the book opens the door for a closer look at the psychology of the story and its players . get it if you can ! !
whodunit slashers almost always have a red herring who seems to be the most likely killer , and black christmas is no different . it’s got peter , jess’s boyfriend , who’s a first class knob - end and is controlling and aggressive .
the original title of the films script was
stop me
. it was director bob clark who came up with the title
black christmas
saying that he liked the irony of something dark occurring during such a festive holiday .


tank on the moon is a french 2007 documentary film about the development , launch , and operation of the soviet moon exploration rovers , lunokhod 1 and lunokhod 2 in the period from 1970 to 1973 .

the film uses historical footage from american , russian and french archives featuring leonid brezhnev , yuri gagarin , lyndon johnson , john f. kennedy , nikita khrushchev , sergei korolev , alexei kosygin , alexei leonov , sam rayburn and many other contemporary figures .

a special emphasis is placed on the lunokhods ' chief designer , alexander kemurdjian .

tank on the moon

is a projected moon that changes through the moon phases . at full moon and new moon the
alien hunters are claiming to have spotted a huge extraterrestrial
tank
on the surface of the moon .
apollo 11 astronauts planted a flag on the moon on july 20 , 1969 .
a ' tank - like object ' has been spotted on the moon , according to controversial ufo hunters .
the video also appears to show tracks on the moon , though the experts did not say whether the tracks and the purported tank were connected .
the team speculated that the strange objects around the ' tank ' could be ' scrap metal just scattered across the moon ' .
this video now links to the
moon rover
episode from moon machines on youtube . . . . fix it please ?
loot starts at 885 on lfr , 900 on normal , 915 on heroic , and 930 on mythic .
the non - debuffed tank should taunt , whilst the tank afflicted with discorporate should go and trigger an astral purge to remove the debuff .
a popular ufo youtube channel has discovered what it claims could be the remains of an alien tank on the moon . the image , discovered by ufo sightings daily shows what they describe as a tank - like object sitting among
ruins
and other
artificial structures
on the surface of the moon .
“a tank - like object has been discovered on the moon , scattered among what appears to be ruins of some sort , ” secureteam10 said in the video .
the ' artificial ' object could be an ancient tank according to the ufo channel secureteam10 who say there are now too many artificial structures on the moon to keep count .
a tank - like object has been discovered on the moon , scattered among what appears to be ruins of some sort ,
secureteam10 said in its video .
a mysterious object on the face of the moon could be a
tank
according to ufo researchers - - or it could be an
odd - shaped boulder .
president moon jae - in will receive this year’s “global citizen awards” presented by us think tank atlantic council , the presidential office said thursday .
the reason i said it looks kind - of - like a tank is because if you look at an actual tank from a bird ' s eye view , you ' ll see the tank , the turret on top , and this exhibits very similar features to the tanks that we see on earth .
the floor of the encounter area will continually change between the phases of the moon .
if this was a tank it would have to be ancient , which explains the weathering on this thing .
after apollo 11 landed on the moon ' s surface in july 1969 , six more apollo missions followed by the end of 1972 . arguably the most famous was apollo 13 , whose crew managed to survive an explosion of the oxygen tank in their spacecraft ' s service module on the way to the moon .
fox news - a mysterious object on the face of the moon could be a
tank
according to ufo researchers - - or it could be an
odd - shaped boulder .
' we know these artificial structures are on the moon to the point there are too many to count . '
if it ' s a tank , obviously it would be ancient , which would explain the weathering on this thing .
puzzling footage shows what ufo hunters have claimed is an
ancient tank
on the moon in a recently discovered nasa photo . video link : urltoken source : urltoken follow us on : facebook : urltoken twitter : urltoken ~ subscribe ! ~
they zoomed in on a photo of the moon and highlighted the ' artificial nature ' of an object in the bottom of the footage .
« tank on the moon » recounts the incredible story of two small robots sent by the soviets to the moon . designed in utmost secrecy by soviet laboratories in the 1960 ' s , this is one of the greatest technological achievements in the history of the ussr . for sixteen months , these
lunokhods
, remote - controlled from the earth , traveled more than thirty miles over the moon ' s surface !
apollo 13 was to be the third mission to land on the moon . an explosion in one of the oxygen tanks crippled the spacecraft during flight and the crew were forced to orbit the moon and return to the earth without landing .
during the 1960s , the united states and the soviet union were engaged in a feverish competition to be the first to set foot on the moon .
the u . s . competition with the u . s . s . r . for technological dominance spurred the u . s . on to the first - ever landing on the moon .
the large , frying - pan shaped
turret
admittedly appears similar to the israeli merkava iv main battle tank . if it is a tank , the simple explanation is that it is indeed an israeli tank and not an alien one . how did it get to the moon and who is it fighting there ? this raises a broader , more sinister question : is there a secret war on the moon ? ( no . ) of course there ' s also the issue of scale . according to the scale of the photo , the rocky tank structure would be some 50 meters long . that ' s roughly five times as long as a merkava iv here on earth .
one of the few sheets describing crew activities while on the moon . originally from the collection of apollo 11 lunar module pilot buzz aldrin .
healers – if targeted by move to the light side of the moon to clear stacks of . if affected by move to the other side of the moon to trigger . if or stacks get too high , move to the other side of the moon to clear them .
spot heal players who are randomly hit by the lunar strike or the moon glaive abilities .
spot heal players who are randomly hit by the shadow shot or the moon glaive abilities .
' if this were a tank obviously it would be ancient which would explains the weathering ' , the claimed .
the ufo hunters posted a series of photos taken by the satellite which show the tank - like object from different angles .
false bottom for a tetra 3 - gallon half moon betta aquarium . let ' s you run a tube from the bottom to create a self - siphoning tank for easy water changes .
tanks – position to allow to hit 3 players to decrease overall tank damage . if affected by move to the other side of the moon to trigger . avoid taking too many stacks of . if or stacks get too high , move to the other side of the moon to clear them .
moon burn afflicted players need to trigger an astral purge to remove the hard hitting dot .
tanks will need to stand close to one another to share the damage of the moon glaive ability .
damage dealers – if targeted by move to the light side of the moon to clear stacks of . if affected by move to the other side of the moon to trigger . defeat the moontalon before becomes lethal . if or stacks get too high , move to the other side of the moon to clear them .
the chassis is remixed from urltoken so that it can fit on a 120mm printer . the load on the back is remixed from 12 monkeys timemachine urltoken the winch on the front is from urltoken the lamps on top of the cab are from urltoken
' i can only describe as a tank - like object . . . scattered amongst what appear to be ruins ' , the team said on their youtube channel .
the tanks will want to use active mitigation for each moon glaive cast to reduce the physical damage taken .
healers need to spot heal players who are randomly hit by the lunar strike or the moon glaive abilities .
healers need to spot heal players who are randomly hit by the shadow shot or the moon glaive abilities .
new tooling is in place at nasa’s michoud assembly facility , ready to create the domes that will cap the sls fuel tank barrels .
secureteam 10 also presented various images of what appear to be tracks on the moon to back up its claim that military vehicles once sped across the lunar surface .
in situations where triggering an astral purge is not possible ( such as when the room is either all light or all dark ) , the other tank should taunt the boss whilst the tank afflicted with discorporate either waits for the room to change again or waits 30 seconds for the debuff to drop .
the moon , an alien ufo base , a satellite that doesn ' t belong to us . . .
a rectangular - shaped object has been spotted in a nasa photo which ufo experts claim could be the top of an army tank .
president moon will attend the award ceremony on tuesday in new york . he is scheduled to visit the us city from sept . 18 - 22 to attend the un general assembly .
perhaps this may mean the russians will be the first to set up as lunar mining station on the moon only to be outdone by the us with a manned lunar colony using borrowed russian technology .
used by neil armstrong on apollo 11 to bring back the very first pieces of the moon ever collected — traces of which remain in the bag . the only such relic available for private ownership .
december 1968 saw the launch of apollo 8 , the first manned space mission to orbit the moon , from nasa’s massive launch facility on merritt island , near cape canaveral , florida . on july 16 , 1969 , u . s . astronauts neil armstrong , edwin “buzz” aldrin and michael collins set off on the apollo 11 space mission , the first lunar landing attempt . after landing successfully on july 20 , armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon’s surface ; he famously called the moment “one small step for man , one giant leap for mankind . ”
the mysterious object can be seen in the bottom left of this nasa image of the moon . the scale suggests it is about 30 metres long
secureteam 10 , known for its youtube channels , has published a video that purportedly shows an alien tank left by an unknown civilization .
this cast throws a glaive at the current tank which will then bounce to two additional targets , inflicting moderate physical damage to each target hit .
they have claimed that the unusual structure appears at different points of the moon ' s surface , suggesting that the object is moving around .
for 16 months between 1970 and 1973 , these lunokhods traveled more than thirty miles over the moon ' s surface .
. in mythic difficulty , astral purge inflicts raid wide damage when players move to a different side of the moon .
moon burn afflicted players need to trigger an astral purge to remove the hard hitting dot . keep these players topped up .
atari announces a large assortment of titles for the 2600 and atari 5200 systems including mario brothers , moon patrol and berzerk .
tyler glockner from secureteam , which has almost a million subscribers , said the tank - shaped object appears to be scattered amongst what looks like ancient ruins .
this was the first coin - op game to contain rom based code for its graphics . it was an instant hit seller and immediately saw a follow up – tank ii that same year . tank is a very important game to atari as later on it would become the basis for atari combat , which was the pack - in game included with the atari 2600 video game console in 1977 .
spacecraft systems performance was nominal until the fans in cryogenic oxygen tank 2 were turned on at 55 : 53 : 18 ground elapsed time ( get ) . about 2 seconds after energizing the fan circuit , a short was indicated in the current from fuel cell 3 , which was supplying power to cryogenic oxygen tank 2 fans . within several additional seconds , two other shorted conditions occurred .
the initial target of moon glaive will receive the discorporate debuff , which reduces all healing and absorbtion taken by 75 % for 30 seconds .
the emotional anguish is externalized by the physical landscape of the moon . grief is almost a physical entity that man clings on to for dear life like shadows hanging from the moon . the poet expresses his anguish and unnaturally clings on to it till the end . he refuses to let go despite his search for comfort and release . the internal emotions are externalized and it is almost chaotic and violent like the external world . perhaps the external world is the reason for his anguish and he vents this by comparing it to external moon landscape , his mind holds on to the feeling till the end . he ends the poem with the image of a day ending with watching the sky : “river of stars . ”
makeup artist joyce bonelli reaches out to the kardashian clan on instagram . . . after the famous family ' fire ' and unfollow her on social media
they added that one image captures the disc - like object in the sky above the moon , suggesting that the structure could be a ' mobile alien base ' .
now , of course , the moon is covered by rocks but when i saw this , it made my ears prick up .
healers need to spot heal any target with moon burn , paying extra attention to them if the target has high lunar suffusion stacks .
the massive vertical weld center welds together eight curved , 22 - foot ( 6 . 7 - meter ) tall aluminum alloy panels to create sls fuel tank barrels .
electrical shorts in the fan circuit ignited the wire insulation , causing temperature and pressure to increase within cryogenic oxygen tank 2 . when pressure reached the cryogenic oxygen tank 2 relief valve full - flow conditions of 1008 psi , the pressure began decreasing for about 9 seconds , at which time the relief valve probably reseated , causing the pressure to rise again momentarily . about a quarter of a second later , a vibration disturbance was noted on the command module accelerometers .
the british independent film awards really spread the wealth this year , with only two films — “moon” and “fish tank” — taking more than one award . in a slightly surprising result , duncan jones’s sci - fi debut claimed the night’s top prize , best british independent film , as well as best debut director honors .
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, based on the nicholas sparks novel , took top spot . unfortunately , while
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the power generated from four rs - 25 engines on the sls equals the output of 12 hoover dams .
nasa’s space launch system provides a critical heavy - lift capability , powering people and cargo beyond our moon and into deep space .
tank 432 things just get creepier and creepier in this wartime thriller from nick gillespie . mercenaries surrounded by the enemy take cover inside an abandoned tank , then can’t get out . inside they find a batch of files about soldiers missing in action , and ( omg ) their own names are there . rupert evans and michael smiley star .
while realizing that they probably would not beat the u . s . in the race to the moon , soviet scientists devise a program to deliver a vehicle to land on and explore the lunar surface . later , . . . see full summary »
the numbers ' annual oscar polls have proved to be remarkably accurate predictors of the final results on oscar night . we call results based on the hundreds of the numbers readers who vote in our
is coming out , which made more than $ 200 million domestically and should sell quite well on the home market . on the other hand , the second biggest first run release is
andrea bonanni . or the petrified wood that nasa gave to the netherlands . also where has all the moon rock , and the blueprints for all the vehicles gone . nasa
lost
them .
atari releases its laserdisc arcade – firefox , based on the movie starring clint eastwood .
when the font of elune is empowered , quickly remove the healing absorption shield on each player in the raid .
my first thought ? 10 , 000 years of tracks all over the moon that will never disappear until the end of time . can ' t wait to polllute and destroy the moon just like we ' ve done to the earth . yeah , i ' m in a bad mood tonight , why do ya ask ?
it was a good new / bad news weekend at the box office . on the one hand ,
two other recipients , canadian prime minister justin trudeau and chinese pianist and philanthropist lang lang will also be present at the event with president moon , the institute said .
speaking about the ' tank - like object ' , he said :
it very well could be just an oddly shaped boulder , but i want you guys to notice the artificial nature of it .
it ' s christmas on friday , but one new release got the jump on the competition on wednesday night . with three wide releases and two movies expanding wide , or at least wide - ish , this weekend will be just as busy as it was
other films that had a major presence within the nominations were duncan jones’ “moon , ” with seven nominations , while lone scherfig’s “an education , ” armando iannucci’s “in the loop , ” and sam taylor wood’s “nowhere boy” each received six . also notable is that three of the five best film nominees – the noted “tank , ” “education” and “boy” – were directed by women .
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and become the top - grossing movie in north america on tuesday or wednesday this week .
this is simple body to go on top of the tamiya track and wheel set and the double gearbox .
to be perfectly honest , why the hell would it be of any benefit to anyone in the world , to have a base on the moon ? there ' s no life structure , nothing to sustain an existence , so why would anyone bother ? pointless exercise .
he adds that the photo shows the ' tank ' in a field of scattered objects , which look metal or like bits of machinery with right angles and there is even a disc - shaped object poking out of the surface .
well . . russians got a and b plan : a plan ( man on the moon ) failed as their big rocket n1 exploded , so they went ahead with b plan , the lunakod rover which was nice and brilliant . . . they got very good engineers ! anyway don ' t forget send a man on the moon and back is far far more difficult . . . and last but not least apollo missions provived 381 kilos of lunar rocks , russian rovers just 326 grams . . .
this guide provides tips and strategies for defeating the sisters of the moon encounter on normal difficulty . changes to the fight for looking for raid , heroic and mythic difficulties are listed below in their respective sections , including tips and strategies for dealing with the new mechanics introduced in these difficulties .
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, i don ' t think it will stick around much longer . on the other hand ,
while realizing that they probably would not beat the u . s . in the race to the moon , soviet scientists devise a program to deliver a vehicle to land on and explore the lunar surface . later , the technology and development of the device , under the directorship of alexander kemurdjian , would be used in the shadow of the chernobyl nuclear reactor accident of 1986 .
as for trudeau the think tank cited his “visionary leadership” for universal freedom , diversity , and open trade policies as the reason for the award . pianist lang lang was praised for his philanthropic work to build bridges between eastern and western cultures .
the ceremony will take place on sunday 6 december at the brewery , chiswell street , in london and will be hosted by james nesbitt . the complete list of nominations is available on page 2 of this article .
pulled in another $ 4 . 8 million this weekend for a total of $ 16 . 1 million . with an additional $ 3 . 2 million internationally , the film was on the verge of reaching $ 20 million on the worldwide stage , a milestones it has likely already surpassed on monday .
on the map sometimes a sports movie about the amazing triumph of the underdog is a documentary . dani menkin’s is about israel versus the soviet union on the basketball court in 1977 . with six new team members ( from the united states ) , maccabi tel aviv was victorious — and went on to win the european cup . moshe dayan was a big fan .
later that may , president john f . kennedy made the bold , public claim that the u . s . would land a man on the moon before the end of the decade . in february 1962 , john glenn became the first american to orbit earth , and by the end of that year , the foundations of nasa’s lunar landing program–dubbed project apollo–were in place .
' this exhibits from very similar features to the tanks we see on earth ' , they said .
in space , one of the most famous is the ' face on mars ' spotted by one of the viking orbiters in 1976 .
paradoxically , this is arguably the biggest week of the year on the home market , as well as one of the slowest . it is the biggest because it marks the release of
on its website , the council described president moon’s life before he entered politics , as a human rights lawyer actively defending dissidents . it also explained that he is implementing strong reform policies to eradicate deep - rooted problems and is making efforts to resolve the north korean nuclear crisis .
our dvd and blu - ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys , which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking . the market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market , including reports published in
the event kicks off at 11 a . m . edt on thursday , july 20 — the 48th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing . it features 173 lots of space artifacts and memorabilia , which are collectively worth between an estimated $ 2 . 9 million and $ 5 . 3 million .
we know who won this race , but less about a secret chapter . the soviets many not have sent a man to the moon , but they successfully guided two small robots by remote control from the earth .
– the sisters of the moon are trapped in a fading incorporeal state , bound together and sharing health . between them they maintain only enough power to sustain the physical form of one of them at a time .
the channel boasts more than 785 , 000 subscribers and is one of the most prominent sources of conspiracy
news
on the internet .
the world famous youtube channel secureteam10 has published a video that claims alien military hardware has been left on the lunar surface .
screenshots containing ui elements are generally declined on sight , the same goes for screenshots from the modelviewer or character selection screen .
its valentine ' s day on sunday and presidents ' day on monday , which means there are two reasons to be bullish when predicting the box office this weekend . on the other hand , none of the new releases are earning overall positive reviews , which is a bad sign . there is good news , as the same was true
on the international stage as early as this weekend , while worldwide it is just a matter of time .
meanwhile , “fish tank , ” which entered the ceremony with the most nominations , took a well - deserved pair of awards : best director for andrea arnold ( the first woman ever to receive the honor ) and most promising newcomer for 18 year - old sensation katie jarvis .
the csm was powered down at approximately 58 : 40 get . the surge tank and repressurization package were isolated with approximately 860 psi residual pressure ( approx . 6 . 5 lbs of oxygen total ) . the primary water glycol system was left with radiators bypassed .
players that need to trigger an astral purge to counter abilities , such as the moon burn and discorporate debuff , need to ensure that they do so at the same time as one of these groups .
keep its hold on first place , with $ 50 . 63 million on 8369 screens in 51 markets for a total of $ 367 . 77 million internationally and $ 661 . 30 million
like last week , the number one film on the per theater chart managed that feat despite mixed reviews . this week it was
the moon image is taken from servers at nasa ' s jet propulsion laboratory in pasadena , california , and it shows something that , with a little bit of imagination and little to no critical thinking , appears similar to a large turret but without a main gun . this could be due to the use of advanced alien technology which has rendered a long gun barrel irrelevant , because the barrel was destroyed , or even be because it is actually a pile of moon rocks and piles of moon rocks don ' t have main gun barrels because they are not actually tanks .
has been on this list for seven weeks now earning an average $ 10 , 176 this past weekend . however , unless the oscar nominations help it at the box office , this will be the last time it appears on this list .
held on strong with averages of $ 13 , 374 / $ 17 , 056 . the re - release of
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led the way on the per theater chart , earning an average of $ 21 , 880 . second place went to the overall second place film ,
this will place a large damage absorption shield on the captain , as well as coat the raid in individual smaller healing absorption shields .
category had some interesting nominees . on the other hand , feature film merely enforces the trends we ' ve seen throughout awards season .
“drinking alone under the moon” is one of li bai’s signature poetries which deal with the ancient social custom of drinking . it is deemed to be a big social faux pas if one drinks alone . in this particular poem , the egoistic poet speaker creates his own companions : the moon and his shadow , but both seem reluctant companions and what the poem leaves you with is a sense of despair and deep set loneliness ( columbia education , 2014 ) .
players will need to constantly keep an eye on the position of the huntress , to ensure that they can avoid the twilight glaive when it is cast .
when the font of elune is empowered , quickly damage off the shield applied to the captain when embrace of the eclipse is cast , whilst healers quickly remove the healing absorption shield on each player in the raid .
a 39 . 5 - inch - diameter empty , ellipsoidal - shaped tank crafted from two joined titanium alloy hemispheres . manufactured by sargent industries for nasa , ca . 1970 . red identifying labels , as well as one paper label .
ai learns the basics of driving a car using trial and error after being let loose on the road for just ' 15 . . .
players afflicted with moon burn should actively try to trigger an astral purge to remove this debuff . in situations where triggering an astral purge is not possible , players will instead need to wait out the debuff .
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i’m intrigued about ‘moon’ , can’t wait to see it . and i’m also interested in bronson too because of tom hardy . just saw him in star trek nemesis last week – cool actor .
the abilities in this phase do not interact heavily with one another , and instead can be dealt with as they are cast on the raid .
the atlantic council said it recognized president moon’s life - long dedication to the advocacy of human rights and democracy through his achievements as a human rights lawyer , and his efforts to defuse tensions with north korea and contribute to regional stability .
because sales figures are estimated based on sampling , they will be more accurate for higher - selling titles .
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ant - man and the wasp soars to $ 76 million on opening weekend . . . beating its prequel by $ 19 million
set records over the weekend on imax screens across the nation , pulling in $ 9 . 5 million on 178 screens , which is the largest opening for an imax film and also the widest release in the format ' s history . there were reports of nearly every ticket being sold with theater owners adding shows at 3 am , and in some cases 6 am , to deal with the demand . internationally , the film made $ 4 . 1 million on 58 screens for a worldwide total of $ 13 . 6 million so far . the film has yet to fully expand internationally , while historically films have had better legs on imax than on regular screens , which will undoubtedly help it going forward .
, which is an astounding number . to put this in perspective , this would be enough for the film to earn seventh place on the list of
notes on blindness when this documentary was on the festival circuit , the guardian called it “a beautiful , accessible and thoughtful work of art . ” it’s the story of the theologian john hull , who lost his sight when he was in his 40s but learned how meaningful it was that he could still feel sunlight on his face , dance with his wife and listen to the rain . peter middleton and james spinney wrote and directed .
when the floor becomes entirely light or dark , the font of elune will empower , triggering the bosses to use a powerful ability , depending on what phase the encounter happens to be in .
here are minnows , the gulf killi fish , hatching under the microscope . in the wild they lay their eggs on marsh grasses at a full moon high tide and then 30 days later when the next full moon high tide comes they get wet and hatch . any questions or comments feel free to ask below ! toadfish eggs hatching : urltoken * * if the video was enjoyable , remember to give it a
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started its international run in sixth place with $ 7 . 05 million on 1616 screens in 34 markets . while it is playing in a large number of markets , these were mostly of the smaller variety . the largest was australia , where it placed third with $ 1 . 99 million on 304 screens . it also placed third in brazil with $ 1 . 02 million on 174 . it managed second place in mexico , but with only $ 863 , 000 on 305 screens .
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with a healthy average of $ 13 , 249 in five theaters . the only other film to top $ 10 , 000 on the per theater chart was
at the top of the box office chart this weekend , according to studio estimates released on sunday . with $ 22 . 2 million , the movie beat out good debuts by
' s run at the top of the chart came to an end over the weekend , according to studio estimates released on sunday morning . its surprise vanquisher turned out to be
the service module was jettisoned at approximately 138 hours get , and the crew observed and photographed the bay - 4 area where the cryogenic tank anomaly had occurred . at this time , the crew remarked that the outer skin covering for bay - 4 had been severely damaged , with a large portion missing . the lm was jettisoned about 1 hour before entry , which was performed nominally using primary guidance and navigation system .
. the film is already in the top 50 on the all time worldwide chart after just 12 days of release , and by this time next week it could be in the top 20 . its only major debut took place in japan where it opened with $ 14 . 5 million on 749 screens , which was the fourth best debut for
bloodlust / heroism / timewarp will be most beneficial to the raids damage output on the pull , as all damage dealers have cooldowns and movement requirements are minimal .
kill ratio place : an eastern european country just getting started on this democracy thing . problem : an attack on the new president . solution : an american covert - ops guy ( tom hopper ) , sent to battle the country’s military leader , who loves the sound of the word “coup . ” paul tanter directed .
atari and lucasfilm introduce two ground breaking titles exclusively for atari game consoles and computers – ballblazer and rescue on fractalus .
and a few other holdovers still playing in multiplexes . depending on which factor is greater , we could keep pace with
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. big news this week came from south korea where it crossed the $ 100 million mark before the weekend . in south korea , it has now reached $ 103 . 52 million after 10 weeks of release , including $ 1 . 76 million on 242 screens this past weekend . the next market where the film will reach that milestone should be spain where it made $ 2 . 62 million on 352 screens over the weekend for a total of $ 93 . 70 million . the movie could also have enough left in the tank to do the same in australia , where its current total is $ 94 . 70 million , but it only managed $ 1 . 68 million on 254 screens over the weekend . meanwhile , it is still in first place in italy with $ 3 . 74 million on 402 screens over the weekend for a total of $ 79 . 73 million . in both markets , reaching $ 100 million might be a little tight , but the oscars could certainly help along the way .
has been released on the home market in roughly six months . normally this is far too short a time between a regular edition and a special edition . indeed , there appears to be quite a backlash against this release on the urltoken user reviews . however , i would consider this more inline with the
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made during its opening week . and that ' s the low end of expectations . on the high end , it has a number of records in its sights .
earned $ 4 . 3 million on 179 imax screens domestically and $ 3 . 9 million on 84 screens internationally , which helped push its worldwide total past the $ 200 million mark . to put this in perspective , the previous record for dmr releases was $ 71 million , earned by
' s expansion continues but it remained strong on the per theater chart with an average of $ 18 , 344 in 175 theaters . finally ,
u . s . s . indianapolis : men of courage so how did the atomic bomb that was dropped on hiroshima in 1945 get there ? the navy heavy cruiser indianapolis delivered important parts , including the uranium , to the mariana islands on a top - secret mission . but on its way home , the ship was attacked and sunk by a japanese submarine , and the american survivors endured a real - life shipwreck nightmare , complete with multiple shark attacks . nicolas cage stars as the captain . mario van peebles directed .
“i see the award is not my personal feat , but is given to all south korean citizens who have secured democracy through the revolutionary candlelight vigils . i thank our citizens and would like to share the honor , ” president moon was quoted as saying by presidential spokesman kwon hyuk - ki .
held on to top spot on the international chart with $ 24 . 70 million on 4823 screens in 38 markets for a total of $ 101 . 46 million after just three weeks of release . it had a few openings over the weekend , most notably in germany where it placed third with $ 2 . 94 million on 531 screens . meanwhile , it fell from first to fourth in the u . k . , but still added $ 2 . 02 million on 453 screens over the weekend for a total of $ 10 . 52 million after two . with openings in italy and japan ahead , the film will have no trouble getting to $ 250 million worldwide , which is more than enough to ensure a profit .
film opened in first place in its native market and sixth place overall with $ 6 . 44 million on 655 screens .
the apollo 13 mission was planned as a lunar landing mission but was aborted en route to the moon after about 56 hours of flight due to loss of service module cryogenic oxygen and consequent loss of capability to generate electrical power , to provide oxygen and to produce water .
pleasantly surprised at moon’s win , and somewhat bemused with henshaw’s and marie - duff’s , but tom hardy absolutely deserves it . what a great best actor lineup that was , though , just between him , capaldi , and rockwell .
2010 continued the record - breaking ways of 2009 thanks to incredible holds by most films in the top ten . in fact , all but one film we talked about on
' you can see something still on top of it which looks like it ' s been blurred out a little bit ' , the team noted .
the us doesn ' t have a budget anymore to use space shuttles because we give away billions to every country we go to invade now . so we are using russian rockets now to send up all our satellites or your smart phones won ' t work and all the airliners will go back to navigating from one large fire to the next because we are tearing down all the radio nav stations . so we depend on each other now . it should have been that was from the beginning and we might have had a moon base by now instead of spending on the other bull crap . but obviously somebody thinks the other things are more important .
below the line , i’m thrilled to see recognition for “mugabe and the white african” in the documentary category , as well as a technical citation for dp greig fraser’s ravishing work on “bright star . ”
was solid on imax , down less than 10 % to $ 8 . 8 million on 179 screens domestically to lift its total to $ 28 million so far . it expanded in japan and poland and reportedly broke records in both markets , which helped it add $ 3 . 6 million on 70 imax screens for a total of $ 11 million internationally and $ 39 million worldwide .
was the only other film to top $ 10 , 000 on the per theater chart , earning an average of $ 11 , 125 in more than 3 , 000 theaters .
yars’ revenge is released on the 2600 . the programmer came up with the name by reversing first name of ray kassar – ceo of atari . kassar would later find out about this and compliment the programmer for his ingenuity .
and whether or not it can stay on top one more week , and perhaps set a few more records in the process . the other major question of the weekend is whether or not it will top
focus on killing the moontalon owl and use dps cooldowns to quickly kill it when it is low health , to prevent deathly screech from dealing excessive damage .
aside from looking for raid abilities dealing less damage in comparison to normal abilities , there are no mechanical changes to the fight on looking for raid difficulty .
conspiracy theorists who made the ' discovery ' say it looks suspiciously similar to tanks on earth , sparking speculation it could be part of an ancient civilisation .
the next series of events occurred within a fraction of a second between the accelerometer disturbances and the data loss . a tank line burst , because of heat , in the vacuum jacket pressurizing the annulus and , in turn , causing the blow - out plug on the vacuum jacket to rupture . some mechanism in bay 4 combined with the oxygen buildup in that bay to cause a rapid pressure rise which resulted in separation of the outer panel . the panel struck one of the dishes of the high - gain antenna . the panel separation shock closed the fuel cell 1 and 3 oxygen reactant shut - off valves and several propellant and helium isolation valves in the reaction control system . data were lost for about 1 . 8 seconds as the high - gain antenna switched from narrow beam to wide beam , because of the antenna being hit and damaged .
if anyone is interested , here is an excellent interview with fassbender at the dp / 30 blog . it’s a . mov video so it will take a while to download , but he talks about fish tank and inglourious basterds as well as his training as an actor . one day i hope he wins a bafta or oscar .
, according to studio estimates released on sunday . with $ 48 . 5 million , the alien adventure movie was down just 29 % from new year ' s weekend , and shot past $ 400 million . fox estimates it will have $ 429 million by the end of the day on sunday . the new releases were never going to compete at that level , but
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continue to struggle , but at least there is something of interest to report on top , as there are two releases that could legitimately the claim top spot .
, as it rose to top spot on the international chart and crossed two major milestones in the process : $ 400 million internationally and $ 700 million worldwide . over the weekend , it earned $ 21 . 00 million on 7 , 785 screens in 61 markets for a total of $ 425 . 15 million internationally and $ 702 . 30 million
apart from this , players should not actively worry about switching sides to remove stacks of lunar suffusion / umbra suffusion , as the moving colour on the floor will do this for them .
life on the line john travolta stars in this action drama about electrical linemen and the night that a devastating storm hits their texas town . naturally , his beloved niece ( kate bosworth ) , whose father was electrocuted on the job , is in love with a young lineman ( devon sawa ) and refuses to escape her town and the almost inevitable heartbreak . david hackl directed .
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awful fight . so much going on and due to the barriers surrounding the fight area you cannot get a very good view of what is happening in the arena . if you stand too close to the edge you cant see across the room and if you stand near the middle you risk dropping arrows and / or silence on the tanks . i have been told to flip the camera so it is looking at me for a better view but this sounds even more confusing . . .
rules weren’t meant to be broken when it comes to tv episode lengths , but these 10 examples — introduced on the very good tv podcast — are clear exceptions .
: $ 73 million . the daily breakdown is estimated as friday $ 27 million , saturday $ 25 . 65 million , sunday $ 20 . 35 million . despite falling short of the most optimistic predictions , in part thanks to poor weather on the east coast , the movie ranks high among the best opening weekend for non - franchise movies . it stands to open in third place on that list , behind
your a f * cking id * ot right ? it can benefit in the field of sociology ( effect of living in space on a person ' s mood / spirit ) , astrobiology ( effect of gravitational force on bone structure of your body ) and it will be a great step in technology ( while building this base , we might just discover something new ) that will be one day lead us to step foot on planets farther out .
andrea arnold’s “ fish tank ” led the 12th annual british independent film award nominations , which were announced today at soho house in london . the film managed eight nominations , including best film , best director , best screenplay , and acting nods for katie jarvis , kierston wareing and michael fassbender . the film , which premiered at cannes earlier this year , will be released stateside via ifc films this january .