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‘The Blair Witch Project’ And Other Movies That Make You Reach For The Dramamine

14 July 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

It’s been ten years since “The Blair Witch Project” crept its way into the national consciousness. The movie, which follows three students making a documentary about the legendary Blair Witch, managed to hit the sweet spot of viral marketing and word-of-mouth buzz through an extensive online campaign that had movie fans scratching their heads over whether or not the footage was real.

In fact, writer/directors Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez went to great lengths to convince investors, and eventually potential viewers, that their movie was a documentary. They did so through the use of cleverly staged “found” footage and an extensive back story. In the end, “The Blair Witch Project” was such an effective horror movie because of what it didn’t show — and because the use of unsteady handheld cameras often left audience members feeling dizzy and nauseated. So whether shaky camera work is used or abused in the name of art, »

- Jenni Miller

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Forget the French: Canadian Bilingual DVD Artwork Atrocities

18 June 2009 9:30 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

Here in Canada, we do things a little differently than our American neighbours to the south. Oh sure, on the surface things appear pretty similar, but it's the little details that truly separate us... and some of those little details hurt. Case in point: Canadian law requires that all consumer product packages be labeled in both of our country's official languages (English and French). This includes DVDs. Now under most circumstances, this law is perfectly reasonable, even though the French-speaking population encompasses just over 20% of the population and is limited primarily to the province of Quebec. However, when it comes to movie titles and DVD artwork, it's a slightly different story. Now you're dealing with a piece of art, and slapping French titles onto the pre-existing packaging for an English language film can lead to some terrible eyesores. Plus, in a lot of cases, it doesn't even seem necessary. Is »

- Sean

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Five Ticking Time Bomb Flicks That Predate ‘Angels & Demons’

13 May 2009 9:05 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

This week in theaters, Tom Hanks plays a Harvard professor working against the clock to save the fate of the Roman Catholic Church in “Angels & Demons.” When the Pope and his successor candidates begin dropping like flies, the chances of his success start dwindling along with them. A conniving underground society like the Illuminati is always a great way to keep the tension going in the face of a high-stakes doomsday scenario like the destruction of Catholicism. Here are five more time-bomb scenarios that play out with maximum drama on film, earning each of them a spot on the watch list of the MTV Movies Blog.

“WarGames” (1983)

Full-scale thermonuclear war is the doomsday event in the doorway for most of this classic computer-game flick starring a young Matthew Broderick. The kid genius thinks he’s just playing a game when it turns out he’s actually hacked into a government »

- Brian Warmoth

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