Friday, July 29, 2011

Fear Friday Presents... Happy Birthday To Me

Come on in all you Hep Dolls and Ghoulish Girls for another Fear Friday. Every Friday The Lounge will offer up a movie for your enjoyment. The movies will be a wide variety from the horror genre. From vintage to classic to slasher to thriller to the just plain cheesy. So get the popcorn popped, kill the lights and get ready for a little fright. This weeks selection...

Happy Birthday To Me



Directed by J. Lee Thompson and released on May 15, 1981 by Columbia Pictures. Virginia (Melissa Sue Anderson) belongs to the most popular clique at her private school. She's happy, doing well in her classes and having fun. One problem though is that chunk of her memory she lost after that nasty little car accident last year. Oh yeah, and the fact that all of her friends are being killed off one by one!
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I thought this was an appropriate choice for this week's selection since the "Happy Birthday To Me" giveaway in underway. I remember when this movie came out in the theater but I was a little too young to have seen it then. But I do remember lots of kids talking about it and the famous shish kebab scene that was used on the posters and cover of the VHS box (I used the strange 2004 DVD version for my picture up top). I just watched it for the first time last week and if you grew up during the slasher era of the 80's, or are just a fan of the genre, this is a fun little movie. No great acting or writing here but isn't that half the fun? If you're old enough to remember watching "Little House on the Prairie" then you will recognize our main character as Mary Ingles. Wow, what a departure!

If you haven't seen it, or it's been a long while, give it a play. It's good cheesy fun with a nice twisty twist ending.
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A little trivia...
1. Most ads and posters for film carried a photo of a young man about to be orally impaled with a skewer of meat and vegetables, with the slogan "John Will Never Eat Shish Kebab Again." However, there is no character in the movie with this name.
2. Many fans were upset with the 2004 DVD release from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment because, not only did it have a completely different cover to that of the infamous original poster and VHS cover, it featured a disco score in place of the atmospheric piano piece that originally played over the opening credits in theaters and VHS releases. In 2009, Anchor Bay/Starz Home Entertainment re-released the DVD using the original poster as the cover and restoring the original music over the opening sequence.

3. The press reported that in order to keep the "twist" ending a secret several endings were shot. This is untrue but helped hide the fact that while shooting, the film had no ending. The script was written with one ending that made sense to the story, but did not have a twist. So producers proceeded to film while tinkering with a twist. This explains why there is no build up to the ending. 

Laughing Vixen Lounge's August Giveaway


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Come on in all you hep dolls and stylish ghouls. It's time for the Laughing Vixen Lounge "Happy Birthday To Me" Giveaway. It only happens once a year to celebrate that lovely day, my birthday (August 3rd). This year the length of the giveaway has been extended to give more of you a chance to enter. So have fun, enjoy the some music and good luck to everyone.

"Happy Birthday To Me Giveaway"

Prize is your choice of any 1 item from Laughing Vixen Lounge. That's right, anything! It's your choice.


Lots of cute silver pendants in a wide variety of styles


New summer charm bracelets

Fabulous and fun retro charm bracelets

Your favorite horror themes on silver pendants
 
Fun and kitschy retro styled rings

A large collection of Supernatural themed designs

Modern and classic horror bracelets and more

How To Enter -
Make sure to post a separate comment for each entry. If something is worth 2 entries you must leave 2 comments. Please make sure there is a way to contact you from each entry!!
 
Required Entry -
Visit Laughing Vixen Lounge then come back and post your favorite item from the shop.
 
Extra Entries -
2 Entries - Become a Lounge Vixen and follow this blog. If you already do go ahead and take the entries.
2 Entries - Follow Laughing Vixen Lounge on Twitter. If you already do go ahead and take the entries.
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2 Entries - Follow Laughing Vixen Lounge on Tumblr. If you already do go ahead and take the entries.
2 Entries - Blog about this giveaway. Make sure to leave the link to the post in your comment.
2 Entries - Heart Laughing Vixen Lounge on Etsy. If you already do go ahead and take the entries.
2 Entries - Add one of Laughing Vixen Lounge's buttons to your site. Make sure to add a link to the page the button is on in your comment.
1 Entry - Tweet one of the messages below. 3 tweets max a day. No more than 1 tweet an hour. Make sure to leave a comment for each tweet.

Enter to win ANYTHING from @LaughingVixen in our "Happy Birthday To Me" Giveaway http://bit.ly/mXaowX Winner chooses prize!

Enter to win ANY #Supernatural design from @LaughingVixen in our "Happy Birthday To Me" Giveaway http://bit.ly/mXaowX #SPN

The Fine Print -
Giveaway is open worldwide. Giveaway runs from 12:00am (PST) July 29th to 8:00 pm (PST) August 4th. 1 winner will be randomly chosen from all eligible entries. Winner will be notified by email. If winner does not respond within 2 days a new winner will be chosen. All decisions made final by Laughing Vixen Lounge.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

New Supernatural Bracelet

Here's a little treat for all the Supernatural fans of the Lounge. From the new Ultimate line of charm bracelets here is the Supernatural Ultimate Charm Bracelet.



A total of 44 silver charms, a bottle of rock salt and some cool black with copper swirls glass beads. Of course this, like any piece in the shop, can be customized to fit your style completely. Stop by to take a look at this and all the rest of the Supernatural goodies at Laughing Vixen Lounge.

This bracelet is the third in the Ultimate Charm Bracelet Collection which also includes an Ultimate Zombie and an Ultimate True Blood. In the works are an Ultimate Dexter and an Ultimate Wizard of Oz with lots more soon.

Check back in this Friday as the August Giveaway will start. This is the big "Happy Birthday to Me" Giveaway where one person will win their choice of ANYTHING from the shop. That's right! You don't want to miss it.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Winner of the July Giveaway

Thanks to everyone for all the RTs. The winner of the July Giveaway is...

@herenowhere3
She chose the "Vintage Witch Style C" Silver Pendant. Let's all give her a big "Congrats"!


Make sure to stop back in as our annual "Happy Birthday To Me" Giveaway will start August 1st. This is a big one as the winner will have their choice of anything from the shop. That's right, ANYTHING! It only happens once a year so don't miss it.

Sunday, July 17, 2011

July Giveaway


This month's giveaway will be a simple one. Just head on over to Laughing Vixen Lounge on Twitter, follow and RT the following message for your chance to win your choice of Silver Pendant from the shop.

Win choice of Silver Pendant from @LaughingVixen http://t.co/qe8fVuG 150+ designs! Follow & RT. 1 RT per hour. Ends 7/20

Choose from any of our Silver Pendants. Now over 150 designs including lots of new ones! Make sure to look in the Halloween, Zombies/Vampires and Supernatural sections in addition to the Silver Pendants section to make sure you see them all.


1 RT per hour max. Ends July 20th 2011 at 8:00 pm (PST). One winner will be chosen at random from all received RT. Open worldwide. If winner does not respond to email within 2 days a new winner will be chosen.


Friday, July 15, 2011

Fear Friday Presents... Return Of The Living Dead

Come on in all you Hep Dolls and Ghoulish Girls for another Fear Friday. Every Friday The Lounge will offer up a movie for your enjoyment. The movies can be a wide spread of the horror genre. From vintage to classic to slasher to thriller to the just plain cheesy. So get the popcorn popped, kill the lights and get ready for a little fright. This weeks selection...

Return of the Living Dead



Directed by Dan O'Bannon and released on August 16, 1985 by Orion Pictures Corporation. While working his first day at a medical warehouse, Freddy (Thom Mathews) learns about the top secret toxic bodies down in the basement from co-worker Frank (James Karen). What else is there to do but go look at them and oops...accidentally set them and the toxins free. Meanwhile, Freddy's punk rocker wannabe friends are waiting for him across the street in the graveyard. Bad place to be when the toxins hit those bodies and well, you know the story.
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This has been a long time favorite of mine. I loved it when it came out and was pleasantly surprised that it has held up over the years. Yes, this is a big slice of stinky cheese. The acting is bad, the writing is bad and the outfits....eeeh! The 80's! But if you are a fan of the Living Dead movies and you can appreciate a great bad movie then you have to give this a try. It makes me laugh and the soundtrack is great.
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A little trivia...
1. Tobe Hooper was originally slated to direct and it was supposed to be filmed in 3-D. Aaah! I did not know this. That would have been soooo cool!!!
2. The eye-test poster (seen most clearly after Frank and Freddy run into Burt's office after hearing the first re-animated cadaver) in Burt's office actually reads "Burt is a slave driver and a cheap son of a bitch who's got you and me here" if you put the letters together.
3. Some of the zombie extras were paid more to eat real calf brains in the film. Dan O'Bannon didn't want the actors to do anything he wasn't willing to do and ate some raw calf brains first in front of them.
4. After the "rabid weasels" are brought into the Resurrection Funeral Home and the tarp is removed, what is actually in the bags are those motorized toy monkeys that have the cymbals. The cymbals were removed for obvious reasons.
5. The film's German title is "Verdammt, die Zombies kommen", which is roughly "Oh Crap, the Zombies Are Coming" and the Danish title is "Ligene er ligeglade" which is roughly "The Dead Don't Care" - playing up the comical aspect of the film.
6. On the back of Freddy's jacket, in the theatrical version, the words "F**k You" are displayed. After realizing that the shot could not be used in case it was ever shown on TV, a second jacket was made that says "Television Version" and can be seen in the TV version of the movie.