Tag: The Loved Ones
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Takashi Miike Was Careful With Where He Put The Most Violent Parts Of Audition
Dates can go very wrong in horror movies. Carrie White’s prom date with Tommy Ross goes up in flames before the last dance, in both Stephen King’s novel “Carrie” and Brian De Palma’s film adaptation. In Sean Byrne’s Aussie horror movie “The Loved Ones,” poor Brett doesn’t even make it to his school dance after…
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Lola in The Loved Ones Is a Sympathetic Character, Not a Villain
In Sean Byrne’s 2009 grisly prom massacre The Loved Ones, we’re introduced to the affable, shy, and rather sweet Lola Stone (Robin McLeavy). She approaches a cute young stoner guy with a greasy mop of hair called Brent (Xavier Mitchell), wondering if he’d be interested in taking her to prom. In his defense, Brent handles…