Lions' Digest Fall Issue 02 2020

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
COCO(2017) SCARY MOVIE(2000) CORPSE BRIDE(2005)
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The film centers around Miguel, a young
boy who has a passion for making music,
though it is mysteriously banned in his
family. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel
finds a guitar which transports him to the
land of the dead, where he must figure out
how to get home. Along the way he meets
new friends and learns that history is not
really what it seems. While Coco isn’t a
Halloween themed movie, it centers around
Day of the Dead, which takes place annually
from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, and there is amazing
representation in the film.
Where to stream: Disney+
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Scary Movie is a completely overlooked
classic. It’s different from your typical
Halloween flick, as it completely satirizes
and makes fun of horror movie tropes and
typecasting while maintaining a storyline.
It follows a group of teens who are stalked
by a serial killer after accidentally killing a
man last summer. Scary Movie additionally
models its villain off of the film Scream.
Even though the humor is pretty outdated,
the film is still good for a laugh with friends
and offers something alternative to an
intense horror watch.
Where to stream: Amazon Prime, iTunes,
Google Play Movies, Vudu
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Corpse Bride is a claymation stop motion
film directed by Tim Burton. It’s set in a
Victorian village in the 1800s and tells
the story of Victor, who is arranged to
be married to a woman named Victoria.
Feeling stressed during the wedding
rehearsals, Victor goes to the forest to spend
time alone, while accidentally unleashing a
curse by putting his ring on a corpse, which
transports him to the land of the dead where
he finds himself married to a corpse bride.
While Corpse Bride is definitely on the
tamer side, it’s still a great watch.
Where to stream: Amazon Prime, Vudu,
iTunes, Google Play Movies
THE SHINING(1980) EDWARD SCISSORHANDS(1990) PARANORMAN(2012)
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An aspiring author, Jack Torrance, moves
his wife, Wendy, and his young son, Danny,
to an abandoned hotel, taking up the job
of an off-season caretaker. Danny has a
mysterious gift, known as “the shining,” and
through that gift is warned about the sinister
nature of the hotel. Due to the seclusion
and haunting of the hotel, Jack declines
to insanity, and the horrifying events that
follow represent this. The Shining is an
underrated classic, and director Stanley
Kubrick has an intriguing directing style
that completely immerses viewers into the
world he builds. By the time you reach the
end of the movie, you will be left terrified.
Where to stream: Amazon Prime, Vudu,
Google Play Movies
Edward Scissorhands stars Depp and
Winona Ryder. Edward is a man created by
an inventor who left him unfinished with a
pair of scissors for hands when he died. Peg
Bogons, a local door-to-door saleswoman,
as a final attempt to sell her products, comes
across Edward and takes him home to stay
with her family. He must adapt to regular life,
and finds talent in cutting hair and hedges,
but soon Edward is framed as a criminal for
burglary and must figure out how to prove
the town wrong. Edward Scissorhands is a
severely underrated Tim Burton film, one
that exhibits lots of acting talent and has an
interesting fairytale storyline.
Where to stream: Amazon Prime, iTunes,
Vudu, Google Play Movies
If you watched the film Coraline, then you
will absolutely love ParaNorman. Norman
Babcock is blessed with a gift of talking
to the dead, but no one in town believes
him besides Neil, his best friend. One day,
Norman’s uncle tells him he must protect the
town from a witch’s curse, but things don’t
go as planned when a storm of the witch
descends on the town and causes the dead to
rise. However, there is a much darker truth to
the curse, as the townspeople were deceptive
about what really happened to cause it.
ParaNorman had an incredible amount of
work put into it, and feels like a true fall
classic.
Where to stream: Amazon Prime, iTunes,
Vudu, Google Play Movies
HALLOWEENTOWN
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Halloweentown follows siblings Marnie,
a young witch, Dylan, and Sophie Piper,
who are residents of Halloweentown. Their
grandmother, Aggie visits to start Marnie’s
witch training, as she will lose her powers if
they continue to wait. However, something
evil is occurring in Halloweentown, and
Aggie and the kids must figure out a way
to stop it. “Halloweentown” is loved for its
nostalgia factor, as well as the fact that it is a
family-friendly movie.
Where to stream: Disney+, Amazon Prime,
Google Play Movies, DIRECTV, Sling TV
BY RACHEL FOSTER
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