{"id":1048,"date":"2020-10-28T09:44:33","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T15:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nmblc.org\/?p=1048"},"modified":"2020-11-02T10:27:10","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T17:27:10","slug":"nmblcs-halloween-movies-and-tv-picks-for-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmblc.org\/old-site\/nmblcs-halloween-movies-and-tv-picks-for-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"NMBLC\u2019s Halloween Movies and TV Picks for 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Which Halloween movies spoke to the NMBLC staff in this turbulent time of 2020?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The mood around Halloween 2020 could be unsettling like no Halloween before. COVID continues to spread and endanger people\u2019s lives. Many beloved Halloween traditions will be altered or eliminated this year. CDC guidelines<\/a> strongly advise against trick-or-treating, large Halloween parties, and inviting all your friends over for in-house Halloween movie night. New Mexico public health order restrictions apply to all these Halloween activities<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the pandemic anxiety, police brutality and killings of unarmed African Americans brought the reality of racial tension in America to the forefront of the nation\u2019s consciousness. Wide-spread protests, violent armed reactions, and painful conversations with friends and family have shaken people\u2019s sense of safety and surety about their place in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, of course, there\u2019s the upcoming election stress<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All this real life fear and dread will most likely affect our entertainment choices this Halloween. So instead of the usual favorite Halloween movies list, we put together a different list of staff picks for Halloween movies in 2020. We asked the NMBLC gang<\/a> the following question:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given the surreal and devastating events of this year, which Halloween movies speak to you in 2020?<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

See below for the answers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cathryn McGill, Founder\/CEO<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Movie still from The Birds. <\/em>Not pictured: Cathy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cathy\u2019s Pick <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Birds<\/em>, 1963<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Synopsis<\/strong>: In Alfred Hitchcock\u2019s thriller based on the short story by Daphne du Maurier, a family is terrorized by violent bird attacks in Bodega Bay, California.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Cathy\u2019s words: The Birds<\/em> are beautiful, right?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When I was a child I saw The Birds<\/em>. This Alfred Hitchcock film has fueled my lifelong, unhealthy fear of birds.  To be clear, Hitchcock’s movie is why I could never choose ornithology as a profession. The surrealness of the feeling in the air with those birds sitting on the wire reminds me of all of my chilling feels recently with dual global pandemics – COVID-19 and racism.  My apocalyptic anticipation of impending doom and physical harm is so reminiscent of my childhood angst waiting for those birds to swoop in and peck me to pieces.  It was just a movie, right?  And this is just one really bad year in a long history of good ones, right?  The best is yet to come, right? And BIRDS are beautiful, right?  R-I-G-H-T!  That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.  Happy Halloween, y’all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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