Author: Andrea Mandell / Source: USA TODAY
Classic horror villain Michael Myers returns to stalk small town Haddonfield, Ill. — and old foil Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) — in “Halloween.” USA TODAY
TORONTO – Midnight is always the right time to freak out festival audiences.
Late Saturday night “Halloween” screened its epic, bloody finale at the Toronto International Film Festival, an event that also welcomed its star Jamie Lee Curtis to the stage 40 years after her original film hit theaters.
A masked Michael Myers was also there, creeping out an electrified festival crowd by
This “Halloween” (in theaters Oct. 19) extends the freaky franchise to a new generation. Laurie Strode (Curtis) is now a grandmother who has alienated her daughter (Judy Greer) and granddaughter (Andi Matichak) with her extreme overprotection. Michael is in a high-security prison, they argue. It’s time to let the past go.
That’s before the serial killer breaks out and launches a fresh massacre that got the Toronto audience alternately cheering and shrieking.
“It’s a movie about trauma,” said Curtis during the 2 a.m. Q&A that followed the screening. “And ultimately, if any of you have ever lived through any trauma or have a family member who has trauma, it isn’t just you or the family…
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