In July, the OCS television channel will dedicate part of its program to bestselling author Stephen King. Several films adapted from his works are planned for broadcast. Enough to delight fans and keep them on their toes for a while!
He is called the genius of horror. He is an American and author of no less than 60 novels and nearly 200 short stories… And the least we can say is that he masters the words and knows how to use them to make his readers shiver with fear!
Thanks to his pen with a very particular style, Stephen King is a master in his field. His playground: a dark genre that attracts and inspires many filmmakers. We no longer count the number of his works that have been adapted to the cinema!
And it is this cinematographic universe that OCS will make you (re) discover this summer. On the program: 13 of the most striking adaptations of Stephen King's writings. All spread over the month of July!
A gifted student (1998)
Sunday, July 1st at 8:40 pm on OCS City
De Bryan Singer
With Ian McKellen, Brad Renfro and Bruce Davison
And we start this marathon with the film adaptation of the eponymous short story (from the collection Different Seasons)!
Todd Browden, a 16-year-old high school student, is upset when his sociology teacher devotes one of his classes to the Holocaust. Both fascinated and horrified, he does his own research on the subject. Only… One day, the young boy will cross paths with an old man he believes to recognize as the former director of the Patin camp, Kurt Dussander, wanted for crimes against humanity.
This was followed by the screening of the film Stand By Me (1986) at 10:30 p.m.; adaptation of the short story The Body by Rob Reiner, starring Wil Weaton, River Phoenix and Kiefer Sutherland.
And will be available from the same day on OCS go: Carrie at the Devil's Ball (1976) by Brian de Palma, Misery (1990) by Rob Reiner, The Escapees (1994) by Frank Darabont, and finally The Dark Side (1993) by Georges A. Romero.
The Dark Tower (2017)
Wednesday, July 4 at 8:40 pm on OCS Max
De Nikolaj Arcel
With Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey and Tom Taylor
We will then continue with a new film, broadcast for the first time on television.
The synopsis: Roland Deschain is the last existing Pistolero. His daunting task is to stop Walter O'Dim, aka the Man in Black, from destroying the Dark Tower, the only element of the cohesion of the universe. The fate of all worlds is at stake and good and evil will clash in a final battle.
On Friday, July 6 at 10pm, it will be the turn of the film Christine (1983) by John Carpenter to be broadcast on OCS Choc. Then the film Secret Window (2004), by David Koepp, on Saturday, July 7 at 8:40 pm. The Torn Night (1992) by Mick Garris on Wednesday, July 11 at midnight. Dead Zone (1983) by David Cronenberg on Friday, July 13 at 10:15 p.m. And finally Cujo (1983) by Lewis Teague on Friday, July 20 at 10:05 pm!
Simetierre (1789)
Friday, July 27 at 10:05 pm on OCS Choc
De Mary Lambert
With Dale Midkiff and Fred Gwynne
And we will end this long month dedicated to the master of horror with the adaptation of his novel Simetierre.
The Creed family leaves Chicago and moves to the vicinity of Ludlow, a quiet town in Maine. Their home adjoins a pet cemetery located on the former sacred lands of the Mi'kmaq Indians. The Creeds' only neighbor is an old hermit. A series of bloody accidents will quickly turn the Creeds' life into a nightmare.
From science fiction, drama, thriller or horror… There will be something for everyone!
