Category: RAMBLINGS

Bill & Ted 3 Probability : Excellent! How would a middle aged Bill S. Preston, Esq. (Alex Winter) and Theodore “Ted” Logan (Keanu Reeves) be doing in the 2000s? I’d love to know how they could tie that idea into the existing mythology.  Recently both Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter have recently gone public with their interest in making this movie a reality. Kill Bill 3 Probability : Unlikely. Everything you need for another movie is set right up for you in Kill Bill Volume 1.  The Bride (Uma Thurman) assures the young daughter of Vernita Green (Vivica A. Fox) that she...

What’s the worst part of any zombie movie? It eventually ends. In preparation for AMC’s new original series “The Walking Dead”, based on Robert Kirkman’s best-selling comic book series, I will be reviewing a different zombie movie everyday for the entire month of October. 31 movies in 31 days. That’s enough brain chomping fun for even the most hardcore zombiephile. Look, there comes one of them now… Night Of The Living Dead George A. Romero became the godfather of the modern zombie with his groundbreaking directorial debut in 1968. Still studied 40 years later. Dawn Of The Dead Sequel to...

That Completist Mentality, or: Why do I own 2 versions of the Lord Of The Rings Trilogy when I really don’t even like it? That’s a good question, one I found asking myself recently as I began the yearly task of reorganizing my dvd collection. Usually I would end up have a box or two of new dvds that needed to be sorted and inserted into my ever expanding wall of dvds. But staring at this year’s pile sitting on my living room floor I knew something had to be done to stop this madness. I have a lot of...

In celebration of every horror film fan’s month, I will be reviewing one of my favorite horror films every day.  I’ll start by picking one of my favorite films from 2008 and continue all the way back to 1978, the year John Carpenter’s original HALLOWEEN was released. Every title is readily available on dvd if want to follow along. Cloverfield (2008) What could have easily become a lame gimmick, the first-person perspective really adds to the tension of this creepy giant monster film. The Mist (2007) A film that gets better each time I watch it. A terrific ensemble cast...

Dear Steven, How have you been? I know its been a while since we talked, actually its been years. We used to be so close and we had some really great times together. I even remember the first time we met: it was the summer of 1989, I was young and impressionable, and it was love at first chop to the throat. I never saw an action movie quite like ABOVE THE LAW before and I couldn’t get enough. I watched it countless times and I was there opening day for HARD TO KILL and MARKED FOR DEATH. But something...

What’s a true horror film fan to do? J-Horror and Torture Porn have (thankfully) run their course as most fads do.  It didn’t take long for a new film movement to fill the void they left behind.   France, the country most known for comedies and the auteur theory, has turned out an impressive string of high and low budget shockers that could even surprise the most jaded horror film fan.  Fears of overflowing borders and political unrest have inspired this new generation of filmmakers and Hollywood has taken notice.  Most have already been lured away with the promise of...

“Once you’ve shown something is possible, everybody can do it.” Special effects artist and pioneer Stan Winston passed away June 15, 2008 after a long battle with cancer.  Stan was truly one of my heroes dating as far back as I can remember.  It must have been about the time I saw the original Terminator in the late 1980s that I first heard about him.  His designs and execution of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s makeup and the full life-size Terminator endoskeletons blew me away.  Little did I know at that time that his fantastical creations would continue to amaze the world for...