The effects maestro was a spectacular craftsman as well as a deft self-promoter—the acceptable face of gore effects, some might say. Genre fans like myself admired him because (among other…
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Oh my. I see that the kids over at The House Next Door have gone and begun posting the epic podcast featuring myself, the delightful and trenchant Karina Longworth (Spoutblog),…
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I've made a number of inquiries with my former employer as to whether a piece of text I filed with them in early May was actually going to be used…
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Over at Wellingtonista I have just posted a paean of sorts to Rialto Wellington, which screened it's final movie this evening. Destined to become luxury apartments, the closure deprives Wellington…
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Some clod over at the blog for The New Republic has anointed M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening "The Most Morally Abhorrent Film Ever Made," on account of the fact that…
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