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Thursday, June 19, 2014

DVD This Week

ï»¿DVD This Week Proof, as if any was needed, that direct to video horror producers have no shame is the recent report from CREATURE CORNER of a sequel to the dreadful BLOODY MURDER. That film was an unexpected video hit, probably due to its cover art of a chainsaw wielding maniac so, despite the fact that no one I ever heard of liked the film, a follow up is in the works under the title of BLOODY MURDER 2: CLOSING CAMP. Yep, more campers and counselors whom no one cares about will get skewered in order to launch a new horror franchise, which nobody wants. Now thats genuinely scary. On a more promising note is the recent announcement that Dimension Home Video will soon start work on MIMIC 3: SENTINEL. The first MIMIC, from BLADE 2s director Guillermo del Toro, is an under appreciated gem and the first sequel was better than average DTV fare, but this latest follow up, soon to start lensing in Romania, has some real potential. Petty whose debut, the little seen SOFT FOR DIGGING, was a rather unique film experience a horror thriller film with almost no dialogue. Pettys story involves a man whose severe health problems keep him in a sealed bubble room in an apartment building, watching, but never participating with his neighbors. But when he notices that his neighbors are disappearing, he comes to realize that the entire neighborhood has been infested with the deadly Judas Bug, the genetically created mutant cockroach blessed with both intelligence and an ability to mimic other life forms. THIS WEEKS NOTABLE NEW RELEASES THE ATTIC / CRAWLSPACE IMG2Ris an odd pairing. THE ATTIC is a subtle, if overly slow, tale of a woman who has spent most of her life caring for her semi invalid, and rather abusive, father. Its a drama really, but with a growing undercurrent of horror as audience, and lead character, increasingly suspect the answer to why her one chance at love and happiness didnt come to pass may be hidden in the title location. CRAWLSPACE, on the other hand, is a heavy handed and exploitative tale of a landlord who was once a Nazi true for most of them I think who likes to spy on, and occasionally kill, his lovely female tenants from the title location. Trash, but fun trash, and a great scenery chewing performance from the late Klaus Kinski. THE BELIEVERS is one of the few films which deal, reasonably accurately, with the religion of Voodoo, specifically the cult known as Santa Ria. Featuring an excellent cast including Martin Sheen, a young Jimmy Smits, Robert Loggia and Harris Yulin, and directed by the talented John Schlesinger, the film is a well paced shocker with some graphic and gruesome moments and an admirable lack of restraint which allows it to, perhaps unpleasantly, surprise the viewer. CAT PEOPLE is a horror remake which was pretty much spayed by critics when released in 1982 because director Paul Schrader featured nudity, sex and gore instead of the atmospheric subtly of the 1942 original. The same thing happened to JOHN CARPENTERS THE THING but, two decades later, both films were clearly ahead of the their times and deserve praise for being so different from their progenitors instead of unimaginatively imitating them. Natassia Kinski is an unequaled erotic force here and little of the film seems dated. Heres a film deserving of rediscovery and reappraisal. CROCODILE shouldnt be confused with Tobe Hoopers recent film of the same name. Hoopers film is merely stupid and dull. This incredibly cheesy dud hails from Thailand and features some of the worst special effects since THE MIGHTY GORGA and a plot that makes less sense every minute its unfolding. DAHMER isnt the exploitative gross out one might expect from a low budget bio of one of the countrys best known serial killer cannibals. Unfortunately, the film also isnt as interesting as, say, HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER, because of its admirable restraint. Well acted and directed, but not all that compelling. DAN CURTIS MACABRE COLLECTION 4 DVD set is a heck of an opportunity to pick up four above average adaptations of classic horror tales, all produced by Dan Curtis, the man responsible for the DARK SHADOWS TV serial and THE NIGHT STALKER TV movie. THE TURN OF THE SCREW stars Lynn Redgrave and hails from 1974 and takes some considerable liberties with Henry James oft filmed tale of a governess, her wards and a ghostly presence. THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY is a 1973 production featuring a well cast Shane Briant of Hammers CAPTAIN KRONOS: VAMPIRE HUNTER among others in the title role of a handsome, but amoral, man who remains ageless while a painting of him becomes withered and diseased. Also featured, amongst a strong cast, are Nigel Davenport, Charles Aidman and, and from the recent hit THE OTHERS, Finnoula Flannagan. The best of Curtis horror films is 1973s DRACULA, which is one of the more faithful adaptations of Bram Stokers classic, and offers Jack Palance as a menacing, yet sympathetic count. Also on board are Nigel Davenport and Simon Ward. Last, but certainly not least, is the first of Curtis classic story adaptations, THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE. Made in 1968, this is another fairly faithful version of a classic horror tale, again offering an effective Jack Palance in the title role and a fine, largely British cast, including Denholm Elliott. All four titles are also available separately, but when you can pick up this set for under $40.00, why bother? DARK SHADOWS Set 2 is, since weve been talking about Dan Curtis, the almost legendary TV serial which launched his career. This is the second of MPIs collections from the gothic/horror soap opera and includes forty episodes along with interviews with Curtis and some of the cast members. While incredibly crude many episodes were shot live by todays standards, there is a hardcore fan following for these shows who have remained loyal to it for over thirty years, spawning several movie spin offs, a short lived new series in the 90s and a, rumored, new film version. DERANGED / MOTEL HELL IMG3Lis another strange double feature from MGM, though both films are well worth seeing. DERANGED is a seriously disturbing but somewhat low key telling of a serial killer loosely based on the infamous Ed Gein, whose real life exploits inspired both PSYCHO and THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. Roberts Blossom is superb as Ezra Cobb and the films advertising tagline, Pretty Sallie Mae died a most unnatural death. But the worst hasnt happened to her yet, is pretty damn accurate. While DERANGED has a bit of a dark sense of humor, MOTEL HELL is out and out black comedy. This is the story of a farmer and his sister who run the title place of lodging actually its Motel Hello, but that pesky letter O light seems to have a short in it and kidnap people in order to turn out their renowned meat products. You owe it to yourself to see this one, if only for the chainsaw duel. And just remember, It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincents fritters. EDGE OF SANITY is a very loose interpretation of DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE, and was one of the last films its star, Anthony Perkins, made. Sadly, it was under the direction of Gerard Kikoine, a filmmaker best known for European skin flicks such as TALES OF TIFFANY LUST and HEAVENLY NURSE. The talented Perkins, one of the great cinematic purveyors of neuroses and psychosis, is asked to do little here but overact while Kikoine pours on the blood, nudity, sex and perversity. One can hardly blame Perkins, who was wasting away from AIDS at the time and grabbing any job he could find in order to leave his family as financially secure as possible. But hes not going to benefit from you buying or renting this, so dont join the exploiters of his talent by partaking of this trash. MALENKA is a largely forgotten drive in item from the 60s. Its a vampire tale or is it? which was given this title in order to cash in on the popularity of George Romeros NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. The film is best remembered, by those old enough to do so, as part of the Living Dead trio of films unrelated to Romeros film, or to each other which played in drive ins well into the 70s. In this one, Anita Ekberg inherits a castle, but when she goes to check it out she learns that she is part of an infamous family of vampires. Its all pretty silly, but its atmospherically directed by Armando de Ossorio, best known for the Spanish produced BLIND DEAD films. FARSCAPE: Season 2, Vol. 2 IMG4Ris a two disc, four episode set from the deservedly popular Sci Fi Channel series about astronaut John Crichton and his adventures in a distant galaxy on board a living spaceship with a crew of escaped prisoners. The episodes included are The Way We Werent, Picture if You Will, Home on the Remains and Dream a Little, along with deleted scenes, a Farscape dictionary, featurettes on alien encounters and weapons and ships, as well as conceptual artwork, a bio of oh so sexy actress Claudia Black, and character backstory on Blacks Officer Aeryn Sun. FIANCEE OF DRACULA is a fairly recent 1999 offering from Jean Rollin, whose languid tales of lesbian vampires have earned a strong cult following both here and in Europe. Unfortunately, this isnt one of his best. In fact, he seems to be spoofing his own reputation and style. THE FOG IMG5Lwas director John Carpenters first film following the amazing success of HALLOWEEN, which for over twenty years was the most profitable independent film ever made. The story, which I personally believe is just a dream in the main characters mind, is simple enough. On the 100th anniversary of the founding of the coastal town of Bodega Bay, a mysterious, glowing fog rolls in, often moving against the wind, and with a seeming purpose of its own the fog brings with it violent deaths and the eventual revelation of a long hidden secret about the towns founding fathers. This DVD special edition includes: theatrical trailers, the Tales from the Mist: Inside The Fog documentary, the Fear on Film: Inside The Fog documentary, storyboard to film comparisons, outtakes, an advertising gallery and liner notes by John Carpenter. HANNIBAL / SILENCE OF THE LAMBS is a 2 disc set offering the classic first Hannibal Lecter film and the undeservedly popular second film in this odd horror franchise, the third of which will be hitting theaters soon. HIGH CRIMES IMG6Rwastes a fine cast Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, Jim Caviezel, a talented director Carl Franklin and a workable premise by expecting its audience to buy into an illogical and script hole laden story. Judd is a highly successful California attorney who suddenly finds her seemingly perfect life turned upside down when her husband is arrested by the FBI as a South American war criminal. Judd pairs with an alcoholic, but brilliant, lawyer played by Freeman to try and prove her husbands innocence, even though she comes to doubt it herself. All the elements are there, but you wont believe these characters, or the story, for one moment. Its just Hollywood fluff hoping to duplicate the success of the pairing of Freeman and Judd in KISS THE GIRLS, with as little effort as possible. HOUSE OF CLOCKS is an obscure item from cult favorite director Lucio Fulci. This was one of four films made for Italian TV under the blanket title House of Doom and involves three criminals whose brutal home invasion goes awry in a manner no one could have been prepared for. Sorry, I havent seen this one but Ill try to check it out and get back with you in the future. Which is where each of us will spend, the rest of our lives. THE INCUBUS is, along with THE ENTITY, the only American made horror film to graphically deal with supernatural sex. While not all that much is shown, this is pretty sleazy stuff, and not particularly scary. LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT IMG7Lis the long awaited DVD debut of one of the more infamous films ever to earn a cult following. Directed and produced by the then unknown Wes SCREAM Craven and Sean FRIDAY THE 13TH Cunningham, this is a remarkably brutal retelling of the same story used in Bergmans THE VIRGIN SPRING. In terms of structure and story, this is almost a Greek or Shakespearean tragedy, but in terms of what is depicted on screen, its a still shocking and brutal tale of depravity and revenge. The DVD includes: commentary by director Craven and producer Cunningham, outtakes and dailies with never before seen footage, including the never seen lost murder and the disembowelment scene, along with a making of documentary and a Forbidden Footage featurette exploring the films most shocking scenes. MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH / THE PREMATURE BURIAL IMG8Ris a double feature DVD of two of the best of Roger Cormans numerous Edgar Allan Poe adaptations. MASQUE. is a visually brilliant telling of the final days of Prince Prospero Vincent Price who sought to escape a plague by locking himself and fellow nobles in his castle to live an existence of constant pleasure while the disease ravages the countryside. BURIAL offers Ray Milland too old for his role as a man obsessed with the fear of being buried alive. MUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER IMG9Lis yet another, currently unseen, lesbian/horror tale from the folks at Seduction Cinema. If youve seen one of these, youve seen them all. NEEDFUL THINGS is a well produced, and very well cast, telling of a Stephen King tale of a small town whose inhabitants find their darkest dreams realized by a new shopkeeper Max Von Sydow whose products provide the film with its title. In spite of the cast, this is a familiar story told with little panache by director Fraser son of Chuck Heston. THE OBLONG BOX / SCREAM AND SCREAM AGAIN is another MGM double feature, both of which were directed by the generally unreliable Gordon Hessler, and also star Vincent Price and Christopher Lee, with the latter also tossing in Peter Cushing for good measure. BOX claims to be a Poe adaptation, but this gory and willfully perverse tale of a man trying to protect his brother, seemingly driven mad, or perhaps possessed, by demons, bears no resemblance to any of the masters work. Slightly better is the latter film which offers Price as a mad scientist, and Lee as a good guy! QUEEN OF THE DAMNED IMG10Ris likely the worst of the terrible crop of horror films which somehow found theatrical release over the past year. This dull and confusing adaptation of an Anne INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE Rice bestseller should have gone directly to video. Instead, the tragic death of its star, soulful singer Aaliyah, drove the distributor to try and make a quick buck by releasing it to theaters and stressing her presence in, an admittedly pivotal, secondary role. Its basically an overlong music video with everybody looking damn good, sounding damn silly and acting damn badly. RESERVOIR DOGS: 10th Anniversary Special Limited Edition IMG11Lis a re release of the film that started it all, Quentin Tarantinos trendsetting tale of a jewelry robbery gone awry and the nameless criminals involved. Brutal, breathtaking and bold, this is one of the quintessential films of the 1990s. Plus, the film is available with five different covers, one for each of the key gang members, so you can get your favorite character on the cover of your DVD. Gory, perverse and frequently hilarious, this is about as good as 80s horror got, and Im including the revered RE ANIMATOR in that assessment. The DVD features: trailers, a commentary track with OBannon and production designer William Stout, a Designing the Dead featurette, conceptual art and TV spots.

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

ER and other Celebrities Show Support At The Emmy Awards By Wearing A Star From The

ï»¿ER and other Celebrities Show Support At The Emmy Awards By Wearing A Star From The The Collection Was Created By The Jewelry Design Jewelry design is the art or profession of creating, crafting, fabricating, or rendering designs for jewelry. This is an ancient practice of the goldsmith or metalworker that evolved to a billion dollar industry with the odyssey from ancient cultures into the machine age. House Of EdwardsSept. 12, 1999 at the 51st Emmy Awards, noted celebrities Dennis Franz Dennis Franz born October 28, 1944 is an Emmy and Golden Globe Award winning American actor known for his role as Andy Sipowicz, a gritty police detective in the television series NYPD Blue. , Alex Kingston Alexandra Kingston born March 11, 1963, in Epsom, Surrey is an English actress best known for her role as Elizabeth Corday on the NBC medical drama ER. Early Life and others will show their support for the Starlight Childrens Foundation by wearing a Star from the Stars for the Children collection created by the Jewelry Design House of Edwards Rellas.Franz, who was first seen sporting his Star on Entertainment Tonight on Sept. 7, will be wearing a hand crafted, sterling silver lapel pin A lapel pin is a small pin often worn on the lapel of a dress jacket. Lapel pins can be purely ornamental or can indicate the wearers affiliation with an organization or cause; for example, American Flag lapel pins became very popular in the United States, especially among Star.Emmy attendees, Franz and Kingston join a long list of celebrities currently wearing Stars in support of Starlight including: Kathie Lee Gifford, Patricia Richardson Home Improvement, Melissa Gilbert, Tea Leoni Deep Impact, Catherine Hicks Catherine Mary Hicks born August 6 1951 is an Emmy Award nominated American actress. BiographyHicks was born in New York City to Jackie and Walter Hicks, an electronics salesman.0 She has Irish and English ancestry. The daughter of singer Harry Belafonte, she is known for her role as Julie Gilette on the 1980s television series Hotel .The Stars can be worn individually as a pendant, lapel pin, or a collection of several can be used to create a personal charm necklace or bracelet. Forty percent of the purchase price of each Star sold will be donated directly to Starlight. The goal is to sell one million Stars over the next five years, making it the international symbol of children. To be filled with sound; reverberate: The schoolyard resounded with the laughter of children.2. yes. It has always been our commitment at Edwards Rellas to make a difference in the lives of children and this project is a clear expression of that commitment, said Mitchell Edwards and Pericles Rellas.I am proud to be part of this program to bring greater awareness to the Starlight Childrens Foundation and the work that is does on behalf of seriously ill children, said Patricia Richardson.The Starlight Childrens Foundation is a 16 year old international childrens charity dedicated to enhancing the lives of seriously ill children through a number of programs. The organization reaches 55,000 children each month through wish granting, community services, Fun Centers and Starlight Rooms specially designed playrooms in hospitals equipped with Nintendo games and big screen TVs.

ER and other Celebrities Show Support At The Emmy Awards By Wearing A Star From The

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

DIY Affordable Jewelry Tree

ï»¿DIY Affordable Jewelry Tree This jewelry tree is made from a branch and looks stunning. It would make a great gift or look perfect sitting on top of your dresser. There is no better way to hang your jewelry. This jewelry tree is so simple and affordable to make. Give it a try. The materials that you will need for the jewelry tree are: Small branch make sure its not to heavy or flimsy Wood fillerMiter sawStep Four: Find some scrap pieces of wood and piece them together to make a rectangular or square block. Remember that this will become the base of your branch so it needs to be sturdy enough to hold the branch. To make the block or rectangle base just cut the pieces of wood to the same size and hold together with screws. Step Five: Fill in the cracks and gaps between the pieces of wood with wood filler. Let it dry. Step Six: a hole through the center of the base. Dont drill the hole all the way through but enough to keep it sturdy. When you make the hole try to make it just big enough to fit the end of the branch. Step Seven: Place wood glue into the hole and then insert the branch. Then let it dry. Step Eight: Spray the branch and the base with primer. Allow it to dry. It may be a good idea to apply two coats of primer. Step Nine: Spray the branch and the base with your chosen color of paint. Allow to dry. Step Ten: Apply one more coat of paint to the branch and the base. Then let it dry completely. Step Eleven: Apply silicone rubber sealant to the bottom of the base and then place it on the mirror in your desired location. Adding the mirror will make the branch sturdier so it doesnt topple over. There you have a beautiful jewelry tree that cost very little. Read this informative article today and learn some tips about using a scroll saw that you need to know!How to Use Recycled Wood for Home ProjectsHave you ever had old pieces of wood from items you have torn down in your home? How to Remodel a Bathroom Vanity with Wood MoldingA standard bathroom vanity can feel bland and outdated and many home owners just replace a vanity to quickly fix the problem.

DIY Affordable Jewelry Tree

Friday, June 13, 2014

CRASH CYCLIST IMPALED ON STAKE

ï»¿CRASH CYCLIST IMPALED ON STAKE Jason Queally Jason Queally born 11 May 1970 is an English track cyclist from Chorley, England. He won an Olympic Gold at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. Educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School, where he was part of the swimming squad in the mid 1980s, Queally went on to represent screamed in , n severe pain or extreme suffering.2. extreme suffering. as it pierced piercedMeadowbank Stadium Meadowbank Stadium is a multi purpose sports facility located in Meadowbank, in the Scottish capital Edinburgh. It hosted the Commonwealth Games of 1970 and 1986. It is earmarked in the current Draft Edinburgh City Centre Local Plan to be demolished and the site re developed for when the freak accident happened. over I saw this stake sticking out Adj. 1. sticking out extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; the jutting limb of a tree; massive projected buttresses; his protruding ribs; a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck of me. It was then the pain hitJason thinks part of the track edge snapped and sprang up in the.

COLOMBIAN GANG SUSPECTED IN RASH OF JEWELRY HEISTS

ï»¿COLOMBIAN GANG SUSPECTED IN RASH OF JEWELRY HEISTS 200 member ring of Colombians. The ring has hit across Los Angeles Los Angeles l l city 1990 pop. 3,485,398, seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , netting about $500 million a year, police said. Jewelry Mart, where the robbers are believed to identify many of their victims. Jewelry Mart and was on his way to LAX. Two men, described in their 20s, in a Honda Accord The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please improve this article or discuss the issue on the talk page. forced the taxi against the center divider on the transition road from the southbound Harbor Freeway to the westbound Glenn Anderson Glenn Christopher Anderson Born October 2, 1960 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger in the National Hockey League who played for the Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, and St. Louis Blues. Freeway in South Los Angeles South Los Angeles is the official name for a large geographic and cultural area lying to the southwest and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California. The area was formerly called South Central Los Angeles, and is still sometimes called South Central. , The robbers, one of them wielding a handgun, demanded the cabs keys and took the jewelers case from the trunk,Before they fled, the robbers punctured the taxis tires,