Book Reviews, CD Reviews, DVD & Video Reviews and Interviews
OLMSTED’S ASTRO HELL

OLMSTED’S ASTRO HELL

August 16, 2019
DVD
BLACKING OUT WITH DIRECTOR ABEL FERRARA   THE BLACKOUT Columbia TriStar Studio THE NEW ROSE HOTEL Studio Home Entertainment I became familiar with Abel Ferrara from his first film, DRILLER KILLER. I am not going to consider his earlier porno only because I've never seen it, and have to praise IMDb for their astounding thoroughness in listing NINE LIVES OF A WET PUSSY. So Ferrara began in porn and Nick Ray nearly ended in it (I've never seen Ray's…
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V2 I1 Editor

V2 I1 Editor

December 28, 2018
Editor
As 2001 commences I was at a loss as to what to complain about: the election, our new President? the impending loss of all the forest land that might yield oil or hard wood? the Taleban's constant, deadly repression of women? the beating of a teenage girl in Nigeria for getting pregnant out of wedlock? The traffic on the 405? It was all so overwhelming that I decided to concentrate on something that might have a snowball's chance in…
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BLOODFEST BRITISH STYLE

BLOODFEST BRITISH STYLE

November 25, 2018
DVD
ULTRAVIOLET (2000) BBC MINI SERIES, 6 EPISODES Joe Ahearne, Director/Writer Palm Pictures The best, freshest vampire tale since Bigleow's Near Dark, only with that famous English restraint, and no cool Cramps tunes. The story goes that vampires, referred to here as Code Vs, and humans have co-existed for years, but with the current human trend towards self-destruction on a global level the vampires have organized to protect their food supply. In six one-hour episodes we meet the CIB team…
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TechnoPop

TechnoPop

November 6, 2018
Features
This issue's TechnoPop features two technology items that effect our daily, popular culture driven lives with out our even noticing. Both are also receiving various levels of awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at this year's Scientific and Technical Awards in March. With the first one, the Dolby Loudness Meter, we would certainly notice if it was not there. The second item, RenderMan from Pixar Studios, we notice when its obvious, but don't when it's…
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Indy Hero

Indy Hero

October 22, 2018
Interviews
In the Independent Reviews site Bruce Campbell talks about the EVIL DEAD re-releases, his latest film Running Time and Lavender farming. Bruce is probably the best looking geek I've ever met. He's tall, dark and handsome, yet goofy and approachable. Best know for his role as Ash, the irreverent anti-hero/goon who almost destroys the world in each of the Sam Raimi directed Evil Dead films, Campbell has also been busy racking up credits in films like Fargo, Congo and…
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