Seattle horror fans are in for a special pre-Halloween treat this coming Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21 and 22, 2011, with the limited re-release of Lucio Fulci’s Zombie (1979). The cult classic is playing in select theaters nationwide over the weekend in anticipation of Blue Underground’s Zombie (2-disc Ultimate Edition) Blu-ray, to be released on Oct. 25. Featuring…
Flyer Rights Have Since Been Strengthened One of the most uncomfortable travel experiences I ever had was trying to back to the United States from Europe in 2001. I had been studying in Bergen, Norway but it was now time to return to Arizona. I had booked a connecting flight to Amsterdam, then there was…
When I wrote this review of Chucky: The Killer DVD Collection on Sep. 22, 2011 the home release of the series was a bit confused. The original Child’s Play film had been released by MGM, while the sequels up until that time were released by Universal. At the time the two studios were unwilling to,…
On Sept. 2, 2011 Hellraiser: Revelations was released as a double feature with World of the Dead: The Zombie Diaries (aka Zombie Diaries 2) for a limited theatrical run. Both films are distributed by Dimension Extreme, and both run somewhat short, so it was a savvy marketing decision to offer the two together as a double feature. Hellraiser: Revelations…
In September 2001, I was visiting a friend in Denton, Texas, a quaint college town located northwest of Dallas. I had a few nice days visiting with my friend before the twin towers fell on Sept. 11, 2011 (9/11), abruptly ending my stay. I remember my friend calling from work to wake me to tell…
Final Destination 5: Is this the end? With the release of Final Destination 5 (purchase link) it’s a good time to look back at the series as a whole. 2000’s Final Destination was a breath of fresh air. The film was clearly marketable to the teen market, along with other horror flicks of the time, including Scream and I Know What…
Houston Rally Showcases Presidential Ambitions Although humorist S.J. Perelman popularized the phrase “crazy like a fox” with his 1944 book of the same title, Texas Governor and presidential hopeful Rick Perry seems to fit the bill exactly in 2011. Perry has slyly kept out of the media spotlight for most of this year, only recently gaining widespread…
With the 2011 Alaska cruise season just around the corner, it’s a good time to spotlight the offerings of Seattle’s hometown favorite, Holland America Line. Holland America Line accounts for 50 out of 195 sailings leaving from Seattle to Alaska this year, with convenient weekend departures leaving from Seattle’s brand-new cruise terminal at Pier 91.…
The newest amGod release is Dreamcatcher, released on November 26, 2010 by Alfa-Matrix in a 2-disc version and 3-disc box version. This review is of the Dreamcatcher 3-disc box. The discs are subtitled as follows: Disc 1 is Creeped & Bloody (primarily electronic); Disc 2 is Harsh & Dirty (featuring more use of guitar, in Germany…
The Night of the Living Dead films are unique in that they are explicitly political. George A. Romero injects his heavy-handed political commentary at every turn. You can enjoy a Dead film without accepting the social or political message, but you can’t ignore that there is one. Behind the blood and guts there is always some very pointed social…