A Few Minutes With Steve Cropper
(Originally Posted on http://www.ameriblues.com/ ) Music aficionados know Steve Cropper as the Stax Records session-guitarist, the axe-man for Booker T. & the M.G.’s, the co-author of such legendary hits as “In the Midnight Hour,” “Knock on Wood,” “Soul Man” and “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” and as the producer of countless notable albums … Read more
For The Thrill Of It All…The Magic Of Movies
Though I have been writing for websites for quite some time, I am fairly new to the “blog” world and I have now been tagged for my first “meme”…thanks to my good friend Stephen at Peel Slowly. It took me a few minutes to figure out what the hell a “meme” was, but I think … Read more
The Enigma of Horror Vérité
(Originally Posted on Fangoria.com in the Fall of 2009) The notion of a film using a vérité style and false claims of “it really happened” is nothing new to the horror genre. In 1974, Tobe Hooper’s masterpiece THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, made use of a now famous John Larroquette narration, a group of amateur actors … Read more
A Look Back At Dario Argento’s Inferno
(Originally Posted on Fangoria.com in 2009) Clearly one of the benefits of living in New York City is the sheer amount of amazing film screenings that happen year-round. Last weekend the Brooklyn Academy of Music (a.k.a. BAM) presented three films by the Italian Master of Horror, Dario Argento. Friday was designated to one of his … Read more
Moon (Film Review)
(Originally Posted on Fangoria.com in the Summer of 2009) When it comes to cinema, it is often difficult to distinguish between Science-Fiction and Horror. Films like ALIEN, INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, JOHN CARPENTER’S THE THING, THE TERMINATOR and even 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY often manage to mingle on both sides of the fence. Perhaps … Read more
Sam Raimi: Auteur For A Day
(Originally Posted on Fangoria.com in the Summer of 2009) These days the one question that everybody seems to be asking me is, in their oh-so eloquent way, “what’s up with the new Raimi movie…any good?” Now that I’ve seen it, I am very happy to be able to report, yes…yes it is. The reviews are … Read more
Ten Things to Love About Halloween II
(Originally Posted on Fangoria.com in the Summer of 2009) With yet another potentially (and likely) unsatisfying Rob Zombie film on the horizon, I thought this might be a good time to reminisce for a few paragraphs about one of my favorite films. Obviously tastes vary and certainly opinions are plentiful, but I take a stance … Read more
