June, 2007
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HATCHET Gets ‘R’ Rating!
While Eli Roth skated by the censors with an “R” rating for his HOSTEL II gorefest, Adam Green did not have it so easy with HATCHET. After getting stuck with the dreaded NC-17 rating, he fought for 2 months to get it reduced to a fair R rating. I am beginning to wonder what is so bad about the film… Maybe the board was just pissed they were not paid off.
DR. SATAN – Microwaved Utergiblets – Music Review
To most, this twenty minute fistfukk would be considered ‘anti-music’. To me its like a drug…
Clive Barker’s BORN Casting News
What happens when you mix Guillermo del Toro aesthetics, the creative genius of Clive Barker, and the acting talents of two A-list celebrities?
JUNE COMIC BOOK ROUNDUP – HACK/SLASH/MARVEL ZOMBIES/BUMP
I can’t stop laughing. This book had me grinning from ear to ear. Towards the end of issue two, Vlad calls the suave publicist slash silent partner, Chris and informs him of a metal band named “Acid Washed” (egad, that’s a bad name!) has put a spell on all the virgins in the sellout crowd…
Dream Warriors – Music Video
I love YouTube and since Brain Hammer has been on a “Heavy Metal Memories” kick, there is no better time for the Dream Warriors Muscic Video from “A Nigthmare on Elm Street 3!” Enjoy!
DEAD AGAIN: HORROR’S LAST GASP by Patrick Green
As reported here last week, a piece in The New York Times has declared the horror genre dead, leaving us all with no choice but to divert our love and money toward some other genre or pursuit. We won’t have any further inspiration to murder toddlers. And if we’re going to commit heinous acts in the name of Our Lord Satan, we’ll have to do so without the well-planned blueprints of Hollywood screenwriters.
HEAVY METAL MEMORIES – THE JOHN FASANO INTERVIEW!
They had scenes where characters were killed and then put in an earlier scene after that where the guy was still alive. A mess. Also, they used the original negative to cut the trailer, so all the best shots in the trailer were GONE and could not be used in the film.
1408 – Movie Review (2007)
In keeping with “1408′s” theme of a numerical title, I thought we would play the numbers game real fast. Not counting sequels, short films or anthology television shows, “1408″ is the 45th film to be based of a Stephen King story since “Carrie” was released back in 1976. 45 films over a 30 year period has yield only 15 decent Stephen King films with the top 3 of his adaptations oddly being his least horrific; “The Shining”, “The Shawshank Redemption” and “Misery.” Unfortunately for Mr. King (and the audience) “1408″ does not cause the “good” King films to grow to 16. Instead it joins the likes of “The Langoliers”, “The Dark Half”, “The Mangler”, “Dolores Claiborne” and 25 other shitty flicks that attempt to ride the Stephen King cash cow.
Brain Hammer’s Picks From The Crypt Vol.9: More Heavy Metal Memories!
Are your ears still ringing from last week’s column? If so, the sheer VOLUME of this week’s PICKS FROM THE CRYPT will make your brain explode and your ears cry for mercy! Less talk, more rock. Let the heavy metal memories continue!
MPD-Psycho Manga Published
The MPD-Psycho manga series made popular by Takashi Miike’s TV version is finally getting its US release by Dark Horse Comics. Once deemed too violent and sleazy, MPD-Psycho is already available for purchase shrink-wrapped with an 18+ content advisory.
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