Oh… The Horror Of It All…
February has just about come and gone and with it another annual Nevermore Film Festival! I’ve always chuckled that I didn’t even find out about this fest until I’d been living down here for several years. If you’ve frequented this site in the past you’ll definitely get the irony. I’ve always been an avid horror [...]
On Turning 33…
I typically don’t do much for my birthday each year. I’m really tough to shop for and I absolutely HATE having any kind of fuss made over me (much to Mel’s chagrin). So what I typically do is pick out my own gift each year (Mel grabs me something comparatively much cheaper by herself) and [...]
Tad’s First Hopefully Annual Top 15 Movies of the Year – 2008 (that he’s seen):
15. Burn After Reading – The Coen Brothers follow up the incredible “No Country For Old Men” with a comedy that, to me, had mixed results. But there’s no denying Frances McDormand and Brad Pitt’s performances in this. Seriously, they alone own the movie hands down. Add in exceptional deliveries of George Clooney, the always [...]
Stuff on the Side, Draft One and the HoHoHolidays…
This month I decided to help a fellow blogger/knitter friend of Mel’s with a disaster recovery operation. The objective? To try to bring her beloved blog, approximately 3 years of frequent entries, back from a very effective death induced by some nefarious hackers from the dark side of the interwebs. Honestly? I’m not quite sure [...]
About Clive Barker’s Latest Film Adaptation and Doing Your Part as a Genre Fan…
Whether you like his books, plays, paintings or movies, Clive Barker is somewhat of a force to be reckoned with. Primarily affixed with the horror genre, Barker’s created some of the most arresting visuals ever in cinema, canvas, novels and short stories. And while all have sometimes been hit or miss, they have always been [...]