ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON AUG. 17, 2000 By Steve Newton As soon as I got home after seeing Bless the Child, I happened to check my mail and found a schedule for the Vancouver Film School’s part-time fall classes. The cover of the glossy pamphlet caught my eye because it read, in big green letters, If … Continue reading Bless the Child is something to avoid at all costs
Tag: 2000
Horror review: Hollow Man
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, AUG. 10, 2000 Last month’s issue of Fangoria, America’s top horror magazine, features a story on Hollow Man with a front-cover image of a grimacing human head with all the skin removed, Hellraiser-style, so that you can see all the veins and underlying tissues. As far as makeup effects … Continue reading Horror review: Hollow Man
Horror review: What Lies Beneath
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JULY 27, 2000 By Steve Newton Director-producer Robert Zemeckis has reached the highest highs and plumbed the lowest lows during his career in Hollywood. As a director, he’s hit the mark with the critically acclaimed Contact and Oscar-winning Forrest Gump, yet his producer credits include such lowly horror fare as House on … Continue reading Horror review: What Lies Beneath
Horror review: Pitch Black
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, FEB. 4, 2000 At one point in writer-director David Twohy’s gory sci-fi/horror flick Pitch Black, futuristic lawman Johns (Cole Hauser) states: “My life is a steaming, meaningless pile of shit.” Now, I probably wouldn’t even have remembered that prime example of Twohy’s screenwriting prowess if it hadn’t been so … Continue reading Horror review: Pitch Black