ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, JULY 14, 2005 Dark Water is a remake of a Japanese horror film of the same name by Hideo Nakata, the same guy who directed Ringu, and there are similarities to that flick's Americanized version, The Ring. But instead of a cursed videotape that brings death to its viewers, Dark Water … Continue reading Horror review: Dark Water
Tag: 2005
Horror review: House of Wax
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, MAY 12, 2005 By Steve Newton I didn't have high hopes for House of Wax, an extremely loose adaptation of the 1953 Vincent Price horror classic. For starters, Paris Hilton is in it. Then there's the fact that it's a product of Dark Castle Entertainment, the company behind crappy "reimaginings" of … Continue reading Horror review: House of Wax
Horror review: The Amityville Horror
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, APRIL 21, 2005 Several times recently, while watching the tube at home, I've had to scramble for the remote and quickly flip the channel whenever the trailer for The Amityville Horror came on. I didn't want the kids going to bed with scary images in their imaginative little minds; neither did … Continue reading Horror review: The Amityville Horror
Horror review: Cursed
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, MARCH 10, 2005 The day after Cursed was released, high-profile movie critics Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper gave the werewolf flick a "thumbs sideways" rating on their TV show. They couldn't give it a regular thumbs-up or thumbs-down because Dimension Films had refused to allow them an advance viewing of Scream … Continue reading Horror review: Cursed
Horror review: Constantine
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, FEB. 24, 2005 The Vancouver-shot Catwoman may be up for a record-breaking seven Razzies at this weekend's 25th annual Golden Raspberry Awards-Hollywood's tribute to the very worst in movies-but there's already a buzz on about the major contenders for next year. One likely nominee is yet another locally lensed stinker, Alone … Continue reading Horror review: Constantine
Horror review: Boogeyman
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, FEB. 10, 2005 The credits for Boogeyman screenwriter Eric Kripke, director Stephen Kay, and star Barry Watson aren't overly impressive. Kripke wrote for and helped develop the cheesecake TV series Tarzan, Kay directed a routine Sylvester Stallone vehicle, Get Carter--after penning the widely reviled remake of the The Mod Squad--while the main entry in Watson's bio … Continue reading Horror review: Boogeyman
Director Uwe Boll sinks to a new low with the horrifically inept Alone in the Dark
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON FEB. 3, 2005 By Steve Newton Alone in the Dark is a terrific horror flick--at least the one from 1982 is. It stars stalwart acting vets Jack Palance and Martin Landau as psychopathic escapees from a mental hospital who go on a murderous rampage. The flick comes recommended for Palance and Landau's gleefully … Continue reading Director Uwe Boll sinks to a new low with the horrifically inept Alone in the Dark
O.A.R.’s Marc Roberge says this his driving force in high school was to be like Eddie Vedder
Most independent bands have a tough go of it, struggling just to make it to low-paying gigs, then scraping money together to make records.
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes donned baby-blue tuxedos to Ruin Jonny’s Bar Mitzvah
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes lead singer Spike claims that there's no live setting quite like a bar mitzvah.
Slash on Velvet Revolver: “We’re doing pretty f***ing well for ourselves.”
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON MARCH 31, 2005 By Steve Newton When the remnants of Guns N' Roses-guitarist Slash, bassist Duff McKagan, and drummer Matt Sorum-went looking for a vocalist to front their new band, the first name that came to mind was the Stone Temple Pilots' Scott Weiland. The problem at the time, though, was that … Continue reading Slash on Velvet Revolver: “We’re doing pretty f***ing well for ourselves.”
Velvet Revolver’s Scott Weiland is an incredible rock star in Vancouver
I'd never experienced the Stone Temple Pilots in concert, but now I understand why they were a live act worth raving about.
Corrosion of Conformity’s Pepper Keenan says that everybody’s a Motörhead fan
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON APRIL 7, 2005 By Steve Newton One of the stock questions I like to toss out when interviewing rockers is, "So, what have you been listening to lately?" When I call up Corrosion of Conformity guitarist-vocalist Pepper Keenan in the midst of his band's North American tour with Motörhead, that query brings … Continue reading Corrosion of Conformity’s Pepper Keenan says that everybody’s a Motörhead fan
Sound Tribe Sector Nine goes for the groove
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON APRIL 21, 2005 By Steve Newton I don't normally condone drug use, but if you're the type of person who enjoys a wee puff before a concert, have I got a gig for you. California's Sound Tribe Sector Nine specializes in dreamy, multilayered, mind-tweaking deep-groove sounds in which samplers and computers get … Continue reading Sound Tribe Sector Nine goes for the groove