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Tag: Bruce McDonald
That time Gord Downie raved to me about his buddy Hugh Dillon’s performance in Hard Core Logo
By Steve Newton The fifth and last time I interviewed Tragically Hip singer Gord Downie–on October 24, 1996–Bruce McDonald’s mockumentary Hard Core Logo had just been released. Downie’s buddy since high school, Hugh Dillon, starred as Joe Dick, the self-destructive frontman of the rock ‘n’ roll road movie’s titular punk-rock quartet. Knowing that Gord had recently … Continue reading That time Gord Downie raved to me about his buddy Hugh Dillon’s performance in Hard Core Logo
Green Room takes skinhead horror to grisly new heights
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON APRIL 25, 2016 By Steve Newton I love Green Room's plot about a destitute punk band trapped in a grungy backwoods bar by murderous neo-Nazi skinheads as much as the next guy. Writer-director Jeremy Saulnier--who proved his suspense mettle with 2013's Blue Ruin--does a bang-up job with the hair-raising aspects of that premise. If only his … Continue reading Green Room takes skinhead horror to grisly new heights
A killer album is the best revenge for the Headstones’ Hugh Dillon
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON APRIL 20, 2000 By Steve Newton Technical difficulties have been gnawing away at me lately. First, the automatic garage door at our house doesn’t feel like opening; next thing our freaky cat, Toonces, sets off the burglar alarm we just got. Now, 20 minutes into an interview with Headstones vocalist Hugh Dillon, … Continue reading A killer album is the best revenge for the Headstones’ Hugh Dillon
Horror review: Pontypool
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, MARCH 11, 2009 Toronto director Bruce McDonald (Hard Core Logo, Highway 61) makes his first foray into horror with an adaptation of Tony Burgess’s 1998 novel Pontypool Changes Everything. George Romero won’t be looking over his shoulder. The movie starts out well enough, as fallen radio personality Grant Mazzy (Stephen McHattie, Canada’s craggy-faced … Continue reading Horror review: Pontypool
Hugh Dillon lays Headstones to rest and puts his faith in the Redemption Choir
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON AUG. 26, 2004 By Steve Newton Hugh Dillon turned a few heads when he laid his popular guitar-rock band, the Headstones, to rest last year. The Toronto-based outfit had been making well-received music for a decade, but that didn't stop the singer, songwriter, and guitarist--also noted for his acting work in films … Continue reading Hugh Dillon lays Headstones to rest and puts his faith in the Redemption Choir