Take a walk on the wild side!
Hmm. Jenna Jameson, Robert Englund and a bunch of Zombified strippers! Makes for an absolute classic methinks!
A n y w a y!
The poster does look real cool… in that Grindhouse sorta way. Initially to be a straight-to-DVD release, ‘Zombie Strippers’ is now having a limited run in select cinemas across the USA.
Check out the trailer and poster after the jump:
Nine Inch Nails will be releasing the forthcoming live DVD ‘Beside You In Time’ on Feb 27, 2007. The DVD will be released in standard DVD, HD-DVD and BLU-RAY formats. Director Rob Sheridan comments: “Personally I consider the high-def versions of this release to be the definitive versions, since the project revolved around the idea of doing it all in HD. But even so, the standard DVD is really nice, and looks awesome on a standard-definition TV. We were able to get Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, and DTS 5.1 audio on the standard DVD, and they all sound great.”
I gotta tell you - I love Slipknot. Take away all the chaos, the masks, the gimmicks and you have a damn fine band and a band offering something new to the world of Metal and harder edged music. I mean, can you name me any other Metal act that is a nine-piece and/or features percussionists as part of their repetoire? And besides, the band’s last album ‘Volume 3: The Subliminal Verses’ is an absolute classic slab of modern and innovative Metal music.
But behind the mystery and the masked faces, lies an incredibly volatile and intense band that has managed to survive with no line-up changes in close to a decade. Quite an accomplishment with a nine-piece outfit.
‘Voliminal: Inside the Nine’ is Slipknot’s ambitious new DVD shot by percussionist M. Shawn Crahan, a.k.a. Clown. Crahan trawled through over 300 tapes culling snippets of mayhem from Slipknot’s monumental album and tour of the last couple of years. I can only begin to imagine how draining and exhaustive such a project would be to undertake but when all is said and done, it’s all rather slapstick, somewhat disjointed and comes no where near in capturing the underbelly of what it must be like to be in Slipknot. I would have loved to have seen more footage from the making of the ‘Subliminal Verses’ album than the monotony of on-stage snippets present here. Director Crahan should have taken inspiration from Trent Reznor and how he did this sort of (warts and all) project. Nine Inch Nail’s ‘Closure’ takes the correct approach in presenting an expose of life on the road and comes across as disturbing and morose. Slipknot’s take is rather mundane and even childish in places - and that left me feeling rather disappointed in what was a highly anticipated release by yours truly. I mean, a constant theme throughout is a flooded-toilet. Whoopee Doo!
I’m showing my age here, but having been a KISS fan since 1975… it is astounding to realize that I have been following this band for most of my entire existence! Although, I don’t consider myself a die-hard these days, I do have an interest in the classic KISS line-up from their glory years. And that is exactly what the KISSOLOGY DVD features… KISS from 1974 to 1977 when they truly were the hottest band in the world!
Watching some of these early moments in the band’s history is quite a marvelous revelation. The determination, ferocity and out-right hunger that drove the band to stellar heights - is all evident throughout the KISSOLOGY DVD. There is a breathtaking performance at Detroit’s Cobo Hall from January 1976. The band blitz through a killer set of their classic early material and watching Peter Criss pound his drums with ferocity and poise is a sensational treat. He was an amazing innovative and creative drummer in the early days but became a shadow of his former self in his later years where his playing is, well, pretty horrid. Also novel to see Simmons’ hair catch fire in his ‘Firehouse’ stunt as well as him forgetting the lyrics to ‘Let Me Go Rock ‘N’ Roll’ as he starts to sing ‘Rock and Roll All Night’ instead!
Let’s face it, Jack Black is a damn funny guy. He has the uncanny ability to make one laugh quite easily whether he be crooning out one of his tirades in the form of a tenacious ‘deedle-diddle-dee deedle-diddle-doo’ rock song - or by simply looking direct into the camera and twitching his eyebrow. He’s a riot! So you’d think that Black’s collaboration with two of the creators of cult classic ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ (Jared & Jaruda Hess) and the writer of ‘School of Rock’ (Mike White) would generate a hit comedy movie in ‘Nacho Libre’. Not so. I was left feeling bitterly disappointed and wondering just where ‘Nacho Libre’ ultimately fails. In places, it tries too hard to be like ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ but unlike ‘Napoleon’s’ morose absurdity and slow pacing which works well in its dry and subtle humor - it all goes horribly wrong in ‘Nacho Libre’. In places, it is embarrassingly stupid and not even a fart joke can save it. I feel ripped off in forking out a fortune for the import copy of this DVD but I had been so eagerly awaiting this movie from the moment the (awesome) trailer was doing the rounds earlier in the year. There are some genuinely funny moments and on a production level, the film looks absolutely stunning in its color and tone but that is just not enough to save it. Bummer!
I miss HBO’s Six Feet Under so much. Such a magnificent, poignant, emotional and superbly crafted television series. From the finest opening credits ever put to film, to the death-of-the-week scenes that would set the mood and tone for each episode, to the simply astounding character development of each of the show’s protagonists - Six Feet Under was indeed, ‘TV to die for’.
Season 5 proved to be the show’s finale - and what a gut wrenching, emotive conclusion it was. Six Feet Under came full circle and wrapped up so eloquently and at the same time bathed its viewers with an overwhelming sense of melancholy despair. But it wasn’t always depressing. Even though the show left me questioning my own mortality time and time again, it also offered hope and inspiration and a strong desire to make each and every day count. Every day above ground, is a good day. Right? But the beauty of Six Feet Under is that whilst it almost always offered peace for the dead, peace for the living was hard to come by as life complexities intertwined with the show’s characters and showed us all how vulnerable we all are. In all its morbid absurdity the show featured black humour at its finest that illustrated life as a tragic comedy.
The Season 5 DVD collection also features two insightful and revealing behind the scenes featurettes. (Six Feet Under 2001-2005 & Life and Loss: The Impact of Six Feet Under) as well as other goodies such as 6 audio commentaries).
An amazing television experience that I will always look back on with fond memories.
The spring of 1877 brings major changes to the teeming outlaw camp of Deadwood, as civilization makes its way to town. New arrivals will usher in an era of power struggles with the camp founders-and power struggles in Deadwood have a way of turning violent…
Created and executive produced by David Milch (NYPD Blue), Deadwood is one of most acclaimed dramas on television. The series was nominated for 11 Emmys and two Golden Globe Awards in its debut season. And after going through the season 1 DVD over the past week, it is easy to see why.
I had been meaning to catch up with Deadwood for several months now but just didn’t have the time to devote to it. The press surrounding the show has been nothing but favourable and I usually make it a point to check out anything that HBO airs because the vast majority of their programs are pure quality.
The story in Deadwood starts two weeks after General Custer’s defeat at Little Big Horn. Deadwood is actually an illegal settlement in Indian country that is made up of a collection of buildings and temporary tents, from saloons and hotels to bathhouses and various types of stores.
With its unflinching realism, adult themes and wickedly inventive storylines, Deadwood is an intense, character-driven drama that takes elements of the traditional western and turns them upside down. “I had always wanted to do a series set in some period where it was legitimate to explore the genesis of law,” Milch (Deadwood’s creator) says. “What interested me about Deadwood is that it was an outlaw settlement, on Indian territory, so the American law didn’t apply — there were no laws at all.”
It took a few episodes to learn the traits of each of the many characters that feature throughout the show. Despicable characters scattered throughout the lawless town of Deadwood seemingly all under the control of town pimp and saloon owner Al Swearengen (brilliantly played by actor Ian McShane). Swearengen is quick of wit and rules over Deadwood with a foul-mouthed devlish charm.
Counter-balancing the menacing charm of Swearengen is the town’s good guy Seth Bullock (Timoty Olyphant) a one time law man looking for a new start and a life away from the law. Will the corruption and evil that envelops the town of Deadwood destroy him or will he become the town’s enforcer of the law?
The language is extremely harsh and the dialect is somewhat hard to understand until after a few episodes when one gets used to the timbre and pace of the language at hand. In short, the dialogue is ‘fuckn’ amazing - almost poetic in its delivery and punctuated with every curse word one could care to imagine. They had ‘cock-suckers’ back in the West?
It is amazingly refreshing to see such a show produced in the sickengly Christian Right Wing fiasco that has become the United States of America. It is also a welcome breath of fresh air to see free-speech alive and well in the confines of HBO. Deadwood is an incredibly absorbing television experience and completely recommended by this author to all and sundry.
Building upon the history of 60s garage rock and early rock’n'roll, the Ramones aggressive, simplistic sound played a key role in defining the sound of 70s punk.
Wearing their trademark black leather biker jackets, matching bowl-cut haircuts and all sporting the surname “Ramone”, the Ramones’ appearance represented the opposite of the non-challenging rock of the mid-70s. The band’s music was equally the antithesis of the schlock of timid music.
With Dee Dee’s throbbing bass carrying the simple repeated melodies and Johnny’s searing buzz-saw guitar providing a layer of musical haze aggravating bass melodies, the Ramones pushed the wild energy of rock’n’roll to its limits. A heavy emphasis on rhythm guitar and extremely short guitar solos emphasized the band’s amateurish sound. Explosive beats coupled with eighth- and sixteenth-note cymbal rhythms provided by Tommy, then Marky, fleshed out the band’s sound.
Your’s truly first saw the band on their Australian tour in late 1989 at the Palace in St.Kilda Melbourne. To say it was a classic gig is a severe understatement. I remember standing at the back of the hall just before the band hit the stage. When the first note of mayhem pounded through the PA system, I swear to God the entire room physically moved up and down in synchchronicity with the band’s cacophony of brilliance! What a show!
The pioneering band released their first officially authorized DVD, ‘Ramones Raw’ September 28 via Image Entertainment. (Australian release was today - December 2). From their humble beginnings in NYC’s East Village at CBGB’s to their 2001 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Ramones have stood the test of time with their immortal brand of music which continues to influence generations around the world. Fans in the U.K. had the chance to see ‘Ramones Raw’ on the big screen at this year’s Raindance Film Festival in London - the U.K’s largest independent film festival!
Produced, directed and edited by Ramones aficionado John Cafiero, ‘Ramones Raw’ combines vintage concert footage–shot on film in 1980 and archived for over 20 years- backstage hi-jinks and rare TV appearances fused with an array of home video from Marky’s extensive video library.
Pic: The definitive Ramones: Joey, Marky, Dee Dee & Johnny
For over 18 years, Marky Ramone kept a kind of video diary of the band’s travels around the world. Utilizing a handheld camcorder and capturing moments both monumental (the Berlin Wall, post-topple) and standard rocker ridiculous (the near riot they cause in places like Brazil) Marky wanted a memento of his time with punk’s pioneers, and Ramones: Raw is a scrapbook collection of such souvenirs, culled from over 200 tapes the drummer compiled. More a random collection of events and environments than a straight ahead narrative (it does try to follow the band’s post-mid 80’s career arc) this quasi-documentary meshed with a home movie clip compilation wants to give us the feel and the face of the seminal band as hard working road act. And it doesn’t skimp on the songs. Along with stellar live versions of “Blitzkrieg Bop” “I Just Wanna Have Something to Do” “Pinhead”and many others, the band can be seen in a fan created video (for the song “Touring” as well as in several TV appearances.
The DVD encompasses an eclectic mix of celebrity appearances including guitarist Robby Krieger of the Doors performing the classic “Take It As It Comes” live with the Ramones at the Hollywood Palladium in October 1992, described by Johnny Ramone as “one of the highlights of my career.” Fun cameos and TV clips include moments with Lemmy Kilmister, Debbie Harry and Chris Stein of Blondie, Howard Stern, Bono and U2, Drew Barrymore and Carly Simon, to name a few.
Compiled and presented in a unique style, the DVD gives Pinheads and Ramoniacs everywhere an exclusive fly-on-the-wall perspective that’s the next best thing to being in the band. The DVD package includes an eight-page booklet inside and an exclusive back-cover caricature of the RAMONES by artist Tony Squindo (Metallica, Misfits), with art direction by John Cafiero. A special limited edition will be released that also includes simulated black leather texture packaging with a red foil seal.
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