The (undead) girl next door Oct 28, 2008
Site Presented By Tuesday, Oct 28, 2008 ... Such is the quandary of an ingenious mixture of satire, dead-end suburban realism and gory vampire fantasy from Swedish director Tomas Alfredson and writer John Ajvide Lindqvist (adapting his own novel) ... Oskar's definitely ready for the arrival of someone as strange as Eli (Lina Leandersson), the girl who just moved in next door; he collects newspaper clippings about violent crimes and -- like everybody else in town -- is intrigued by the case of a... (Salon)
Horror movies that aren't scary Oct 26, 2008
It's really not that hard to film a scary movie. Just make up a story about a crazy guy with an ax, shoot most of the scenes at night and hire Karen Black in a supporting role ... Against all odds, at least once every few years, someone manages to make a big-budget horror movie that isn't the least bit frightening. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
"Son of Frankenstein," Starring Barack Obama Oct 26, 2008
Its not an aesthetic judgment. It has nothing to do with the fact that the writing and acting tend to be awful ... Its quite simply because they scare me. (Townhall.com)
Making mix discs for your creeptastic party? Pick from our Halloween 50 Oct 26, 2008
The first thing you ll realize is that we re liars: There are way more than 50 songs contained on our three lists one of perennial classics, one filled with rock staples and a final 20 comprised of offbeat and lesser-known gems ... Some overplayed hits, like Thriller and Dead Man s Party, we simply couldn t refuse ... Download em all (we ve indicated what albums you can find them on, but iTunes has the overwhelming majority for individual sale), load up your MP3 player of choice, hit shuffle. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Anne Rice returns to the religion she knew as a child Oct 25, 2008
She had been raised in a devoutly Catholic New Orleans family, and with a child s eyes and accepting heart had experienced the beauty of God. But years later, as a young woman, she d found herself filled with questions, doubts ... Was the church too rigid, and did it exert too much power over the individual. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Josh Holly, Miley Cyrus, David Foster Wallace, Matt Damon Oct 24, 2008
Jason DeCrow/The Associated Press Actor Matt Damon speaks at the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting Friday. Damon is honored that the most recent celebrity of the presidential campaign, "Joe the Plumber", dropped his name in an interview ... In principle, it is a bad idea to hack into the e-mail account of a 15-year-old girl and post her private files on the Web. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Horror-Movie Deaths You Don't Have To Worry About Oct 24, 2008
Below is a list of the polar opposite of "Strangers": The most inconceivable, unrealistic and just plain dumb deaths in the history of cinema. Enjoy the morbid memories and remember: If a cookie ever pulls a loaded gun on you, this article comes with a money-back guarantee ... If you think it's hard to imagine a toxic-waste-powered superhero on the attack, try finding a sushi restaurant that serves starfish. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Sagal Tells All: Host of NPR news quiz coming to NIU Oct 23, 2008
Peter Sagal and Carl Kasel, hosts of National Public Radios news quiz show Wait, Wait ... are seen in this provided publicity photo ... Peter Sagal never had to dig ditches. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
‘Bell Witch Story’ slated in area venues Oct 16, 2008
Bell Witch Story slated in area venues. The Bell Witch Story will be performed in Nashville, Lebanon and Murfreesboro during the month of October ... We have a a true ghost story from right here in Middle Tennessee that will put any fictional apparitions to shame. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Red Sox knuckle under Oct 15, 2008
After Akinori Iwamura struck out, B.J. Upton walked on four pitches. Carlos Pe;a then slammed a pitch over the Green Monster ... Say it now, folks: The Rays, laughingstocks for the past decade, are one win away from reaching the World Series. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Rays 13, Red Sox 4 Oct 15, 2008
Evan Longoria hit his rookie-record fifth home run of the playoffs, and Carlos Pena and Willy Aybar also homered off aging knuckleballer Tim Wakefield on Tuesday night to give the Rays a 13-4 victory over the Red Sox that put the defending World Series champions on the brink of elimination ... Carl Crawford tied an AL championship series record with five hits and Andy Sonnanstine pitched 7 1-3 innings of six-hit ball as Tampa Bay took a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven playoff ... Aybar had four... (ABC 7 News, DC)
Rays rip Sox Oct 15, 2008
Tampa Bay again flexes its muscle, belting three more homers to take a 3-1 lead in ALCS ... Advertisements Jimmy Golen, The Associated Press BOSTON - They fluttered in and rocketed out: Three more homers sent sailing over the Green Monster to help the Tampa Bay Rays blow out Boston for the second straight game and move within one win of their first AL pennant ... Evan Longoria hit his rookie-record fifth home run of the playoffs, and Carlos Pena and Willy Aybar also homered off aging... (News & Observer -- Sports)
Enough postseason, let's get to Peavy Oct 15, 2008
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. So I m getting the distinct impression that most of you on the Braves/MIB blog would like to be done already with this postseason so we can get on to important stuff: the Braves pursuit of starting pitchers and a power-hitting outfielder ... Or rather, their pursuit of Jake Peavy and, yeah, whatever else. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Halloween Must-Reads from Classics ... Oct 14, 2008
Here are some of the best horror novels from yesterday and today for readers who enjoy the scarier side of literature ... It doesn't take long for him to let his curiosity get the better of him, and Victor decides to create a living man from the body parts of the dead ... Read this one and discover why it is the classic horror/science fiction novel. (Suite101.com)
Halloween Horror Films Oct 13, 2008
Little do they know that the house is actually infested with countless supernatural beings, who kidnap little Carol Anne through the television ... Halloween would not be complete without Bruce Campbell, who brings an entertaining mix of horror and hilarity to any film he stars in ... In The Evil Dead, Ash and his four friends decide to vacation at a cabin in the middle of the woods, where they accidentally release the demons who have been trapped within it for years. (Suite101.com)
1-man audience steps into the spotlight Oct 13, 2008
The Times of Trenton NewsNJ government, politics, crime & local news ... Latest user-submitted photos ... Share the videos you've shot - it's easy. (NJ.com -- Times)
Obsession:’ Hatred it isn’t Oct 7, 2008
Obsession: Hatred it isn t. Obsession is not a fragrance but a short movie that got some people in Portland upset, without good reason ... A group in Portland tried to prevent it, urging people to demand that the paper stop the distribution. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
'The Midnight Meat Train' (2008) October 7 Oct 7, 2008
The world broadcast premiere was last week on Fearnet, available On Demand, where its scheduled to run through Nov. 30. I like but dont love it ... The terror is present, and would have convinced anyone to abstain from mass transit for at least a month. (HeraldNet)
JK Rowling: $5.3M a week Oct 4, 2008
JK Rowling highest earning author with $5 ... JK Rowling highest earning author with $5 ... JK real first name Joanne is believed to be worth around $994 million and is expected to see her earnings soar even further, with three more Harry Potter movies scheduled for release. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Rowling 'makes 5 every second' Oct 4, 2008
The Harry Potter writer, who made a total of $300m (170m) last year, wrote the first of her best-selling books about the boy wizard in 1997. Her income was six times more than literature's next-biggest earner, James Patterson, of Along Came A Spider fame ... The magazine described her work as "a children's literary sensation". (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Talk about a dream matchup Oct 4, 2008
Local Search Site Search ... Before the latest collapse of the Cubs, folks in Chicago were dreaming about a Windy City Subway Series ... There's always been a fascination with Red Sox-Cubs - in the days before the BoSox snapped their Curse, horrormeister Stephen King suggested that Cubs-Red Sox would trigger the Apocalypse. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
JK Rowling's earnings top 3m a week Oct 3, 2008
The 43-year-old writer, who composed much of her first book in a cafe because she could not keep warm in her council flat, earned six times more than James Patterson, the world s bestselling crime author ... A world obsession with Harry Potter has resulted in 375 million book sales and the most lucrative film franchise ever ... The sixth film is likely to rake in 500 million at cinemas and the seventh instalment could make double that figure because Warner Bros, its distributor, has decided to... (Times Online)
Stay in Touch Oct 3, 2008
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SAN MARCOS: 'Banned books' spotlighted at Palomar College Oct 3, 2008
SAN MARCOS ---- Books that have sparked controversy at libraries nationwide and weathered the backlash of would-be censors are in the spotlight this week at Palomar College, as the library celebrates the freedom to "read what we want," as one official put it ... The titles inside Palomar's makeshift book "prison" include some subtly provocative books, such as Alice Walker's "The Color Purple," as well as others that would not seem to arouse suspicion, said library department chair Judy Cater ...... (North County Times)
Click for Full Story Sep 21, 2008
- Waco, Temple, Killeen Weather and News Authority ... Between the credit crisis, bankruptcies, billion dollar buyouts and billion dollar buyouts, the economy has emerged as issue No. 1 in the presidential race ... Upload your favorite videos and pictures. (KWTX.com, TX)
A Black Week Sep 20, 2008
Sonia Smithposted Sept. 12, 2008 ... Sonia Smithposted Sept. 9, 2008 ... Economist, Sept. 20An summarizes the most dire week for the global economy in recent memory, cringing at U.S. government bailouts but admitting that outright failures would be an even grimmer fate. (Slate)
David Wroblewski's novel gets the nod from Winfrey Sep 19, 2008
By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer 9 minutes ago ... Publishing's biggest hitmaker has chosen David Wroblewski's "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle," a 500-page debut novel, as her latest book club pick, two booksellers told The Associated Press ... The two booksellers, speaking on condition of anonymity because of a confidentiality agreement, had previously told the AP that Wroblewski's work was Winfrey's choice. (Yahoo News)
Kelley is finding the 'Light' (with SONG) Sep 18, 2008
Record a six-song EP with his band the Reins to market his Americana sound to Music City and beyond ... "We're starting to get comfortable with the Nashville scene, where the musicianship is phenomenal. It's been great for us - a great growing experience." ... Kelley, whose travels have taken him to a Swiss conservatory and a Guatemalan village, got his first break last year when he came under the wing of impresario Scott Simpson and landed a songwriting contract with Style Sonic, the publishing... (Athens Banner-Herald)
A Life Transparent: Book Review Sep 15, 2008
A Life Transparent by Todd Keisling is a talented author's debut novel combining science fiction with elements from horror and thrillers ... It is a book you don't want to put down until you're finished, and even later you will find your mind wandering back to it ... Donovan Candle always wanted to be a writer, but what was supposed to be a temporary post as a telemarketer has dragged on for 15 years. (Suite101.com)
Susan Sanders Sep 10, 2008
These icons link to social bookmarking sites where you can share this story and discover new Web pages ... City of residence: Yuba City ... We also hike and camp at Harmony Ridge (near Nevada City). (Appeal Democrat, CA)
Rooftop turbine advocates hooked on wind Sep 7, 2008
By KATE GALBRAITH - New York Times - 09/07/2008. SAN FRANCISCO With the California blackouts of 2001 still a painful memory, Chris Beaudoin wants to generate some of his own electricity ... I don t care about how much it costs, said Beaudoin, a flight attendant with United Airlines. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Sumner graduate takes a stab at the horror movie biz Sep 4, 2008
Seth Martin, right, a 2002 Sumner graduate on the set of his movie Die-ner with castmember Parker Quinn ... For Seth Martin, the horror movie bug bit early ... I ve had problems sleeping all my life and have had to deal with insomnia. (Enumclaw Courier Herald, WA)
Critic's corner Aug 25, 2008
Local Search Site Search ... Take Home Nanny 8 p.m., TLCWith extra wasabi, please ... KEVIN AT THE HELM The Closer 9 p.m., TNTIt has been an uneven season, with the dramatic episodes registering stronger than the comic ones. (Boston Globe)
What are the responsibilities of pedestrians and drivers? Aug 21, 2008
What are the responsibilities of pedestrians and drivers. Connecting You to Your Community Lodi, California ... What are the responsibilities of pedestrians and drivers. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Books For the Fall: Obama, Woodward and Moore Aug 19, 2008
By Hillel Italie ASSOCIATED PRESS ... Not even a little paperback meant as a handbook to the political campaigns ... It's called Mike's Election Guide 2008 and it's written by a certain Academy Award-winning filmmaker and well known agitator named Michael Moore. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
'Children of the Corn' remake to be shot in Quad Cities Aug 15, 2008
FRIDAY SMOKE FREE COMEDY for all of the people who want to come out and laugh without choking on cigarette smoke. The comedy show starts at 8:30PM and is smoke free; and once the show ends at 10PM the ashtrays and specials hit the room with $2 Captains ... With you Mojo's cup get $1 calls and draws 3-8 and $2 calls and draws 8-12 with a Flippy Cup Tournament Starting @ 10 PM Winners Receive Free Pizza and Beer. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Stephen King, Ready for Download Aug 14, 2008
It's a medium designed to get as much content to as many people as possible in the shortest amount of time ... At the time it was a staggering number ... To promote Just After Sunset his first volume of short stories in six years King's publisher, Scribner, has teamed up with Marvel Comics and CBS Mobile to produce and distribute an online comic adaptation of a previously unreleased story from the collection. (Time.com)
'Children of the Corn' remake to film in Iowa Aug 12, 2008
Shooting will take place most of September for the movie, based on a Stephen King novella, that will debut on cable television s Sci-Fi Channel next year in the United States and be distributed in theaters around Europe ... The remake is being written, directed and produced by Donald Borchers, a producer on the original movie, which was filmed in the Sioux City, Iowa, area and spawned numerous sequels ... Borchers said he chose the Quad-Cities after receiving a recommendation from Tom Wheeler,... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Lucky escape for Morgan Freeman as car flips Aug 6, 2008
Ina serious condition ... Video: Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman is in serious condition ... Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was in "good spirits'' after a car crash that left him with multiple broken bones, the Hollywood star's publicist says. Freeman was earlier said to be in a "serious'' condition by hospital officials in Memphis, Tennessee, where The Dark Knight and Million Dollar Baby actor was being treated following a crash late last night. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Freeman injured Aug 5, 2008
Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was in a "serious" condition in hospital today after being involved in a car crash, authorities said. - Freeman in 'serious condition' - Car flipped several times - Actor 'resting comfortably', says source ... The 71-year-old star, who won an for his role in 2004's Million Dollar Baby, was hospitalised after the crash late today near Ruleville, Mississippi. (The Age, Australia)
Freeman survives car wreck Aug 5, 2008
to editor Nils van der Linden ... Death is the great equaliser, but that doesn't mean that you can't make a fortune out of it ... Oscar-winning movie actor Morgan Freeman suffered multiple broken bones, but escaped with his life following a serious one-car crash, his representative said Monday. (iAfrica.com)
Brownsville readies for 'Stand by Me' fest (18) Aug 2, 2008
Stand by Me was shot mostly in Brownsville in 1985, and the city is celebrating the movie filming as it did last year, with special activities planned for Saturday, Aug. 16 ... This year s event will feature a vintage car cruise-in, a sock hop in the Brownsville gymnasium, and locations set up around town with a viewing stand to show exact scene angles from the film, said event chairwoman Linda McCormick ... There will also be Hot Wheels races for kids and 1950s-era activities, including hula... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
'Breaking Dawn' release Aug 1, 2008
The entry titled "Anybody going to a "Breaking Dawn" party?," and any of the comments about it ... The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... It s Harry Potter all over again, with costume contests, trivia contests, adults behaving like kids, and gleeful anticipation. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Kill the competition: Tesco bank buy ... Merrill write-down ... Jul 29, 2008
Kill the competition: Tesco bank buy ... Kill the competition: Tesco bank buy ... Reuters: The US s four biggest banks will begin backed by pools of home loans under the latest plan with the Treasury to support home financing. (Times Online)
Miller Shows Some Spirit Jul 28, 2008
(It comes out May 22, 2009. That the filmmaker is eager to prove himself with this picture can only be a good thing ... His career is an odd one: many TV series and music videos led to his first film, Charlie's Angels, and its sequel, followed by the male weepie We Are Marshall. (Variety)
Going to a "Breaking Dawn" party? Jul 26, 2008
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... It s Harry Potter all over again, with costume contests, trivia contests, adults behaving like kids, and gleeful anticipation ... I was skeptical at first, bc I typically hate stories about vampires and such, but the writing in the first book grabbed my attention and now I am hooked. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Tech Tags Along Jul 26, 2008
Still standing in the Atlantic, she holds a digital camera in one hand while using the other to flip open a cell phone and send a picture of herself at the beach along with a text message to her dad: "I know you're jealous!" ... The humble pile of paperbacks, for example, is being replaced by electronic readers that can store more than 200 titles and let you purchase and download the latest Stephen King thriller wirelessly ... Listen carefully: That sound you hear when you're trying to get to... (SmartMoney)
Photos: This Summer Stephen King's 'N.' is Coming to a Small Screen Near You Jul 26, 2008
- Publisher Scribner and Simon & Schuster Digital Team Up with Marvel Entertainment and CBS Mobile to Deliver A Previously Unpublished Stephen King Short Story In Unprecedented Graphic, Digital Entertainment Format. - Series May Also Be Purchased at Major Online Digital Content Retailers ... The series of video episodes was created through a unique partnership between Scribner and Simon & Schuster Digital, Marvel Entertainment, and CBS Mobile and is believed to be the first comic- style book... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
'If I want a payday once or twice a year, I go for the horror' Jul 25, 2008
Actors who play iconic roles, especially roles with a fantastical bent, sometimes live to regret cashing the cheque. Christopher Reeve, an underrated, Juilliard-trained actor who studied with the legendary John Houseman, never really got past his first big break - the career-making and career-limiting role of Superman ... Or Michael Keaton, Tim Burton's favourite Batman. (Globe and Mail)
Comic icons' multimedia punch brings DC, Marvel lots of green Jul 25, 2008
Entertainment execs hit Comic-Con to build buzz - USATODAY.com ... Search hundreds of franchises and business opportunities to find the one that is right for you ... Quick Request Form: Request information from your favorite franchises and business opportunities. (USA Today -- Money)
Jailed For Rape, Battles Bugs Jul 24, 2008
ANAND JON COMPLAINS ABOUT JAIL CONDITIONS WHILE AWAITING TRIAL FOR RAPE- New York Post ... COMING up for the cognoscenti and literati is Dr. Denis Leary's next ... ANAND Jon sounds like a sniveling crybaby as he cools his heels in LA County J 00004000 ail awaiting trial on sordid sex charges involving young models. (New York Post -- Gossip)
The buzz on 'Garden of Last Days' Jul 24, 2008
with his cousin, the author DeLaun Michel, reading from her latest novel, The Safety of Secrets ... It started with the image of a wad of cash on a bedroom bureau ... Franny, her 3-year-old daughter, whom she is forced to bring to work at the start of the book because the usual babysitter, elderly Jean, is sent to the hospital. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
City-inspired author looks back on busy year Jul 16, 2008
Lonely Road Books released a limited edition earlier this year of his unproduced screenplay "Poe," which is about the late author and poet Edgar Allen Poe ... "I'd written a number of screenplays before I did 'Poe,' most of them adaptations of novels (Denis Johnson's 'Angels,' Flannery O'Connor's 'The Violent Bear It Away,' William Styron's 'Lie Down in Darkness')," said O'Nan, who is a former structural test engineer for Grumman Aerospace on Long Island ... "I happened to finish a novel earlier... (New Britain Herald, CT)
Mellencamp transitions from rocker to songwriter Jul 15, 2008
Perfect Pitcher Tuesday. $5 pitchers of beer and $10 pitchers of Captains all night ... Progressive Tuesdays-16oz Bud Light and Miller Lite draws starting at $0. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Tarantino murders: Man is charged with killing two French students Jul 13, 2008
While she weaves a good yarn, it's when Dolly Parton sings that she's really on song ... A man was yesterday charged with the murders of French students Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez ... Nigel Farmer walked into a police station in the early hours of Monday morning with burns to his hands and face. (This is London)
Science fiction, romance prove a great blend for author who lived through Hurricane Katrina Jul 13, 2008
Larissa Ione writes steamy, sexy romances that even her mother won't read ... Inside Larissa Ione s head lurk demons, werewolves and people with supernatural and unnatural powers ... I ve never been told my books need more sex, said Ione, the author and co-author of seven erotic action/adventure romance novels with five more in the works. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Talking to dogs, without a word Jul 13, 2008
"This will be his earliest memory," "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" says about its title character. "Red light, morning light. High ceiling canted overhead. Lazy click of toenails on wood. Between the honey-colored slats of the crib a whiskery muzzle slides forward until its cheeks pull back and a row of dainty front teeth bare themselves in a ridiculous grin." ... It's an even better way to get acquainted with the most enchanting debut novel of the summer. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
The Mist - the Sunday Times review Jul 6, 2008
Based on a Stephen King novella, director Frank Darabont who also directed King s The Shawshank Redemption has come up with a curious work that is part cheesy B-film and part serious post-9/11 study of what fear can do to the moral foundations of a society and the individual ... But they, along with other townspeople, are trapped there by a frightening mist ... Rather too soon, they discover there are all sorts of prehistoric creatures inside the mist and, as it turns out, all sorts of deadly... (Times Online)
Stars: Marcia Gay Harden, Thomas Jane, Laurie Holden Jul 5, 2008
Stories and Songs on today's free French CD, with The Times ... A fogbank rolls over Maine and a group of townsfolk hole up in a supermarket as tentacles, bugs and ugly flying creatures zoom out of the unnatural murk to whittle down the supporting cast ... Darabont, hitherto typecast as the man who makes Stephen King prison movies (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile), branches out slightly to deliver a solid adaptation of one of King s tributes to the horror movies of the 1950s. (Times Online)
Judge's Call Jul 5, 2008
The work this year is inconsistent, with some truly memorable entries sharing screen time with a few that arguably don't match the quality of previous shows. But in an age when people spend their days watching tiny videos on a computer, the opportunity to see top-shelf animation on a big screen seems more relevant than ever ... Like its predecessors, "The Animation Show 4" displays a combination of styles, from a computer-polished short from commercial animators Smith es that looks better than... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Marcia Gray Harden Jul 3, 2008
Frank Darabont has a long history with both Stephen King and horror, but only rarely have these two histories collided. Although Darabont co-wrote the screenplays for Nightmare on Elms Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Blob and The Fly II, he is best known for his feature debuts as writer/director, the prison films Shawshank Redemption (1994) and The Green Mile (1999), both adapted from King stories outside of the horror genre ... But now The Mist brings him back to both King and horror, although... (musicOMH.com)
Sex and the City film now scrapped Jul 3, 2008
It is reported that US cable channel HBO has decided to abandon plans to bring hit series 'Sex and the City' to the big screen. Variety says that star Kim Cattrall could no longer commit to the project, and that HBO was not going to develop a script without her involvement ... Cattrall's spokesperson, Marvet Britto, said: "She would have loved to have done the movie and made a deal to do the movie, but waited as long as possible with no script or start date and felt she had to take other offers... (Yahoo News -- Sex and the City)
Top 100 books of last 25 years Jul 1, 2008
The entry titled "Ooh, another list! EW's Top 100 books of the last 25 years," and any of the comments about it ... The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... Everyone loves lists prepared by magazine editors or bloggers or the like. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
'The human race is insane' Jun 27, 2008
I turned down a producer offering a $30m budget on condition that I change the ending' - Frank Darabont ... For the alert viewer, Frank Darabont's stunning new movie The Mist - which may one day be seen as America's definitive post-9/11 movie - discloses everything about itself in the opening shot ... Darabont's protagonist - soon to be sorely tested indeed - is movie-poster artist David Drayton (Thomas Jane) and as he works on a new painting, the camera focuses on a poster for John Carpenter's... (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Soft and tough Jun 27, 2008
Anti-grass crowd sings praises of moss and its friends ... In the Stephen King short story "Weeds" -- renamed "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill" as part of the movie anthology "Creepshow" -- a backwoods farmer is mowed down by a fuzzy, green, plantlike organism inside a meteorite that's crash-landed in one of his fields ... To relieve the unbearable itching, he plunges into a tub of cold water, which ends up watering the stuff nicely. (Anchorage Daily News)
