So you’re walking home from work on Halloween when you come across an
invite to a “Murder Party” that advises you, in creepy font, to “Come
Alone.” What do you do?
If you’re Chris Hawley (Chris Sharp), a likeable loner whose best friend is a
cat named Sir Lancelot, you go of course. Unbeknownst to Chris, the
name of the party is to be taken literally, and his decision to attend
could very well result in his demise.
Such is the concept of Murder Party, a dark and wickedly clever
horror-comedy from writer-director Jeremy Saulnier.
Here's your chance to show the big guys in Hollywood North what you're made of. Canadian filmmaker Bruce McDonald is releasing all the footage from his new film The Tracey Fragments (via BitTorrent on the official site), so you can re-cut it, submit it, and possibly win a Final Cut Studio package, and your version of the film included on The Tracey Fragments DVD.
Along with all the footage from the film, you can download the Broken Social Scene score, and the official script (all under a Creative Commons license). The contest is only open to Canadians (excluding Quebec), and runs until January 2008.
Talk to MeCriticize This! pick of the week - Read the full Criticize This! review. The story of radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host in the 1960s. Starring Don Cheadle and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Also available on HD-DVD.
License to Wed - It doesn't get much worse then this. Robin Williams is a reverend who puts a couple through a horrible marriage course to see if they should be married in his church. Mandy Moore and John Krasinski star as the couple. Also available on HD-DVD and Blu-Ray.
I Am Legend looks like any other big budget summer film - only it's being released in December. Based on the Richard Mathesonnovel of the same name, Will Smith portrays Robert Neville, the last man on earth (who is not alone according to the trailer). The preview didn't excite me as much as I had hoped. It actually made me wonder if Smith can keep me in my seat. Post a comment with your thoughts.
Serenity – This is the story that bridges the series to the movie. An interesting tale of evil revisited and people leaving. If you enjoyed the TV series or the movie or both you’ll enjoy this tale. Good art good story and since I loved both the series and the movie a good time had by all.
Clerks – There is a series called Chasing Dogma which was a fun bridge between Chasing Amy and Dogma, but my favorite trade is in fact one that just focuses on the Clerks boys. It’s a compilation of several stories written over a few years and I love it a lot (so much that I own all the actual issues rather than the trades). If you are a fan of Kevin Smith and the View Askewniverse then you should have these in your collection.
Neil Gaiman – so Chris (a viewer) has suggested that I make mention of some of Neil’s novel writings. There are 4 adult novels that I think should be on your shelves.
1) Neverwhere – a story about a lost man a key a door that cannot be opened and crazy killers. Based in England and the world of underground you’ll love the story I’m sure. It’s been made into a BBC series (which was terrible) and a comic book series (which was good but not as good as my imagination and the book) But you should read it.
2) American Gods – The story of ancient gods vs. new ones. How do our old deities fare against some of the newer? With humanity in the balance and possibly the world what are we to do?
3) Anansi Boys – It’s a follow up story to American Gods. When one of the old world gods die his sons must fight for their lives against old gods that will have the sins of the father visited upon them.
4) Stardust – Recently made into a movie with an all-star cast this book is a modern day fairy tale that will take your heart and breath away. A great quick read.
Latest releases:
XXXZombies – with a zombie invasion a mob hit and porn stars how can you not love this story? Gross disgusting and lots of sex bits (no nudity which I would like to complement the writers on for suggesting it without being really silly with it.) You have to love the ideas of porn stars and zombies I’m surprised it hasn’t hit Hollywood yet.
Neozoic – What if dinosaurs still walked the earth today? How would we be different? What would our lives be like? Another tale from Red 5 comics and another good story.
I would like to make mention that the last Superman book written by Donner is out. I’m not saying read it buy it or anything like that just saying it’s out and the last one written by him.
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Okkervil River, whose name is taken from a short story by Russian writer Tatyana Tolstaya, has come almost literally out of left field. In the late 1990s lead singer/songwriter Will Sheff migrated from his native New Hampshire to Austin, Texas, where he met multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Meiburg. Within a surprisingly short time they’ve played on David Letterman, opened for Lou Reed, and The Stage Names was mixed in Spoon drummer Jim Eno’s studio. As evidenced on this dark, some times Faulkner-esque album, the reasons for their velocity are obvious.
The Stage Names has a fresh, almost live sound, despite violins and lap-steel overdubs that complement some of the songs. The bass and drums have a loose loping interplay, and the ever quickening tempo of Unless It’s Kicks belies any notion that Okkervil River is a precise, metronomic band. This is a good thing: in this age of frigid big money records, it’s nice to hear music that’s intelligent and yet passionate, maybe sometimes even a little sloppy. It’s true that the Beach Boys harmonies at the end of John Allyn Smith Sails occasionally veer a little off course, but only for a second. And in a weird way, it’s a life-affirming honesty that’s refreshing in this age of artifice. For a macabre poet like John Allen Smyth, better known as the late John Berryman, the tribute couldn’t have been more affecting.
Saw IV - The latest installment in the hugely popular Saw series sees another of Jigsaw's twisted games played out, this time by SWAT Commander Rigg (Lyriq Bent), the last police officer untouched by the crazed killer. Rigg is abducted and then has a scant 90 minutes to free himself from a series of traps.
David Arquette’s acting career has been an eclectic one to say the
least. He’s achieved a modest success doing a little bit of everything
– drama, horror, comedy, kids’ films, you name it, he’s done it.
Arquette’s directorial debut, The Tripper, is similarly scattered –
parts slasher flick, political satire, and stoner comedy – and, unfortunately, suffers for it.
The Tripper’s deal is this – a group of hippies are headed to a music
concert in the woods when they’re set upon by a serial killer in a Ronald Reagan getup (I’m guessing the title is a reference to Reagan's nickname 'Gipper’). He's accompanied by an aggressive dog named, you guessed it, Nancy.
After veering away from their mainstream rock base with the alt-country of 2006’s Skin & Bones, Foo Fighters have returned to a more comfortable place on Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. The production is big, note-perfect, and glossy. The Foos have crafted a pretty good bunch of songs here: not too daring, but enjoyable nonetheless.
Dave Grohl is surely one of the most singularly talented men in modern rock history. He gained international prominence as drummer for Nirvana, and after its demise, he formed the Foo Fighters, a band equally as popular, even though Grohl now sings and plays guitar. I can’t think of another instance of that happening to such spectacular success.
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So you’re walking home from work on Halloween when you come across an
invite to a “Murder Party” that advises you, in creepy font, to “Come
Alone.” What do you do?
Okkervil River
Foo Fighters
