Nov

6

Remembering Michael Crichton

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November 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Michael Crichton, author and screenwriter extraordinnaire died Tuesday at the age of 66 after a private battle with cancer.  He is survived by his wife, Sherri Alexander and daughter, Taylor (with ex-wife Anne-Marie Martin.)
Crichton was born in Chicago, IL, on Oct. 23, 1942, and raised in Roslyn, NY, by his journalist father who urged him to write.  After […]

Jun

26

The Passing of a Legend

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June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Cyd Charisse, actress and danseur extraordinaire passed away on Monday, June 17th at the age of 86 from an apparent heart attack. 
Born Tula Finklea in 1921, she began her dancing career with the Ballet Russe, where, on tour in Europe, she met and married French dancer Nico Charisse, whom she wed in 1939 in Paris.  Prior to appearing […]

May

13

Update: Horrorfest 2007

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May 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Apparently I erred, inadvertently leaving Tooth and Nail off my last post regarding the ‘8 Films to Die For’ movies this season.  (My profuse apologies to everyone involved in the making of this film.)
Well, to update you, dear readers.  We did, in fact, watch The Deaths of Ian Stone, Tooth and Nail, Mulberry Street, and Frontier(s) last night.
Ian […]

Mar

11

For All You Independent Horror Fans…

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March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment

While channel surfing last week, I noticed an interesting little movie on Showtime entitled “Salvage (2006).”  As a horror-flick lover, I was intrigued by the description, “A young woman continuously relives her own murder by a knife-wielding maniac.”  This film is also called “Gruesome” overseas and earned widespread release in small independent film festivals.
At a short […]