OJ Simpson Meida Returns To Menace Us All

OJ Simpson Heads To Court To Fight For Freedom « CBS Las Vegas.

Sorry for the lack of updates(and lack of tributes to the passed away likes of Ray Harryhausen,Joyce Brothers,and anyone else I missed mentioning) due to being severely ill with the flu,which I’ve luckily avoided throughout the Winter but it’s now caught on to me and taken me down: Big Time.

The news media now reports that an older,fatter O.J. Simpson has returned to a Las Vegas courtroom to grant for a new trial to get him back into freedom from behind bars. Enough Already,for Next….

STAR TREK:INTO DARKNESS Arrives In Theaters On Friday,For It Have Better Be Damn Good(Since The Reboot Majorly Sucked[And Was Absolutely Mediocre])

Steven M.

Midian Lives! Restored ‘Nightbreed: The Cabal Cut’ Blu-ray In The Works

Midian Lives! Restored 'Nightbreed: The Cabal Cut' To Tour, Blu-ray Release In The Works | The Playlist.

Rob Zombie recently said in his Ain’t It Cool News interview that Director’s Cuts DVD/Blu Rays are going the way of the dinosaur.

Bullshit— since its recent restoration,the 155 minute version of NIGHTBREED:THE CABAL CUT has been a major success at various convention film festival screenings,endlessly selling out left and right,for that long awaited Blu Ray is in the works and a worldwide release for that much requested(and sought out) Clive Barker Director’s Cut is actually happening,bringing a new beginning for a 1990 film that wasn’t a critical or financial success but has been a long existing cult classic favorite. More power to that !!

AVManiacs Forum Board’s PPL Traffic Way Down Since The Start Of This Year(Despite “A Few New Moderators” Having Been Bought In To “Stir Up Business”: HAAAAAAA !!!!),For I Predict That It’ll Completely Close Shop Within The Next Six-To-Eight Months(And Rightfully So)

Steven M.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev,The Second Boston Bomber Caught And In Custody

Who Is Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Man at the Center of the Boston Manhunt? – Alexander Abad-Santos – The Atlantic Wire.

Since everyone who’s familiar with my blog knows that I spent half a deal of time discussing political,social,and current at-the-moment world issues,I’m going to quickly jump into the case involving Dzhokhar Tsarnaev,the second Boston bomber now has now been caught,is in custody,and is in a hospital recovering from his wounds(upon capture),while his older brother(the first Boston bomber) remains dead.

It’s a mystery to me upon how these brothers did what they did and unleashed their diabolic chaos upon Boston,yet saddening to know that yet another nationwide tragedy has taken place,with no motives yet unveiled,although many folks have been waving around speculations that the two bombers’ motives have ranged to being either Muslim(the top popular one),Communist(sincet heir names are Russian and/or Serbian sounding),Marxist(which a few people have swung around),or North Korean related(since those pesky North Korean have theatrened to create nuclear related damage[as of late]),but whatever the motive it calls for no excuse to cause yet another diastrous event that threatens the safety of everyone in the world and it just only brings people down and raises every sort of high suspicion(and major speculation) about what’s what behind all of these drastic actions,and the tragedies that massively unfold from them.

Will Dzhokhar survive while being in custody,and will be actually make it to his impending trial(and if he’ll be sentenced to either life,death,or immediate execution) is still up in the air,as only time will slowly(and eventually) tell.

Watched Rob Zombie’s THE LORDS OF SALEM,For It’s Basically His Atmospheric,Surrealistic Take On ROSEMARY’S BABY And Fully Redeems Him From The Charred Remains Of(The Diastrous) HALLOWEEN 2/H2,And Is A Very Worthy Viewing

Steven M.

One Boston Bombing Suspect Reportedly in Custody,One Remains at Large

One Boston Bombing Suspect Reportedly in Custody, One Remains at Large – Adam Clark Estes – The Atlantic Wire.

You all knew that I’d get to this…

This week has literally been rocked by explosions in Boston(during the Boston marathon) and Watertown,as well as a fertilizer plant explosion in Texas,for there may be a happy ending coming soon as one of the two bombing suspects/jerks has Finally been caught,although one of the two still remains on-the-loose,otherwise my full condolences goes out to the survivors of these tragedies,and to the families and friends of the unfortunate fatality victims. Hopefully,this insanity will eventually end very soon. (And no,I won’t bother going into speculation upon whether those bombers are connected to either Islamic terrorists,those pesky North Koreans,or any other terror creating faction[since we all fully don't know until we will eventually learn the truth about it{once it is found out and revealed}])

Rob Zombie’s THE LORDS OF SALEM Is Now Playing(In Limited Theaters),For It Better Be Pretty Damn Good(Since I’m Already Sick Of Endlessly Hearing About It)

Steven M.

Psychotronic Store Relocates To Augusta,GA

Vintage records, comics, posters for sale at downtown's Psychotronic | The Augusta Chronicle.

As the horror news media overhype starts to mosntrously build up for THE LORDS OF SALEM(which will open in 300 theaters this coming Friday[while Tom Cruise's new film OBLIVION opens in 3,000 theaters on that same day{to beat the crowds for the new IRON MAN,STAR TREK,and FAST AND FURIOUS films}]),Pyshcotronic Video maven Michael Weldon and his wife Mia recently moved to Augusta,GA and have opened a new Psychotrnic store,where they’re fully(and proudly) keeping the Psychotronic name alive and well,for if anyone reading this lives in that area and pays the store a visit,kindly ask Michael if he’s planning on writing a new third Psychtronic book(if he can).

SCARY MOVIE 5 Bombs At This Weekend’s Box Office With A $15 Million Financial Gross(Which Is Millions To Us,But Not To The Studios[Since The Last Four Films Opened To Over $40 Million{On Their Opening Weekends}]),Which Is Hopefully A Signal Of The End Of These Really Stupid(And Truly Terrible) Films

Steven M.

Roger Ebert: End Of An Old School Film Criticism Era

15 Roger Ebert Passages That Epitomize His Writing.

Upon the week when I’ve freshly returned from the DaysOfTheDead L.A. convention(and Los Angeles),I have not only learned about the passings of Margaret Thatcher,Annette Funnicello,filmmaker Bigas Luna(of JAMON JAMON[featuring Oscar winner Javier Bardem in one of his early films roles] and ANGUISH fame)and Richard Brooker(of DEATHSTALKER and [mainly] FRIDAY THE 13TH.:PART 3/3-D [ as Jason,where he debuts his iconic hockey mask] fame), the massive outpour of the passing of legendary film critic Roger Ebert is still running strong,for here a few words on him(from myself)…

I may have not been the biggest Ebert fan and may have made some vicious criticisms about him(mainly his short-lived EBERT PRESENT AT THE MOVIE show[which he was planning to fund through Kickstarter for a return to TV]),I’ve always have deeply respected the guy and admired him as both an excellent technical writer(using various ways and forms of writing that are sadly missing from today’s new breed of writer[and newer film critics{mainly the on-line ones}]) and a superb film reviewer whose apperal was being truly honest about whether or not he liked(or hated) a film and was always willing to give a film a chance(to want to really like),which is the longnitivity of the respect and popularity he gained throughout the years that kept him going(and widely acclaimed). Yes,he did despise most of the genre’s film products(whether it would be horror,martial arts,or a teen sex comedy) but was mainly doing his job as a traditional film critics(despite being one of the newer breed of film critics that rose to prominense in the 60s,the 70s,and the 80s),somnething which I quickly got to understand as I saw what it takes to impress a film critic and what certain materials they are looking for in films(both artsy and technical)and despite massive complaints in the 80s from many genre fans he(along with film reviewing partner Gene Siskel) slowly grew to like(and admire) the types of film genres he once despised as the years(and decades) moved along.

Never has a film critic(nor writer) ever been held highly to such God-esque status as Ebert(a status which the likes of [fellow film critics]Rex Reed nor Gene Shait never achieved),with the many defenders he had,as well as his quick embracing of the Internet,on-line soclial media,and blogging(after his mid 00s/2000s operations that cost him both his lower jaw and his vocal voice[but never his literary nor on-line one]),for his vocal voice was still vividly remembered as he bravely moved on.

Yes,Ebert is now sadly no longer with us and it’ll be truly hard at replacing the only Pulitzer Prize winning film critic who many say can never be replaced,since there are many film critics that are virtually everywhere both in the on-line and off-line worlds that may be gifted scribes,,but will never achieve what Ebert earned(and has become legendary for it[as well as a major influence to many]).

A Tribute To Roger Ebert

http://www.vulture.com/2013/04/tribute-david-edelstein-on-critic-roger-ebert.html

The Liberal Politics Of Roger Ebert

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/04/political-writings-of-roger-ebert.html

I Recently Caught The New EVIL DEAD Film(Which Ebert Would Have Heavily Despised),For I Kinda Liked It And I Kinda Didn’t Like It,Yet I Didn’t Say “Meh !!” And Loved Its Sickass Gore,And It’s Currently The Number One Box Office Film(With A $26 Million Gross),Meaning More Sequels To Come…

Steven M.

Tragic Passings Before This Weekend

   As I slowly prepare to leav for L.A. to attend this weekend’s DaysOfTheDead L.A. convention,there’s been celebrity passings a many happening,with the likes of Harry Reems,James Herbert,Jess Franco,and now Roger Ebert having surprisingly descended to the big blue sky above.

   I unfortunately haven’t got time right now to deeply discuss about these gentlemen,for I’ll do it once I return home from L.A. and there’ll be very well remembered and never forgotten(heck,even both myself and my Mom did a prayer for Meusseir Ebert before we ate our lunch at the local Mexican restaurant).

EVIL DEAD Remake/Redux,Reboot/Whatever-The-Hell-It’s-Supposed-To-Be Is Now Playing In Theaters(With The New CARRIE To Come This Fall[In Mid October]),For I’ll Check It Out Once I Return Home From L.A. Next Week(And Then I’ll Have My Say On It)

Steven M.