In recent months, IFC Midnight has been churning out some very interesting films for fans of horror. Their latest offering is ‘Would You Rather,’ which is helmed by director David Guy Levy. The film gets it name from the popular parlor game almost all of us have played in our youth. The film centers on […]
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Film Review: Antonino D’Ambrosio’s ‘Let Fury Have The Hour’
Director Antonino D’Ambrosio’s feature debut has certainly established as a young filmmaker to watch in the years to come. “Let Fury Have The Hour” is a fast paced documentary that sprung from D’Ambrosio’s spellbinding book of the same title. The title comes from a lyric from “Clampdown,” a song from the Clash’s 1979 masterpiece ‘London Calling’. While the […]
Book Review: James M. Cain’s Lost Novel “The Cocktail Waitress”
Renowned crime noir author James M. Cain speaks from the dead in “The Cocktail Waitress,”his nearly finished novel discovered 35 years after his death thanks to Hard Case Crime, an American publisher of hardboiled crime novels. The paperback crime novels of the ‘40s and ‘50s are resurrected in their fictional works, showcasing suspense and drama […]
Book Review: ‘The Twenty-Year Death’ By Ariel S. Winter
Ariel S. Winter’s debut novel, “The Twenty Year Death,” features three separate crime novels that create a single saga of violence and tragedy intruding on the lives of a couple. Described as a 3-in-1 noir, each novel is set in a different decade, penned in a different style and told from a different perspective, starting […]
Summer’s Hottest Ticket: Live From The Firefly Music Festival In Dover, Delaware!
Get the scoop on one of this summer’s biggest events with our live coverage of the Firefly Music Festival!
Film Review: Tony Zierra’s ‘My Big Break’ Documentary
Are you an aspiring actor? Not simply for the wealth, power and adoring fans but because you can’t possibly imagine doing anything else? Maybe you gave up on your dreams, citing them unrealistic. If you’re still following them, what will it be like if you finally get your big break in Hollywood? What would it […]
Review: Scott Speedman Shines As Edwin Boyd In ‘Citizen Gangster’
‘Citizen Gangster’ is the first feature film project from up-and-coming director Nathan Morlando. The film is based on the true story of Edwin Boyd, played wonderfully in the film by Scott Speedman of ‘Underworld’ fame. For those unfamiliar with Edwin Boyd, he is a man who made a name for himself as Toronto’s most famous […]
Game Review: “Mass Effect 3” Is A Contender For Game of the Year!
Mass Effect 3 is the third and most epic chapter in the saga of Captain Shepard and his crew. ME2’s last scene hinted at ominous things to come – Earth’s invasion by the Reapers, a seemingly-invincible race of sentient machines bent on destroying and assimilating organic life. Those unfortunate to survive a Reaper attack are […]
Attaloss: A Tale of Hardship, Perseverance And Rock ‘n’ Roll!
Let the countdown begin! Los Angeles modern rockers Attaloss are touring the U.S. to promote their self-titled debut album, due April 10 via Rock Ridge Music/Warner Music Group/ADA. Now folks, I could fill those previous sentences with all the fancy adjectives my little mind can muster but you’d still be left thinking what I was […]