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Review: “My Amityville Horror” on DVD
In 1975, Danny Lutz was the little boy living in the Amityville house during the infamous haunting. It’s been a book, it’s been more than one movie, “Amityville” is probably a household word. Now, after almost 36 years, Danny Lutz has decided to tell his story about growing up in the famously “haunted” house. When…
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“Deadbeat” Is A Lively Read
C.Kinzie || Kamloops, BC “Deadbeat: Makes You Stronger” is a hell of a fun book. Now, this review is going to be tricky. I want to write about all the amusing quips and snide remarks but there just won’t be time. In addition, if you’re unfamiliar with the characters in this book – I don’t…
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Danie Ware Talks “Ecko Rising”
“Ecko Rising” is a marvelous novel. I wanted that to be the first sentence of my review in case that’s all you read. Now I’ve got that out-of-the-way let’s talk. If you’re a bit of a purist when it comes to ‘genre’ – this novel may take some getting used to. “Ecko Rising” is a…
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Mike Carpenter – Stunts, Doubling and Acting
I first met Mike Carpenter at a tiny gas station in the middle of nowhere. Okay, slight exaggeration. I was about 20 minutes from Kamloops and as I drove down the secondary highway I looked over and the Impala was parked at the side of the road. That is a vehicle you recognize when you see…
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Complex 90 || New from Spillane and Collins
This month brings a new novel from Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins. “Complex 90”, from Titan Books, is available for your summer reading list. Collins had a long-standing friendship with Spillane and that partnership has resulted in some fantastic collaborations. This manuscript was one that was given to Collins, by his friend, for safekeeping.…
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Interview: Ellen Woglum in “Hated”
I’ve made no secret of that fact that I love “Hated”. It’s a great film; it combines two of my favorite things – a damn good story and music. But there’s something else that is pretty great about “Hated”; it centers on the story of a woman. Now, more than ever, a film like this…
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Hemlock Grove: No Twilight Werewolves In Sight
I was worried when I first sat down to watch “Hemlock Grove”; fearful of finding more sparkling vampires and lame-ass, overly sentimental werewolves. Of that there is no sign in this made-for-Netflix series. This 13 episode series is based on the book, “Hemlock Grove: A Novel” by Brian McGreevy. I’ve ordered the book to see how closely the…
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“Plague Nation” || Ashley Parker Is Back and She’s (Still) Kicking Ass
When “Plague Town” by Dana Fedsti was published, I was happy to review a “genre” book with such a cool heroine. The main character, Ashley Parker, is just your average student at the beginning of the book; and then things get crazy. There’s a zombie virus, “walker flu” and people get sick and then mutate…
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IPhone App Review: Qwiki
Name of the app: Qwiki – here on itunes What does it do? Basically, this app is a one-touch movie making app. I’ve been using it since it first arrived and it’s grown into quite a community. The great thing about it is that you can make a movie the first time you open the…
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“Orphan Black” Is Okay With the Mute Button On
The new series, “Orphan Black” from BBC America, looked like it might be an interesting show. Sadly, I will never know if it improves because I couldn’t even get through one episode. To begin with, “Orphan Black” feels like a strange rehashing of The CW’s “Ringer” without the star power of Sarah Michelle Geller. The…
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