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CATCHING UP WITH WALTER TROUT

October 17, 2004

Walter Trout is a bluesman to the core. Inspired to play live blues by a chance meeting with Duke Ellington and cured of destructive drinking and drugging by a close encounter with Carlos Santana, Trout plays live over 300 days a year. In Europe he can barely walk down the street without being noticed, but in America, home of Brittany Spears, he's happy filling up the Coach House on a good night, and his fans are happy to have…

Video Reviews

July 31, 2002

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DEEP RED Dario Argento, Director Anchor Bay Forget the great Italian locations, the flimsy story line, the bad dubbing, the tricky revelation of the murderer, the only thing that matters in this film is the amazing art direction and the spontaneous shriek-inducing ending. Not to reveal too much, but it is sufficient to say, you will believe a human head can pop right open with enough pressure. This is a must have for Argento fans, and a must see…

Olmsted’s Astro Hell ARGENTINO’S LITTLE SLICE OF HELL

August 30, 2001

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INFERNO Dario Argento, Director Anchor Bay Dario Argento's distinctive style is a sort of Sternberg meets Roger Corman - or for a more graphic image - memories of going to the movies coming off acid (kids, don't try this at home). His lighting shows at least 3 times more attention than even the conscientious efforts we see these days (and by the way, for a taste of Sternberg's use of color, check his bizarro JET PILOT). Argento's SUSPIRIA…

TAKING A CHANCE Victor D. Infante interviews Amber Benson

July 17, 2001

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Before all the hullabaloo began about BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER moving to UPN, and the subsequent furor over the titular character's apparent demise (yeah, right) the Internet was alight with discussion over Amber Benson's new independent film, CHANCE. More to the point, fans were abuzz about the fact that she was funding it out of pocket, with a little help from her fans. Little Willow, who runs the Amber Benson fan site THE ESSENCE OF AMBER soon after began promoting the…

FIRST TIME’S A CHARM Lauren Porosoff Mitchell’s first novel mixes magic and reality into a tasty bit of fiction.

October 17, 2000

DVD

Lauren Porosoff Mitchell's first book LOOK AT ME chronicles the life of Dana, a slut with a good job and a hankering for more. What that more is, she does not know. With an English degree, a law degree, a new marriage and a spectacular first novel under her belt, Mitchell, unlike her protagonist, seems to know exactly what she wants. We spoke via the web between our busy days and she about talked her book, her love of…