12 Unpublished Novels They Wish They Could Read
I found myself in some unexpectedly grand company today, thanks to Joshua Chaplinsky and the folks at LitReactor. My humble thanks -- I suspect your patience and curiosity will be rewarded next year.
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THAT'S SEXPLOITATION! (2013) reviewed
Frank Henenlotter's new documentary for Something Weird, THAT'S SEXPLOITATION! is a rollicking ride through the tassled hills and cat-masked valleys of America's uniquely uncomfortable history of...
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Eight Years A Blogger
Yes, it was eight years ago today that I decided, very spur of the moment, to launch this blog. I still post things here, although I now have another blog (Pause. Rewind. Obsess. II) where I tend to...
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My "Citizen Clarke" Published
In stores shortly: LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #31, with its DEMONS OF THE MIND cover story. This issue also features my long-promised memoir "Citizen Clarke," a 10-page look back at my eleven years of...
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You've asked for it and, after months of intensive labor and development... we've done it! VIDEO WATCHDOG is going digital... and so is my Saturn Award-winning book MARIO BAVA - ALL THE COLORS OF THE...
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Arrivederci, Teodoro
This morning, I received sad confirmation of the passing of actor/writer/dubbing legend Ted Rusoff, the subject of John Charles' feature interview in VIDEO WATCHDOG 159, at the admitted age of 74. This...
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Italian Horror Set for Renaissance with THE BOOK
I rarely, if ever, use this blog to help distribute press releases, but when producer David Bond sent me the following one, I could not believe my eyes... Of course, I was all too willing to pitch in...
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VIDEO WATCHDOG Digital Archive at Kickstarter
http://tinyurl.com/vwkickstarterOn Monday, November 25, Donna and I took the bold step of launching a new Kickstarter campaign. Our goal is to undertake the mammoth task of digitizing our entire back...
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Book Review: EXORCISING MY DEMONS
EXORCISING MY DEMONSAN ACTRESS' JOURNEY TO THE EXORCIST AND BEYONDBy Eileen Dietz and Daniel Loubier2012, AuthorMike Ink (www.AuthorMikeInk.com), $19.99 (softcover),$9.99 (Kindle edition at...
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VW Kickstarter Support from CINEFEX Publisher Don Shay
This wonderful endorsement appeared today on CINEFEX magazine's Facebook page:CINEFEX PUBLISHER DON SHAY'S FAVORITE FILM MAGAZINE... EXCEPT FOR CINEFEX, OF COURSE. If you have a passion for...
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Daily Grindhouse Supports Video Watchdog Kickstarter Campaign
Yesterday we had a terrific posting of support by Geoff Hunt over at DAILY GRINDHOUSE, which I want to single-out for your attention. It touched on an aspect of our Kickstarter campaign that's...
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The Apple Of My Eye
I am so proud of Donna today! Her vision for our magazine's digital future has won the praise of a high-ranking hardware engineering professional! The VIDEO WATCHDOG Digital Archive - which has...
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The Widened Horizons of CINERAMA HOLIDAY
As the year hurriedly draws to a close, I've been trying to catch up with some of my overdue 2013 viewing with an eye toward drawing up my list of year's favorites. Last night I watched Flicker Alley's...
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SCHOOLGIRL REPORT 10 Reviewed
SCHOOLGIRL REPORT 10"Every Girl Starts Sometime..."aka Schulmädchen-report 10. Teil - Irgendwann fängt jede an1976, Impulse Pictures, 80m 40s, DVDREVIEWED BY TIM LUCASLike all the preceding numbers in...
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SCHOOLGIRL REPORT 11 Reviewed
SCHOOLGIRL REPORT 11: TRYING BEATS STUDYINGSchulmädchen-report 11. Teil Probieren geht über Studierenaka BLUE DREAMS aka CONFESSIONS OF A NAKED VIRGIN1977, Impulse Pictures, $24.98, 80m 13s,...
View ArticleVIDEO WATCHDOG: Our Favorite Discs of 2013
It's that time again. We don't do this every year, but I wanted to put our best foot forward this year, for several reasons. One: this was an exceptionally rich year for home video releases; two: we're...
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Alas, Peter O'Toole
"I'm WHAT?!"I'm sad to bid thee farewell, Peter O'Toole, but the frank truth of the matter is that you were always a mystery to me. I've always liked the cut of you, enjoyed you immensely on talk...
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Donna and I are going to be the guests for the full hour, live, on Ted Coe's Freak Power Ticket webcast tomorrow - Monday, December 16 - at 2:00pm eastern/11:00am Pacific time. We'll be talking about...
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Last Year at Collinwood
Many years ago, I wrote a feature article for CINEFANTASTIQUE about the making of Oliver Stone's feature debut SEIZURE that was never published and, in the course of researching it, conducted the first...
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Brian De Palma's PASSION (2012)
No, they haven't remade THE HOWLING - not yet. Noomi Rapace in De Palma's PASSION. Finally caught up with Brian De Palma's PASSION. Say what you will, and it does look skimpily budgeted and cast with...
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