Someone has to take the hard knocks on camera, and not every leading star can be Jackie Chan. So, when a shot calls for a high jump, a connected punch, or being set on fire, that is when the stuntmen are called in. They have...
If only all holiday snaps could be as interesting as this. In 1968, 23 year old Paul Saltzman took a trip to India to ease a broken heart. During his tour, he spent a week in Rishikesh at the ashram of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, where...
Sometimes, all it takes for a medium or writer’s reputation to grow is age. For example, Shakespeare today is considered to be the greatest English playwright. Whereas in his lifetime and up to a century after his death, he was considered too common, bawdy, and...
Released on VOD services August 18, 2020, Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies goes into the what’s, how’s, why’s and when’s of flesh on film. Like the differing social attitudes towards nudity from pre-code Hollywood, post-code Hollywood, and the rise of the MPAA....
Having bounced around the festival circuit since appearing at Fantastic Fest in 2019, Random Acts of Violence finds a larger audience on August 20, 2020 thanks to Shudder. The film sounds like it does what it says on the tin, but what is it really...
Directed by Joaquin Montalvan (Visual Futurist 2006, Saravia 2008), Cannibal Corpse Killers originally cropped up at film festivals in 2018, notably Cinematic Wasteland. Written by Montalvan alongside Eunice Font (Adagio 2002, Noir 2005) and S.E Feinberg (The Happy Worker 2021), now eager viewers can catch...
In 2016, an election was held in a certain country to see who would replace its previous president as they neared the end of their term. Despite having a chequered history and after making numerous controversial comments, an outside candidate from an opposing party won....
In 1977, people could hardly believe that Elvis Presley had died. Some people today still cannot believe it and think he is living as an old man somewhere, likely next door to Lord Lucan and Glenn Miller. Or he is saving humanity from ancient Egyptian...
Some musicians seek fame and cash, and others simply could not exist without their art. When a creator is sincere, it shines through in their work: whether that’s crafting undeniably catchy Rock-n-Roll songs, belting out danceable, sensual Indie Pop, or using their passion and drive...
Lynyrd Skynyrd likely need no introduction as they have been a particularly ubiquitous part of Southern rock since their inception. But tragedy struck in 1977 when the band’s airplane ran out of fuel mid-flight and crashed in the woods of Mississippi. The crash took the...
