Fool's Views (7/18 – 7/24)

Well, heck. For one brief shining moment, we’re caught up with the weekly Views. We’ll see how long this lasts…

In providing sidebar materials for the HorrorHound article (it’s true, it just won’t go away), I dipped into a couple more alien-possession movies (although my Belgian buddy Gert Verbeeck had the heavy lifting for that particular assignment, thanks to his wealth of TV-movie VHS cassettes. We are richer for your presence, good sir.) The remainder of the time was spent avoiding the blistering heat in the air-conditioned confines of the multiplex or whittling down the Netflix queue in front of the A/C at Chez AC – seriously, it was too hot to do anything else. At all.

Except for the requisite nightly storming of the French forces in Henry V with Festival Theatre. Ye Gods, who attends outdoor Shakespeare in 100 degree heat and 75% humidity? Madness.

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Enjoy!

Fool's Views (7/4 – 7/17)

Hey hey hey… What’s happenin’, my friends?

Well, of this two-week period, much of the first was devoted to translating thoughts to words, fingers to keys in developing my Body Snatchers piece, followed by copyediting bouts of several other HorrorHound articles. (I can say this – the Sept/Oct issue is going to be a winner.) But once the dust had cleared and desired word-counts reached, I dived back into the fray, revisiting the House of Pain-ful remakes, as well as knocking out my seventh consecutive on-time Kitley’s Army assignment (last year, I managed to watch all the required flicks, but wasn’t so great about getting my reports turned in). Another notch on the Cronenberg marathon belt logged, and a pleasant surprise found in a fading Hollywood star’s dark side. Hope you like.

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Enjoy!

Fool's Views (6/27 – 7/3)

Back again, my friends,

As you might guess from the list below, this was the week before I started work on my Invasion of the Body Snatchers article for HorrorHound. Having revisited all four of the screen adaptations, as well as reading the source novel the week before for the first time, I have to say that sometimes, research is pretty enjoyable stuff. I’m also fairly pleased with the resulting piece, which should be featured in the Sept/Oct issue of HH. But, here’s a little taste until then – as well as a couple of fightin’ good civilian flicks, viewed via Netflix streaming on the Fool’s 6/30 birthday.

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Enjoy!

Fool's Views (6/20 – 6/26)

My lords and ladies,

For the second time this year, this week’s Views featured all first time viewings. Much of this was due to the fact that I got to the cinema on three, count ‘em, three different occasions and took in a total of seven brand new features. (The one anomaly was the 1983 high school football pic, All the Right Moves, left over from last week’s Cruise-fest.) I also snuck in a couple of docs at home (one real, one maybe-so).

Not as much in the way of horror (stretching it to call either of the two mentioned below as full-on fright flicks, but seeing as how they both showcase exceedingly large behemoths as their antagonists, I think we’re safe), but it was a pleasure to spend the time at the multiplex since it’s been rarer than I prefer lately.

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Enjoy!

Fool's Views (6/13 – 6/19)

Greetings, true believers,

Yes, it’s true I’m a month behind again with the Views. Chalk it up to rehearsing and/or performing two Shakespeare shows, a wealth of copyediting assignments and composing an epic article for the next issue of HorrorHound. However, as the temperatures rise and the schedule slightly clears, it’s time to return fingers to keys and nose to proverbial grindstone. (If, by the way, you ever hear of my putting my nose to a literal grindstone, please contact the authorities.)

This week represented my last great viewing buffet prior to being overwhelmed, so you’ll notice a wealth of themes and a bevy of flicks, everything from Brit plague epics to Tiffany Shepis horror/comedies, soggy creature features to a quintet of Cronenberg, edgy docudramas to not-so-edgy Tom Cruise vehicles. Hopefully something for every taste, and if not, we’ll be back with more in a jiff.

As always, feel free to leave your two cents worth – we’ll make sure you get some change back.

Enjoy!