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Ratman
The original title of this film is Quella Villa in Fondo al Parco, which translates as The House at the End of the Park. Your first suspicion will probably be that it’s yet another Last House on the Left rip-off, but whilst that’s a good guess, it’s wrong ( Read more... ) -
Night Train Murders
You would have thought a rather obscure film like this one wouldn’t require a massive introduction, but one of the fascinating things about Night Train Murders is where it originally came from. Its source, if you trace it back far enough, comes from Ingmar Bergman, runs directly through Wes Craven territory and finally ends up as an Italian ( Read more... ) -
42nd Street Forever
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The Mangler 2 - Graduation Day
One day Stephen King had an idea. He would write about a killer laundry press. Well, let’s face it, King is such a prolific author that it was inevitable he’d be writing about such things at some point.
This story was made into a film, The Mangler. It was directed by Tobe Hooper. To put it mildly, it is not remembered as fondly as The Texas ( Read more... ) -
New year resolutions don't normally require a new face
Happpy new year ( Read more... ) -
Doctor Who - The Stolen Earth / Journey's End
The Doctor lands on Earth, which promptly vanishes. The TARDIS is in the right location, but the planet isn’t. It’s been taken, nowhere to be found in the universe, and nobody knows what’s going on. UNIT, including Martha Jones, will be working overtime, as will Torchwood, headed by Jack Harkness. More informally, the journalist Sarah Jane Smith is ( Read more... ) -
Doctor Who - Turn Left
One day Donna Noble had a choice. She was driving to her new temporary job at HC Clements, and stopped briefly at a junction. If she turned left, she would go to HC Clements, if right, she would go to see someone about a more permanent job. She ultimately turned left and went to HC Clements. Her job would lead her to meet the Doctor that Christmas ( Read more... ) -
More good news from Europe
Austria is passing a law for civil partnerships, effective from 1 January 2010. Congratulations Austria! -
Doctor Who - The Waters of Mars
(Alright - I couldn’t resist. The Waters of Mars was first shown on television today, and so I’m reviewing it out of sequence. It takes place after the fourth season and after the adventures The Next Doctor and Planet of the Dead. I’ve not seen those adventures yet, but… well, The Waters of Mars is such an interesting episode that I’d like to get ( Read more... ) -
The Doctor, shaking his head over Prop 1, travels back ninety-two years
The website Good As You has unearthed a fascinating piece of history. In September 1917 the voters in Maine went to the polls once more, this time to grant or deny women the right to vote. Some people apparently voted no even though they didn't understand what the vote was about ( Read more... )