November 2005

THE MOVIE

Coming-of-age comedies about teenage boys with prurient desires for hot older women are a dime a dozen. Make that woman the boy's aunt, though, and now you've got something!

Or something. "Nina's Tragedies," a bittersweet comedy/drama from Israel, is kind of sweet and a little creepy in its attempt to convey adolescent yearning and loneliness. The titular Nina, though, is played by a winsome, beautiful actress named Ayelet Zorer, and her warm persona more than carries the film.

Nina's nephew is Nadav (Aviv Elkabeth), about 14 years old and beginning to develop that dirty-looking half-mustache that teenage boys (and the women of New Jersey) get. He is emerging as Ninasexual -- that is, Nina, his mother's urbane book-editor sister, is seemingly the only object of his desires. With the help of his oily grownup friend Menahem (Dov Navon), he spies on Nina regula... Read the entire review

The Movie:
Mention the word voodoo and the first image that comes to mind, for most people, will be a little doll with a bunch of pins stuck in it. Voodoo (and particularly voodoo dolls) has been prevalent in movies for many years, but I'm not so sure that Hollywood's given people the right message about the subject. Most people, I imagine, wouldn't have any clue that voodoo is actually a religion that has many followers in the New Orleans area. They'd also probably have no idea what hoodoo is and the majority of people, in fact, probably have the impression that voodoo is actually what hoodoo really is. Magical spells and dolls that you can make to hurt someone you don't like. That's not voodoo, despite what Hollyw... Read the entire review

p.das { clear: both; } img.das { margin: 10px; border: 1 solid black; } "The bulk of our stories lacked the excitement and punch of the shorter dramas we intended when we started. If you ask me, I think we had only one really effective show this season." - Rod Serling

INTRODUCTION:

"You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension, a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You've just crossed over into the Twilight Zone."

After the conclusion of the third season of The Twilight Zone, Rod Serling's iconic show underwent numerous revisions to keep it on the air. The most notable of... Read the entire review

Raw presented the eighth "Unforgiven" PPV in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on September 18th, 2005. There were a few significant events that occurred during this PPV.

Here's the card:

• Intercontinental Championship Match [Ric Flair vs. Carlito] - There are two absolutes in the world of professional wrestling. One: it's fake (well, the outcomes of each match are predetermined - the "Montreal Screwjob" notwithstanding). Two: Ric Flair is THE MAN. At 56 years old, he can still wrestle rings around some of the newer guys. The Intercontinental Championship is the only belt he had yet to win. Great match.
  
  



WWE Unforgiven 2005

Everybody knows who Chip and Dale are. Well, at least everyone who even remotely knows a thing or two about Disney characters. The two chipmunks first appeared in "Private Pluto" from 1943 but it wasn't until 1947 that the little guys were actually given their names. Since then have become staple characters right along with Mickey, Donald and Goofy and have found their way into several cartoons.

In March of 1989 the pair got their own TV show with a wild cast of characters and a new adventure in every episode. Following the success of Ducktales, the shows were often aired back to back. The formula for both series was a little different, yet somehow familiar. Even though it tried to emulate Ducktales, it never really had the same overall quality. It seems only fitting though that since Scrooge McDuck's show just found its way onto DVD, that Read the entire review

The Film:

The Movie

If you're old enough to remember begging to stay up late in the late 1970s, then you're probably somewhat familiar with the term Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell. And no, it's not about a mass-produced pastry snack that you'll find at your corner supermarket.

Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell (damn, it's fun just to type it!) is a made for TV horror flick that aired on Halloween Night, 1978. It's notable in that it stars the always-cool Richard Crenna, the lovely yet difficult-to-pronounce Yvette Mimieux*, both of the Witch Mountain kids, and a really cute German Shepard pooch who, you guessed it, is the actual canine spawn of doggie Satan. Or something like that.

(*To me she'll always be the scantily-clad super-hottie from the original Time Machine.)

Barely over their brief moment of sorrow for a family dog found dead in ... Read the entire review