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Alex Proyas might do a "Dracula" movie. Oh yea, and the Director's Cut of "Dark City" comes out the 29th.

...Satan.

24.) Horror Rises From The Tomb (1973) Plot: A Medieval Warlock returns hundreds of years later to recieve the rest of his body (he was decapitated, you see) and kill anyone who get's in his way. Review: The final Spanish Horror entry in this list, "Horror Rises From The Tomb" is also the second featuring the upiquitis Paul Naschy. Fortunately, this is a better movie than the jumbled mess Vengeance of the Zombies, and is a good, fitting end to the Spanish titles reviewed here, as it's a very entertaining entry in the world of weird but fun Euro-Trash flicks. The plot is a bit confused, though fortunately, Naschy and co. manage to make the everything but the kitchen sink approach work this time, complete with gore (decapitations, hearts torn out in graphic detail, etc) nudity (this thing is a tit fest) and general weirdness (the site of a disembodied head giving orders is funny no matter how you try to spin it.) The movie is also more interesting this time around, thanks to not overdoing it with exposition, and just letting things happen. It may be a bit confusing (a detailed plot synopsis of this is nearly impossible really), and the zombie aspect feels a little undercooked (really, do we need another movie with undead servents doing their master's bidding?), but it's still tons of fun, and a good introduction to those wanting to get into the movies of Paul Naschy. "Horror Rises From The Tomb" and it's ilk are an acquired taste, but those wanting some nonsensical fun will be pleased. Rating: 8/10 A fun slice of Trash Horror, though those hoping for a easy to follow plot will be dismayed. Otherwise, enjoy. Tomorrow: A Virgin Among The Living Dead

Heads up "American Psycho" fans, Mary Herron is directing tonight's episode of "Fear Itself."

Meat is out of reach-as is their crotches.

23.) The Grapes of Death (1978) Plot: A woman finds herself trying to survive a French Countryside swarmed with the living dead. Review: Prolific Exploitation autuer Jean Rollin's 1978 gem is actually his first in a trilogy of zombie movies: the others include the atrocious Zombie Lake and the surreal but good Living Dead Girl. However, "Grapes" is the best of the three movies, as well as the most coherent and conventional. Fans hoping for graphic violence and bloodshed will be pleased with this movie. The eerie "just rotting" look of the zombies is effective, and we get plenty of nice gore, including a great bit involving a Pitchfork. There's also plenty of fog drenched atmosphere, and the requisite Rollin movie nudity, to make fans of horror happy. Especially effective is the way Rollin uses the desolate French countryside, creating a sense of menace and dread, which is accompanied by an excellent electronic score. That out of the way, some will probably be turned off by the episodic feel of the movie, as scenes occur that may leave viewers confused. To me though,that's not a problem, as it adds to the nightmarish quality of the proceedings. "The Grapes of Death" is both a classic Gallic horror movie and a classic zombie movie. See it if you want to get a gander at what Rollin was capable of. Rating: 9/10 One of Jean Rollin's best movies, and a great, original zombie movie to boot. Next Time: Horror Rises From the Tomb

Thing about the Stone Roses is this: they had one great album. Just one, and it was their debut. Their follow up album was terrible, and the band called it quits. The lead singer went on to have a rather uninteresting solo career, and that's about it. At least they were always better than The Happy Mondays. If you want proof of how the Internet can ruin things, look at all the obnoxious music review sites that have come after Pitchfork. Look at how we are getting more magazines catering to what some see as "Indie" or whatever. See how older and newer magazines are now trying their damndest to imitate Pitchfork and their ilk. It's pathetic really.

Milk Bread Criterion's 2-Disc SE of "Vampyr" The "Blood Island Vacation" Box Set

Grindhouse Releasing will have a 2-Disc Special Edition of the Anti-Classic "Pieces" out on Oct. 28th, as well as a reissue of Fulci's "The Beyond."

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22.) Dead Heist (2007) Plot: A bank heist goes horribly arry when (what else) the dead come in for food. Review: As far as recent Urban Zombie movies go, "Dead Heist" is better than Zombiez, but worse than Hood of the Living Dead and Gangs of the Dead. That's not saying much, especially when you consider the fact that "Hood" and "Gangs" are bad movies too. The dead here are cut from the same cloth as the speedy zombies from the Dawn of The Dead remake and the infected from 28 Days Later and it's sequel, only generic instead of interesting or frightening. The gore is nothing new, though the fact that the dead can only be killed by being shot in the heart (and you're to blame...) is a poor attempt at trying something different. As far as acting goes, Big Daddy Kane does the best job. He's not good, mind you, but he does the best job. Amusingly, while Bone Crusher and E-40 are advertised as staring in it, yet they aren't in the movie for very long-Bone Crusher appears in the beginning as a patron in a strip club so tame it could have passed for MTV's "The Grind", then disappears. Meanwhile, E-40 has less than 5 minutes of screen time as a porn director, and gives a "alright, where's my paycheck already" level performance. The rest of the cast ranges from a dead ringer for Vin Diesel to the white female cop, a white businessman thinking of joining the Nation of Islam (har har), and plenty of stereotypical gang banger characters. While not the worst recent Urban horror movie, there's still nothing worth recommending here. Rating: 2/10 I have no idea whether or not the fact that this reminded me of the "Attack of the Street Pimps" bit from Hollywood Shuffle is a good thing or a bad thing. Next Up: The Grapes of Death

That is the worst review I've read in ages. Jesus Christ.

I prefer Corgis, but Pugs will do. I finally gave these guys a listen, and it didn't do it for me.

It's Marvin, what do you expect?

Teraphonic Overdubs by Chris Joss may be my favorite album nobody talks about this year. It's got a certain cheese/chintz factor, but it also has the fake 60's/70's movie/tv score factor I love so much.

I normally don't like Pitchfork, but I love this.

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Ebert's review of "North" is one of my favorite movie reviews ever. He really hated that fucking movie, and I love him for it. Speaking of Ebert and Schneider, I loved it when Ebert was on Stern, and Rob calls in to try and diss Ebert, only to fail miserably.

I also love that album, though I think Before and After Science is Eno's best album.

21.) Messiah of Evil (1973) Plot: In the California town of Pointe Dune, Arletty Lang (Marianna Hill) is looking for her reclusive artist father (Royal Dano.) So, what's with the undead town's people? And who is the Messiah of Evil? Review: Night of the Living Dead meets the works of H.P. Lovecraft in Will Hyuck's underrated cult classic. While you won't finds piles of gore here, you will find a creeping sense of dread and a nice little gothic horror tale made for about $80,000 or $100,000. What works in the movie,as I mentioned already, is the sense of dread. You know there's something about the townspeople-they are flat, emotionless, pale, and bleeding from the eyes. When something does happen, it leaves an impression, especially in two setpieces: one in a supermarket, the other in a . The movie also gets away with some social commentary. The supermarket scene-the undead feasting upon uncooked meat-anticipates Romero's commentary on consumerism found in his masterpiece Dawn of the Dead. Also, like Let's Scare Jessica to Death, Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things, I Drink Your Blood, and Simon, King of the Witches, "Messiah of Evil" serves as a commentary of the hippie movement. Here, the dead seem to be not only a veiled commentary on consumerism gone mad, but also the fact that in the end, the hippie movement, no matter how it denied it, was a sense of conformity. The movie does have it's flaws-poor acting, an annoying, warbly song-but the one flaw that hurts the movie some is the narration. We don't need a narrator to explain what's going on here people. Still, it's an underrated gem, and deserves a look. Director Hyuck went on to write American Graffiti and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Then he did Howard the Duck, and his career never recovered. Rating: 8.5/10 Yep, the Writer/Director of Howard the Duck did one of the most underrated zombie movies of the 70's. See it-it's not hard to find online, and it's public domain. Next Time: Dead Heist

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