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Coroner’s Corner – Column

February 22, 2002

What film is Oscar-worthy for “best use of a decapitated melon in a sexual situation”? Why, it’s the 1985 gem Re-Animator, of course, and Elite Entertainment is re-releasing this zombie epic on a loaded DVD.

Coroner’s Corner – Column

June 1, 2001

Lucio says “To hell with that. We’re going to show the babysitter’s jugular slashed three times in up-close detail and then we’ll bounce her head down the stairs to the feet of a mortified eight-year-old.”

Import Zone – Column

June 1, 2001

I caught the first two nights of Vanessa Paradis’ six sold out March performances à L’Olympia à Paris, and they were well worth all the rain I endured.

Underground Station – Column

April 1, 2001

160 pages of some of the best of the original underground artists like Bode, Crumb, and Shelton mixed with newcomers like Kiernan Sawyer and Randy Vogel. It’s good for the occasional fan that prefers a compilation to a half dozen obscure comix.

Import Zone – Column

April 1, 2001

Bliss is French chanteuse Vanessa Paradis’ long-awaited fourth studio album – her first studio effort in eight years – and the title could not sum it up better.

Garbage Pail – Phrases Mistaken for Band Names – Column

April 1, 2001

I kinda always thought a good Nirvana cover band name would be Nirvana-Na-Na. Maybe there already is one. Maybe there are ten, seeing as it’s unlikely any of them’ll ever get signed and need to copyright the name.

Coroner’s Corner – Broken Expectations??? – Column

April 1, 2001

I’m liking the latest trend in Hollywood. It seems that more and more filmmakers are no longer afraid to end a film on a downbeat note or with a shocking surprise.

Underground Station – Column

September 1, 2000

Major titles of the recent past include Speigelman’s holocaust tale, Maus, Cruse’s coming of gay age Stuck Rubber Baby, and Talbot’s child abuse homage, One Bad Rat.

Import Zone – Column

September 1, 2000

Faux Movement, the third album by Autour De Lucie, has been released in France. While Valérie Leulliot’s vocals remain a pleasant blend of haunting and sweet, the songwriting is a bit more progressive this time around.

Garbage Pail – Genetic Splicings – Column

September 1, 2000

Genetic Splicings We’d Hate to See: Pamela Anderson Lee Majors. Uncle Jesse Ventura. Tenacious D Snider.