William Ham – Page 9 – Lollipop Magazine

Lost Highway – Review

April 1, 1997

Your ability to take Lost Highway hinges upon your tolerance for ambiguity, plots that unfold intuitively rather than logically, and non-Hollywood resolutions.

It may seem an odd pairing in certain respects – Eric (Talk Radio) Bogosian’s dark, cynical theatrical sensibilities coming head to head with Richard (Slacker) Linklater’s sweet-natured, seemingly unstructured cine-meanderings – but, in the case of subUrbia, it’s a match made in observational heaven.

Cine-Trash – The Scarlet Letter – Column

April 1, 1997

Who better than Demi Moore to portray American literature’s most legendary Impuritan, Hester Prynne? Well, try every other actress this side of Sybil Danning.

Blood Simple – Review

February 1, 1997

Moviegoers for whom Fargo is their first Coen film may want to head back to frame one and get a load of the raw material that unspools through Blood Simple.

The Pannus Index – Review

February 1, 1997

Northampton, MA’s Pannus Index is a glorious anomaly – an honest-to-peat lit’ry magazine in the style of The Paris Reviewer a low-budget Granta.

The Bowie Companion – Review

February 1, 1997

An honest-to-peat lit’ry magazine in the style of The Paris Reviewer a low-budget Granta.

Loser, The Real Seattle Music Story – Review

February 1, 1997

Humphrey digs up a wide array of info, from oral recollections to flier reproductions, but the beauty of this book lies in the minutiae.

I Need More – Review

February 1, 1997

There is likely no individual who most personifies the excess, debauchery and persistence of the punk id as epically as Iggy Pop.

Cine-Trash – Head – Column

February 1, 1997

With the tenth annual Monkees reunion tour in full swing, I thought it apropos to assay the Prefab Four’s sole cinematic effort.

The Culture Bunker – Obscurity Minus 14:59 And Counting – Fiction

February 1, 1997

I knew it was coming to me, so I had to do it right. I sprung into action immediately, sustaining only mild facial contusions when I slammed into the wall.