Yeah that's right, here's the companion site to "Walking The Dogs" called "Walking The Blog" ;^) updated often with listings of animal shelters, sanctuaries and rescue groups looking for volunteers. http://animal-volunteers.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, August 18, 2004
Friday, August 13, 2004
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
July 20, 2004
Hey folks! I just launched a new site that has nothing to do with
daring you to watch cult movies!
It's called "Walking the Dogs, a vounteer's guide to animal shelters
around world." Devoted to helping people find animal shelters,
sanctuaries and rescue organizations in their own areas or places
they want to visit, Walking The Dogs is entirely non-profit and I
welcome emails (sanmentolabs at yahoo dot com) if you have any
additional shelters etc. you think i should add to the site.
Hey folks! I just launched a new site that has nothing to do with
daring you to watch cult movies!
It's called "Walking the Dogs, a vounteer's guide to animal shelters
around world." Devoted to helping people find animal shelters,
sanctuaries and rescue organizations in their own areas or places
they want to visit, Walking The Dogs is entirely non-profit and I
welcome emails (sanmentolabs at yahoo dot com) if you have any
additional shelters etc. you think i should add to the site.
Saturday, June 19, 2004
The Station Agent (2003)
Directed by Thomas McCarthy
Starring Peter Dinklage
Okay, not so much a cult movie i'd dare you to watch...or is it?!
The Station Agent is about a guy who inherits a plot of land with a run down train station on it in the sticks of a rural New York town called Newfoundland.
This is ideal for the chap (well played by Peter Dinklage) as he's about had it with society and humans in general.
Why you ask? Because he's a dwarf who's been taunted all his life for being different.
Of course upon settling into his new dilapidated abode, he is deluged by a cast of characters who challenge his wish to be left alone.
While nothing incredible happens plot-wise, this was the fastest 2 hours i've sat thru in a long time, i wish it was twice the length. Good supporting cast,Fascinating train lore and great location make this one hell of a film about...nothing in particular. What a freakin' relief!
You can buy the film here
The Station Agent
Directed by Thomas McCarthy
Starring Peter Dinklage
Okay, not so much a cult movie i'd dare you to watch...or is it?!
The Station Agent is about a guy who inherits a plot of land with a run down train station on it in the sticks of a rural New York town called Newfoundland.
This is ideal for the chap (well played by Peter Dinklage) as he's about had it with society and humans in general.
Why you ask? Because he's a dwarf who's been taunted all his life for being different.
Of course upon settling into his new dilapidated abode, he is deluged by a cast of characters who challenge his wish to be left alone.
While nothing incredible happens plot-wise, this was the fastest 2 hours i've sat thru in a long time, i wish it was twice the length. Good supporting cast,Fascinating train lore and great location make this one hell of a film about...nothing in particular. What a freakin' relief!
You can buy the film here
The Station Agent
Tuesday, May 04, 2004
Spider (2003)
David Cronenberg
starring Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Richardson
Spider represents a slight departure for Cronenberg from the "medical disaster" and flesh-metal mutation movies he's so well known for, but regardless, he's spot on with this latest feature.
Ralph Fiennes plays a man who's recently been released from a mental institution and sent to a halfway house for persons slowly adjusting to the outside world.
As Spider convalesces he literally enters his childhood memories of living with his mom and dad, a tulmultuous and deceitful relationship which leads up to an inescapable tragedy and traumatizes young Spider for life.
Simple yet powerful, Spider is yet another example of Cronenberg's genius in storytelling (hey, anyone who can pull off a translation of Burrough's "Naked Lunch" can pretty much do anything). Oh yeah, Ralph Fiennes doth kick ass as well.
Spider is currently showing on HBO and available for sale and rental.
David Cronenberg
starring Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Richardson
Spider represents a slight departure for Cronenberg from the "medical disaster" and flesh-metal mutation movies he's so well known for, but regardless, he's spot on with this latest feature.
Ralph Fiennes plays a man who's recently been released from a mental institution and sent to a halfway house for persons slowly adjusting to the outside world.
As Spider convalesces he literally enters his childhood memories of living with his mom and dad, a tulmultuous and deceitful relationship which leads up to an inescapable tragedy and traumatizes young Spider for life.
Simple yet powerful, Spider is yet another example of Cronenberg's genius in storytelling (hey, anyone who can pull off a translation of Burrough's "Naked Lunch" can pretty much do anything). Oh yeah, Ralph Fiennes doth kick ass as well.
Spider is currently showing on HBO and available for sale and rental.
Sunday, April 18, 2004
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2004)
Pretty Dirty Things (2004)
Gothika (2004)
I rented these 3 movies and watched them in a row, thus the grouping-TCM - 2004 started off with a bang (literally) then, as soon as the teens start getting offed the movies takes a massive shit. Wherein the original relied upon the psychological horror of a twisted,inbred family, the new version almost completely bypasses that idea and ops for the visceral. Bad move. I would suggest you go rent the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the first and the best. (Note: there is a superb gunshot incident toward the beginning of the new version which you MUST SEE.)
Pretty Dirty Things is worth renting in that the concept is interesing and the characters are engaging. Basically you have a few people living on a very low budget in London who discover that London's poor are sacrificing body organs (and sometimes their own lives) for money and faked visas to get into the States (if only they knew)!
The execution of said plot is a mixed bag, and imo it could have been far more suspensful and disturbing. But hey, that chick from Amelie is in it, so you should check it out!
Gothika - I dont care what film it is, its great to see Robert Downey Jr. back. Granted his role is in the film is spare, but what the heck, as long as this signals a comeback for one of the best actors alive imo, that would be officially swank.
This film falls into the category of "mind fuck movies," those great and rare types of flicks dealing with warped realities and hallucinations ("But you've always been here Cindy, Pertwee's Manor for the Criminally Insane has been your home for 25 years!" type of thing)
Interesting concept, much better than i thought it would be with a very satisfying resolution.
Pretty Dirty Things (2004)
Gothika (2004)
I rented these 3 movies and watched them in a row, thus the grouping-TCM - 2004 started off with a bang (literally) then, as soon as the teens start getting offed the movies takes a massive shit. Wherein the original relied upon the psychological horror of a twisted,inbred family, the new version almost completely bypasses that idea and ops for the visceral. Bad move. I would suggest you go rent the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the first and the best. (Note: there is a superb gunshot incident toward the beginning of the new version which you MUST SEE.)
Pretty Dirty Things is worth renting in that the concept is interesing and the characters are engaging. Basically you have a few people living on a very low budget in London who discover that London's poor are sacrificing body organs (and sometimes their own lives) for money and faked visas to get into the States (if only they knew)!
The execution of said plot is a mixed bag, and imo it could have been far more suspensful and disturbing. But hey, that chick from Amelie is in it, so you should check it out!
Gothika - I dont care what film it is, its great to see Robert Downey Jr. back. Granted his role is in the film is spare, but what the heck, as long as this signals a comeback for one of the best actors alive imo, that would be officially swank.
This film falls into the category of "mind fuck movies," those great and rare types of flicks dealing with warped realities and hallucinations ("But you've always been here Cindy, Pertwee's Manor for the Criminally Insane has been your home for 25 years!" type of thing)
Interesting concept, much better than i thought it would be with a very satisfying resolution.
Thursday, March 04, 2004
Monday, February 02, 2004
Cabin Fever
2003
Eli Roth
Often hilarious horror film pitting jaded teens against a flesh eating bacterial menace to society;^)
Eli Roth's horror debut is well worth seeing (a few times) for realistic & sometimes disturbing gore
(there's a scene with a shaving razor that takes the bloody cake) and snappy dialog, as well as a
very interesting turn on what is percieved as stereotypical racism early on in the film.
Also, if you get the dvd DO NOT MISS Roth's early short animations featuring the punk rock group
"Rotten Fruits!"
Buy Cabin Fever here on dvd or vhs
2003
Eli Roth
Often hilarious horror film pitting jaded teens against a flesh eating bacterial menace to society;^)
Eli Roth's horror debut is well worth seeing (a few times) for realistic & sometimes disturbing gore
(there's a scene with a shaving razor that takes the bloody cake) and snappy dialog, as well as a
very interesting turn on what is percieved as stereotypical racism early on in the film.
Also, if you get the dvd DO NOT MISS Roth's early short animations featuring the punk rock group
"Rotten Fruits!"
Buy Cabin Fever here on dvd or vhs
Thursday, January 08, 2004
House of 1000 Corpses
2003
Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie has almost single handedly brought the 70's horror film back to life
with "House of 1000 Corpses," a stylish and often brilliant homage to Hooper,
Craven et all.
4 college kids on a road trip stumble across Captain Spalding's fried chicken
and gas establishment (and of course the museum of horrors). Spaulding
(brilliantly played by b-movie great Sid Haig) tells them how to get to an
infamous landmark owing itself to the evil Dr. Satan.
Of course their car breaks down in the middle of a storm and they end up at a
house inhabited by one hell of a freaky family who show them the hilarious
side of torture and mayhem whilst merely being prepped for their inevitable
meeting with the good Doctor.
The DVD has lots of great features, so if you havent already, check out
"House of 1000 Corpses."
Buy the video here
2003
Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie has almost single handedly brought the 70's horror film back to life
with "House of 1000 Corpses," a stylish and often brilliant homage to Hooper,
Craven et all.
4 college kids on a road trip stumble across Captain Spalding's fried chicken
and gas establishment (and of course the museum of horrors). Spaulding
(brilliantly played by b-movie great Sid Haig) tells them how to get to an
infamous landmark owing itself to the evil Dr. Satan.
Of course their car breaks down in the middle of a storm and they end up at a
house inhabited by one hell of a freaky family who show them the hilarious
side of torture and mayhem whilst merely being prepped for their inevitable
meeting with the good Doctor.
The DVD has lots of great features, so if you havent already, check out
"House of 1000 Corpses."
Buy the video here
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