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Schoolgirl slasher + furry fetish = limp thriller

By Stewart Grinton • Oct 29th, 2008 • Category: Latest Shame

GIRLS NITE OUT is an utterly forgettable foray into ‘80s slasher territory. That said, the ladies are certainly cute and well, it’s always a pity to see loveliness murdered by some steak-knife wielding psycho in a bear costume. Always.



Cinematic Stills: The Silence of the Lambs

By Stewart Grinton • Oct 24th, 2008 • Category: Latest Shame, The Chum Gallery

In this latest installment of Cinematic Stills in our Chum Gallery, we take a look at the definitive horror crime thriller, SILENCE OF THE LAMBS.



Cinematic Stills: The Shining

By Stewart Grinton • Sep 26th, 2008 • Category: Featured Stories, The Chum Gallery

Because some films are so great that our inane commentary can never do them justice, we’ve created the Chum Gallery. Here we’ll try to periodically showcase visually stunning films by selecting some choice cinematic stills.



A Hellavu Ride!

By Stewart Grinton • Sep 26th, 2008 • Category: Roundtable Reviews

During a particularly lubricated evening of deep conversation and delectable food, the boys took in 1971’s WILD RIDERS. Our roundtable review was a little hard to come by this week but what follows is probably all the discussion the film will ever need … by anyone.



The Corpse Grinders (1972)

By Stewart Grinton • Sep 17th, 2008 • Category: Depraved Trailers

CORPSE GRINDERS is chock-full of the low-budget camp that only a movie about the dead being ground up for cat food can provide!



Death Wish 4 & 5: The Face of Crack

By Stewart Grinton • Sep 11th, 2008 • Category: Bloody Stumps, DVD Reviews

I need to make this quick as with every breath I take more of DEATH WISH 4: THE CRACKDOWN and DEATH WISH 5: THE FACE OF DEATH flees my memory forever.



Stan Winston, 1946-2008

By Stewart Grinton • Jun 22nd, 2008 • Category: Shameful News

I felt like I was punched in the gut this morning to read in a rather obscure part of the net that special effects master Stan Winston has died.



An Exercise in Editing: Creating a Fake Trailer

By Stewart Grinton • Jun 10th, 2008 • Category: Featured Stories, Shameful News

This past year the phenomena of trailer re-cuts has peaked my interest. Being a video editor myself I have delighted in the numerous “fake” trailers uploaded to YouTube and the creativity needed to reconstitute the ingredients of well known films and end up with something promoting an alternative genre. Some of my favorites include:

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