Police procedurals have been around since the birth of television. They drew lines of right and wrong, and went after their crooks with the right and might of the law on their side, always steeping their cases in “Just the facts, ma’am.” In recent years, the police procedural has changed. Sure you still have series…
Author: TD Rideout
Sex After Kids – New Teaser
So our good friend Jeremy LaLonde is on his way to making his budget (we’re looking forward to posting those chipmunk costume pictures!). He also found some time to chat with three of his stars (Zoie Palmer, Shannon Beckner, and Amanda Brugel) over the weekends and shoot some new footage. Now to be clear, this…
VIY (1967)
Mother Russia makes an appearance in the 101 Horror Movies with the very enjoyable, and well-crafted film VIY, which is apparently based on a folk legend. With a run time of just over an hour, the story flies by, and it’s incredibly entertaining. Khoma is a brash, irresponsible, a bit of a drunk (which all…
Remembering Ralph McQuarrie
Artist Ralph McQuarrie passed away this weekend. I was raised on his work. Well to clarify, I raised myself on it. I would seek it out. His imagery always fired my imagination, and now he’s gone. His gift to my imagination, however, lives on. I never knew the man, so I can’t speak to that,…
Repulsion (1965)
Poor Catherine Deneuve. Well, I guess not really Catherine but her character Carol Ledoux in Roman Polanski’s macabre psychological thriller. I’m not sure what happened to her character when she was young, but it was obviously very, very bad, and without the companionship of her sister, she descends quickly into madness. Carol and her sister…
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
Roger Corman makes the list! 101 Horror Movies continues to serve me well in showing me some horror films I have never seen (as well as a lot I am really enjoying revisiting). The Masque of the Red Death, based on an Edgar Allan Poe story seems to walk a fine line between B-movie horror…
Onibaba (1964)
Tall, head-high stalks of grass waving in the wind, slowly, almost menacingly. There’s a sense of danger here. That’s because it’s lurking in the tall grasses, waiting for you. Onibaba, translated as Demon Woman, is the first Japanese horror film to make the list of 101 Horror Movies. Based on a Buddhist parable, the story…
Tanya Lemke
This week for our podcast we have the awesome Mistress of Props, Tanya Lemke! Tanya joined Sue and I for dinner one evening, and let me say I had this awesome meal, called the Stuffed Yorkie… YUM! Anyway, Tanya shared some great stories about working in props, making her own short film Happy Pills…
The Mind Reels’ New Logo!
Earlier this week Sue and I got some great news! She and I have a table at this year’s Wizard World Comic Con here in Toronto, so come find us in April! But this necessitated the creation of a logo to associate with out site, something we had not as yet created. So, I put…
Sue’s Many Works…
So Sue is a very busy lady, and is trying to balance work, work, some more work, blog, blog, more blog, interviews, interviews, crafts, crafts and all things that come along with the life she lives. I’m very lucky that she finds time to do all the things we do for The Mind Reels. We’ve…
