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Russell (the nice one) was removed from the game last week after he blacked out twice.
Earlier tonight on Star 102.5, I talked with Dan Monroe (the writer, director, and producer of the House of Horrors DVD) and Tim Bunch (the owner of the House of Horrors).
We only talked on-air for a couple minutes about the local movie. Off-air, the interview went on longer.
Hear all about the House of Horrors movie and how it came to be here.
Then find out even more and buy the DVD at the movie’s home page.
Here’s a few more Boo Bash photos I found…
We’ve got a bunch of pictures from our Boo Bash party at Bounce Magic this past Saturday. Here’s a few of them.
Just click on any of the pictures here to see them all…
The Lincoln car company is going remake crazy. The commercial for the Lincoln MKT car features an excellent remake of The Church’s 1988 hit Under The Milky Way by an artist called Sia.
The free downloads are usually only available for a very limited time, so go get it quick.
Hear the short commercial version below and then go download the full 3:35 version for FREE from Sia’s MySpace page.
Windows 7 Upgrade?
Should you upgrade from Vista to Windows 7? This AP piece as run in today’s Buffalo News will help you make a decision.
Sunday’s BILLS win at Carolina came at the hands of another rookie #31 JAIRUS BYRD (right) who had 2 interceptions in the game leading to scores (his 5th pick in the last 3 games)!
Poor Ashley – yet another victim of Russell’s evilness. But even worse, she’s the victim of some strange editing on last week’s episode of Survivor.
It looked like Ashley was a colossal failure in both challenges last week. She was the only one who couldn’t finish her sick smoothie in the reward challenge and she failed miserably at getting coconuts in the baskets in the immunity challenge. But that’s not how things really happened. Ashley explains a little on what happened there – way more than her brief explanation that aired on Star 102.5. Her reasoning makes a lot of sense.
And of course I couldn’t resist asking about Survivor’s biggest villain ever. Ashley gives her ideas on what Russell’s true personality really is.
Hear it all here.
But this year, there’s been quite a few good ones. There’s one I’m really excited about in late November called The Road, but even before that, there’s The Box.
It starts November 6th in theaters. It’s based on a short story by Richard Matheson, which was turned into a Twilight Zone episode in 1986 called “Button, Button”.
The story is simple – would you push a button that would cause someone you don’t know to die in exchange for one million dollars?
Check out the movie preview. Then below that, the Twilight Zone episode of this story (but watch out, the episode might end up spoiling the movie)…
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By the way, all three seasons of the 80’s Twilight Zone are on DVD. This episode came from the first season. I think some of the best Twilight Zone episodes ever came from seasons one and two of the 80’s remake, so definitely give it a look.
Springsteen A Month Away
Bruce in Buffalo is just one month away! If you’ve checked out any of the setlists from this tour, you can tell he is going out with a bang. I can’t wait to see what is in store for us on November 22nd. Check out this video from Backstreets.com, Bruce’s cover of The Clash’s London Calling!
You’ll have to scroll about 1/2 way down the page. The sound is awesome, even for the internet. If you can understand any of the garbled words Steven sings, you are a better person than I!
The object: to see how long you can keep Falcon and his UFO balloon flying, all while wasting taxpayer money.
Click the picture to play. Good luck…
It’s a local production based on the House Of Horrors haunted house in Cheektowaga. “Local production” might scare you away (normally, that would make me run the other direction) . Don’t let it though. This was actually a well done slasher movie.
First, because I work for Star, I have to say that this movie is definitely not for anyone under 17 (as the movie itself states). The problem is language, some minor sexual situations, and of course graphic violence. Also, if you’re extremely religious, you definitely won’t like it.
I thought it was a good story and it moved along well, although the pacing is a little different than most movies. I never really knew what to expect next, which I like. But at times I didn’t realize two things were happening simultaneously. That would only take me out of the movie for a second though, then something crazy would happen and I was back into the story. So much so that I actually jumped a little (it was late at night and I had all the lights out, so that’s why, okay).
Before I get to the good, the one big bad. The language. Just like with District 9, the constant swearing got old and annoying real fast. Blood, body parts, vomit, and all sorts of awfulness doesn’t bother me (which is good, because this movie featured plenty of that). But the constant swearing always annoys me. It’s not needed. Proof of that – how often do you hear swearing on the radio? Never. The FCC would revoke our license in a heartbeat.
Now the good stuff. The camerawork, scenery, and production were amazing. I wasn’t expecting that. And it was really weird seeing so many Buffalo locations in a movie. I kept thinking, hey I know that place. The church scenes were filmed at the haunted Iron Island Museum – very cool. And of course a large chunk of the movie was filmed at the House Of Horrors in Cheektowaga.
Even weirder though was seeing people I know. Robert Saviola, who hangs out at the station occasionally, was in the movie. He did a great job as the Catholic Cardinal. And I know I’ve seen “Pops” Garrison around town, maybe at Tops or a restaurant or something.
For the most part, the acting was good. I’ve got my favorites of course. Sandra Grover as the cast manager was great. “Blu” Brenton Jamal Harold felt completely out of place in the movie – which is exactly as he should since he’s the new owner of the haunted house, so he was cast perfectly. Kaitlyn Salamone and Stephen Burke were both believable as Lisa and Steve.
And then there’s the ghouls and monsters which you might recognize from the House Of Horrors. But one you probably won’t recognize is Dan Monroe, the guy who wrote, directed, and produced the movie. His monster persona at the House Of Horrors is a little different than his part in the movie as the TV anchorman. Visit the cast page to see everyone that’s in the movie – maybe you know someone in it.
Overall, a good horror movie for October and one that was fun to watch because of all the Buffalo connections. Go support Dan and buy the House Of Horrors DVD. You can get it online here or at the House Of Horrors in Cheektowaga.
It’s that time of year again, and we had a heck of a time finding costumes to fit my son and daughter over the weekend. Connor is in one of those in-between sizes, where everything is either too long or too short; and Darcy is skinny, but very tall, so the pants were all too loose. BUT, I think we found two solutions. Halloween pictures forthcoming.
No offense to Trent Edwards, who my wife says is “dreamy,” but I would like to take another look at Ryan Fitzpatrick next week. I saw sparks of hope in last night’s ugly win.
And if you missed last night’s Mad Men, check out a nice “inside” look at the episode here.
–Brian
