Harry Potter and the Order Form From Phoenix

Actor Kerwin Matthews Dies

Tim Lucas reported recently on his Video Watchblog that Kerwin Matthews, (pictured above with co-star Kathryn Grant) star of 1958's The 7th Voyage of Sinbad which scared the living crap out of me at a young age, recently passed away at the age of 81. I knew Matthews best from the Sinbad film, 1960's The Three Worlds of Gulliver (which, like 7th Voyage, had him working opposite some of Ray Harryhausen's magnificent stop motion animation) and the much lesser film (though fondly remembered by me) The Boy Who Cried Werewolf from 1973.

Grindhouse Double Feature Review on Cinematical

The movie Grindhouse may have tanked at the box office, but the film's existence has shed light on the grindhouse phenomenon, spurring several DVD companies to reissue classic flicks from the golden age of sleaze. This double feature (with trailers) of Pick-up and The Teacher just hit shelves and you can read my review of it in my Killer B's on DVD feature over at Cinematical.

Buffer the Vampire Slayer

How Creepy Would The Simpsons Be in the Real World?

Question: How creepy would The Simpsons be in the real world?
Answer: Creepy. Very Creepy. Creepy like a bucket of spiders. Creepy like old people sex. Judge for yourself:

Kegger on Kong Island

Transformers Misses Out On Obvious Tie-In

I would think this one was a no-brainer.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Halitosis

Here's proof that even J.K. Rowling's work is subject to editorial tampering. This is what the final installment of the Harry Potter series was originally going to be called.

Man Has Middle Name Legally Changed To Megatron

One Jason Michael Burrows (known over on Flickr as PunkJr) of Seattle, Washington has legally changed his name to Jason Megatron Burrows. As near as I can tell, he is not on Michael Bay's payroll. Click here to view the legal documents.

Does anyone else find it interesting that Jason willingly chose the name of a being who wishes to subjugate humanity and with the extremely anti-social habit of turning into a big gun? I urge the authorities to watch this man closely.

Bava Book Almost Here

Tim and Donna Lucas of Video Watchdog magazine announced last Friday that they are at long last in possession of two advance copies of their book Mario Bava: All The Colors of the Dark. The book has been several years in the making, and about three years ago I had the pleasure of assisting with the digital restoration of some of the many images in the book. The book will, no doubt, become the last word on Italian film maestro Mario Bava. Tim and Donna have posted a video here of the two of them viewing the advance copies for the very first time, and they definitely have the air of proud parents about them. I can't wait to see the book myself.