Happy Thanksgiving

Cinema's Top Human Villains - Revised

I like the work done on the supercut "Cinema's Top Human Villains" but didn't like the song. I added Zwan's "Number of the Beast" and a handful of extra clips at the end to hopefully sate the requests from hh1edits's comments.

Here's the original:

Here's my version:

Additional villains:
Salieri from Amadeus
Henry from Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Amon Goeth from Schindler's List
Hans Landa from Inglourious Basterds (sic)
Pauline from Heavenly Creatures
Layne from River's Edge

Vegas

I knew that things were going to be good when we rounded the corner to our hotel (The Riviera) and saw that the Village People were playing there. That kind of made up for the Elvis show at the Aria being dark for the week.

Andrea and I went to Las Vegas from November 9-13 ostensibly to get re-re-marries on 11/11/2011. Fittingly, this is our 11th anniversary year and we had originally planned on getting married on 11/11/2001 until the date was changed on us. Long story. Let's just say that family politics were involved and we still shake our fists and gnash our teeth in anger over this one. Regardless, we were there to set the record straight and take advantage of the date. As it turned out, a lot of other couples were in Vegas with similar plans.

Our wedding was one of three that were performed within the twenty minutes we were at A Hollywood Chapel on Las Vegas Blvd. The place had it down to a science, including adding in all of the extra perks to charge people more money. "With the package you get a roll of film. If you'd like, we can give you digital pictures for $20 more..." "No, that's fine, we'll take the film." "With the package, you get the ceremony on VHS. For $30 more, we'll give you a DVD." "That's fine, we'll take the VHS."

There's no VCR in the building and the photographer was obviously using a digital camera. When we were getting ready to leave the same saleswoman told us that the officiant/minister was so nice that he bought us the upgrade. I think we were supposed to then tip him for his generosity but I think he would have been fairly surprised to hear that he'd paid $50 out of his own pocket for us. We laughed about this all day.

Weddings were in the air; one couple even got married on stage at the Village People concert that night as part of the encore. Alas, they were a hetero couple. I had hoped that the Village People might be a little more progressive than that. Maybe the boys were being on good behavior since Felipe's father was in the audience but they were posturing as very straight all evening.

I had figured that the guys going under the name "The Village People" these days would be six twentysomething dudes who might have seen Can't Stop the Music a couple times and knew the lyrics to "Macho Man" as a qualification. Surprisingly, apart from The Leather Man, all of the guys in the Village People had been in the band since 1980 or earlier.

Apart from a couple of teenagers, I think I was the youngest person there. The show was good though they didn't do as many of their original songs as I'd have liked. I had really hoped for more of a Live and Sleazy playlist with some Can't Stop the Music tunes in there too. They did some of their hits and a couple covers but I could have done for a few more hours of Village People music.

Most of our time was spent reading, walking, eating and gambling; in that order. On Thursday and Saturday I was in my glory as we got to hang out with Greydon Clark and Marly a bit.

The other high point of our weekend came just as we were leaving. We took a taxi from the hotel to the airport. The driver did the usual patter, asking us where we were from, asking about the weather and the politics happening in Michigan, and giving us a dismal forecast of the future. He seemed very down on the state of things as he and Andrea talked state funding. I almost said, "It's too early to talk politics," to try and shut him up but I'm so glad I didn't. As we went along we went past the Occupy Las Vegas camp the driver started telling us that the whole Occupy movement is actually a government-created plot to keep people busy, all headed up by a good friend of President Obama.

And then he went off the deep end.

"I'm going to tell you something that's going to blow your mind," he told us. I wished that I had started recording him because what he laid on us was an incredibly dense web of conspiracy theory nuttiness that just couldn't be topped. He told us that Barak Obama's real name was Barry Soetoro and that he had been to Mars as part of the colonization of our sister planet (via Tesla-based teleportation technology, 'natch). He spun this wild tale of Martians, the Rothchilds, and Queen Elizabeth II. When he was at a breaking point, with a straight face, I told him, "That's funny because I had heard something very similar but about Gerald Ford..." I went on to tell him a little bit of the plot outline of Mondo Ford. I hope like hell that he looked it up when he got home and believed every word of this Ricardo Fratelli classic:

The scariest thing about what this guy was spewing is that I just googled "Obama Mars Barry" and came up with two million hits.

Podcasting on a Budget - The Book

In Podcasting on a Budget Mike White details the nuts and bolts of creating and distributing a podcast all for less than $60. He also reveals the intricacies of audio editing, getting your podcast on iTunes and utilizing social media for free publicity.

Retail Price: $9.97 US
Paperback/eBook: 52 pages
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-105-25405-5
Publication Date: November 15, 2011

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Faerie Tale Theater

Just to help folks (including me) keep things straight:

Television
ABC - Once Upon a Time - Official Blurb: Centers on a woman with a troubled past who is drawn into a small town in Maine where the magic and mystery of Fairy Tales just may be real. Series Premiere October 23rd Sundays 8/7c

NBC - Grimm - Official Blurb: "Grimm" is a new drama series inspired by the classic Grimm's Fairy Tales.Portland homicide Detective Nick Burkhardt (David Giuntoli, "Turn The Beat Around") discovers he is descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," charged with keeping balance between humanity and the mythological creatures of the world. Series Premiere October 28th Fridays 9/8c

Movies

Universal - Snow White and The Huntsman - Official Blurb: In a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed winds up becoming her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen. This is the one with Charlize Theron and directed by Rupert Sanders. Watch the trailer at Apple.com.

Relativity Media - Mirror! Mirror! - This is the one with Julia Roberts (wearing a false nose... I hope) as the Evil Queen and directed by Tarsem Singh. Oh, yeah, and it seems to be some kind of Bollywood musical.

All of these seem to be taking nods from the comic book series Fables by Bill Willingham.

Fetisch Filmfestival 2011 Awards

Here are the winners for this year's Fetisch Filmfestival

Best long clip:
ARIEL'S JOB INTERVIEW

Best Female-Performer in a long clip:
Ariel Anderssen in ARIEL'S JOB INTERVIEW

Best Male Performer in a long clip:
FEMDOM COUPLE

Best Trans-Performance in a long clip:
Kallista Rene Eisha
in SISSY SLUT MANUAL

Best short clip:
EROTIC DAYDREAMS
(Restrained Elegance)

Best Female Performers in short clips:
Christina Carter in EROTIC DAYDREAMS (Restrained Elegance)
Janey in LADETTE TO LADY (Restrained Elegance)
Katey Cee in LADETTE TO LADY (Restrained Elegance)

Best Male Performer in a short clip 2011:
WEAR MY SIGN
(Sadoladies/Madame Charlotte)

Best Trans-Performer in a short clip:
SLAVE LIFE WITH MISS O
(menareslaves)

Best Membership-Websites:
http://www.carmenrivera.com
http://www.cruella.com
http://www.lady-asmondena.com
http://www.restrainedelegance.com
http://www.rubbersisters.com
http://www.schlagendegirls.com

Best long narrative film:
VIGASIOSEXPLOITATION
by Sebastiano Montresor

Best Actress in a long narrative film:
Emily Browning in SLEEPING BEAUTY

Best Actor in a long narrative film:
William Van Noland in INDIETRO

Best Trans-Performance in a long narrative film:
Chiara Pavoni in VIGASIOSEXPLOITATION

Best Shortfilm:
FOURPLAY SAN FRANCISCO by Kyle Henry

Best Actresses in a short film:
Anna Linng and Venus O'Hara
in LOVE ME LIKE YOU HATE ME

Best Actor in a short film:
Gary Chason in FOURPLAY SAN FRANCISCO

Best Trans-Performance in a short film:
Paul Soileau in FOURPLAY SAN FRANCISCO

Best long Documentary:
HEUTE WEISS ES JEDER
Directed by Gerhard Stahl

Best short Documentary:
LOVE HUGS KISSES SISSY STEPHANIE
Directed by Mrs G.

Best Website of a filmproducer:
http://www.erikalust.com

Best Musicvideo:
FETISH by Faith Michaels
Directed by Gaetano Guido

Best Concert Clip:
S&M by Rihanna featuring Britney Spears

Mondo Justin Leaves The Projection Booth

Co-host of The Projection Booth podcast moving on to bigger, better things. Podcast re-tooling with more guest hosts, same hard-hitting movie discussions.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

October 30, 2011 - Detroit, MI - It's with a heavy heart that I invite listeners and fans of The Projection Booth to bid a fond adieu to podcast co-founder Mondo Justin as he moves on to bigger and better things.

Mondo Justin brought a unique perspective to The Projection Booth, exploring a vast array of films from Stripteaser to The Warriors to the works of Kenneth Anger and much more. His admirable dedication to all things cinema made for some heated and satisfying discussions.

Some of Mondo Justin's future projects include two books: Naked Noir, a look at the late night erotic thrillers of the mid/late '80s and '90s. Also, Mondo Justin will be collaborating with legendary tough guy actor Wings Hauser on a biography tentatively titled, Tough Guys Do Dance: The Life & Films Of Wings Hauser. Keep up with Mondo Justin and all of his exciting future projects at his website - http://www.mondo-video.com.

Stay tuned to The Projection Booth podcast for more movie adventures including discussions of Hickey & Boggs with The Maltese Touch of Evil co-author Richard Edwards and DailyGrindhouse.com scribe Joe Robin, High & Low with VCinema's Coffin Jon, The World's Greatest Sinner with Timothy Carey expert Marisa Young, The Italian Connection with Eurocrime documentarian Mike Malloy, Straight Time with author Andrew Rausch, Frankenhooker with nerdlebrity Chris Gore.

Watch our website and Facebook group for more exciting announcements:

http://www.projection-booth.com
http://www.facebook.com/groups/projectionbooth/

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People Vs. George Lucas arrives on DVD on 10/25

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… Learn the history behind the immortal phrase and the fans that worship it as Lionsgate debuts The People Vs. George Lucas on DVD, Digital Download and On Demand this fall. Fans of the Star Wars series take their love of the original trilogy – and its creator, George Lucas – seriously, and this hilarious and heart-felt documentary explores the deep conflict surrounding the release of the prequel series. A film festival favorite, the documentary delves into geek culture, but proves “You don't have to be a Star Wars nut to enjoy this fast-paced film” (Los Angeles Times). The DVD is packed with bonus material, including poetry slam selections, a music video for “GL Raped Our Childhood,” and the featurette, “The People vs. Star Wars 3D” (which interviews Comic-Con attendees). The People Vs. George Lucas will bring The Force home when Video on Demand premieres on September 27 th, and DVD and Digital Download arrive on October 25th.

Few films have had the same influence on pop culture as Star Wars. Even fewer have the same devoted fan base as the original trilogy. But since the release of George Lucas’s Star Wars prequels – more than 20 years after the original release – some fans have found their ardor cooled into a complicated love-hate relationship with Luke and Leia’s creator. The People Vs. George Lucas is a hilarious, heartfelt documentary that delves deep into Lucas’s cultural legacy and explores the issues of filmmaking and fanaticism around one of the industry's most famous franchises. The innovative documentary calls on filmmaker and celebrity interviews taken from more than 600 hours of footage to create the world's first digitally democratic feature documentary. Peppered with extraordinary Star Wars and Indiana Jones recreations lovingly immortalized in song, needlepoint, Claymation and more, the film explores the roles of the fan and the creator in making a worldwide cultural phenomenon.

DVD Special Features

(Subject to change)

• Poetry slam selects
• Gary Kurtz (Producer, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back) interview selects
• “GL Raped Our Childhood” song and music video
• “The People vs. Star Wars 3D” featurette

Details

Rating:	Not Rated
Genre:	Documentary, Comedy
Closed Captioned:	English
Subtitles:	English and Spanish
Format:	Widescreen
Feature Running Time:	97 minutes
DVD Audio Status:	5.1 Dolby Digital
On Demand:	9/27/11
DVD Street Date:	10/25/11
DVD SRP:	$27.98

For more information visit http://www.peoplevsgeorge.com/

Order your copy today.

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Monster Mash for Literacy Bash

What:
The Fourth Annual Monster Mash for Literacy Bash
Charity Fundraiser for the Dominican and Siena Literacy Organizations
presented by the Great Lakes Association of Horror Writers

Where:
Dick O'Dow's Irish Pub
160 W. Maple Rd, Birmingham, MI

When:
Saturday October 29, 2011
8:00pm - 1:00am

More Info:
GreatLakesHorror.com