George Merchan

THE SKELETON KEY GHOST STORIES: FLOATER

“It’s just a floater,” the doc said. “Well,” I said, “it’s annoying.” And it was. I could see it then, that bumpy shadow bobbing in the vision of my left eye. It looked like a tiny translucent thread connecting two dark dots. Or a clipped piece of opaque intestine drifting across my eyeball. Doctor Tom … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: AFFAIR OF THE NECKLACE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $14.97 RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 117 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary by Charles Shyer• Theatrical trailer(s)• The Affair of the Necklace: The Making of a Scandal• Designing Affair• Additional Scenes• Gag Reel• Cast/ Crew Highlights The time leading up to the French Revolution is incredibly fascinating. Royalty and peasants, deep … Continue reading

REVIEW: GONE IN 60 SECONDS

Within the opening minutes of Gone in 60 Seconds, you can tell that former car thief Randall "Memphis" Raines (Nicolas Cage) is a good man at heart. This is made painfully clear because he’s forsaken his criminal ways and now operates a go-cart track for young kids. But when he learns his wayward kid brother … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, THE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $19.98 RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 119 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Feature-length documentary "Lana Turner … A Daughter’s Memoir"• Scoring session music cues• 2 Theatrical trailers• Production Notes At the time of its release in 1952, "The Bad And The Beautiful" was considered one of Warner Brothers’ best films. The winner … Continue reading

CHUDSTORIES – BANNED IN 2025

It’s the future and something from the past just isn’t available anymore. Pop Rocks, Pop Tarts, double-headed dildos, the Catcher in the Rye paperback with the maroon Mark David Chapman cover, the Robocop Criterion — something. It’s close to extinct. Write a story about your character’s search for that item in a near-futuristic world. Why … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: AIRHEADS

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: FoxMSRP: $17.98 RATED: PG 13RUNNING TIME: 91 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Theatrical trailer(s)• Featurette• Music Videos: "Born To Raise Hell" by Motorhead, Ice-T and Whitfield Crane and "Feed The Gods" by White Zombie• TV Spots You know, Saturday Night Live-related films do not HAVE to suck. They just do for a … Continue reading