"Tears," an elegant ballad tucked away on side two of 2112, hinted at the future for Rush: guest Hugh Syme's contribution of mellotron to this tune, along with...
In 1968, you had two towering examples of big-budget Hollywood sci-fi. On one side, you had 2001: A Space Odyssey: intellectual, technically dazzling, artsy an...
The year was 1984. The horror genre was riding high in the midst of its Fangoria era but it needed something new. The glut of slasher films had played it...
July 25th saw the passing of John Saxon. He leaves
behind an amazing career as an actor that covers everything from major studio
work to leads in foreign films...
2112 is considered the album that established Rush but it didn't do the job alone. They were not a singles band so they couldn't count on radio to carry them u...
Once the biker movie became a standard of the film
business in the late '60s, enterprising filmmakers at all levels of the
business put everything on a bike to...
The
Readthru is designed to take you through the issue run of a comic book or
magazine. It will be an ongoing series of capsule review guides to famous
titles ...
Transport your mind back to the distant era called
"the mid-'80s." The VHS revolution was in full force in that glorious
time before Blockbuster took its ultim...
Caress Of Steel's blend of prog rock and hard rock was an adventurous step forward for Rush but the muted reception it got almost killed the young band, prompt...
As the '70s gave way to the '80s, the writing was on the
wall for drive-in filmmakers. People were starting to watch movies at home via
VCRs and cable, major s...
Backbeat Books has a noteworthy non-fiction franchise in
its "FAQ" series, a string of books that covers all manner of pop
culture topics like films, filmmaker...
One of the coolest and most progressive aspects of
International-Independent Pictures was their willingness to work with all sorts
of talent. Anyone from...
Schlockmaniac #1, alias Your Humble Reviewer.
The person behind this affront to High Culture is Don Guarisco. He has a BFA Degree in Film from Florida State University and has written professionally about pop culture for over a decade. His work in the online arena includes reviews and essays for Yesterdayland (now known as Retroland), All Music Guide, All Movie Guide, AVManiacs and The Temple Of Schlock. His reviews have also been published in several All Music Guide publications and DVD Delirium 3.
