THIRTY DAYS OF NIGHT (2007, directed by David Slade, 113 minutes, U.S.) EXHUMED FILMS 10th ANNIVERSARY 24- HOUR HORROR MARATHON! (Doors 11 a.m. TOMORROW, International House, 3701 Chestnut St., www.ihousephilly.org, $20 ) BY DAN BUSKIRK FILM CRITIC Growing up in the ’70s and ’80s you could always count on the weekend before Halloween to deliver some disreputable horror film to our podunk local movie theater. The tiny South Jersey town I lived in was packed with churches and real controversy ensued over attending the flick. Pastors would howl against it from the altars, teachers (particularly the openly devout ones) would […]
COMING ATTRACTION: I Survived The ’80s One Time Already, And I Don’t Recall It All That Fondly
Tune in late-night tonight for INSTA-REVIEW: Five Things You Should Know About Art Brut vs. The Hold Steady @ The Fillmore/TLA, plus pics.
‘Straight Scouts’ Get Bitch Slapped By City Hall
Kudos to the Fairmount Park Commission for holding firm on the Boy Scouts thing, though one suspects there may be other issues at work, like hmmm, say, the city getting its hands on that phat building at 22nd and Winter? Well, if it’s in the pursuit of an even higher cause, the real estate angle can be overlooked. Long story short: The Boy Scouts, America’s favorite homophobic paramilitary youth group, pays $1 a year in rent on a building that should cost $200K. So it’s time to pay up or pack up, Boys. FOXNews goes there about whether city solicitor […]
GOP: ‘Spare The Rod, Spoil The Child’
Despite votes from 44 House Republicans for an override, President Bush’s veto of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program stands. We were aware that Bush’s veto blocked the expansion of health insurance benefits to include an additional 10 million kids, but we didn’t know this: This legislation included a measure to expand the Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for the first time ever, allowing more unpaid leave for families of service members injured in combat. By vetoing this bill, President Bush rejected a recommendation made by his own Commission on Care for America’s Returning Wounded Warriors. We urge Congress […]
GAYBO: My Big Gay Indian Summer
BY TOMMY ZANE GAYDAR EDITOR Fall is always my favorite time of year. There’s a huge influx of students moving into the city and summer gasps its last breaths, as we have seen these last few days. This year, The Gayborhood has some new spots on the menu to offer. Bill Wood, former owner of the ubiquitous Woody’s, has opened his lavish and upwardly mobile Knock. Entrees include pan-seared scallops, fire-roasted game hen and a grilled pork chop with chocolate sauce. Located at 225 South 12th St. (corner of Locust), Knock caters to a sophisticated crowd, so don’t be a […]
WTF: Joey Sweeney Learns To Drive?
INQUIRER: Northern Liberties was the scene of extensive car carnage last night, as an out-of-control driver swiped about 20 vehicles along Second Street, according to area residents. The accident unfolded when a maroon Buick LaSabre sped south on Second Street, according to doctoral student Michelle Renee Chyatte, 32, a former freelance reporter, who talked with witnesses and police at the scene last night. The accidents began at Second and George, when the LaSabre struck a car trying to make a turn and spinning it into a fence. The driver, dazed or trapped, didn’t get out for about 20 minutes until […]
HOT DOCUMENT: I Can See For Miles And Miles
View Si1very’s map Taken in Coronado, California (See more photos here) 32?40′ 34″ N, 117?9′ 28″ W32.676136-117.157767 This Google map satellite pic of a swastika-shaped building on a US Navy base in Coronado, California, has been making its rounds on the internet. According to some sources, the building is part of the training facilities for Navy Seals, and is perhaps their barracks. It’s nicknamed “The Seals Lair.” Apparently, the building was constructed with no intention of promoting the swastika symbol, so it was completely unintentional. I note that for its time period, the design of the building was really optimal […]
TODAY I SAW . . .
BY JEFF DEENEY TODAY I SAW a psychotic man harassing the African vendors who hawk oils and knock-off handbags on Market Street outside the Forman Mills on 49th. The psychotic’s beard was thick and matted, his clothes filthy, and the bulky leather jacket he wore over a thick hooded sweatshirt was too heavy for a warm fall afternoon. It looked like he hadn’t changed clothes since last winter. His ranting was incoherent; he wasn’t stringing full sentences together, his yelling hopped from topic to topic. His anger was unfocused but his gestures pointed in the general direction of a younger […]
INSTANT KARMA: We Are With You In Myanmar
THERE is growing concern for hundreds of monks and other protesters detained by the Burmese military regime since it began its crackdown a week ago. Witnesses reported slightly fewer troops on Rangoon’s streets yesterday, but raids on homes by gangs looking for dissident monks and civilians suggested [UN Special Envoy] Gambari’s nascent shuttle diplomacy and international calls for restraint had made little difference. “They are going from apartment to apartment, shaking things inside, threatening the people. You have a climate of terror all over the city,” a Bangkok-based Burma expert said. The UN and regime officials said yesterday that at […]
HOLLA: The Monster Mile, Part III
BY JAMES DOOLITTLE Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007 1:35 PM There is something undeniably sexual about the buildup to the first crash of a given NASCAR race. Even I got a bit tingly in anticipation the moment the crowd yelled “Start Your Engines” with bloodthirsty enthusiasm. And as the steady thrum of 20-odd motors begin pounding rhythmically against the eardrums, there was a wanton desire to achieve an emotional orgasm that can only come through skid marks and shattered fenders. A pile up . . . Oh yes! yes! YES! Truly the closest many men in attendance will come to achieving […]
INSTA-REVIEW: 5 Things You Should Know About Van Halen At The Wachovia Center Last Night
1. Wolfgang Van Halen (who’s replaced the recently shitcanned Michael Anthony), it must be said, could use a little of mom’s Jenny Craig action. But hell, he’s only 16 so we’ll call it baby fat. Decent enough bass player, but really, who even knew Van Halen had a bass player anyway? 2. Say goodbye to Diamond Dave, say hello to Gold Brocade Dave. Simon LeBon‘s closet is short a jacket. 3. Alex Van Halen: Still rocking the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles headband. Ya gotta give the guy props for sticking by his guns. For some the Flashdance look was passing […]
All Of This Happened While You Were Sleeping
MESSAGE TO YOU, RUDY: Guiliani outside the House That Joey Vento Built, 8:30ish RELATED: Joey Vento In Bed With Southern Agents Of Intolerance, Oh My! RUDY GOES TO JOEY’S: Click For Slideshow [photos by JONATHAN VALANIA]