Daily Archives: September 11, 2012
TIFF 2012 – Rob Zombie Unleashes The Lords of Salem
Is there a better director working in the “horror” genre than Rob Zombie?
After watching his fifth film, The Lords of Salem, the answer is without question, no.
In this story of returning witches looking to gain revenge on the citizens of Salem, Mass, Zombie creates a visceral, horrific, stomach churning and thoughtful piece of genre moviemaking that not only builds on the promise of his earlier films, but exceeds any and all expectations I had.
Find out why after the jump!
Rock vs Cena: Once In A Lifetime Reviewed
The main goal of pro wrestling (or sports entertainment, as World Wrestling Entertainment brands itself) has always been so simple – to put two characters together that fans want to see settle their differences in the squared circle. The more fans want to see a given match, the more money the company will make. The truth is, if you’ve watched wrestling the last few years, the desire of fans to see the current crop of “superstars” go at it has diminished from WWE’s Attitude Era heyday, from 1997-2001. Finding those big money matched that capture the imaginations of not just the diehards, but the lapsed fans who haven’t bought a pay-per-view or watched Monday Night Raw in years, have been few and far between.
And then The Rock came back. Dwayne Johnson’s winter 2011 return to WWE on a very part time basis managed to capture some of those missing fans, who paid money to watch The Rock host Wrestlemania 27, and who then would eagerly anticipate his return to the squared circle one year later, as WWE announced The Rock vs franchise player John Cena as the main event for Wrestlemania 28. The journey, one year in the making, is the focus of the new Blu-Ray Rock vs Cena: Once In A Lifetime, available today.
Is it worth your time and money? Find out after the jump!
