In 1995, Erica Benedikty made a movie for $250.00 that would go on to become a bit of a local sensation In the Niagara Region where she lived and worked. That film was Phobe: The Xenophobic Experiments, a micro-budget sci-fi/action/horror hybrid that has recently been given a special edition DVD release from Intervision Picture Corp (and you can read all about that release here). Erica was cool enough to take some time out of her schedule to talk to us about making...

Manitoba Live At This Ain't Hollywood, Hamilton Ontario, April 20, 2013.

Almost exactly one year after their first appearance at This Ain't Hollywood in Hamilton, Ontario, Handsome Dick Manitoba, took his crew Manitoba back on tour for a few more quick dates in Ontario. Once again made up of originals Dictators and former Manowar guitar player Ross 'The Boss,' former Dictators drummer JP 'Thunderbolt' Patterson, Daniel Rey on guitar and Dean Rispler on bass the band...

To tell you the absolute truth, I hate going to concerts by myself. Despite the fact that conversation between co-attendees is generally governed by gig volume and breaks between the songs, it's always nice to be able to turn to your friend(s) and do the “Fuck, yeah” nod in appreciation of what you're witnessing taking place on the stage. But in these troublesome economic times, combined with the steady increase in price of concert tickets, many fans of live music are...

Released By: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Released On: 09/06/2011
Director: Aaron Woodley
Cast: Ray Liotta, Victor Garber, Stephen McHattie, Kevin Zegers
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The Film:

The last time I had to review a film that was made in Canada (the SyFy suckfest known as Behemoth), it was bad enough for me to consider renouncing my Canadian citizenship and swearing off reviewing films for life. And while Anchor Bay's recent release of...