Ruminations, Musings and Other Stuff…

This year marked the 8th annual Nevermore film festival that’s hosted every year at the Carolina Theater in Durham NC. I’ve gone with Mel to the last 3 (though she had to reluctantly sit out this year because she got a real humdinger of a cold), and each year is a memorable experience. This year I went to 4 films and I thought I’d do some quick, one shot reviews of all four and hopefully give you a taste of what the festival was like.

To read the full write up, click on the link to the left under pages section, under movie reviews!

Or, for the spoon-fed, just click here

I stood beside my good friend and watched the stars ache…
Straining to send the smallest amount of light…
Through unquenchable darkness.

I sigh…
Feeling the earth spin, pulling me slowly with it.

I return my gaze as the players take their seats.
The wind whips and sighs…
Between the trees’ leafless fingers;
Almost tangible and tactile.
Like the thinnest of ribbons…
Being pulled through my finger tips…
Soft and cool,
Almost welcoming,
But too cold to embrace or find comfort in.

The needles from a neighboring pine hiss…
It’s insistence intensifying.
Suddenly branches…
Filled with dormant life,
Croak out a dry dull tone that…
By itself….
One…
Is the song of abject sorrow.

But together,
Unified…
They weave an intricate pattern.
Subtle in it’s beauty…
Filled with a heartache that at once I identify with…
But am a stranger to all the same.

Chimes echo in the distance.
A single bird sings with the crescendo of it all…
And just when I think it’s over…

I feel warmth fill my hand…
causing me to blink.

I haven’t forgotten…
Him…
Or all that surrounds me.

Reality,
…the ultimate denouement,

To a magic that constantly surrounds me.
A magic that often begs me to stop…
share…
wait…
and listen.

So, I’ve had this damn cold for the last five days and it lowered it’s nasty phlegm-filled existence into my chest so I figure the worst is over, it’s Friday, and I deserve a glass of wine… or two… ok, maybe three. But I hate hangovers about as much as I hate being sick so we’ll see ;)!

I haven’t posted a ton because I’ve been creating a word press site for a side project I’ve been contributing to with two of my good friends that I work with, John and Peter. Over the years of hanging out and getting to know each other we’ve really kind of embraced our mutual love of the horror film genre, and though I’m probably the biggest buff of the 3, they certainly appreciate the medium just as much as I do. So one day while talking about zombie movies and the mythos that surrounds it, Peter came up with a pretty kick ass idea for a movie. We all smiled and pondered it a little and as time passed and more ideas came to the table we thought about actually giving it a go to make it a movie, or, at least write the damn story. And so the sordid gruesome story called “Reluctance” was born. We haven’t copywritten anything so the site will remain unlinked for a bit, but I’ve started writing it and heavily collaborating with them on it. What we’ve come up with so far is actually really fucking good! I’m pretty proud of it and I’m proud of how my first collaboration has gone with these two guys. It’s been surprisingly smooth and it’s been great writing down some of their original ideas. It’s kind of a great petri dish of ideas that will eventually become to something pretty cool I think! I don’t know if it’s going anywhere, but we’re pretty determined and I think we have a GREAT concept so… We’ll see…

Lastly, a quick plug from one of my favorite events of the season!!!

The Nevermore Filmfest…

It’s a horror movie festival that’s held every year in Durham NC, and it’s started to make a little bit of a name for itself over the years with it’s debuts, and it’s wonderful catering to all of the independent horror film makers out there. It usually has a couple block-busters (by horror standards anyways…), sometimes some classics, a good smattering of foreign horror films, and a great variety of shorts. I honestly can’t say enough good things about this festival and if seeing a remastered version of the Peter Jackson classic “Dead Alive” on the big screen for the first, and probably last time, doesn’t get your ass in a seat, well… then… you just don’t “get it” (hehe, I hate it when people say that!).

Seriously if you’re a fan or you’re just curious, check out the fest here!!

It’ll be a blast!

Guess that’s about it. Tess gave me the first season of Prison Break on DVD so I think we’ll go and watch a few more of those and hit the hay.

Thanks for stopping by and check back in tomorrow evening!

Best,

Tad

As you may have read from some of Mel’s postings in her neck of the woods, I saved the reviews I did on the last site as open office docs so I was able to repost them here on the new site!  Check them out on the left under Movie Reviews.

Enjoy and thanks for stopping by!

Tad