The manager at our favorite liquor store offered us a nice bottle of wine for a ridiculously low price warning us that about 1 in 4 of the bottles had bad corks, so it was sort of a gamble. He went on to explain how one must always have a back-up bottle of wine or two because you can never really know for sure how a bottle’s bound to taste even if it’s supposed to be great. The fellow said once upon a time he’d drink the bottle regardless, feeling it was wrong to waste it. But now he realizes life is too short for bad wine and if it’s still no good after breathing for 20 minutes, he tosses it. Agustin and I were musing how this is not unlike movies…
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February 23rd, 2010 by Devi Snively (The Directrix)Beyond Tex Massacre: It’s Tim Anderson!
December 17th, 2009 by Devi Snively (The Directrix)
I get a lot of e-mails from strangers. Some lead to lasting friendships, others to restraining orders. Somehow I knew there could be nothing bad about an e-mail from a fellow by the name of “Tex Massacre” requesting copies of my films for reviews. This is how I met Tim Anderson several years ago. Read the rest of this entry »
How Do You Solve a Paradox Wrapped in An Enigma Like Maria?
December 11th, 2009 by Devi Snively (The Directrix)
I met the inimitable Maria Alexander back in my San Francisco days many moons ago. Our beloved shared mentor Sam Scribner referred to us fondly as the “Evil Twins.” At the time we were both risqué blondes who often donned black latex so I suppose it was a fitting title. Read the rest of this entry »
Greg Lamberson: The Slime Guy
December 7th, 2009 by Devi Snively (The Directrix)
I first met Greg Lamberson on the film fest circuit. He remembers it as being the Halloween Horror Picture Show in Tampa (and he’s probably right), though I could have sworn it was at Genghis Con in Pittsburgh. I remember talking with him shortly after I’d conducted an interview with H.G. Lewis and him being impressed because I was the first chick he’d met who was into Lewis’ gory oeuvre. Read the rest of this entry »
The Almighty Super-Heidi!
December 1st, 2009 by Devi Snively (The Directrix)
I’m not sure how it’s possible, but I don’t remember the precise moment I met Heidi Martinuzzi in person. I knew of her through her website Pretty-Scary as well as the two amazing reviews she’d written for our films Teenage Bikini Vampire and Confederate Zombie Massacre!, but I don’t quite recall the actual moment of “Heidi, meet Devi. Devi, meet Heidi.” I suspect there might have been some alcohol involved. Read the rest of this entry »