Name: Sean T. Collins
Weblog: www.alltooflat.com/about/personal/sean
Articles: 37
First Published: Tuesday, June 3, 2003
Last Published: Monday, November 10, 2003
Currently listing articles 37-1:
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Black in the Red: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's Take Them On, On Your Own— A hidden treasure of the raw-rock explosion implodes on their second outing.
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"Help!": Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sanchez's The Blair Witch Project— The scariest horror movie I've ever seen. Part 13 in a 13-part series.
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"You've had your whole f*cking life to think things over": Stanely Kubrick's The Shining— Part 12 in a 13-part series on the scariest horror movies I've ever seen.
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"There is only one": William Friedkin's The Exorcist— Part 11 in a 13-part series on the scariest horror movies I've ever seen.
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"There's some things you just have to do": Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre— Part 10 in a 13-part series on the scariest horror movies I've ever seen.
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"Don't you understand, Rachel?": Gore Verbinski's The Ring— Part 9 in a 13-part series on the scariest horror movies I've ever seen.
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"they were screaming": Jonathan Demme's The Silence of the Lambs— Part 8 in a 13-part series on the scariest horror movies I've ever seen.
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Creature Feature: David Skal's The Monster Show— Is this "Cultural History of Horror" something to scream about?
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"People die every day": Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures— A final supplement to the 13-part series on the scariest horror movies I've ever seen, featuring another film that just missed the cut.
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"We've met before, haven't we?": David Lynch's Lost Highway— Part 7 in a 13-part series on the scariest horror movies I've ever seen.
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"What can we do? What can we do?": John Carpenter's The Thing and Victor Salva's Jeepers Creepers— Another supplement to the series on the scariest horror movies I've ever seen, this time featuring two films.
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"You know how things are--life goes on": Michele Soavi's Cemetery Man— In a supplement to the series on the scariest horror movies I've ever seen, here's one that didn't quite make the cut.
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"Don't look at me": Clive Barker's Hellraiser— Part 6 in a 13-part series on the scariest horror movies I've ever seen.
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"F*ck": Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut— Part 5 in a 13-part series on the scariest horror movies I've ever seen.
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"We're all expecting great things": The Coen Brothers' Barton Fink— Part 4 in a 13-part series on the scariest horror movies I've ever seen.
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"Seeking human victims": George Romero's Night of the Living Dead— Part 3 in a 13-part series on the scariest horror movies I've ever seen.
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"You'll simply never understand the true meaning of sacrifice": Robin Hardy's The Wicker Man— Part 2 in a 13-part series on the scariest horror movies I've ever seen.
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"No... No...": Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds— Part 1 in a 13-part series on the scariest horror movies I've ever seen.
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"I Will Be": The Horror of Harry Chapin's "Sniper"— As part of an ongoing investigation of horror, a writer takes a listen to a very disturbing song by the singer of "Cat's in the
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"Hush" to Judgment: A critical look at Jeph Loeb & Jim Lee's Batman— Waging a one-man war against a terrible, terrible superhero comic.
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Come on, shake your body, baby, do that manga: What the Asian Invasion should teach American Comics— Manga content and format will transform the comics industry. Presenting a look at why American publishers should welcome the change.
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Three Scenes to Rule Them All: Great Moments from The Fellowship of the Ring— Thoughts on a few shots and scenes that made Peter Jackson's film of J.R.R. Tolkien's book so bloody brilliant.
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Comics 101: Recommended Reading for Sequential-Art Newbies— At the request of a newly initiated member of Team Comics, a brief list of some beginner-friendly favorites.
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28 Paragraphs Later... : A Veritable Plague of Thoughts About 28 Days Later— A long, rambling, spoiler-filled review of Danny Boyle's entry into the zombie canon.
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Gamma Gamma Hey: More Thoughts on The Hulk— Like Ol' Green Eyes himself, this movie grows on you.
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Seductive Barry: A Little Tribute to Barry White— The late, great bedroom-voiced Maestro was much more than just kitsch.
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One Geeky Summer: Little Reviews of Daredevil, The Hulk, and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix— Superheroes of varying types in varying media, with varying success.
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Bang! Pow! Blogs Aren't Just for Politics Anymore!— The "comicsphere" comes of age, and a newcomer takes stock of the scene.
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At least she didn't reinterpret "Golden Slumbers": Liz Phair's "H.W.C."— The dirty new ditty from the indie-rock queen.
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"I gave you back the map, Heather": Looking back on The Blair Witch Project
— A brief reminiscence about the scariest movie ever.
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Switchblade stings in a tenth of a moment: King Crimson's Red— A quick look at an album that gives "joylessness" a good name.
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The King of New York: Marvel Comics' Kingpin by Jones-Phillips-Janson— A new title proves that "a good crime comic from a superhero company" needn't be a contradiction in terms.
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"No no no no no no no no": Radiohead's Hail to the Thief and Deftones' Deftones— The band that transcended Britpop succumbs to post-millenium tension; the band that transcended nu-metal shatters it.
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Maximum Heaviosity: Led Zeppelin's How the West Was Won and Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Fever to Tell— Four Englishmen demonstrate why they ruled the world, and one American woman (and her two male friends) show why they deserve to inherit the throne.
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Comics to the People: Right On?
— A comics-industry bigwig offers a battle plan for increasing sales and strength. He's fighting the good fight--but is he fighting the right one?
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"This Isn't Happening": Radiohead and the Casualties of the Culture Wars— Days before the world says Hail to the Thief, have Radiohead themselves been stolen away?
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Marilyn Manson: The Golden Age of Grotesque and Prince Paul: Politics of the Business— What in God's--ahem, Satan's--name do cabaret, 20-inch rims and Prince Paul have to do with Marilyn Manson's new record?
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