Heartbreak Motel

RDB Street Sounds: John Holmes

John Holmes — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:12:33 +0000

An exclusive mix for the urban magazine Rua de Baixo. House coolness. Listen Here and continue reading for more info + tracklist.

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

John Holmes — Mon, 31 May 2010 00:53:53 +0000

Directed by Charles Laughton Taken from the romance of the same name based on the true story of the Harry Powel, a preacher who killed 25 women upon marrying them, this avant thriller was way ahead of its time, even today. The only directing effort from the actor Charles Laughton, this is a phenomenal exercise in style and narrative, one true classic that inspired many and is as frightening today and breathtaking as it was 60 years ago. Continue reading for a quick insight and more gorgeous shots from this classic and essential movie.

Radio Fugu on its way!

John Holmes — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 12:13:07 +0000

It's here, finally. I've had this project for about two years and now it's the time to present it to the world. Fugu is an independent, free web radio station. No compromises, just music. Keep reading for a description of the project.

The Day the Music Died: Alex Chilton is Gone

John Holmes — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:23:26 +0000

The brightest star has left us alone. Alex Chilton never achieved fame, neither any of his bands or solo work was universally aclaimed as it should, yet you can hear the profound influence of Big Star's power pop in almost every contemporary pop band. Out of time and place, plaged by bad management and promotion but critically aclaimed: wich fame would you choose? Chilton chose none: he kept playing, producing, an ocasional special appearence on stage and, recently, a re-formed Big Star that would be playing on 2010's South by Southwest's main venue. Alex Chilton now joins Chris Bell, the friend and guitarrist/composer from Big Star that died in 1979 in a car crash. That's the beautiful and tragic thing about music, the people die but the songs live on. And what great songs. I know it has taken me a while to write about it, but still when the music is imortal there is no time. Continue to read for my devotion to the music and a selection of Big Star songs

The Weirdest Places in the World; a list of bizarre scenarios

John Holmes — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:08:11 +0000

Listverse has published a curious list of 10 places you don’t really want to visit. From the snake-infested jungle of the Ilha da Queimada Grande, Brasil, to the radiation poisoned Zone of Chernobyl, these are truly wonders of nature, perfect scenarios for some Heartbreak Motel films. Tarkovsky’s Stalker is the only feature I know that [...]

They Live by Night (1949)

John Holmes — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:33:35 +0000

Directed by Nicholas Ray Cast: Cathy O’Donnel, Farley Granger, Howard da Silva, Jay C. Flippen The first feature from one of the romantics of the classic American Cinema, Nicholas Ray, is a human crime drama noir driven by strong leads and classic heartfelt dialogue, delivered in a tight narrative and superb low-light cinematography. A dramatic film noir example that is an absolute classic. Continue to the full review of this classic, back when Hollywood was better than the popcorn fueled piece of crap of today's blockbusters.

Hardware aka M.A.R.K.13 (1990)

John Holmes — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:32:57 +0000

Written and Directed by: Richard Stanley Cast: Stacey Travis, Dylan McDermott, John Lynch and Iggy Pop No Flesh Shall Be Spared Once in a while you find a movie that almost nobody heard of and while watching it you realize: what a shame. Hardware is one of those atmospheric beauties that strongly defines itself in a careful Cyberpunk esthetic, almost hard-core; it’s story-line spawning a direct and hopeless vision of the most possible future we will encounter. Keep reading for a cautious insight and some great screenshots of this true underdog piece of cult.

Welcoming 2010 with the Top 100 Weird and Wonderful Stories of 2009

John Holmes — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:47:00 +0000

The world is a rather odd place, and it keeps getting weirder. People behave in the most fucked up ways sometimes, and casualities and coincidences seem not that random. The story of the woman who was killed by her own husband's coffin, the girl who killed herself while twittering, pranks, hoaxes, aliens and other great and often sad accounts that were the top Diggs of 2009. Courtesy of Asylum. 100 Weirdest News Stories we Dugg in 2009

Goodbye, Electric Sheep

John Holmes — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:22:48 +0000

It's sad when the good stuff have to end. Uk's Electric Sheep Magazine has been running on print for 9 issues, struggling but surviving. But now is no more. Winter was it's last issue.

Yello, Bostich & On Track

John Holmes — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:42:01 +0000

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