Nolan's Pop Culture Review #338







SPECIAL FEATURE!

ODDSERVATIONS by Andy Lalino Crazed Fanboy Live! The Musical .... Andy's Expedition to Tyrone Square Mall .... VHS Grindhouse: "Midnight"

MIKE'S RANT by Michael A. Smith Great Company .... Set Phasers on Numb .... Speaking of Star Trek .... Musical History .... Speaking of Music .... My Favorite Films, Part 37: "Hoosiers"

Established A.D. 2000, March 19. Now in our seventh calendar year!

Number 338 (Vol. 7, No. 37). This edition is for the week of September 11--17, 2006.

Five Years Later

The Tampa Film Review for September

THIS WEEK'S MOVIE REVIEWS
by Michael A. Smith and Nolan B. Canova
"The Black Dahlia"
"Hollywoodland"

THE AUDIO PHILES
by Terence Nuzum
The 20 Best Heavy Metal Albums of All Time

It's been five years since the horrific events of September 11, 2001, commonly referred to as simply "9/11". I'm going to resist the temptation of asking, "and what have we learned", lest I open up the proverbial can of worms on such a hot political topic.

But one can't help but reflect on what happened, what's happened since then, and if anything could've happened to change things.

In the motion-picture world, since the (ahem) dubiously-received Fahrenheit 9/11, we've had such high-caliber movies as United 93 and World Trade Center to help speculate on events surrounding the catastrophe. This week, ABC TV has aired a mini-series, The Path to 9/11, dealing with events leading up to that fateful day, and already causing some controversy.

Amidst all the sadness, I am delighted to bring some lightness to a very dark topic by way of re-introducing a Florida-based rock band from the '60s and '70s, The Royal Guardsmen. Yes, they of Snoopy vs The Red Baron fame (and the very first 45rpm single I ever bought), are announcing their newest project: Snoopy vs Osama! Read ED Tucker's exclusive interview with the Guardsmen here.

I am also delighted in welcoming back our legendary music critic, Terence Nuzum, for a look at the 20 Best Heavy Metal Albums of All Time. Being an old rivet-head meself, Terence and I went a few rounds over this topic in private. Terence wishes to emphasize this is not an "essentials" list, but a personal look at his favorite metal music.

From Chris Woods and Joe Davison: Looking for cast and crew for short horror film -- "THE QUIET PLACE".

Please consider making a donation to help support Crazed Fanboy! Click on the "donate" link below and give whatever you can. I sincerely thank you for any and all consideration.---Nolan

"Mike's Rant" is ©2006 by Michael A. Smith "This Week's Movie Review" is ©2006 by Michael A. Smith and Nolan B. Canova "The Audio Philes" is ©2006 by Terence Nuzum "The Tampa Film Review" series is ©2006 by Nolan B. Canova "My Middle Toe Is Longer Than Yours" is ©2006 by Mark Terry "Oddservations" is ©2006 by Andy Lalino All contents of Nolan's Pop Culture Review are ©2006 by Nolan B. Canova
Crazed Fanboy dotcom is owned and operated by Nolan B. Canova