Crazed Fanboy's Most Memorable Moments, 2000--2009 As submitted by PCR writers, compiled by Chris WoodsTHE DEBUT OF DEADGUY'S DEMENTIA
From 2001, the debut column from Mike Scott, Deadguy's Dementia. Scott's first article is his take on MTV's reality show, FEAR. Also in this issue, Nolan talks about the first anniversary of Crazed Fanboy that is approaching soon.
About 75 silent movies, once thought lost forever, have been found in a film archive in New Zealand. Among the movies resting comfortably in the New Zealand Film Archive: John Ford's 1927 epic Upstream, Clara Bow's Maytime and a promotional film from Southern Pacific Railroad that dates to 1898.
Since the prints were orignally supposed to be destroyed after their runs to save on storage, this find is a gold mine. Someone thought to save them.
Thanks to an initiative between New Zealand and the United States, about a half-million dollars will be spent to restore and preserve these lost films which will then be divided up among five domestic archives for public scholarship: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the George Eastman House, the Library of Congress, the Museum of Modern Art and the UCLA Film & Television Archive.
I would LOVE to think Lon Chaney's London After Midnight is in there somewhere. Along with many other genre classics that are either classified as lost or with scenes missing.
SLOOT HOOT
POSTED BY NOLAN B. CANOVA, TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2010
Joran van der Sloot, 22, the prime suspect in the disappearance of American teen Natalee Holloway in Aruba, has confessed to killing a young Peruvian woman in his Lima hotel room last month, according to police.
Since Peru has no death penalty, he is facing 35 years in prison. The murder of Stephany Flores happened five years nearly to the day of Natalee Holloway's disappearance. Although he was arrested and questioned in that case, he was released due to lack of evidence, like a body.
You may remember he confessed during a secret taping with a reporter that he killed Holloway by accident and had a friend dump her body at sea. Unfortunately, this was inadmissable evidence.
On the day that he was arrested in Chile, he was charged in the U.S. with trying to procure $250,000 from Holloway's family in return for revealing the location of her body and describing how she died. What a sweetheart. He ought to write a book called "If I Did It".
A full confession regarding Holloway, I feel, is imminent. At this writing it hasn't happened yet.
The disgraced religious leader who lobbied against gay marriage before being caught with his gay lover and removed from power is attempting a comeback. The Reverend Ted Haggard is starting a church whose members are like him, disgraced and sinful.
This is so full of ironies it's hilarious. But the way I see it, he's tired of being poor (word has it he tried to sell insurance--another irony), and needs the flock to line his pockets once again.
This will be my last word on the subject before we switch to a new system.
The vulgar and insulting exchange that took place on Readers' Comments this past weekend -- all since removed -- only serves to bolster my conviction that we are moving on the right path with upgrades to PCR's basic direction, layout, and mission. The following issues will be addressed:
Since the weekly e-zine format and publishing schedule we've had for ten years seems to be unworkable now (this is no one's "fault") a blog-like posting system will replace the Archives. The homepage writers' nav-bar will still look much as it does now, but, with the exception of Retrorama and The Asian Aperture, will update and shift as columns are posted (similar to Schlockarama). Time stamps will replace PCR issue numbers.
A promotional blueprint for PCR begun last December and planned for increasing this year has been stymied due to publishing schedule issues. Terence started our Facebook page at the end of 2009 as a first step towards promotion. Currently, one of us will update the FB "Wall" at noon Friday plugging whatever we have at the time. The E-mail campaign is on hold until issues are worked out.
Much more video will be featured.
Readers' Comments has outlived its usefulness and is being abolished. An advanced version of The Lettercol will be making a comeback. And there's always the Message Board.
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