Sundance review: ‘Hobo with a Shotgun’ and ‘Legend of Beaver Dam’ grotesquely violent, disturbingly funny
Thursday, January 27th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Sundance review: ‘Hobo with a Shotgun’ and ‘Legend of Beaver Dam’ grotesquely violent, disturbingly funnyBy Max Dahl PARK CITY--The long-awaited Hobo with a Shotgun trailer-turned-movie, featured in 2007’s Grindhouse, premiered at Sundance Film Festival this season. This exploitation/slasher film was proceeded by the short film The Legend of Beaver Dam. The Legend of Beaver Dam was ...
Concert review: Circa Survive thrives In The Venue
Saturday, November 13th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Concert review: Circa Survive thrives In The VenuePhoto and review by Max Parker Dahl SALT LAKE CITY—Circa Survive—with guests dredg, Animals As Leaders, and Codeseven—played In The Venue to a packed crowd Friday night. “These are our favorite bands,” Circa Survive bassist Nick Beard said. “Because we are headlining ...
Sundance: ‘The Killer Inside Me’ a dark psycho-thriller
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Sundance: ‘The Killer Inside Me’ a dark psycho-thrillerBy Chris Romriell PARK CITY--The Killer Inside Me, which screened as Sundance ended last weekend, is a graphic, disturbing, sexually charged and brutally vicious Western thriller that follows the life of severely troubled West Texas deputy sheriff Lou Ford (Casey ...
Sundance: Downstairs with Dave Navarro
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »Review and photo by Ben Hansen Special to Hard News Cafe PARK CITY--Monday nights in Utah are usually not anything to get excited about. Unless it happens to be the Monday night following opening weekend of Sundance, and one alternative icon, Dave ...
Sundance: Jett still loves rock ‘n’ roll
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Sundance: Jett still loves rock ‘n’ rollReview and photo by Ben Hansen Special to Hard News Cafe PARK CITY--Sometimes, timing is everything, especially in the music scene. There could not have been better timing for Joan Jett this weekend. On Saturday night, Jett and her band the Blackhearts ...