When the news broke that Madonna was slated to honor Prince at the 2016 Billboard awards, the reaction was … mixed. For example, someone started a Change.org petition decrying the choice, and news of the outcry apparently reached Billboard executive producer Mark Bracco, who defended the decision to have Madonna perform on Tuesday to the Associated Press. Madonna and Prince had something of a tangled relationship, to put it mildly: Consensus seems to be that they dated in the mid-'80s. They collaborated in 1989 for "Love Song," from Madonna's album Like a Prayer. At some point, their relationship soured, to...
- 5/20/2016
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
Stars: Deanna Cramer, Liz Jones, Elizabeth Kell, Mandi Kreisher, Kevin McClatchy, Owen Szabo | Written by Deb Havener | Directed by Brad Helmink, John Rauschelbach
[Nb: With The Lodge set for a long-awaited Blu-ray release next week, here's a repost of my review from the films DVD release back in January 2013]
The Lodge sees a couple’s quiet weekend break turn into a nightmarish fight for survival – think a low-budget The Shining meets The People Under the Stairs by way of Hostel and you’ll be somewhere close. The film follows Michael (Szabo) and Julia (Kell), who are staying at a secluded lodge on a weekend away. The pair discover that they are not alone when they encounter caretaker Henry (McClatchy). When he acts suspiciously, the couple investigate but the closer they come to revealing Henry’s secret, the more unlikely they are to make it out alive…
I’ve seen plenty of low-budget, and no-budget, horror movies over the years, some of which turn out to be hidden gems and some (Ok, maybe a lot) of which...
[Nb: With The Lodge set for a long-awaited Blu-ray release next week, here's a repost of my review from the films DVD release back in January 2013]
The Lodge sees a couple’s quiet weekend break turn into a nightmarish fight for survival – think a low-budget The Shining meets The People Under the Stairs by way of Hostel and you’ll be somewhere close. The film follows Michael (Szabo) and Julia (Kell), who are staying at a secluded lodge on a weekend away. The pair discover that they are not alone when they encounter caretaker Henry (McClatchy). When he acts suspiciously, the couple investigate but the closer they come to revealing Henry’s secret, the more unlikely they are to make it out alive…
I’ve seen plenty of low-budget, and no-budget, horror movies over the years, some of which turn out to be hidden gems and some (Ok, maybe a lot) of which...
- 4/5/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The Lodge
Stars: Deanna Cramer, Liz Jones, Elizabeth Kell, Mandi Kreisher, Kevin McClatchy, Owen Szabo | Written by Deb Havener | Directed by Brad Helmink, John Rauschelbach
Originally lensed in 2008 and only now getting a DVD release in the UK, The Lodge sees a couple’s quiet weekend break turn into a nightmarish fight for survival – think a low-budget The Shining meets The People Under the Stairs by way of Hostel and you’ll be somewhere close. The film follows Michael (Szabo) and Julia (Kell), who are staying at a secluded lodge on a weekend away. The pair discover that they are not alone when they encounter caretaker Henry (McClatchy). When he acts suspiciously, the couple investigate but the closer they come to revealing Henry’s secret, the more unlikely they are to make it out alive…
I’ve seen plenty of low-budget, and no-budget, horror movies over the years, some of...
Stars: Deanna Cramer, Liz Jones, Elizabeth Kell, Mandi Kreisher, Kevin McClatchy, Owen Szabo | Written by Deb Havener | Directed by Brad Helmink, John Rauschelbach
Originally lensed in 2008 and only now getting a DVD release in the UK, The Lodge sees a couple’s quiet weekend break turn into a nightmarish fight for survival – think a low-budget The Shining meets The People Under the Stairs by way of Hostel and you’ll be somewhere close. The film follows Michael (Szabo) and Julia (Kell), who are staying at a secluded lodge on a weekend away. The pair discover that they are not alone when they encounter caretaker Henry (McClatchy). When he acts suspiciously, the couple investigate but the closer they come to revealing Henry’s secret, the more unlikely they are to make it out alive…
I’ve seen plenty of low-budget, and no-budget, horror movies over the years, some of...
- 1/12/2013
- by Phil
- Nerdly
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