July 2003

Wonderland. Starring Val Kilmer (who was fantastic in last year’s uh… fantastic The Salton Sea), Josh Lucas, Dylan McDermott, plus lots of their respective facial hair (they didn’t have razors in 1981?). Eric Bogosian, who we all remember from Under Siege 2: Dark Territory is there, too (with a weird accent). The movie is about John Holmes and his involvement in the “Wonderland Murders”, which went down in the early 80’s. I can’t wait to see it, despite the fact that P.T. Anderson beat James Cox to the punch six years ago with the Holmes-inspired Boogie Nights (one of my all-time favorite films). Basically, the part where Marky Mark, John C. Riley, and Thomas Jane (who will be The Punisher next year) try to rip-off Fred Molina (who will be Dr. Octopus next year), but expanded. And more historically accurate, I assume.

And yes, Wonderland, about John Holmes, one of the most famous and well-endowed porn stars, is directed by a guy whose last name is Cox. I think that’s funny.

Since I haven’t posted much here recently (I’ll work on that), I figure I might as well make the last post something useful.

Some friends of mine are in a band called From Monument To Masses, and they’re heading out on their first cross-country tour, which kicked off last night here in San Francisco, and ends late August in Texas, hitting a good amount of major cities along the way (LA, Portland, Seattle, Chicago, Providence, DC, to name a few). Check either the FMTM shows page or the Dim Mak site for exact dates, venues, etc.

Their new album was released in June and is called The Impossible Leap In One Hundred Simple Steps. It’s available directly from the band and through assorted retailers.