‘Changeling’: Fact Behind The Fiction

‘Changeling’, Clint Eastwood’s latest effort starring Angelina Jolie and John Malkovich, is based on the sad tale of Christine Collins, a woman whose son was murdered and replaced by another child in a horrific case of LAPD corruption. In this special feature, we will investigate how closely Eastwood stayed to the true story.

See the FILM REVIEW for background to the film

‘Changeling’ film review

Director Clint Eastwood tells the sad story of Christine Collins, a young single mother whose missing son, Walter, was murdered by a psychotic murderer, Gordon Northcott. Her frantic pleas to the incompetent and corrupt LAPD led to an impostor being forced upon her as her son. Her adamant pleas to the contrary saw her thrown into a mental ward and subjected to shock therapy, while the authorities’ delays may have proved fatal to Walter’s survival.

‘W.’ film review

Director Oliver Stone (Platoon, JFK, Natural Born Killers) takes a look at one of the most controversial and universally disliked men in modern history, George W. Bush.

‘Anvil: The Story of Anvil’ film review

One of Canada’s premier heavy metal bands of the past two decades has fallen on hard times. Will they pull it together to record their umpteenth album and achieve their dream of playing in front of thousands of people again? A heartwarming story of human endurance.

‘RocknRolla’ film review

Fans of Guy Ritchie rejoice, because (a) he’s left Madonna and (b) he’s finally making good movies again. Coincidence? I think not.

No Mercy Festival Gallery – KOKO Camden (10/04/07)

No Mercy Festival – KOKO Camden (10/04/07)

I remember being so excited about this gig, since it was the first time I’d be going in with a photo pass (albeit with a shitty Nikon compact). Unfortunately, there was a screw up with guest list, but nonetheless, with Behemoth and Napalm Death, a mind-blowing gig was inevitable. My opinion on Napalm Death hasn’t changed much, but seeing them three times since No Mercy, I’ve come to respect their amazing live performance as well as their immense influence on the genre of extreme music as a whole.

Marty Friedman Gallery – The Underworld, Camden (02/04/07)

Marty Friedman/Area 54 – The Underworld, Camden (02/04/07)

Seeing Marty for the first time was pretty overwhelming, as I’d watched most of his instructional videos while trying to develop myself as a guitarist. He was a great influence on the way I myself approached the guitar, but of course, his legendary stint as Megadeth guitarist can’t be ignored.

Kreator/Celtic Frost – KOKO Camden (18/03/07)

This was the first ever review I posted on Metal-Rules.com and I can’t tell you how excited I was to be finally contributing to such an awesome website, one that I had been reading and visiting for my metal news and views ever since I first got into metal in 2000. Things do change quickly in a year and a bit though. On September 9th 2008, Celtic Frost announced that they had disbanded, due to irreconcilable differences between Tom G. Warrior and Eric Martin Ain. Tom has recently started his own band, called Triptykon, which apparently plays a form of doom very close to MONOTHEIST-era Celtic Frost.