AltWeeklies Wire
How a Porn Star-Turned-Producer Presses Flesh for Cashnew
Dave Pounder is many things: a local boy who made a name for himself nationally; an entrepreneur who left the corporate world to follow his passion; a guy smart enough to stay one step ahead in arguably the dirtiest, riskiest end of the entertainment business. Dave Pounder, see, is a pornographer.
Metro Times |
Hobey Echlin |
07-22-2008 |
Movies
Tags: pornography, Dave Pounder
'Black Gold' Turns Derrick Crews into Reality TV Starsnew
The language is filthy and so are the men; for television, this seems about as real as reality programming can get. In fact, you get the feeling most of these dudes would rather be anywhere else than in front of a camera -- preferably up to their armpits in grime, grit and oil.
Metro Times |
Jim McFarlin |
06-24-2008 |
TV
Jerry Springer Stumps for Hillarynew
How he shills for Clinton between tranny midgets and onstage brawls.
Metro Times |
Jim McFarlin |
04-01-2008 |
TV
Gregory Hoblit's Movie Just Plain Sucksnew
Diana Lane’s cyber-thriller would be just one torture scene after another, if not for the dull dialogue, thinly sketched characters and incomprehensible computer jargon.
Metro Times |
Jeff Meyers |
02-05-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Gregory Hoblit, Untraceable
The Muslim Amos 'n' Andy?new
CBC's Little Mosque on the Prairie and The CW's Aliens in America represent a giant step forward in media imagery: These are not your 24-type Muslims.
Metro Times |
Jim McFarlin |
11-20-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Beyond the Rainbownew
Detroit's Reel Pride Fest strives to subvert stereotypes of queer cinema.
Metro Times |
Michael Hastings |
10-16-2007 |
Movies
Tags: Reel Pride Fest
Cinemasports Comes to Detroitnew
In what's frequently called the "Iron Chef of Filmmaking," the premise of the competition is simple: Participants have 10 breathless hours to script, shoot and edit a three- to four-minute film.
Metro Times |
Meghana Keshavan |
05-22-2007 |
Movies
Ground Zeronew
Could a Detroit-based DIY film company launch its sci-fi series on a major network?
Metro Times |
Jeff Meyers |
12-20-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
