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Indie filmmaker Timothy Spanos has been described as "one of the unsung heroes of Australian independent cinema". With seven films under his belt - including Nancy Nancy, Prisoner Queen, and the ode to suburban life in Victoria that was Boronia Boys - that description is not so far off.Spanos has yet another film set for release next year, the campy riff on 70s cop movies Sizzler '77, shot and set in the Melbourne suburbs.Here's the synopsis:Sizzler '77 is set in the summer of 1977. Two detective inspectors are on a quest to apprehend a mysterious and depraved criminal who has been infiltrating the prostitution rackets in Melbourne. While on the case the prostitutes, tired of the abuse, have ideas of their own.Cue the outrageous fashions...

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So at last here we are.  The one film I've been simultaneously dreading and anticipating since it was announced.  The Platinum Dunes remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street.  Well it's here and I've seen it.  

Anyone who knows me is no doubt aware of my fandom of the nightmare series. I can list any number of the memorabilia that I have but why bore you?  My point is more than Friday the 13th, more than Texas Chainsaw Massacre, more than Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street is the movie that all other horror films are measured against.  It's beyond a doubt my favorite horror film series.

So, that said, did the remake even stand a chance?  And does my fandom and loyalty to the original even make it possible for me to give it a fair review?  I can only say that as much as I love the original...

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The torrid affair between Celia and Raylene on Weeds, like all things on that show, has gone to pot. I had predicted that Celia, whose addictive personality is rivaled only by Pete Doherty's, would become addicted to strap-on sex, since she never stops talking about it in Episode 11. Unfortunately — or fortunately for our delicate eyes — the lesbian storyline looks like it is about as dead as Pilar.

In the season finale, Celia, after tying Doug up in a storage unit, waxes poetic about kissing ladies but then declares, "Oh, who am I kidding. I need dick."

However, where there is no overt lesbian storyline, there is always Plan B: Subtext!

The real story here is Celia's obsession with Nancy. Celia, despite her outward disdain for Nancy, has always followed Nancy around like a puppy. Over the course of five seasons, Celia has attempted to wriggle...