Freakin Bulgaria. Where do I start?.... It was fun! Good people. It's got the BEST yogurt and feta cheese you'll ever have. Unbelievable! It's a very interesting country. It was under communist rule for about 40 years and has been a democracy for a little over a decade. However, out of this new free market society, the mafia formed and basically ran the country for a while. That's rapidly changing though and Bulgaria is finally in it's beginning stages of transition into a true democracy. It's a very exciting time.

I love the lack of concern about safety over there. There are HUGE holes in the ground with absolutely no warning, people drive like they're being chased by a title wave, and not all cars necessarily have seat belts. One night, I was getting a ride back to the hotel in a taxi and we were on a mountain road. The taxi was about to go a around a bend, completely blind. There was a car in front of us that was only going 10 MPH too fast, and that was WAY too slow for this driver. So, he went on the wrong side of the road to pass this guy around a blind bend. As soon as we came around and could see down the road again, a bus was headed right for us, no more than 100 yards away. The driver didn't even flinch, dramatically swerved out of the way, and continued as if nothing happened. I thought it was funny and laughed with the driver, but the ladies in the car weren't quite as entertained.

The cast was GREAT. Mena, Anna Lynne, Stark, Nick, Ving... all amazing. Don't listen to those IMDB message board snobs. If you like modern day zombie movies (Dawn of the Dead remake, 28 Days Later..), you will be entertained from start to finish, I promise you. It'll be out by next spring.

I also have fantastic news about All the Boys Love Mandy Lane. First of all, I saw it. And I'm not gonna say a thing. Well, I will say this... if you are a fan of horror, on ANY level, check it out and let me know what you think. Or if you had any kind of high school experience, see the movie. Some people have written the following things about the film: "A raw, grizzly look at a young, hedonistic America,""Closer to Larry Clark than The O.C." "Could do to the horror genre what 'Brick' did to film Noir," "The characters are obnoxious and pathetic. The director must have a lot of charm or friends to get this film made because it's a true stinker." The last one is from IMDB. :) I have nothing against IMDB btw, but some of those people are just ruthless.

Anyway, the really good news is that it was bought by the Weinstein company and will have a wide release in theaters next year! I can't wait!

For some reason my computer is being a jerk and not letting me send pictures to my wonderful webmaster. However, I'm getting a MacBook Pro on Thursday and should be able to send them shortly after that. (Apple is the way of the future. I'm telling you people, PCs are dead. The world will run on Macs in 20 years or less. Not that I know anything about technology, but that's just my uninformed opinion). I have a few pics from An American Crime and some great stuff from Day of the Dead.

That's all for now. Don't forget to register to vote, and remember to laugh!

-Mike :)