(re)Search my Trash

<body> <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="800" cellpadding="0" height="100%"> <tr> <td width="100" rowspan="2" background="../stylepix/square.gif" valign="top">  </td> <td width="4" rowspan="2"></td> <td width="592" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="592"> <tr> <td width="100%">  </td> </tr> </table>    <table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="205" align="right"> <tr> <td width="100%"> <p align="right"><img border="0" src="../stills/hollywoodnightmare-cover.jpg" width="200" height="277"></td> </tr> </table> <p>Kendall (Zoe Myers) is - at least in her own eyes - a rising star, with her first single coming out, and starring in a horror movie. Kendall's also a total bitch about it, having pretty much bullied another girl out of the lead role in the flick and now tearing down the script of the film and being rude to everyone on set from the PA (Brian Schwartz) up. Plus her newfound "stardom" has gotten her to buy a dreamhouse in one of the most expensive areas in town, a dreamhouse she can't even afford yet - but it's her dream and she figures for that reason alone she will get there ... and at least she's ruthless enough.<p>Kendall has a housewarming party with her best friends Casey (Sarah E. Spencer), something like her voice of reason, and Hannah (Shannon Stough), the perfect partygirl after Kendall's liking, but ultimately, Kendall finds herself to be forced to spend her first weekend alone in the house, which tends to turn ... rather spooky at times. Time and again, Kendall's landlord Sam Belial (Michael Ford) stops by to see if she's alright and to comfort her when needed, but the more often that happens, the more Kendall suggests he has his own agenda - and eventually she has to realize she's caught in a nightmare she has no idea how to get out of ...<p> <p>Sure, some might be turned off that <b>Hollywood Nightmare</b> in fact is a bit on the slow-burning side - but that really works for the movie here, as it's as much character study as it's a horror piece (not that these two approaches actually contradict one another), and that the lead character of Kendall has room to breathe and has its own arc really makes the movie work - also thanks of course to a compelling yet subtle performance by Zoe Myers, supported by a fine ensemble, and a very relaxed directorial effort.<p>Perhaps not the wildest ride ever ... but a film that's almost sure to freak you out eventually! <p>  </td> <td width="4" rowspan="2"></td> <td width="100" rowspan="2" background="../stylepix/squareright.gif" valign="top">  </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="592" valign="top">  <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> currentyear = "2016"; </SCRIPT> <SCRIPT language="JavaScript" src="../scripts/endcredits.js"></SCRIPT> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> dosworsdonn(); </SCRIPT> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </body>