tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846359166562077036.post6003833622268656783..comments2023-09-03T14:15:51.995-07:00Comments on CinemaSpection: Review - The Lords of Salem (2013)Cinemaspectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03677204852599391459noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846359166562077036.post-50574984267766512362013-05-14T20:17:08.226-07:002013-05-14T20:17:08.226-07:00Good catch. I totally missed that too and agree th...Good catch. I totally missed that too and agree that can't be coincidental on Zombie's part.<br /><br />It's funny, as soon as the Palladium was mentioned I turned to my friend and joked "I didn't know we had one of those." I'm happy that Zombie saw fit to throw in little nods to his home and immortalize the late, lamented Phoenix, as well as a few Salem business that have already folded since he filmed here.Cinemaspectionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03677204852599391459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846359166562077036.post-52432228042028109132013-05-10T11:51:05.353-07:002013-05-10T11:51:05.353-07:00While watching this, I completely missed that Bruc...While watching this, I completely missed that Bruce Davidson played Reverend Parris in the 1996 version of "The Crucible." This was most definitely NOT a coincidence! Another clever 'trick' by Mr. Zombie, which I take to imply that there was more to the 'generational curse' than is stated on the face of the script. (I wonder if "Lords of Salem" could even be understood as an extension of an "alternate history" of the Salem Witch Trials germinating from Arthur Miller's play.)<br />Of further interest regarding local color: there is a reference to a theatre venue called the "Salem Palladium" in the movie. There is no Salem Palladium, but there is a Worcester Palladium in Rob Zombie's home town of Worcester, Massachusetts. And there is no rock radio station in Salem, Massachusetts, but WAAF of Worcester, Massachusetts is a hard-rock station with commercially-promoted DJs and a somewhat 'gonzo' format much like is portrayed in the film. So this version of 'Salem' blends some of Zombie's home town into its depiction.<br />Kudos also to Mr. Zombie for featuring the legendary weekly-alt newspaper the "Boston Phoenix" prominently, on the very eve of its printing demise.Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10996731827042987974noreply@blogger.com