The Hot Spot Ramblings & Rants

From frozen yogurt to film festivals — a not-so-ordinary journal of all things Hot Spot.

Ghost Ship (2002)

The Hot Spot Rating Ghost Ship (2002)Cast: Gabiel Byrne, Julianna Margulies, Alex Dimitriades, Isaiah WashingtonDirector: Steve BeckSynopsis: Crew discover a ghostly ocean

Dark Water (2002)

The Hot Spot Rating Dark Water (Honogurai mizu no soko kara) (2001)Cast: Hitomi Kuroki, Rio Kanno, Mirei Oguchi, Asami MizukawaDirector: Hideo NakataSynopsis:

Nightmares in a Damaged Brain (1981)

The Hot Spot Rating Nightmares in a Damaged Brain (1981)Cast: Sharon Smith, Baird Stafford, C.J. Cooke, Mik CribbenDirector: Romano ScavoliniSynopsis: infamous, grim

Gangs of New York (2002)

The Hot Spot Rating Gangs of New York (2002)Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Leonardo Di Caprio, Cameron DiazDirector: Martin ScorseseSynopsis: New York’s meanest streets

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

The Hot Spot Rating Curse Of Frankenstein, The (1957)Starring: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hazel Court, Robert UrquhartDirector: Terence FisherSynopsis: Superlative Hammer version

Mommie Dearest (1981)

The Hot Spot Rating Mommie Dearest (1981)Starring: Faye Dunaway, Diana Scarwid, Steve Forrest, Howard da SilvaDirector: Frank PerrySynopsis: dishing the dirt on

Magic (1978)

The Hot Spot Rating Magic (1978)Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Ann Margaret, Burgess MeredithDirector: Richard AttenboroughSynopsis: Yet another turn on the psychotic ventriloquist dummy

2,000 Maniacs (1964)

The Hot Spot Rating 2,000 Maniacs (1964)Starring: Connie Mason, Thomas Wood, Jeffrey Allen, Ben MooreDirector: Herschell Gordon LewisSynopsis: hapless travellers are terrorized

The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

The Hot Spot Rating Hills Have Eyes, The (1977)Starring: James Whitworth, Susan Lanier, Robert Houston, Michael Berryman, Dee WallaceDirector: Wes CravenSynopsis: Travelling

The Hot Spot on the Voice of America!

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The Hot Spot is interviewed during the scorching Summer of ’96. They ask us what ice creams are most popular and how

Introducing Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream 3/96

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Making Strawberry Ice Cream to the level that we had set ourselves proved tricker than we imagined. There was a whole new

The Friday Times on The Hot Spot – January 11, 1996

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“It’s Alive” – The Hot Spot is Born – Islamabad ’95

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As 1995 rolled around, I found myself at a crossroads with confusion and conflict being unwanted constant companions. Teaching and especially coaching