“The Thing–Storyboard to Film Comparison”
A side by side comparison of Michael Ploog’s storyboards and shots from John Carpenter’s The Thing.
Guttersnipe
Just a critter in the Gutter.
“Strange & Norrell : II–On Fairies & Witchcraft”
John Reppion continues his discussion of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell at The Daily Grail, “pluck[ing] out some of the more easily disentangled fragments of folklore, magic, and the like from the book (and the show) and takes a closer look at them.” This time, he considers fairies […]
“On Object Permanence in the WWE”
Calvin Kasulke explains the role of object permanence–or the lack thereof–among wrestlers in the WWE.
Gorgeous Handcut Paper Microbes and Pathogens
A gallery of Rogan Brown’s handcut paper microbes and pathogens. (Thanks, Ceil!)
Interview with Lexi Alexander
The Kernal interviews director Lexi Alexander about the film industry, the ACLU investigation of gender discrimination in Hollywood, the connection between file-sharing and gender equality, trying to get an Arab-led series on television and the problem with crowdfunding.
“Entourage And The Slow-Burning Death Of The American Dream”
At Bitter Empire, Kaleb Horton writes about Entourage: “This movie, with all the charm of a seasoned leisure class alcoholic, coldly and mechanically celebrates the degradation of humanity. It is a movie with no moral center. A movie with no worldview. A commercial for having a million dollars […]
The Cultural Gutter 