Dune, Desert Planet
Bill Sienkiewicz’ Dune.
Carol
Carol Borden was editor of and a writer for the Toronto International Film Festival’s official Midnight Madness and Vanguard program blogs. She is currently an editor at and evil overlord for The Cultural Gutter, a website dedicated to thoughtful writing about disreputable art. She has written for Mezzanotte, Teleport City, Die Danger Die Die Kill, Popshifter and she has a bunch of short stories published by Fox Spirit Books including: Godzilla detective fiction, femme fatale mermaids, an adventurous translator/poet, and an x-ray tech having a bad day. Read and listen to her other shenanigans at Monstrous Industry. For her particular take on gutter culture, check out, “In the Sewer with the Alligators.”
Happy Birthday, Uncle Forry!
In honor of the late Forrest J. Ackerman’s birthday, we present an 2008 interview with him conducted by Joe Randazzo. There are nice pictures, too. (via @GCDB)
RIP, Ingrid Pitt
Ingrid Pitt died today. She was an icon of Hammer Studios and especially Hammer horror movies, starring in The Vampire Lovers, The Countess Dracula and The Wicker Man. She was also in 2 Doctor Who adventures. Marcus Hearn pays tribute to Pitt at Hammer’s official site. The Guardian […]
4:14
4:14 of Nicolas Cage losing his shit.
Taiwanese Giant Monsters, Discussed!
Die, Danger, Die, Die, Kill! and TarsTarkas.net join forces to discuss Taiwanese giant monster films and you can listen in!
On Set with Johnnie To
David Bordwell talks about Johnnie To’s films and his sets in “Once Upon Some Times in Hong Kong.”
The Cultural Gutter 