Friend of the Gutter Will McKinley appears on the Cinema Shame not only to answer the Old Movie Weirdo Hotline, but to discuss The Bad News Bears. (You can find a ringtone of Will answering the Old Movie Weirdo Hotline here).
At Loser City, friend of the Gutter writes about the art of the hustle in Susan Seidelman’s Smithereens. “Do you have a picture in your head of New York? Does it come from real life? Or the memory of art? I know the New York I see when […]
At Tell Forward, Shanth Enjeti shares a gallery of Moebius’ art for the fantasy film, Willow. “Moebius shows himself to be a master of understanding George Lucas’ influences for this film, which included Akira Kurosawa’s Noh influenced samurai films. His use of a Noh theater mask for the […]
NPR shares a list of excellent horror stories. Readers sent in 7,000 stories and judges Tananarive Due, Grady Hendrix, Ruthanna Emrys and Stephen Graham Jones winnowed them down to a list of 100. “As with our other reader polls, this isn’t meant to be a ranked or comprehensive […]
Deadline has a nice interview with veteran actor, James Hong. “Hong’s heroic path through Hollywood included fighting racism, relentlessly advocating for non-stereotypical Asian roles and encouraging others to take up the fight and push through to make necessary change in the entertainment industry.”
Iron Circus Comix publisher C. Spike Trotman runs down “some reference for folks who want to draw/model black characters in their work, but aren’t confident they won’t make simple, obvious mistakes w/r/t black hair.” Read via Thread Reader here. (Thanks, Mark!)