The End Justifies the Means
From kids tricked into destroying the earth when they think they’re destroying Venus to inch high Martians to a time traveling Benedict Arnold, every writing workshop should teach these “Ten Ways To End A Story.”
A Million Different Earths, A Million Different Movies
Grady Hendrix muses on the alternate cuts of films for different festivals, different countries and different regions. “A million different earths, and on every one of them, an alternate cut of Days of Being Wild.”
Indy Rocks, Indy 1 That Is
Perhaps it’s the inevitable problem of sequels, after a movie like Raiders of the Lost Ark that’s structured very tightly: “Therefore, he can’t begin his journey with the motivation of “keeping the Ark’s power out of the hands of the Nazis”, because he simple doesn’t believe there’s any […]
“Laughter is Just a Slowed Down Scream of Terror”
Elizabeth Hand remembers Thomas Disch: “An openly gay man for most of his working life, Disch wrote mysteries, historical novels and neo-gothic satires; children’s books, including ‘The Brave Little Toaster’ and its sequel; at least five collections of short fiction; 15 volumes of poetry, always as Tom Disch; […]
Art and Games
“I do believe that games can be a form of artistic expression, a co-collaboration between player and designer. We have yet to prove we can do meaningful things with this form of expression, but I believe we are at the cusp of a Cambrian explosion of possibilities.” Read […]
Ong Bak 2
Tony Jaa’s been bit by the mixed martial arts bug and Twitch has the proof. Plus a fight on elephants. (via Kung Fu Fridays).
The Cultural Gutter 