RIP, Tony Scott
Director Tony Scott has died. The Guardian has an obituary. Here, Scott talks about directing and what he loves about it.
Jonathan Frid and Seizure.
“There was a Jonathan Frid drought in those days, and the man himself had just led me to an oasis. Not only was a Frid film on video for the first time, it was a movie I had never seen. Seizure was legendary among Dark Shadows fans. Although […]
Hating Skyler White
Amanda Marcotte examines the hatred of Breaking Bad‘s Skyler White: “The anti-Skyler brigade seems to be part of a larger trend of fans loathing wives on television—especially if they’re married to anti-heroes.” And Tod VanDerWeff talks about the same in reviewing an episode of The Sopranos for The […]
Interview with Tim Gunn
One hour 28 minutes with Project: Runway‘s Tim Gunn at Parsons New School of Design in 2008.
Batman vs. The French Revolution
“A hero can be anyone, even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as putting a coat around a young boy’s shoulders to let him know the world hasn’t ended.” “The mask is to show that Batman could be anybody.” Is saying anyone can be Batman the […]
Interview with Australian Pulp Fiction Historian Toni Johnson Woods
“The first book I read was Carter Brown’s The Unorthodox Corpse. The Fryer Library (at University of Queensland) had a battered copy and I loved it.” Pulp Curry talks with Toni Johnson Woods about Australian pulp fiction.
The Cultural Gutter 