I, Claudius
Did you know there was a version of I, Claudius shot by Josef von Sternberg and starring Charles Laughton as Claudius? More in a review of the new boxset of the 1970s BBC miniseries.
When to start laughing: Homicidal hillbillies and absurd horror-comedies
Sometimes life is uncooperative. The consequences extend from our highest functions to the lowest corners of the cultural gutter. Here, friends, is the result of my non-compliant life situation: a list of things that make me think of other things, loosely organized around the theme of absurd horror-comedies! […]
Writers and Publishers
Anthony Horowitz dares ask whether publishers are necessary to writers anymore. (via @IndoorsType)
“Cool Guys: The Ballad of Astron-6”
Spectactularoptical interviews the gentlemen of the Canadian genre film making collective, Astron-6, and includes a retrospective–with video!
The Great Alan Moore Re-Read
Tim Callahan is re-reading and writing about all of Alan Moore’s major comics. From Hell, Moore’s collaboration with Eddie Campbell, is the 26th installment.
Pulp, Comics and Games in TO!
This weekend’s the Toronto Comic Arts Fair plus the Pulp Show and Sale at Lillian H. Smith. Visit both and our friends from The Hand Eye Society at TCAF’s TIFF Nexus Comics vs. Games (trailer here). Hooray for the Toronto Public Library!
The Cultural Gutter 