VARIETY PAK
It’s been just over a year since I became a partner in the Mayfair Theatre, Ottawa’s oldest operating cinema. We’ve shown a lot of films in that time (we average about 40 a month), and I’ve written the synopsis for almost every one.
Understanding Closure
Curt Purcell explores the gutters of the mind, Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics and a little bit of Grant Morrison’s Final Crisis.
A Social Theory of Burn Notice
Grant McCracken posits an “enmeshed male” theory of Burn Notice and a few of the other entertaining shows on the USA Network.
Wars, Etc.
“A pretty harrowing movie, realistic in an emotional way that most war movies don’t catch” – Joe Haldeman, on The Hurt Locker.
Great Videogame or Greatest Videogame?
System Shock, a great videogame from 1994, gets a mod to make it easier to play for modern videogamers (with lots of tips in the comments on how to get the game running).
Black Panther Animated Series
Marvel’s animating my childhood with their upcoming Black Panther series for BET. (No, I wasn’t T’Challa, the King of Wakanda. I just loved Black Panther). Animated Superheroes has the theme song as well as screen shots of characters and the voice-acting credits. (via Black SuperHero Blog).
The Cultural Gutter 