Ichthyo
Radiographs from a Smithsonian exhibit reveal the austere and lovely architecture of fish. Potato Benevolence has 4 images and a response.
Don’t Open the Forbidden Door
You really don’t want to open the forbidden door, but it couldn’t hurt to peek at the trailer, stills and poster for Joko Anwar’s Forbidden Door / Pintu Terlarang. (new working link).
Au Revoir, Eartha
Eartha Kitt was a great singer, a fine actress and the best Catwoman ever. Entertainment Weekly has more clips.
The Yellow Peril Seduces Unshaven, Middle Aged White Men
“She came from the Orient to seduce middle-aged white men who don’t shave.” Grady has a few things to say about the Zhang Ziyi and Dennis Quaid film, The Horsemen.
All I Want For Christmas Is A Few Good Books
In the spirit of the season, here are ten, in alphabetical order by author.
Ong-Bak 2, Ong-Bak 3 and International Tensions
So not only is Ong-Bak 2 open, Ong-Bak 3 is already confirmed, starring Tony Jaa and Dan Chupong most recently from Queen of Langkasuka). Meanwhile, Grady talks about “boneless condition” in Ong-Bak 3 and various people ponder how Cambodians will see the use of a Khmer palace in […]
The Cultural Gutter 