There’s a scene at the end of the film of Jane Austen’s Persuasion (the Ciaran Hines version, natch) that I love. In it, the hero holds out his hand, and the heroine takes it. That’s it, just two people holding hands. What makes it so powerful is what […]
Mickey Mouse attacks and Japanese characters fight back. But in this cartoon, Momotaro might be using the master’s tools to tear down the master’s house. (Thanks, Heather!)
There’s a pair of pants in the bottom drawer of my dresser. They don’t fit me. In fact, they’re kind of ugly. They’re chocolate brown with thick vertical half-hound’s-tooth white stripes, a trio of faux-bone oblong buttons (non-functional) running up the side of each pocket and belt loops […]
Erik Sofge writes on roleplaying games and Gary Gygax’s legacy: “There is a way to wring real creativity, and possibly even artistic merit, from this bizarre medium—and it has nothing to do with Gygax and his tradition of sociopathic storytelling.” (Moira Redmond reports on the resulting fray).
“I look at it as a movie about this funny, weird old guy. And I think, ‘That’s a funny, weird old guy. I’d love to know him. He’s really funny.’Harlan Ellison talks about Dreams With Sharp Teeth, a new documentary about him. (Salon article, here)
Jean-Claude Van Damme is Jean-Claude Van Damme in JCVD. Watch the trailer. Seriously.
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