Jack Kirby’s Collage
Imprint Magazine puts Jack Kirby’s collage in an art history context.
Michael Connelly Interviews Elliott Gould
Elliott Gould and Michael Connelly talk about Robert Altman’s film adaptation of The Long Goodbye. (via @cinebeats)
“I said I liked it; I didn’t say I wanted to kiss it.”
At MovieMorlocks.com, Susan Doll shares her thoughts on film noir dialogue: “The volley of barbed wisecracks is not only an indicator of sexual attraction but also a substitute for sex in the era when the Production Code did not allow direct depictions or expressions of lust and desire.”
RIP, Jonathan Frid
Actor Jonathan Frid has died. He was best known as Barnabas Collins in the Gothic daytime soap opera, Dark Shadows. The New York Times has an obituary. And here is an interview with Frid on The Merv Griffin Show. Frid discusses playing Barnabas.
“Agent of Influence”
Fascinating article on thriller writer Dennis Wheatley’s role as a planner of deceptions for WWII British Intelligence and his influence on Ian Fleming and James Bond. (via @driveinmob)
Art Deco and Japanese Design
Images from the Japan Society’s “Deco Japan: Shaping Art and Culture, 1920-1945.” (Thanks, Cyril!)
The Cultural Gutter 