Vanity Fair interviews the legendary James Hong. “My parents obviously wanted me to be something other than an actor. I said, ‘I’ll be an engineer,” because I like to build things.’ I went into the Army for the Korean War. After two years of that, I didn’t know […]
S. J. Perelman rereads Tarzan of the Apes in Library of America’s story of the week! “Between October 1948 and October 1953, Perelman wrote twenty-two reviews of books and silent films that had been popular during the first quarter of the twentieth century, including such cringeworthy fare as […]
“The Instagram account Looney Tunes Backgrounds has compiled over 900 backdrops from the legendary cartoon, going all the way back to the ’30s, so now we can all take a thoughtful look at them. What’s interesting is that without the flickering back and forth of cartoons, these painted […]
Actress Ann Sheridan confronts a cult menace in Ann Sheridan and the Sign of the Sphinx (1943) by Kathryn Heisenfelt and the Internet Archive has the whole illustrated wonder! Read it here! (Thanks, Nora!)
Director Guillermo Del Toro and “key collaborators” talk about making Nightmare Alley (2021) . “We spoke to del Toro and some of his key creative collaborators about how it all comes together: from the earliest moments of conception, right through to completion.” (Thanks, Kate!)
Content Warning: The videos discussed and linked in this article contain strobing and glitching effects. Those with sensitivities to such effects should not view these videos. You can still read the article though! I watched a lot of horror in 2021 as well as a lot of short […]
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