In his video essay (also available in text form), Matthias Stork details the elements of what he calls, “Chaos Cinema” and their effects on film and viewer experience: “The film doesn’t seduce you into suspending your disbelief. It bludgeons you until you give up.”
Kevin Drum, political blogger, knows his SF, and it’s not making him happy: “Nearly every day I find myself thinking that we’re slipping closer and closer to the dystopian marketing world that was mere satire half a century ago in The Space Merchants.”
A thorough and well-illustrated look at Soviet science fiction, from the 1920s through the 1980s. (via SF Signal)
A couple of looks at the art and history of film title sequences.
Illustrator Claire Hummel reinterprets Disney princess costumes to make them more historically accurate. (via The Bookshelves of Lesser Doom)
Crazy Sexy Geeks team-up once again with Tim Gunn to critique superhero fashion. This time it’s Green Lanterns Alan Scott, Hal Jordan and Guy Gardner.
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The Cultural Gutter 