Scratching the Surface of Indonesian Cult Cinema
At the Midnight Madness blog, Carol scratches the surface of Indonesian cult cinema.
Daffy Duck’s Rhapsody, 1953
Warner Bros. released a single of Daffy Duck singing, “Daffy Duck’s Rhapsody”: “Bang! Bang! Bang! I’m only 16 yards ahead!” (Thanks, Dr. O!)
“Chaos Cinema: The Decline of Action Filmmaking”
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.”
Describing the Future, Unfortunately
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.”
Red Skies: Soviet Science Fiction
A thorough and well-illustrated look at Soviet science fiction, from the 1920s through the 1980s. (via SF Signal)
The History and Art of the Title Sequence
A couple of looks at the art and history of film title sequences.
The Cultural Gutter 