The Norman McLaren Collection
The National Film Board of Canada has collected many of animation icon Norman McLaren’s short films. You can watch them all here, including a favorite, “Keep Your Mouth Shut.”
A Hero Dies 50,000 Deaths!
In chanbara, Japanese sword-fighting movies, actor Seizo Fukumoto is a master of the art of dying. Anthony Kuhn interviews him about his life dying on screen. “In a trademark move, Fukumoto is dealt a fatal blow, then bends over backward, seemingly suspended in midair for a moment of […]
“Why, Hello There, Citizen!”
All 14 of the guest star window cameos from the Batman tv series. (via Mike White)
Jack Davis Preview
Fantagraphics has a video, a gallery of images and a 22 page preview of their book, Jack Davis: Drawing American Pop Culture. The Gutter’s Editor Emeritus Ian Driscoll has more to say about Davis here.
Top 5 Canadian Films
Cultural Gutter Screen Editor Emeritus, screenwriter and Mayfair Theatre Mogul, Ian Driscoll shares his top 5 Canadian films with Canuxploitation.
RIP, Moebius
French comic artist and film concept artist Jean Giraud, better known as Moebius, has died. Hero Complex has a retrospective of his life and work. Robot 6 has gathered remembrances from people in the comics industry. Moebius was interviewed by Rick Green on TVOntario’s Prisoners of Gravity in […]
The Cultural Gutter 