Takao Saito’s Amazing Process
Watch in wonder as Golgo 13 creator and gekiga innovator Takao Saito draws and discusses his process with mangaka Naoki Urasawa on Urasawa’s show, Manben. There will be drying white-out with a cigarette.
“Asimov’s Empire, Asimov’s Wall”
“The science fiction author Isaac Asimov engaged in forms of unwanted touching with countless women. It set the tone for the entire genre.” More from Alec Nevala-Lee here.
“More than Fearless Nadia: Rare memorabilia from films by the Wadia brothers on auction”
Look at this amazing gallery of posters, lobby cards, song booklets and more featuring actor and stunt performer Fearless Nadia in films by the Wadia Brothers from the 1930s through the 1960! And learn more about the Wadia Brothers, Wadia Movietone, and their films! (Thanks, Tars!)
The Feminine Critique watches Charade (1963) and Identity (2003)
“Put on your best Givenchy sheath dress and most comfortable (but stylish) flats: we’ve got three hours to chat! Christine and Emily are joined by the one and only Jason ‘Fozzie Bare’ Nelson to tackle a pair of twisty, joyous genre hodgepodges. After an extended round of what […]
“In Praise of Movies that Just End (because They Used to Know When to End)”
At Uproxx, Mike Ryan writes about contemporary movies and their multiple or stretched out endings. “I reached out to a few prominent screenwriters/filmmakers to ask them if I was off base. These are people you have most likely heard of who have made movies you have most likely […]
Henry Ford meets Jim Henson: “The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited”
I heard industrial pa-chunking before I even entered the the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. Across the street from the museum is the Ford Development Center, where Ford Motor Company does research on new vehicles and “mobility solutions.” The center first opened in 1953 and was designed […]
The Cultural Gutter 