Happy Birthday, Pam Grier!
It’s Pam Grier’s birthday. Celebrate with this interview by NPR.
NYAFF 2010
The New York Asian Film Festival is coming up and actors Sammo Hung and Simon Yam will be in attending their films Kung Fu Chefs, Bodyguards and Assassins, Echoes of the Rainbow and Eastern Condors. But even if you can’t make it, it’s worth checking out the films […]
BUY THIS SHOW!!!
The original pitch for The Muppet Show. In memoriam, Jim Henson.
Ben Gardner’s Head
Nice shots from Jaws, including some behind the scene pics and Ben Gardner’s special effects dead head and a mechanical shark dock. Thanks, Rakshasa! (via <a href="http://blackholereviews.blogspot.com/")
Do Superhero Movies Suck? Does It Matter?
Salon talks about Iron Man 2 and superhero movies in general. Andrew O’Herir says Iron Man 2 doesn’t jump the shark, “it is the shark.” Matt Zoller Seitz says filmmakers take less chances with superhero movies than with zombie movies. Both agree Mickey Rourke’s Whiplash “has the right […]
RIP Frank Frazetta
Fantasy and comic artist Frank Frazetta has died. The world of fantasy art with ladies in metal bikinis and gentleman in fur speedos will be much the poorer. We say that with great affection. (via SFSignal)
The Cultural Gutter 