“Hannibal: The Demon of Privilege”
At Afterbuzz, Jason M. Lucia considers Hannibal Lecter.
Cover of “Tank!” (aka, Cowboy Bebop’s Theme Song)
Jazz ensemble covering Yoko Kanno’s “Tank!”–aka, the theme from Cowboy Bebop–off-sheet and unrehearsed.
The Feminine Critique: Strange Days
Our friends at the Feminine Critique watch Strange Days! “Fluff up that wig and jack yourself in! Christine and Emily are diving deep into Kathryn Bigelow’s 1995 sci-fi punk (and incredibly hard to find in 2020) murder mystery Strange Days. As usual, thar be spoilers! Also, a batch […]
Matte Painting!
It’s a featurette on matte painting at Industrial Light and Magic! There’s a Star War or two…
So Much VHS!
The Internet Archive has uploaded and more than 20,000 VHS recordings and you can watch them all, if you have the time, at the VHS Vault. (via Lifehacker).
Laura Dern in the Lynchverse
Friend of the Gutter Sara Century looks at some of Laura Dern’s most iconic roles in the Lynchverse. “By the time her Blue Velvet ‘audition’ rolled around in 1986, Dern was only 16 but had been acting since childhood, accompanying her mom (acclaimed actor Diane Ladd) on films […]
The Cultural Gutter 