RIP, Hal Douglas
Voice-over artist Hal Douglas has died. The New York Times and Variety have obituaries. And the Times links to a short documentary about Douglas. From the Times, a documentary about Douglas. And here’s a Douglas demo reel.
Fun! Charm! Thrilling Adventure!
The Thrilling Adventure Hour is a beacon in a grittily realistic, grimdark pop culture landscape, one guiding lost souls to fun, charm and adventure. And I’m glad to see The Thrilling Adventure Hour adapted from podcast radio play into graphic novel because I like what it portends for […]
Monster Island Resort IS Die, Danger, Die, Die, Kill!
Todd from Die, Danger, Die, Die, Kill! takes over Monster Island Resort to explain the philosophy behind Die, Danger, Die, Die, Kill! as part of the Mysterious Order of the Skeleton Suit’s Swap-A-Thon: “The result is a free form ramble in which I somewhat preposterously touch upon everything […]
“Space Ladies from Outer Space”
The Gutter’s own Carol invaded The Infernal Brains podcast to discuss space ladies with Todd from Die, Danger, Die, Die, Kill! and Tars Tarkas from TarsTarkas.net.
“The Nominative Case”
Judge John Hodgman decides a case of towering nerdiness: “Jordan, a lifelong comic book fan, and his friend Charles were discussing the DC comics villain Mr. Mxyzptlk and made a wager: if Jordan’s friends could trick him into saying his own name backwards, he’d owe them five dollars.”
Cruising at the Projection Booth
This week The Projection Booth looks at William Friedkin’s Cruising (1979), with discussion of the controversy surrounding the film and interviews Don Scardino, Randy Jurgensen, & Travis Mathews about the Sixties and Seventies New York, making the film and making Interior. Leather. Bar.
The Cultural Gutter 