The History and Art of the Title Sequence
A couple of looks at the art and history of film title sequences.
Plea Bargains and Loveless Marriages
Scholars are combing digitized records from London’s Old Bailey and discovering fascinating trends in plea bargaining, divorce and bigamy in the 1800s.
The Jack Kirby Estate vs. Marvel
The Kirby estate’s copyright case has come to the attention of The New York Times. Kirby’s heirs are suing for ownership rights in his many, many creations at Marvel. “Of course these court battles are about money. They also force the modern entertainment industry to reckon with the […]
Batman vs. Batman, Turkey
“The royalty of the name ‘Batman’ belongs to us … There is only one Batman in the world. The American producers used the name of our city without informing us[.]” The city of Batman in Turkey plans to sue Christopher Nolan. (via Lady, That’s My Skull)
The Cultural Gutter 