Noir City XII Dispatches
Odienator collects all of his dispatches from Noir City XII, San Francisco’s film noir festival, in one place and you can find them here.
“Girl Power: Remembering Shirley Temple”
In a tribute to Shirley Temple, Nitrate Diva offers a thoughtful analysis of Temple’s career and appeal. “When I watch Temple, it is with the rapt astonishment that one might feel before a great magician. Not because I consider her talents a ‘trick,’ but rather because I find […]
RIP, Sid Caesar
Comedian, actor and writer Sid Caesar has died. The New York Times and Variety have obituaries. Time has gathered clips of his work. The Archive of American Television has an interview with Caesar here.
RIP, Maximilian Schell
Actor, director, producer and concert pianist Maximilian Schell has died. Schell received an Academy Award for his performance Judgment At Nuremberg. He also appeared in films ranging from The Odessa File and to The Black Hole John Carpenter’s Vampires. The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The […]
RIP, Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Animator, director and producer Arthur Rankin, Jr. has died. Rankin is probably best known for his Rankin/Bass studio’s holiday television specials such as Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town and Mad Monster Party. He also produced and directed The Last Unicorn, The Hobbit (1977), […]
“Smut, refreshed for a new generation”
The New York Times profiles The Vinegar Syndrome, a company dedicated to preserving and introducing “a new generation to lost and forgotten films from what’s considered the golden age of American hard-core filmmaking, roughly 1969 to 1986.” (via @willmckinley)
The Cultural Gutter 