George R.R. Martin on the Hugos
Game Of Thrones author George R. R. Martin has written a series of posts on the current state of the Hugo Awards and the nomination process.
Absolute Beginners ’86
When Julien Temple’s Absolute Beginners was released in 1986 it was met with general indifference and some critical dismissals. While the film may have some problems, today its reputation seems to be clouded by the misconception that it single-handedly ruined the prestigious British film studio Goldcrest and was […]
Logan’s Run at The Projection Booth
Our friends at the Projection Booth watch Logan’s Run and they interview authors of the original novel, William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. Listen here.
The Fashion of The Avengers
Enjoy the fashions worn by Honor Blackman, Diana Rigg, Linda Thorson, Joanna Lumley, Gareth Hunt and Patrick MacNee in The Avengers and The New Avengers.
“We Are Not Colonists”
At Boing Boing, Gita Jackson writes about gaming, art, minority voices, colonialism and Benedict Anderson’s “imagined communities”: “When marginalized voices come to take their seat at the table, there will always be an outcry that they are invaders, colonists, inferior versions of their straight, white male counterparts. But […]
Motion in Akira Kurosawa’s Films
Every Frame A Painting returns to analysis of Akira Kurosawa’s work.
The Cultural Gutter 