My town has basically one landmark, you know the kind of thing people passing through take pictures of. It’s a water tower. An incredibly phallic water tower. It’s like a classical Hindu lingam. Actually, it’s more than a phallic symbol–it looks like a penis. And at Christmas, the […]
“Here are just a few other classic movie antagonists who we root against not because they’re wrong per se, but mostly because they’re just not as likable as the characters who carry the movie. Let’s call it ‘The Iceman List.’” Read more of Tim Carmody’s “The Iceman List” […]
At Vashi Visuals, Vashi discusses Margaret Sixel’s editing and George Miller’s editing choices for Mad Max: Fury Road. “One of the many reasons Mad Max: Fury Road is so successful as an action film is the editing style. By using “Eye Trace” and “Crosshair Framing” techniques during the […]
At Every Frame A Painting, Tony Zhou takes a close look at the action comedy of Jackie Chan.
In “The Marvel-Industrial Complex” James Rocchi has some thoughts about Disney’s Marvel movies–and some things to say in response to the responses to his essay. “In the ’80s, Spiderman told me that with great power comes great responsibility; Marvel Studios, via Disney, has money and power both, and […]
Make-up artist Lucia Pittalis transforms herself into Rambo, Walter White, Bette Davis, Iggy Pop and many more.
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The Cultural Gutter 