“Essential Epic Fantasies: Wrap-Up”
Pornokitsch finishes determining essential epic fantasy, with statistics, graphs and lists of their selections. Nice to see Homer in there.
Xanadu’s Persistence of Memory
I watched Xanadu on HBO dozens of times in the early 1980s. My obsession also included the soundtrack, which I listened to on a Walkman while attired in scarves, leotards, ruffled skirts, and legwarmers. Sadly, my skills at ballet, tap, and jazz did not translate into roller skating, […]
Raymond Chandler and The High Tower Apartments
The High Tower Apartments and Robert Altman’s The Long Goodbye and Raymond Chandler’s The High Window.
The First Church of Manos, Reformed
Manos: The Hands of Fate devotional art and a poll made by The Gutter’s own Comics Editor Carol.
RIP, Esther Williams
Actress, singer and swimming champion, Esther Williams has died. Williams starred in elaborate mid-Twentieth Century MGM musicals with water set-pieces. The New York Times and The Hollywood Reporter have obituaries. Here’s Williams’ segment in That’s Entertainment! (1974).
The Projection Booth Goes Clear
The Projection Booth Podcast has an excellent two-part series exploring Scientology on film. The first part focuses on Craig Baldwin’s Mock Up On Mu, with discussion of L. Ron Hubbard and rocket scientist/occultist Jack Parsons, and a comparison of Peter Alexander’s The Profit with Paul Thomas Anderson’s The […]
