Why Is Miike Smirking?
Takashi Miike smirks, and I shudder.
Appropriate Technology for Making Monsters
In this clip seems like Dave Eggers and Spike Jonze have been up to awesome with their film adaptation of Where The Wild Things Are.
Difendi!
Looks like Italian neo-Fascist political party Alleanza Nazionale like them some 300. The candidate, Andrea De Priamo, has taken it off his site. (thanks, Sparky!)
Floating Along in the World of Rivers and Lakes
As the martial arts world of rivers and lakes flow, some of it seeps down to me here in the gutter. The last few months I’ve been soaking in wuxia, a Chinese genre of historical and fantastic epics about the adventures of xia, errant chivalrous heroes. Pronounced very […]
Sammo Hung and Wu Jing, Together Again
With Wu Jing, Simon Yam and Sammo Hung all grim, Fatal Move looks like an SPL reunion, with Johnnie To regulars like Wong Tin-lam and Lam Suet dropping by. Scroll down a bit for the trailer. Does Donnie feel left out?
Vampira Dies
Maila Nurmi, aka Vampira, died January 10th. She was the first horror televistion host, a master of the corset, a friend of James Dean and featured in Plan 9 from Outer Space. Learn more about her here.
The Cultural Gutter 