Dare you explore the illustrated history of Enter the Ninja‘s Sho Kosugi? “In the 80′s, Sho Kosugi posed for over 73 billion photos in full night gear, laden with weapons, in magazines like Black Belt, Ninja, even Karate Illustrated and Inside Kung Fu. Yet when it comes to movie […]
Wired and io9 interview Michael Chabon on his screenplay for John Carter, his love of Edgar Rice Burroughs and writing genre fiction.
French comic artist and film concept artist Jean Giraud, better known as Moebius, has died. Hero Complex has a retrospective of his life and work. Robot 6 has gathered remembrances from people in the comics industry. Moebius was interviewed by Rick Green on TVOntario’s Prisoners of Gravity in […]
Canadian film-maker Patricia Rozema writes a manifesto describing what the Canadian film industry needs.
Cinematographer Bruce Surtees has died. “He wasn’t afraid of having the character exist in either silhouette or total darkness and letting the dialogue do the work.” The Los Angeles Times has an excellent overview of his career with recollections from Clint Eastwood and Tom Stern.
Teleport City has a transcript of the Mysterious Order of the Skeleton Suit’s viewing and live tweeting of the notorious Sompote Sands film, Magic Lizard. The Cultural Gutter was a proud participant.