Heros de las Artes Marciales
Laurie’s Wild West brings you pulps from Franco’s Spain.
Dune, Desert Planet
Bill Sienkiewicz’ Dune.
Happy Birthday, Uncle Forry!
In honor of the late Forrest J. Ackerman’s birthday, we present an 2008 interview with him conducted by Joe Randazzo. There are nice pictures, too. (via @GCDB)
Have You Had, “The Talk?”
Have you talked to your child about Star Wars? This edutational video can help parents guide their children to make the right choices.
How Hollywood Killed Stunts
Salon has an excellent piece on the death of stunts in Hollywood movies, exploring everything from the history of film stunts, the reliance on CG effects and new-fangled “intensified continuity” editing. The piece also mentions Michelle Yeoh, Tony Jaa, Zoe Bell and Yakima Canutt. (Thanks, Brian from Shelf […]
RIP, Dino De Laurentiis
Dino De Laurentiis has died at 91 after a long and incredibly varied career directing and producing movies such as Danger: Diabolik, Barbarella, Death Wish, Serpico, La Strada, Conan the Barbarian, Flash Gordon, Blue Velvet and Army of Darkness. The Guardian has an obituary and overview of his […]
The Cultural Gutter 