Let Auteur Albert Pyun Know What You Think of His Films!
The legendary filmmaker Albert Pyun is ailing and his wife is sharing comments with him from fans on what his work has meant to them. You can share your message here. (Via JoBlo.com)
Interview with Brendan Fraser
Zach Baron interviews Brendan Fraser again at GQ. “And in some, Fraser has learned to recognize a more specific kind of connection. ‘I can spot someone across the room who I know has something to say, something to share, who has had something that happened…someone hurt them.’ They […]
Inside the fight to save The People’s Joker!
Jen Yamato writes about the fight to save Vera Drew’s The People’s Joker (2022)! “The fight over The People’s Joker, and its very public eruption at one of the world’s preeminent film festivals, set up a David-and-Goliath story of superheroic proportions. On one side: an indie pastiche budgeted […]
“1985: Making Text Adventure Games”
The BBC Archive has a 1985 piece on Infocom. “Fred Harris goes behind the scenes at Boston software company Infocom. The developer has enjoyed great success with its line of text adventure games–the likes of Zork, Planetfall, Enchanter, and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy–which eschew graphics in […]
“When It Changed”
Joanna Russ’ SF classic, “When It Changed” is the story of the week at the Library of America blog. ” When the poet and playwright Jewelle Gomez reviewed Russ’s 1983 collection The Zanzibar Cat, which included the story, she wrote about how ‘When It Changed’ both defies any […]
We’re All Stars: Flash Jordan and the End of Keeping It Weird
This week’s Guest Star is Nick Hanover. He writes about the late Austin icon, Flash Jordan. ~~~ Ask anyone who has lived in Austin for any length of time when the city stopped being weird and they’ll give you countless answers. Maybe it was when Red Wassenich lost […]
The Cultural Gutter 