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Cross-posted from Panel/Ferret Press Let me state up front that any attempt to analyze Jack Kirby’s New Gods is probably doomed to failure. The King was worked too instinctively to submit to a linear analysis. Grant Morrison probably comes closest,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Up top there is the very talented Alycia Yates, who portrayed Susan Downs in the two movies. She has new stuff coming out all the time, including the recent “Coathanger.” It’s a wicked, clever piece of business that you should[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You gotta push past some douchiness, but Bret Easton Ellis has the best stuff to say about novels vs. screenplays and adapting fiction into movies. Why Bret Easton Ellis doesn’t care how The Canyons is received A screenplay is very[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Normal caveats about telling someone a dream apply … I sometimes have really cinematic dreams that are actually very enjoyable for me to watch. Here’s one: I dreamt that my wife, daughter and I were vacationing in time, in the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I finally got around to watching Lilo & Stitch, but I couldn’t stop thinking about Save the Cat. I spoke about Save the Cat on the Panel/Ferret Press blog, but here’s a recap: Save the Cat is a scriptwriting book[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I keep thinking the “fake geek girl” thing is over, and I missed commenting on it. But it keeps coming up, so here are my thoughts. I don’t think “fake geek girls” really exist. I do think there’s such a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I don’t think I ever got the real erotic subtext of Dracula until I heard it on radio. Here’s Dracula by the CBS Radio Mystery Theater from 1974, courtesy of Relic Radio. Run it up to around 11:55 to the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Out of the past, phantoms of a world gone by speak again the immortal tale … I’ve spent the last few years on a “back to basics” kick, reading a ton of classic sci-fi and a bit of classic horror.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Warp Speed to SPOILERS! One common complaint with the JJ Abrams Star Treks is they don’t have enough “philosophy.” Ie. a Star Trek movie should have an allegory or a main point, whereas the NuTrek is more of an[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…