Selected Dreams, Vol. 1
OnImage via Wikipedia Dream the First Have you ever had a nightmare about a movie you’ve never seen, or, rather before you DID see it?? Actually, I’m not sure if “nightmare” is the right term. It was more of just creepy and…
Film Review: Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
On[Download From Archive.org/Purchase DVD-R from Illegal Art for $30, tax-deductible] One of the great things about Seattle is the opportunities to see rare films. We’ve got the Seattle International Film Festival, one of the greatest film festivals in the country, The Grand…
Howard The Duck: An Appreciation
OnImage via Wikipedia [Purchase DVD] It was the 1980s. Fresh from their success with Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, husband-and-wife writing team Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz, fellow film school graduates and friends of George Lucas, began to toy with…
Comic Review: Ghost World Special Edition
On[Purchase Book] I’m thinking that most of the people who’d be reading this are already familiar with Ghost World, either Dan Clowes‘ comic or the Terry Zwigoff film. If you’re not — well, you should be! And the Special Edition is a…
Book Review: Who Would Buy This?: The Archie McPhee Story
OnImage via Wikipedia [Purchase Book] The happiest place on earth is not Disneyland or any of the related -lands, -worlds or -planets. It’s actually in a neighborhood in Seattle known as Ballard — though this summer, it’s apparently moving to Wallingford, another…
Interview: Manda Rin
OnCover of My Dna Manda Rin was one-third of one of my favorite bands, bis — perhaps most known in the US for doing the theme song to The Powerpuff Girls, though they did have 3 very successful full-length albums (the first…
Book Review: Death From The Skies
OnImage via Wikipedia [Purchase Book] You wouldn’t expect a book with the subtitle “These Are The Ways The World Will End” to be particularly cheery, but it is. Philip Plait is most known for his blog (and book) Bad Astronomy, and he’s…
Manga Review: Disappearance Diary
OnImage via Wikipedia [Purchase Book] When one sees or hears the name Hideo Azuma, one either immediately thinks of lolita manga or simply asks, “who in the hell is that?” He’s known as being the “father of lolicon,” with many of his…