Book Review: Z
On[Purchase Book] The original novel Z is a bit hard to find anymore; it’s ostensibly in print, but I’ve never seen it in a bookstore; I found one of the early paperback edtions in a used bookstore after a few months of…
Interview: Charlie “Spike” Trotman
OnImage via Wikipedia Charlie “Spike” Trotman is the creator of “Templar, Arizona”, a critically acclaimed long-form “culture fiction” webcomic hosted on Keenspot. Beyond simply being a character story, “Templar” focuses on its titular city as a whole as much as its residents….
Book Review: The Quiet American
OnImage via Wikipedia [Purchase Book] Graham Greene‘s classic novel The Quiet American, though written in 1955, is still a biting indictment of American foreign policy. His novel takes place in Vietnam (prior to the US/Vietnam war); the narrator, Thomas Fowler, is an…
DVD Review: The Flaming Lips: U.F.O.s At The Zoo
OnImage via Wikipedia [Purchase DVD] I am a sucker for the utterly good-natured; this is one of the reasons I love the Flaming Lips. I have yet to see them live, unfortunately, but this DVD is a pretty good substitute, at least…
Film Review: Cutie Honey
OnImage via Wikipedia [Purchase DVD] Cutie Honey has perhaps the greatest opening scene in history. The first thing you see is a kitty. The second thing is a beautiful girl in a bubble bath. That is AWESOME. Luckily, the rest of the…
Interview: Becca Rae
OnUpon listening to her speak, the first description of Becca Rae Greene that comes to mind is “soft-spoken”. However, that’s probably the furthest thing from your mind once she begins to sing — she can really belt it out (and does)… and…
Book Review: Lost Echoes
On[Purchase Book] Joe R. Lansdale probably doesn’t need too awfully much of an introduction. He’s won a bunch of awards (including the Bram Stoker Award six times) AND he provided the source novella for the cult classic Bubba Ho-Tep (speaking of which,…
Comics Review: The Cute Manifesto
On[Purchase Book] When James Kochalka‘s original essay “Craft Is The Enemy” appeared in The Comics Journal, it generated quite a bit of controversy. People misunderstood his point and thought that Kochalka was saying that the ability to draw well was a hinderance….
Music Video Treatments: Scars
OnFor a band with many members — between the band performing on a sound-stage, cut between very close shot stills of the various scars on the band-members’ bodies.
Robbie Fulks – Fountains Of Wayne Hotline
OnI’m a pretty big fan of Robbie Fulks — though I am relatively new to him; the Revenge! album was really the first I’d sat down and really listened to him, but it sold me. ANYWAY, via Dr. Frank’s blog, I discovered…