I don't have cable right now so I'm rewatching old shows and movies. A lot of them are animated. Such is my way. I'd like to have a nobler reason for rewatching them--something like when James 
Let's say you're the newly-sentient internet. How would you decipher
the meaning of all the bits and bytes whizzing past you? And what about
the real world outside your electronic realm?
Former Comics Editor, Guy Leshinski
has very kindly given us permission to reprint a prophetic interview
with Bryan Lee O'Malley in 2005. Will Bryan Lee O'Malley attain the
Holy Grail of cartoonists? As Bryan says, "We'll see..."
Results tagged “UK” from The Cultural Gutter
Trock On!
Trock on, Chameleon Circuit, with your songs about Daleks and angelic statues who only move in the dark.
Steampunkery
Another respectable media outlet takes a look at steampunkery.
Watch Your Head
Bladewood provides us all a much needed timeline of the events in the Doctor Who season/series 5 finale. Watch your head, please.
One Genre Icon Interviews Another
Ian Fleming interviews Raymond Chandler. Yes, Ian "James Bond" Fleming and Raymond "Philip Marlow" Chandler.
FantAsia 2010
Dread Central has the schedule for FantAsia 2010 in Montreal. This year has a special focus on organized religion with a screening of Ken Russell's The Devils and Serbian genre films with a screening of A Serbian Film. which people have found hard-going.
A Little Busier Thinking about Comics
In fact, how about another piece by Colin. This one suggests that Warren Ellis' The Authority has a lot in common with SuperFriends., writing that it is "the last true heir of the Silver Age." That boom you hear is Warren Ellis' head.
Too Busy Reading About The Secret Six.
Too Busy Thinking About My Comics has some excellent analysis of The Secret Six. In fact, the blog has plenty of excellent analysis of plenty of comics. And, as the mission statement reads, "It's not the reading of comic books that can threaten friendships
and derail marriages. It's the unintended, casual babbling about comic
books that does."
A Prowler Through The Dark
“In off the moors, down through the mist bands/ God-cursed Grendel came greedily loping.” (Beowulf. Seamus Heaney, trans. 710-1)
I have seen many adaptations of Beowulf, from art house films like Beowulf and Grendel and low-budget science fiction like Christopher Lambert's Beowulf of the future to Neil Gaiman's Beowulf and its rotoscopery and The Thirteenth Warrior's stealth adaptation.
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LEGO Harry Potter Trailer
Gamers and Harry Potter fans rejoice! It's the LEGO Harry Potter trailer! (thanks, Dan!)
Doctor Who Comic Maker
Hey, the BBC has a Doctor Who Comic Maker. Make your own comics--with Doctor Who! (Thanks, Rebecca!)
"Book'em, Brontës!"
Brontë Sisters Power Dolls. They're not action figures, they're Power Dolls! "Book'em, Brontës!" (thanks, Denis!)
Terry Pratchett Talks About Doctor Who
Terry Pratchett talks a little trash about Doctor Who: "The unexpected, unadvertised solution which kisses it all better is known as a deus ex machina - literally, a god from the machine. And a god from the machine is what the Doctor now is... And yet, I will watch again next week because it is pure professionally-written entertainment[.]" (via SFSignal)
Christopher Lee is the King of Metal
Christopher Lee conquers Symphonic Metal. Survey his Holy Metal Empire with two promos for Charlemagne, a message from Christopher Lee about the project and some track teasers.
The Temptation of the Unspeakable Groove
Unspeakable horror + Unspeakable groove. Animation with art by Dan Hillier and music by Losers. (via Dan Hillier)
Christopher Lee Is Metal.
Christopher Lee is Metal. “I have been metal for many years,” he says in a review of his new CD, Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross.
The Sound of Our Impending Future!
Teleport City is preparing the way for the future and/or retro-future we've all been waiting for. Pack your go-bag to "Music for Departure Lounges" and taxi your way on out with "Music for Espionage and Space Defense."
A Century of Cinematic Horror
Decade by decade, the Movie Morlocks look at 100 years of cinematic horror, starting with the 1910 silent, Frankenstein.
But What I Really Want to do is Direct
There are lots of great modern romance novels out there. And there are plenty of wonderfully romantic movies. Oddly enough, the latter aren’t usually based on the former (modern romance novels; in this one instance, Jane Austen doesn’t count). Which is not to say there aren’t any at all, but Twilight aside, most of them appear on cable television. And those I’ve seen, well... let’s just say they weren’t entirely successful
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The History of Black Comic Book Heroes Through the Ages
Dart Adams Presents: Black Like Me: The History of Black Comic Book Heroes Through the Ages, Part One (1900-1968)and Part Two (1969-2008). (Click it! It's amazing).
The Muppets Present: The Wicker Man
The Muppets' The Wicker Man. It's way better than Muppets from Space. (thanks, weed!)
Trock On!
Trock on, Chameleon Circuit, with your songs about Daleks and angelic statues who only move in the dark.Steampunkery
Another respectable media outlet takes a look at steampunkery.Watch Your Head
Bladewood provides us all a much needed timeline of the events in the Doctor Who season/series 5 finale. Watch your head, please.One Genre Icon Interviews Another
Ian Fleming interviews Raymond Chandler. Yes, Ian "James Bond" Fleming and Raymond "Philip Marlow" Chandler.FantAsia 2010
Dread Central has the schedule for FantAsia 2010 in Montreal. This year has a special focus on organized religion with a screening of Ken Russell's The Devils and Serbian genre films with a screening of A Serbian Film. which people have found hard-going.A Little Busier Thinking about Comics
In fact, how about another piece by Colin. This one suggests that Warren Ellis' The Authority has a lot in common with SuperFriends., writing that it is "the last true heir of the Silver Age." That boom you hear is Warren Ellis' head.Too Busy Reading About The Secret Six.
Too Busy Thinking About My Comics has some excellent analysis of The Secret Six. In fact, the blog has plenty of excellent analysis of plenty of comics. And, as the mission statement reads, "It's not the reading of comic books that can threaten friendships and derail marriages. It's the unintended, casual babbling about comic books that does."A Prowler Through The Dark
“In off the moors, down through the mist bands/ God-cursed Grendel came greedily loping.” (Beowulf. Seamus Heaney, trans. 710-1)
I have seen many adaptations of Beowulf, from art house films like Beowulf and Grendel and low-budget science fiction like Christopher Lambert's Beowulf of the future to Neil Gaiman's Beowulf and its rotoscopery and The Thirteenth Warrior's stealth adaptation.
Continue reading...LEGO Harry Potter Trailer
Gamers and Harry Potter fans rejoice! It's the LEGO Harry Potter trailer! (thanks, Dan!)Doctor Who Comic Maker
Hey, the BBC has a Doctor Who Comic Maker. Make your own comics--with Doctor Who! (Thanks, Rebecca!)"Book'em, Brontës!"
Brontë Sisters Power Dolls. They're not action figures, they're Power Dolls! "Book'em, Brontës!" (thanks, Denis!)
Terry Pratchett Talks About Doctor Who
Terry Pratchett talks a little trash about Doctor Who: "The unexpected, unadvertised solution which kisses it all better is known as a deus ex machina - literally, a god from the machine. And a god from the machine is what the Doctor now is... And yet, I will watch again next week because it is pure professionally-written entertainment[.]" (via SFSignal)
Christopher Lee is the King of Metal
Christopher Lee conquers Symphonic Metal. Survey his Holy Metal Empire with two promos for Charlemagne, a message from Christopher Lee about the project and some track teasers.
The Temptation of the Unspeakable Groove
Unspeakable horror + Unspeakable groove. Animation with art by Dan Hillier and music by Losers. (via Dan Hillier)Christopher Lee Is Metal.
Christopher Lee is Metal. “I have been metal for many years,” he says in a review of his new CD, Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross.The Sound of Our Impending Future!
Teleport City is preparing the way for the future and/or retro-future we've all been waiting for. Pack your go-bag to "Music for Departure Lounges" and taxi your way on out with "Music for Espionage and Space Defense."A Century of Cinematic Horror
Decade by decade, the Movie Morlocks look at 100 years of cinematic horror, starting with the 1910 silent, Frankenstein.But What I Really Want to do is Direct
There are lots of great modern romance novels out there. And there are plenty of wonderfully romantic movies. Oddly enough, the latter aren’t usually based on the former (modern romance novels; in this one instance, Jane Austen doesn’t count). Which is not to say there aren’t any at all, but Twilight aside, most of them appear on cable television. And those I’ve seen, well... let’s just say they weren’t entirely successful
The History of Black Comic Book Heroes Through the Ages
Dart Adams Presents: Black Like Me: The History of Black Comic Book Heroes Through the Ages, Part One (1900-1968)and Part Two (1969-2008). (Click it! It's amazing).The Muppets Present: The Wicker Man
The Muppets' The Wicker Man. It's way better than Muppets from Space. (thanks, weed!)