Disconnected Viewing

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 revisited his favorite childhood books. And it's true—he did inspire me. But it's also true that I don't have cable.

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Scott Pilgrim vs. The Animation

Here's Adult Swim's "Scott Pilgrim vs. The Animation." Looks pretty sweet.

Scott Pilgrim Trailer, recreated.

The Scott Pilgrim vs. The World trailer recreated with panels from the graphic novels.

Venture Bros. 4-II

Adult Swim has a trailer for the new season of Venture Bros. (If you're having trouble seeing it, try using Hotspot Shield).

Shaft vs. Scarface

Shaft vs. Scarface, and other comics based on (mostly 80s) movies that should be.

Don't Let The Sheepinator Fool You

Does being amused by turning non-ovine creatures into sheep make you a bad person? It doesn’t seem like a serious question, but appearances can fool you. Especially, according to Plato, if you are a fool. I think it’s safe to say that there would have been no video games in the Republic.

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"One Never Mentions Fight Club"

"The first rule of Fight Club is that one never mentions Fight Club." Jane Austen's Fight Club.

Exquisite Project

Sketchkrieg! has created a kind of exquisite corpse with each member doing a panel in a continuing story. You can see the madness here.

Gallant Past, Gallant Future

‎Keith at Teleport City reviews Gallants, the new kung fu film starring several old Shaw Bros. regulars and finds "a film that looks to the past without pandering to it or being trapped by it, resulting in a movie that is uplifting and bittersweet, and ultimately, a refreshingly honest meditation on growing old, feeling obsolete, and rediscovering your spirit and a place in the modern world."

Noir, With Feelings

Some types of stories are so familiar that the only way to tell your own version of, say, a detective yarn is to find an interesting new angle. Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden series makes the title character a wizard who solves supernatural crimes in Chicago. Additionally, Harry has feelings, which seems like the more interesting wrinkle to me.
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The Difficulty of Loving Jackie Chan

Keith from Teleport City writes a heartfelt piece about finding Hong Kong movies through Jackie Chan, the difficulties of being a Jackie fan and the vindication of Little Big Soldier.

Fooling the System

"Fisher," they'd cry, "we're going to find you." They were looking in the wrong place. I was already somewhere else. And as they approached the last position they saw me, that somewhere else was right behind them. Either a clean bullet to the head or some other form of quick, close, personal death, they slump to the floor, and I leave them for their friends to find.

And so the cycle would begin again.

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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.

The RZA Directs

The Playlist has the first trailers for the RZA's first film, Wu-Tang vs. The Golden Phoenix.

Sammo at NYAFF

Can't be in NYC to see Sammo Hung at the New York Asian Film Festival? Here's footage of Grady Hendrix introducing Sammo Hung and Simon Yam before a screening of Ip Man 2.

Another Interview with Ray Harryhausen

The BBC has a nice interview with Ray Harryhausen, Stop-Motion and SFX Overlord!

Saturday Morning Happy Hour

Racial epithets. Topless women. Speeches interrupted by blowjobs. Steve Guttenberg.

Doesn't seem like fodder for a Saturday morning cartoon show. But in the late 80s the film Police Academy, which subjected viewers to such adult situations, spawned an animated series of the same name. Running for two seasons, the series featured the original franchise's characters--Mahoney, Tackleberry, Hightower, Hooks, Jones, Callahan - if not their voice talents.

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Stranded in the Jungle

Die, Danger, Die, Die, Kill! was stranded in the jungle for the month of May. Enjoy Todd's reviews of jungle adventure movies, including a lot of South Asian films and guys dressed up as gorillas.

LEGO Harry Potter Trailer

Gamers and Harry Potter fans rejoice! It's the LEGO Harry Potter trailer! (thanks, Dan!)

Summer Fun Time Reading!

It's summertime and all the happenin' sites have advice about bikinis, manscaping, quick cool meals and reading lists. I have no idea what to tell you about beachwear, other than you do look cute in that, but I do have some reading suggestions.

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