Your first book is a classic that essentially creates the modern era, or at least that's what people are saying. What do you do for an encore? In the case of William Gibson, you can just follow the same interests in a different form.
The
internet allows writers to do the impossible: write in isolation
while in company. A writer might still face off single-handedly
against blank screen, but behind the accusing blink of the cursor
there are thousands of minds ready to offer information, support and
catwaxing options.
I had really hoped that my list of the top 10 films of the
decade would be more surprising. Or perhaps I just assumed that I was less
predictable. I thought about a lot of other films, some of which you’ll see in
my runners-up rundown at the foot of this article, but these are the ones that
stuck with me over the past ten years.
Results tagged “conventions and festivals” from The Cultural Gutter
Wil Wheaton Loves You
"It doesn't mean that Wil Wheaton doesn't love you": Jonathan Coulton explains a few things about Wil Wheaton to Wil Wheaton and the fans at PAX 2009--to the tune of "Code Monkey."
Solomon Kane: Puritan Swordsman
Robert E. Howard's Solomon Kane buckles his swash, fights the Devil's Reaper and becomes a puritan swordsman in, well, Solomon Kane--a much better action movie with Christian themes in which the hero is crucified than The Passion of the Christ.
Symbol
Matsumoto Hitoshi has not made an art film, but it sure looks like one.
Grr, Argh, Trailer Round-up
Grr, argh! Here's a little undead creatures trailer round-up from the Toronto International Film Festival's Midnight Madness program: Daybreakers, Survival of the Dead and [Rec]2. Grr, argh!
Here Comes the Madness
Midnght Madness starts soon. Start planning your schedule...
NYAFF 2009 Video
Sad you couldn't make the New York Asian Film Festival this year with all its pink films, Minoru Kawasaki and Wai Ka-Fai? It's time to do something about it. Something sedentary, like watch the Q&A and festival fun from the comfort of your sofa or at your desk.
NYAFF 2009 and Hypnotic Escapism
The New York Asian Film Festival wants to help you escape joblessness, global pandemics and despair. Why don't you let it? (Info here).
Speaking with the Sensei
Miss the Toronto Comic Arts Festival? That's okay. Deb Aoki has a really nice long interview between Adrian Tomine and Yoshihiro Tatsumi. And some questions she asked Tatsumi-sensei herself.
TCAF 2009
Miss the Toronto Comic Arts Festival this year? That's okay, Vepo Studios made a video. And while you're there, check out the profiles of artists like Evan Munday.
Game Developers Conference: Golden Gate
Former Gutter Overlord and Games Editor, Jim Munroe, has written a really nice little text adventure set at the 2009 Game Developers Conference. Rock Paper Shotgun calls it an "[o]ddly human little thing which captures quite a bit about the human side of development."
Starting a Film Festival?
"We once programmed a retrospective of old kung fu films at a local
theater and our prints looked like a collection of ex-convicts who had
been trained to sneak into occupied Europe and assassinate Hitler:
scarred, battered, and problematic." Grady Hendrix's advice isn't past its expiry date.
Cerise and Girl-Wonder Join Forces
Girls play games and boy are they pissed: Cerise Magazine and Girl Wonder.org join forces for a women, comics and games special issue.
A Little More Weird Western
How about a little more of Kim Ji-Woon's The Good, The Bad and the Weird, my favorite Western, weird or not, in a while. Look at Jung Woo-Sung ride! (And watch out for some horse-tripping).
The Burrowers Trailer
Some say The Burrowers is like The Searchers. Kinda is. The Burrowers is also a weird western and it hit me hard. Here's the trailer.
Detroit Metal City: No Music, No Dream
We live in a time of film adaptations
of comic books massive and tiny, from Iron Man
and The Dark Knight to
Wanted and the upcoming Surrogates. But I don't need to see any more. I have seen Detroit Metal
City and it is a testament to
awesomeness.
Continue reading...
Response to Harassment in the Geek World
Comic Con Anti-Harassment Project and further discussion of the post we posted from Bully. Also, the Open Source Women Back Each Other Up Project, here and here. (thanks, Elizabeth!)
Seriousness at ComicCon
Bully talks about sexual harassment at ComicCon. Pass it on.
2008 Madness Begins
The 2008 Midnight Madness films have been announced. If you're in Toronto then, you'll have a chance to see movies like Chocolate, Detroit Metal City, JCVD and The Burrowers (no trailer) on the big screen. I'ma be there.
A Million Different Earths, A Million Different Movies
Grady Hendrix muses on the alternate cuts of films for different festivals, different countries and different regions. "A million different earths, and on every one of them, an alternate cut of Days of Being Wild."
Hellboy and the Hobbit
Guillermo del Toro has a lot to say about Hellboy and hobbits at the L.A. Film Festival. (Really, it's an hour interview).
Wil Wheaton Loves You
"It doesn't mean that Wil Wheaton doesn't love you": Jonathan Coulton explains a few things about Wil Wheaton to Wil Wheaton and the fans at PAX 2009--to the tune of "Code Monkey."Solomon Kane: Puritan Swordsman
Robert E. Howard's Solomon Kane buckles his swash, fights the Devil's Reaper and becomes a puritan swordsman in, well, Solomon Kane--a much better action movie with Christian themes in which the hero is crucified than The Passion of the Christ.Symbol
Matsumoto Hitoshi has not made an art film, but it sure looks like one.Grr, Argh, Trailer Round-up
Grr, argh! Here's a little undead creatures trailer round-up from the Toronto International Film Festival's Midnight Madness program: Daybreakers, Survival of the Dead and [Rec]2. Grr, argh!Here Comes the Madness
Midnght Madness starts soon. Start planning your schedule...NYAFF 2009 Video
Sad you couldn't make the New York Asian Film Festival this year with all its pink films, Minoru Kawasaki and Wai Ka-Fai? It's time to do something about it. Something sedentary, like watch the Q&A and festival fun from the comfort of your sofa or at your desk.NYAFF 2009 and Hypnotic Escapism
The New York Asian Film Festival wants to help you escape joblessness, global pandemics and despair. Why don't you let it? (Info here).Speaking with the Sensei
Miss the Toronto Comic Arts Festival? That's okay. Deb Aoki has a really nice long interview between Adrian Tomine and Yoshihiro Tatsumi. And some questions she asked Tatsumi-sensei herself.TCAF 2009
Miss the Toronto Comic Arts Festival this year? That's okay, Vepo Studios made a video. And while you're there, check out the profiles of artists like Evan Munday.Game Developers Conference: Golden Gate
Former Gutter Overlord and Games Editor, Jim Munroe, has written a really nice little text adventure set at the 2009 Game Developers Conference. Rock Paper Shotgun calls it an "[o]ddly human little thing which captures quite a bit about the human side of development."Starting a Film Festival?
"We once programmed a retrospective of old kung fu films at a local theater and our prints looked like a collection of ex-convicts who had been trained to sneak into occupied Europe and assassinate Hitler: scarred, battered, and problematic." Grady Hendrix's advice isn't past its expiry date.Cerise and Girl-Wonder Join Forces
Girls play games and boy are they pissed: Cerise Magazine and Girl Wonder.org join forces for a women, comics and games special issue.A Little More Weird Western
How about a little more of Kim Ji-Woon's The Good, The Bad and the Weird, my favorite Western, weird or not, in a while. Look at Jung Woo-Sung ride! (And watch out for some horse-tripping).
The Burrowers Trailer
Some say The Burrowers is like The Searchers. Kinda is. The Burrowers is also a weird western and it hit me hard. Here's the trailer.Detroit Metal City: No Music, No Dream
We live in a time of film adaptations of comic books massive and tiny, from Iron Man and The Dark Knight to Wanted and the upcoming Surrogates. But I don't need to see any more. I have seen Detroit Metal City and it is a testament to awesomeness.
Continue reading...Response to Harassment in the Geek World
Comic Con Anti-Harassment Project and further discussion of the post we posted from Bully. Also, the Open Source Women Back Each Other Up Project, here and here. (thanks, Elizabeth!)Seriousness at ComicCon
Bully talks about sexual harassment at ComicCon. Pass it on.2008 Madness Begins
The 2008 Midnight Madness films have been announced. If you're in Toronto then, you'll have a chance to see movies like Chocolate, Detroit Metal City, JCVD and The Burrowers (no trailer) on the big screen. I'ma be there.
A Million Different Earths, A Million Different Movies
Grady Hendrix muses on the alternate cuts of films for different festivals, different countries and different regions. "A million different earths, and on every one of them, an alternate cut of Days of Being Wild."Hellboy and the Hobbit
Guillermo del Toro has a lot to say about Hellboy and hobbits at the L.A. Film Festival. (Really, it's an hour interview).
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