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The great Fritz Freleng's proto-Looney Tunes work, like so many early cartoons, is pretty insane by today's standards. The fluid animation where no one ever seems to stand still, the whoops and zaniness and barely-contained sexuality... it's like cartoons were the place adults could examine their wilder, animalistic side in civilized company, while the rest … Continue reading Mr. and Mrs. is the Name
Loving bad movies ironically is a national pastime worthy of academic study. Why do we do it? Is it the same impulse that gets us to rubberneck when driving past a horrible car accident? Are we taking delight in someone's artistic shortcomings, or are we celebrating the power of the human spirit- the fact that … Continue reading Creating Rem Lezar
It's true- the world's greatest (and most famous) rock musical does not exist in our ethereal world of movie streaming, which is a ridiculous shame and perfect example of how our current brand of capitalism fails the public on so many levels. Politics aside, Alan Parker's film adaptation of Pink Floyd's seminal album has lost … Continue reading Pink Floyd: The Wall
I hate musicals. At least, as a general rule, I hate musicals for the obvious reasons that one should- they're silly, trite, melodramatic, offering all fluff and no substance. That mantra held true for a long while until I finally watched Bob Fosse's classic, All That Jazz, which uses the musical form to discuss the … Continue reading All That Jazz
So, Osamu Tezuka is basically the godfather of modern manga, and arguably the greatest manga artists in history. I mean, his comics- from Astroboy to Buddha- are brilliant and influential. His storytelling techniques have been copied a million times over by pretty much everyone else, and he could pretty much do anything he wanted and … Continue reading Hoshikuzu Kyôdai No Densetsu (The Legend of the Stardust Brothers)
It's been a long time since Martin Scorsese has made anything worth watching, but back in the day, he couldn't make anything you could afford to miss. Starting with Mean Streets, Scorsese was a man with a mission, churning out powerful cinema that fused artsy new wave and New York grit: Alice Doesn't Live Here … Continue reading New York, New York
Not much is known about the sweet little Swedish film named Forortsungar on this side of the Atlantic, though whoever came up with the idiotically translated Kidz in da Hood needs to get their head out of 1994. Thankfully, Forortsungar is a warm, quirky, all-ages film that really does make you feel good without resorting … Continue reading Forortsungar (AKA Kidz in da Hood)
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