Via Cartoon Brew, Governor Sarah Palin *is* Head of Skate. Not coming soon from Disney. Thank G-d.
Dang, lots of good stuff coming out in October. And so much for that “no female leads” guff– these are chock full of marvelous actressing! October 3rd: Flow, Irena Salina’s documentary about the world’s water supply that Wired Magazine described as Sundance’s most terrifying movie. Jonathan Demme’s Rachel Getting Married, which will fulfill Matt’s weekly [...]
Karel Zeman was sort of the Czech Disney. He started out in advertising, adapted some fairy tales, then met animator Hermína Týrlová. The rest, as they say, is history. You can watch a ton of Karel Zeman’s work on YouTube, including the drunken misadventures of Mr. Prokouk… … And The Fabulous World of Jules Verne. [...]
Yet another doco I missed while sunk in fixer upper hell, the story of Anita O’Day, jazz singer, junkie, survivor. One consolation prize– Starting October 6th, Hollywood Theatre’s playing the 1960 doco Jazz On A Summer’s Day, featuring Anita, Thelonius Monk, Louis Armstrong, Jimmy Giuffre, and so many others performing at the Newport Jazz Festival. [...]
Docos I missed– aka Tommy Chong, an award-winning film about Chong’s arrest, and America’s ridiculous war on drugs in general.
This documentary on Asperger’s Syndrome is kinda hard for an Aspie like me to watch, ’cause while it’s amazing to realize I’m not alone, it’s depressing to see what a bunch of freaks we are. Some of these quotes are hard to take– “Misdiagnosed as OCD”… “That’s why I was getting beaten up”… “I didn’t [...]
Anna Nicole is this year’s Showgirls, but without such good directing or writing.
Best film rumor EVER! Stephen Chow to direct AND star in the “Green Hornet” movie! Wow, Chow as Kato. Those are some big, hammy shoes to fill:
* Ze Frank’s Flickr-based memory game would be awesome if I didn’t have the attention span of a gnat… * Curse you, Flash Friday, for telling me about Blocky 2! I just shook the Blocky 1 habit… * Need more time killers? Don’t forget Best of Craigslist. Here’s So I fell in love with a [...]
This is a particularly special Cthursday, being next week is the annual H.P. Lovecraft Film Fest here in Portland, Oregon. Dig these posters– I might buy a full pass just to get my hands on one of these babies. Mike Mignola designed one!!