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Category Archives: Art
Dieselpunk – Retro Futures
As often happens, when I was recently looking online for one thing, I came across something else entirely that took over my attention. These are images depicting such things as flying locomotives and aircraft carriers, which are highly detailed, simultaneously … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Comics, Feature films, History, Streaming, TV & Cable
Tagged 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, Blade Runner '82, Brazil, Cyberpunk, Dark City, Dieselpunk, Mad Max: Fury Road, Metropolis, Mister X - comic, Mortal Engines, Neuromancer, Retro Futurism, Robocop, Science-Fiction, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Snowpiercer, Steampunk, The Rocketeer, Victoria era, William Gibson, World War I, World War II
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Happy New Year 2020- Part 2
Here’s some stuff I didn’t have when I put yesterday’s post together. I could save it until next New Year’s, but if the presidential election goes sideways, I might be in the hills with the Resistance. But more likely I’d … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Documentaries, Feature films, Fiction, Film, Film posters, Streaming, TV & Cable
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“Shooting the Mafia” – Supplemental
KIM LONGINOTTO – Director (From press notes provided by Cohen Media Group, the film’s distributor) Kim Longinotto is a multi-award-winning documentary filmmaker, well known for making films about female outsiders and rebels. Among her 20 films, she has followed a … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Documentaries, Feature films, Film, Film posters, History, Home Video, photography, Streaming, TV & Cable
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“Shooting the Mafia” – An Archive of Blood
“I was saved by photography. I was a young, intelligent, desperate woman. My encounter with photography allowed me to express my thoughts, my rebellion, my social and political commitment.” — Letizia Battaglia This astonishing documentary, directed by Kim Longinotto, is … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Documentaries, Film, Film posters, History, Non-Fiction, photography, TV & Cable
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The Family Frankenstein – Supplemental
Frankenstein Fake News It was initially planned by Universal that Bela Lugosi would take the role of the Monster in the original Frankenstein (1931). Due to the heavy makeup required and the fact that the character does not speak, Lugosi … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Comics, Feature films, Fiction, Film, Film posters, History, Home Video, Music, Streaming, TV & Cable
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“Nice Guys Finish Dead” – Part 2
I had so many great covers left over from the last post that I decided to put them in a follow-up. As with the first batch, these depict lives largely lived in dirty back alleys with broken bottles on the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Fiction, Film
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“Nice Guys Finish Dead” – and Other Hard-Boiled Visions
I’ll get back to film-related subjects shortly, but in the meantime, there’s this. Started by Fawcett Publications in 1950, Gold Medal Books was notable for introducting paperback originals. Other paperback publishers dealt in reprints. No one had done this before, … Continue reading
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Great Covers & Illustrations – A Totally Random Collection
During the last several years of looking for film-related material, I’ve stumbled across a lot 0f other stuff that I felt compelled to save. When I was going through it the other day — in a successful effort to avoid … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Comics, Fiction
Tagged Captain Marvel Adventures, Concrete, Departure of the Witches, Detective magazines, EC comics, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Ian Fleming, James Bond, Junkie, Luis Ricardo Falero, Mister X, National Lampoon, Tarzan, Treasure Island, Wallace Wood, William Burroughs
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Best Documentaries 2018 – Supplemental
See below for more on some of the films in my Best Documentaries Part 2 list. ________________________________________________________ Hal _______________________________________________________ John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection ______________________________________________________ Kusama: Infinity _______________________________________________________ Love, Cecil David Bailey is a fashion and portrait photographer … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Documentaries, Film, Film posters, Home Video, photography, Streaming, TV & Cable
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