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In the late 1950s, Melvin Van Peebles went to Hollywood after completing a number of short films. He had aspirations of becoming a director’s assistant but an agent quickly squelched his ambition after telling him, “If you can tap dance, I might find you some work. But that is about all.” When he couldn’t find […]… Continue reading MELVIN VAN PEEBLES: THE STORY OF A THREE-DAY PASS (1967) — CINEBEATS

In 1998, Gus Van Sant angered the world with Psycho, his near-exact shot-for-shot remake that drove critics into a furious rage and tarred his name in Hollywood for many years. But is there more to this story than simply a car crash remake gone wrong? via How Gus Van Sant’s ‘Psycho’ Remake (1998) Nearly Broke Hollywood… Continue reading How Gus Van Sant’s ‘Psycho’ Remake (1998) Nearly Broke Hollywood — Flip Screen

Spalding Gray, who died in 2004, would have been 79 on June 5, 2020. Here is my personal remembrance of a sadly missed storyteller. I was so excited waiting in line to enter. I was there early, eager and jittery. The line was long. People straggled out onto promenade next to the Thames. I hoped […]… Continue reading Remembering Spalding Gray — andy merrifield

Mood Taeg are a band that are pretty new to me. To be fair, they are probably pretty new to most people, having just released their debut album, Exophora, on Happy Robots Records in May this year. I knew one member, TDK, from many years back, and when he asked me if I wanted to […]… Continue reading Life Under Lockdown #20 – K’Ko and TDK (Mood Taeg) — Manic Pop Thrills

Münster, Germany — Molecular switches – they are the molecular counterparts of electrical switches and play an important role in many processes in nature. Such molecules can reversibly interconvert between two or more states and thereby control molecular processes. In living organisms, for example, they play a role in muscle contraction but also our visual […]… Continue reading Researchers Create a Photographic Film of a Molecular Switch — Mindzilla®

I write this knowing that I don’t write about a lot of direct follow up OVAs to any of the series that I’ve ever talked about on here. Yes, I’ve done standalone OVAs and stuff like that, but follow up ovas are different. This is because I don’t usually watch follow up OVAs. Continuation movies? […]… Continue reading Patlabor: The New Files – More Character Studies — Mechanical Anime Reviews

Within the world of conflict photography, having a strong support system is critical. Abdul Aziz is a freelance photojournalist and filmmaker who has worked to document conflict, war, social issues and culture everywhere from the Middle East and Africa to the far reaches of the Himalayas over the last two decades. Most recently his work […]… Continue reading Conflict Photography at Home: An Interview With New Orleans’ Abdul Aziz — PhotoShelter Blog

An in-depth look at Hollywood’s depiction of transgender people and the impact of those stories on transgender lives and American culture. via Movie Review: Transgenders Are Paving The Way To Creating More Positive Images In The Media In “Disclosure” — Irish Film Critic

directed by Brian Gibson Aren’t British comedies specific? I mean, their humour is just so extraordinary that most people don’t understand it. Including the British. Okay, I’m kidding, but you have to admit that British jokes are often quite difficult to stand unless you’ve drunk several pints of beer. So if you want to see […]… Continue reading If at first you don’t succeed, pull your foreskin over your head. “Still Crazy” (1998) — I have nothing to watch

watched again on June 17, 2020 Spirited Away tells the story of Chihiro (Rumi Hiliragi), a timid girl who gets stuck in the spirit world after her parents turned into pigs after being put under a spell. With the help of Haku (Miyu Irino), she must turn her parents back into humans before they are… Continue reading Spirited Away (2001) — Everyone’s a Critic with Audrey Easterling