Is film criticism really a dying art form?
Christopher Goodwin notes:
[Roger] Ebert’s illness is symbolic of a greater malaise afflicting the profession of film criticism in the United States
Goodwin cites the disturbing attrition of critics from newspapers and magazines, including luminaries like David Ansen, Jack Matthews, and Gene Seymour, among others.
Of course, many factors are [...]
Cool food manipulation found on Dark Roasted Blend:
image credit: Adriana De Barros
I became a Michael Crichton fan sometime in the mid 1980’s. The Andromeda Strain was my first Crichton experience, and I quickly went on devour with great delight both The Terminal Man and The Great Train Robbery. Of course, this was on the cusp of Crichton’s golden age of blockbuster novels, films and television shows.
I was as surprised as [...]
This pumpkin, called “Specimen”, is one of the contestants in the 2008 Duarte’s 13th Annual Pumpkin Carving contest:
Yeah, creepy.
See the other contestants here.
John McCain doesn’t want to go away.
Fortunately, flies like McCain (and Palin) usually get stuck somewhere they don’t want to be.
Here’s to hoping they meet their sticky (GOP ticket) endings sooner, rather than later!
The McCain/Palin ticket, as a visual abstraction:
…a hate-spewing, poisonous plume of deadly smoke. Gas mask anybody?
Go here for more provocative smoke art images from Graham Jeffrery,
Do you ever get an idea that makes no sense? You know it’s a cool idea because it resonates, but you wonder where it fits and what to do with it?
Filmmaker David Lynch, in this fun clip from The Atlantic, explains how he responds to those random brain farts:
For more from Lynch and his [...]
We are sorry to hear today’s news that legendary actor Paul Newman has passed away at his home in Connecticut.
America has lost another of its shining icons. Yes, it is a very sad day for us all. Although Newman contributed to this world in many ways, we will remember him most as a brilliant screen [...]
Verbalizing our issues with each other - doesn’t always help, but it’s better than the alternative: Cold Silence. Henri Matisse taps into that a bit with the “The Conversation”:
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