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Paul Lehr: Unexpected Rhythms
What words would YOU use to describe art that is indescribable? It’s a challenge! In my biography of Paul Lehr (2009) I wrote that he was among the...
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culture‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’: Lucas and Spielberg’s Epitome of Action-Adventure Films Still Waiting to Be Surpassed
Trying to catch a break from all the Star Wars hype, in the spring of 1977, George Lucas was resting on a Hawaiian beach, building sand castles with ...
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cultureStephen Fabian: Story-Telling Artist
Anyone who has had an interest in heroic fantasy in the 1970s -1980s would surely recognize the name of Stephen Fabian ...
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cultureRichard Powers: The World of fFlar
An essay celebration of renowned sci-fi artist Richard Powers and the surrealist wonder of the fFlar universe.
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culture‘Miller’s Crossing’ at 30: A Lamentation of Losers by the Coen Brothers
After the success of 'Raising Arizona', Joel and Ethan Coen were given the chance to do something a little more ambitious, with a budget of somewhere...
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culture‘Minority Report’: Steven Spielberg’s Proof that You Don’t Need to Sacrifice Substance to Produce Spectacle
The beginning of Minority Report, Steven Spielberg’s thrilling sci-fi noir from 2002, is closely connected to another science fiction classic...
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cultureJudge Dredd: The Devil You Know
Chloe Maveal provides a comparative look into Judge Dredd as a predictor of unchecked contemporary police brutality.
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cultureRemembering Frank Thorne
Celebrating the extensive career of comic artist Frank Thorne, who has died at the age of 90.
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cultureNoir Cut to Look of the Period, Not About the Period: The Sunny, Seedy ’50’s Underbelly of Curtis Hanson’s ‘L.A. Confidential’
"I came to it because of Ellroy. When I read ‘L.A. Confidential,’ I just got hooked on the characters, got caught up emotionally in their individual...
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cultureHoward Chaykin – A Life in Comics
A deep dive conversation between author Michael Tisserand and Howard Chaykin, whose life and career offer an oral history of American comics.
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cultureParadise Lost: How Martin Scorsese’s ‘Casino’ Charts the Rise and Fall of a Criminal Empire
This story has to be on a big canvas. There’s no sense in my getting Bob De Niro and Joe Pesci and making a 90-minute picture about only one aspect ...
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cultureScorsese On the Ropes: The ‘Kamikaze’ Film-Making of ‘Raging Bull’
Raging Bull is not your dad’s boxing movie. It’s certainly not a story of conventional redemption or hope overcoming the odds...
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culture‘Goodfellas’ at 30: Martin Scorsese’s Anthropological Goodlife Through a Lens
As far back as I can remember, director Martin Scorsese has been synonymous with wiseguys, mooks, goombahs, and spin-on-a-dime funny-how guys delivering...
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cultureThe Man Who Shot Hell’s Kitchen: The Story of Phil Joanou’s ‘State of Grace’
The story of filmmaker Phil Joanou’s breakthrough in the movie business is basically a pitch-perfect...
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cultureFront Row Center with Howard Chaykin: Neal Adams
Howard Chaykin pries into the secrets behind the legendary art of Neal Adams
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culture‘The Last of the Mohicans’: Michael Mann’s Riveting Love Story as the Formation of American Identity
After a string of successes on television, having made a name for himself on projects such as Starsky and Hutch> and Police Story, Michael Mann ...
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culture‘The Friends of Eddie Coyle’: Peter Yates’ Crime Masterpiece that Chose to Rely on a Completely Different Kind of Spectacle
Published in January 1973, George V. Higgins’ crime novel The Friends of Eddie Coyle was well received by critics and the public, featuring a story ...
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cultureCharles Forsman Interview
This past year, as everything from Broadway theaters to suburban cineplexes closed for the pandemic, streaming TV became storytelling’s biggest stage...
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cultureOnce Upon a Time… In the Philippines: Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Apocalypse Now’ Is a Three-Time Prime Cut of Film-Making Largesse
Meanwhile, the mystique of ‘Apocalypse Now’ lives on. The Marine Corps invited me to Camp Pendleton to watch a demonstration of an aerial ...
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cultureJean-Michel Basquiat’s Superhero Influences
A look into the subversive use of superhero imagery that infiltrates Jean-Michel Basquiat's art.
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cultureThelma Schoonmaker Breaks Down ‘Raging Bull’
It’s said that a movie is made three times: once through a script, once on set, and finally in the…
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cultureHow I Define Science Fiction
Multiple award-winning science fiction author and genre scholar Adam Roberts breaks down his ultimate definition of "Science Fiction."
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cultureFrank Frazetta – Iconic Pieces From A Legend
I had an illustration professor who said book publishers back in the day believed they could...
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cultureKen Kelly’s Heroes
I didn't know that Ken Kelly was Frank Frazetta's nephew until I started researching his work in earnest a...
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cultureFront Row Center with Howard Chaykin: Dan Panosian
“Your old stuff was better.” The first time a cartoonist hears this—and be rest assured, all of us will hear or have heard this calumny—that cartoonist...
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cultureColoring Between the Lines: The Incredible Color Work of Lynn Varley
A celebration of the sorely under-appreciated colorist, Lynn Varley.
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cultureClick-In Movies: Family Enforcer (1976)
A must-see 1970s Mafia classic released in the wake of Mean Streets and an undeniable precursor to Tarantino
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cultureLegions, Dreams, and Distant Soil: Celebrating the Career of Colleen Doran
Writer, inker, colorist, and penciller Colleen Doran has set the comics world on fire for decades..and it's time more people knew her name.
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cultureKing of New York (1990): Abel Ferrara’s Blood-Soaked Portrayal of New York City’s Underbelly
Long-time independent filmmaker Abel Ferrara was never one to pander to the expectations of either critics...
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cultureTake It to the Limit One More Time: Michael Mann’s ‘Miami Vice’
Michael Mann’s 2006 big screen revamp of 1980s groundbreaking TV show Miami Vice (Brandon Tartikoff, NBC’s entertainment president scribbled “MTV cops” ...
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cultureThe Megazine That Never Was
With today marking 30 amazing years of the Judge Dredd Megazine, it's time to look back and appreciate the never-were publications that made that possible.
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culture‘To Live and Die in L.A.’: The Intelligent, Authentic Thriller as One of the Highlights of Friedkin’s Career
If you were to compile a list of the most impressive and exhilarating car chases in the history of the motion pictures, it’s more than likely that one ...
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cultureDracula Magazine: From Spain to London to Warren… and beyond
In 1972 a neophyte Spanish media company created a rare platform for artists to explore classic genre imagery with a sophisticated cinematic sensibility.
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culture‘The Late Show’ (1977): Robert Benton’s Neo-Noir Comedy is a Masterclass in Multifaceted Storytelling
After working as the art director of “Esquire” magazine, as well as co-writing books and the libretto for...
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cultureClick-In Movies: Soylent Green (1973)
The year is 2022, and the human race is on the verge of destruction after decades of overpopulation, hunger...
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cultureClick-In Movies: The Bodyguard (1992)
Inspired by Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo, Lawrence Kasdan wrote the screenplay for what would later become The Bodyguard...
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cultureClick-In Movies: The Swimmer (1968)
Six years after they created David and Lisa, a film based on Theodore Isaac Rubin’s novella that brought them Academy...
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cultureE. Jean Carroll’s ‘The Cheerleaders’
A true story about a five-year string of murders, accidents and suicides in a small New York town.
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cultureOperation Honeymoon: The Films of Renny Harlin and Geena Davis
In 1993, filmmaker Renny Harlin and movie star Geena Davis were married. The union lasted less than five years, but it was pretty productive from an ...
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cultureRanson Notes: The Astonishing Artwork of 2000 AD’s Arthur Ranson
In appreciation of British "Button Man" artist Arthur Ranson, whose career has gone unsung for far too long.
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culture‘Tomorrow Never Happens’ – Oliver Reed’s Blunt Instrument of Revenge in Douglas Hickox’s ‘Sitting Target’
By the tail end of the 1960s, the Hollywood studio system was in the doldrums. The British film industry...
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culture‘Caliber 9’ (1972): Fernando Di Leo’s Intense Poliziottesco Film
During his film career that lasted from 1964 to 1985, Italian filmmaker Fernando Di Leo worked as a director...
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cultureDarwyn Cooke: The New Frontier of Cartooning
A retrospective on the laid back and exceptionally classic art of Darwyn Cooke.
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culture‘The Crying Game’: Neil Jordan’s Deeply Humane Story That Transcends Gender, Race and Nationality
The 1980s were an intense decade for Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan. He had made his directorial debut in 1982...
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culture‘Internal Affairs’ (1990): Mike Figgis’ First American Film that Proved to Be an Intense Crime Thriller
English director, screenwriter and composer Mike Figgis made his directorial debut in 1988 with Stormy...
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culture‘The Dead Zone’: Cronenberg’s Masterful Adaptation of a Stephen King Classic
Many a movie has been based on prolific writer Stephen King's works of fiction. And while quite a few of...
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cultureWhere Are All The Chanukah Comics?!
Writer and critic Gregory Paul Silber explores the Jewish-American influence on the comics industry and ironic lack of Chanukah comics during the holidays
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cultureSic Transit Garber’s Subway: ‘The Taking of Pelham One Two Three’
Only the amazing reaction that that picture has gotten, because at the time I was dreadfully unhappy with the fact that I was going to be doing another ...
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cultureGiving ‘Em The Biz: The Seminal Art of Simon Bisley
A boldly satisfying combination of chaotic line work and velvety paints, artist Simon Bisley has been reinventing comic art for decades.
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culture‘Heat’: Michael Mann’s Meticulous Masterpiece of Both Style and Substance That Transcends Genre
“Don't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner."
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cultureRobert Altman’s ‘McCabe & Mrs. Miller’ is one of the most beautiful and emotionally stirring westerns American cinema ever produced
Confidently riding the waves generated by his highly successful satirical black comedy M*A*S*H, Robert Altman easily secured a directing job…
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cultureGang Wars, the Prohibition Menace: Brian De Palma’s ‘The Untouchables’
Screenwriter David Mamet came up with a Stanislavski quote to describe The Untouchables: “Tragedy is just heightened melodrama.” Brian De Palma, director..
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cultureSeven Pseudonyms: An Exploration of Women’s Pen Names in Fiction
Avery Kaplan explores seven female genre fiction authors and their varying motivations for adopting a male pseudonym.
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cultureThe Matrix Revelation: How the Wachowskis Opened Our Eyes to a New Kind of Action Cinema
Few films permeate the gestalt consciousness like Star Wars (“I am your father”, “Use the Force”…
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culture‘Magnolia’: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Absorbing Mosaic of Compassion, Humanity and the Importance of Forgiveness
In 1997, an ambitious 26-year-old called Paul Thomas Anderson made Boogie Nights, his sophomore directing effort…
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cultureHow Robert Altman’s Anti-Western Classic ‘McCabe & Mrs. Miller’ Aged Like Fine Wine
The legendary director Robert Altman was given an Academy Honorary Award in 2006, “in recognition of a career that has repeatedly reinvented...
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culture‘Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia’: The Story of the Great Sam Peckinpah’s Most Personal Film
Before Warner Bros. decided to take a chance and hire him to make The Wild Bunch, the classic revisionist western that would completely revitalize his ...
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factThe Cheerleaders
A True Story About a Five-Year String of Murders, Accidents and Suicides in a Small New York Town
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cultureJanet’s World: The Inside Story of Washington Post Pulitzer Fabulist Janet Cooke
April 13: The 40th Anniversary of the Disgrace that Shook Journalism Worldwide
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culture‘Black Sunday’ (1977): John Frankenheimer’s Overwhelmingly Suspenseful Terrorist Film
The late American director John Frankenheimer began his career when the Cold War was at its peak...
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Janet’s World
A new take on a much maligned Black historical figure, Mike Sager presents the inside story of Washington Post Pulitzer fabulist Janet Cooke
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cultureFront Row Center With Howard Chaykin: Scott Phillips
Howard Chaykin digs into the deep-seeded influences that fuel Scott Phillips' suburban noir stories.
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culture‘I Am Insane, and You Are My Insanity’: The Captivating World of Terry Gilliam’s ‘12 Monkeys’
As the final shot of Chris Marker’s iconic 'La Jetée' faded to black, screenwriter Janet Peoples turned to her husband and writing partner David ...
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cultureAlexander Jacobs: A Bastard Made of Concrete
February, 1965: a snowy day in the Quantock Hills of Somerset. 32-year-old John Boorman was hard at work on his debut feature, 'Catch Us If You Can'...
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cultureHandMade Crime
An exploration of the independent mavericks, HandMade Films, that gave us some of the most iconic British crime films of the 1970s and 1980s.
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cultureHow A Generation of Creators Has Made Romance Comics Stronger Than Ever
While the genre officially died in the 1970s, romance comics are back and have evolved to be stronger than ever.
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cultureNo Adam for Eve: The Quiet History of Lesbian Pulp Fiction
A look into the history behind lesbian and bisexual themes in mid-century pulp fiction paperbacks.
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culturePsycho Pension Qu’est-ce que c’est: Richard Donner’s ‘Lethal Weapon’ Is a Real Live Wire
You think I’m crazy? You call me crazy, you think I’m crazy? You wanna see crazy?…
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cultureUn Uomo Un’Avventura—an appreciation
UN UOMO UN’AVVENTURA loosely translates as A MAN AN ADVENTURE. If we wanted to move past the literal, we might change...
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culture“No Room For Darryl”: Re-Examining ‘Scanners’ In The Digital Age
With today marking 40 years of Cronenberg's iconic "Scanners", essayist Kim Winters takes a look at how it has aged in a contemporary digital atmosphere.
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cultureSanta Baby: A Thank You To History’s Pin Up Santas
With pin up models donning the shortest version of the jolly red suit for over 100 years, it's time to ask some questions and offer a hearty thank you
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cultureRemembering Richard Corben
NeoText discusses the impact and legacy of the late Heavy Metal artist and legendary creator Richard Corben
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culture‘Point Blank’ – John Boorman’s Amalgamation of American, British and French Filmmaking Styles
The stories behind director John Boorman and screenwriter Alexander Jacobs brilliant retelling of Donald Westlake's THE HUNTER
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culture‘DOES THIS LOOK LIKE A SICK MAN TO YOU?’: The Horror of Identity and the Identity of Horror in David Cronenberg’s ‘The Fly’
TELEPOD 1: STATHIS He watches Her, trembling and nerve-twitched, eyes darting, lips pulled back over protruding…
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cultureFURS BY FENDI: A Taxonomy of Fashion Horror
Writer and film critic Sean Witzke introduces readers to the glamorously unsettling world of the fashion horror genre.
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culture‘JFK’: Oliver Stone’s Emotionally Accurate and Masterfully Crafted Trip Down the Rabbit Hole
“I think I was always controversial, provocative. But I can’t help it. I have to go there. It’s my nature. It’s my father’s nature, too..."
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culture“No One Is Just Anything”: William Friedkin’s ‘Sorcerer’
After the success of *The Exorcist,* director William Friedkin teamed up with *The Wild Bunch* screenwriter Walon Green for the groundbreaking *Sorcerer*
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cultureLife And Death In A Northern Town: Mike Hodges’ ‘Get Carter’
Tim Pelan examines Mike Hodges's classic 1972 British crime movie, 'Get Carter'
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culture‘Sweet Smell of Success’, Alexander Mackendrick’s Most Accomplished Film that Hasn’t Aged a Day
Tony Curtis had to fight really hard to get the role of Falco in Alexander Mackendrick's 'Sweet Smell of Success' …
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cultureBerni Wrightson vs. Edgar Allan Poe
A series of indelibly intricate and eerie paintings by Berni Wrightson, each inspired by the text of a classic Edgar Allan Poe tale
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cultureAbel Ferrara’s ‘King of New York’ gained a true, cult reputation of a legitimate gangster classic
Sven Mikulec When it comes to filmmakers who are, among other things, distinguished for their strong and passionate connection…