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    ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’: Lucas and Spielberg’s Epitome of Action-Adventure Films Still Waiting to Be Surpassed

    Sven Mikulec

    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 ...

  • culture

    Once Upon a Time… In the Philippines: Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Apocalypse Now’ Is a Three-Time Prime Cut of Film-Making Largesse

    Tim Pelan

    Meanwhile, the mystique of ‘Apocalypse Now’ lives on. The Marine Corps invited me to Camp Pendleton to watch a demonstration of an aerial ...

  • culture

    ‘Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia’: The Story of the Great Sam Peckinpah’s Most Personal Film

    Sven Mikulec

    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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    Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Superhero Influences

    Paco  Taylor

    A look into the subversive use of superhero imagery that infiltrates Jean-Michel Basquiat's art.

  • fiction

    Death Notification Agency, Volume Two: The Gauntlet

    Julian Oliver Meiojas, Mad Dog Jones

    The second volume in Julian Oliver Meiojas's breathtaking new series about a process server for the DEATH NOTIFICATION AGENCY

  • culture

    Howard Chaykin – A Life in Comics

    Michael Tisserand

    A deep dive conversation between author Michael Tisserand and Howard Chaykin, whose life and career offer an oral history of American comics.

  • culture

    The Jukebox Existentialism of Stirling Silliphant

    Sparrow Morgan

    The interaction between and among human beings is the only story worth telling.

  • fiction

    Death Notification Agency, Volume One: The Reaper

    Julian Oliver Meiojas, Mad Dog  Jones

    The first volume in Julian Oliver Meiojas's breathtaking new series about a process server for the DEATH NOTIFICATION AGENCY

  • culture

    Hanover Street: The Lost Gem from the Prime of Harrison Ford’s Career

    Joe Gibson

    In 1978, an actor named Harrison Ford was getting his first real taste of movie stardom. He had just portrayed intergalactic smuggler Han Solo in George...

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    ‘Tomorrow Never Happens’ – Oliver Reed’s Blunt Instrument of Revenge in Douglas Hickox’s ‘Sitting Target’

    Tim Pelan

    By the tail end of the 1960s, the Hollywood studio system was in the doldrums. The British film industry...

  • culture

    HandMade Crime

    Ray Banks

    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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    ‘Network’: Sidney Lumet and Paddy Chayefsky’s Gruesome Prophecy Turned Reality

    Koraljka Suton

    Once it opened, everybody kept saying, ‘Oh, what a brilliant satire.’ But Paddy and I always said, ‘This isn’t satire, it’s sheer reportage.’

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    ‘The Friends of Eddie Coyle’: Peter Yates’ Crime Masterpiece that Chose to Rely on a Completely Different Kind of Spectacle

    Sven Mikulec

    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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    Noir Cut to Look of the Period, Not About the Period: The Sunny, Seedy ’50’s Underbelly of Curtis Hanson’s ‘L.A. Confidential’

    Tim Pelan

    "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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    ‘Goodfellas’ at 30: Martin Scorsese’s Anthropological Goodlife Through a Lens

    Tim Pelan

    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...

  • culture

    Dylan Dog: Adventures in Absurdist Italian Horror

    Chloe Maveal

    With Italian horror having slipped through the cracks for many comic fans, it's time to get introduced to the absurd and ghoulishly fantastic Dylan Dog.

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    Celebrating 40 Years of ‘Flash Gordon’: An Intentionally Campy Space Opera that Became a Cult Classic

    Koraljka Suton

    December 5th, 2020 will mark the 40th anniversary of a lavish space opera hitting US theaters and subsequently...

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    ‘The Last of the Mohicans’: Michael Mann’s Riveting Love Story as the Formation of American Identity

    Sven Mikulec

    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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    ‘No Country for Old Men’: The Coen Brothers and Cormac McCarthy’s Ruthless Examination of Life

    Sven Mikulec

    That is no country for old men. The young In one another’s arms, birds in the trees...

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    PM Entertainment: Dude Perfect

    R. Emmet Sweeney

    The rise of the VHS supergiants, PM Entertainment, and their everlasting stamp on the genre of action films

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    ‘Heat’: Michael Mann’s Meticulous Masterpiece of Both Style and Substance That Transcends Genre

    Koraljka Suton

    “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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    Sidney Lumet and Paddy Chayevsky’s ‘Network’: The Grim Prophecy that Was Once Just Brilliant Satire

    Sven Mikulec

    What excited the general public and outraged horrified television moguls as a razor-sharp satire in 1976, a film promoted as outrageous, hasn’t lost its...

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    ‘DOES THIS LOOK LIKE A SICK MAN TO YOU?’: The Horror of Identity and the Identity of Horror in David Cronenberg’s ‘The Fly’

    Travis Woods

    TELEPOD 1: STATHIS He watches Her, trembling and nerve-twitched, eyes darting, lips pulled back over protruding…

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    8:46

    Ho Che Anderson

    Ho Che Anderson's powerful essay on the murder of George Floyd. "Wer're tired. Tired of the fear. Tired of the anger. Tired of dying..."

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    David Gerrold: The Man Who Folded Himself (Into Fiction)

    Chloe Maveal

    A retrospective interview with award-winning science fiction author David Gerrold

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    ‘JFK’: Oliver Stone’s Emotionally Accurate and Masterfully Crafted Trip Down the Rabbit Hole

    Koraljka Suton

    “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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    The Holy Mountain: A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To Enlightenment

    Chloe Maveal

    An analysis of the themes surrounding gender, sexuality, nature, and enlightenment in Alejandro Jodorowsky's seminal 1973 film, The Holy Mountain.

  • culture

    Gang Wars, the Prohibition Menace: Brian De Palma’s ‘The Untouchables’

    Tim Pelan

    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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    “Game Over, Man”: The Alien Franchise as Working Class Horror

    Chloe Maveal

    An essay exploring the ways in which the Alien movie franchise exposes the horrors of the working class.

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    François Schuiten Interview

    Michael Tisserand

    It might have been the insomnia that sparked it all. Legendary Belgian cartoonist and illustrator François Schuiten recalls that he couldn’t sleep when...

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    ‘Internal Affairs’ (1990): Mike Figgis’ First American Film that Proved to Be an Intense Crime Thriller

    Koraljka Suton

    English director, screenwriter and composer Mike Figgis made his directorial debut in 1988 with Stormy...

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    Psycho Pension Qu’est-ce que c’est: Richard Donner’s ‘Lethal Weapon’ Is a Real Live Wire

    Tim Pelan

    You think I’m crazy? You call me crazy, you think I’m crazy? You wanna see crazy?…

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    Alan Moore is Pretty Hilarious, Actually.

    Chloe Maveal

    Despite a reputation of emotionally intense titles, Watchmen creator Alan Moore's career is far funnier than audiences give him credit for

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    Carlos Ezquerra: The Life and Style of an Absolute Drokking Legend

    Chloe  Maveal

    An appreciation of the late Judge Dredd co-creator and all-around art legend Carlos Ezquerra.

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    The Artistic Triumph of Sir Alan Parker’s Still Beating ‘Angel Heart’

    Sven Mikulec

    Sven Mikulec looks at the history and legacy of Alan Parker's 'Angel Heart'

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    FURS BY FENDI: A Taxonomy of Fashion Horror

    Sean Witzke

    Writer and film critic Sean Witzke introduces readers to the glamorously unsettling world of the fashion horror genre.

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    ‘Sweet Smell of Success’: A Visceral and Vicious Depiction of the Evil that Power-Hungry Men Do

    Koraljka Suton

    There’s an old rule among directors that you see a film in its totality about four times. The first is when you really decide you love the story and you...

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    Nick Abadzis revisits his beginnings with Hugo Tate…with Hugo Tate.

    Chloe Maveal

    Artist and writer Nick Abadzis sits down to rehash the beginnings of both his career and his highly under-recognized British comic strip, Hugo Tate.

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    Duct Soup: The Daffy, Dystopian Design Nightmare of Terry Gilliam’s ‘Brazil’

    Tim Pelan

    Brazil is the demented, surreal flip-side of George Orwell’s dystopian warning—"1984 1/2" was director Terry Gilliam’s originally…

  • culture

    “Just One More Thing”: Columbo and Class Disruption

    Tiffany Babb

    Writer and critic Tiffany Babb discusses class disruption and uncommon themes of police procedurals in the 1970s hit show 'Columbo'

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    Stephen Fabian: Story-Telling Artist

    Jane Frank

    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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    Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Apocalypse Now’ must be the key lecture in anyone’s filmmaking education

    Cinephilia & Beyond

    People often exaggerate when they talk about films. They get carried away, leaving the cinema emotionally stirred and too impressed to ...

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    The Art of Creating Cages: A Conversation with Dave McKean

    Chloe Maveal

    An interview and career retrospective with acclaimed storyteller and artist Dave McKean.

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    All the Right Hardware: An Appreciation of Denys Cowan

    Chloe Maveal

    An appreciation of the extensive and incredibly beautiful career of artist Denys Cowan.

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    The Holy Grail of Workprints: The Five-Hour Rough Version of ‘Apocalypse Now’

    Cinephilia & Beyond

    Workprints, rough versions of films before the editing process kicks in and trims out all…

  • fiction

    The Questioner

    Andrew Vachss

    An original novelette by Andrew Vachss, author of the acclaimed Burke series

  • fact

    Shaman

    Mike Sager

    Published jointly with The Sager Group, 'Shaman' is Mike Sager's year-long investigation into the mysterious life and impeccable death of Carlos Castaneda

  • culture

    Scorsese On the Ropes: The ‘Kamikaze’ Film-Making of ‘Raging Bull’

    Tim Pelan

    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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    How John Schlesinger’s Homeless and Lonesome ‘Midnight Cowboy’ Rode His Way to the Top and Became the First and Only X-rated Movie to Win a Best Picture Oscar

    Koraljka Suton

    A friend of mine, an American painter living in London, had read the book and suggested that I look at it. I read it and thought ‘If I’m going to make a...

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    ‘Mad Max Fury Road’: The Best Comic Book Movie (That Was Never a Comic Book)

    Chloe Maveal

    With comic book movies in high demand by audiences, perhaps the best one to date isn't a comic book at all, but instead, Mad Max: Fury Road.

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    ‘Point Blank’ – John Boorman’s Amalgamation of American, British and French Filmmaking Styles

    Koraljka Suton

    The stories behind director John Boorman and screenwriter Alexander Jacobs brilliant retelling of Donald Westlake's THE HUNTER

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    Carol Reed’s ‘The Third Man’: How Orson Welles Stole a Show He Was Barely In

    Koraljka Suton

    Filmmaker Carol Reed, hailed as one of the greatest U.K. directors, became famous in the late 1930s and 1940s with motion pictures such as Night Train ...

  • culture

    Judge Dredd: The Devil You Know

    Chloe Maveal

    Chloe Maveal provides a comparative look into Judge Dredd as a predictor of unchecked contemporary police brutality.

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    Life And Death In A Northern Town: Mike Hodges’ ‘Get Carter’

    Tim Pelan

    Tim Pelan examines Mike Hodges's classic 1972 British crime movie, 'Get Carter'

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    Paradise Lost: How Martin Scorsese’s ‘Casino’ Charts the Rise and Fall of a Criminal Empire

    Tim Pelan

    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 ...

  • culture

    The Mad Genius of Stephen Chow

    R. Emmet Sweeney

    A deeper look into the mad genius of the Hong Kong filmmaker, Stephen Chow.

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    Where Are All The Chanukah Comics?!

    Gregory Paul Silber

    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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    Front Row Center With Howard Chaykin: Scott Phillips

    Howard Chaykin

    Howard Chaykin digs into the deep-seeded influences that fuel Scott Phillips' suburban noir stories.

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    Magic and Ink: An Interview with Artist Jim Mahfood

    Chloe Maveal

    Chloe Maveal sits down with artist Jim Mahfood for an interview about his career, cultural influences, and 'Sorcerers'.

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    Un Uomo Un’Avventura—an appreciation

    Howard Chaykin

    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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    Rajinikanth: India’s Superstar

    R. Emmet Sweeney

    Rajinikanth is a paunchy and balding 69-year-old man who also happens to be one of the biggest movie stars in the world. He has been making blockbusters...

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    More than 65 years since its release, Carol Reed’s ‘The Third Man’ is still a marvel to see, experience and learn from

    Cinephilia & Beyond

    Carol Reed’s 'The Third Man' might just be as visually stimulating as classic films get….

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    In Memoriam: Honoring The Comic Creators We Lost in 2020

    Chloe Maveal

    With 2020 coming to a close, it's time to take a look back on this year and pay homage to the incredible creators we've lost along the way.

  • culture

    Luigi Corteggi: A Retrospective Gallery of an Italian Pulp Art Master

    Otis Whitaker

    A gallery showcasing the work of Luigi Corteggi, cover artist for a rogue's gallery of Italian comics from the early '60s to the modern era.

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    “Satan! Cool!”: Why Kyle Baker’s Zombie Comic Tops Them All

    Chloe  Maveal

    When it comes to the best "Walking Dead" title, there's no doubt that Lester Fenton and the Walking Dead by Kyle Baker takes the cake!

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    Spiralling Into Horror: Exploring the Surreal Manga of Junji Ito

    Chloe Maveal

    With Halloween just around the corner, there is no better time to pay homage to the master of horror manga: Junji Ito

  • fiction

    Midnight 99

    Ashley Christine

    Ashley Christine's classic hard-boiled whodunit novella, where the victim is a 7-foot-tall Lizard Reptilian Overlord.

  • culture

    ‘The Conversation’: Francis Ford Coppola’s Paranoia-Ridden Tale of Surveillance, Guilt and Isolation

    Koraljka Suton

    The idea originated in a conversation between me and Irving Kirshner. We were talking about espionage, and he said that most people thought the safest ...

  • culture

    “No One Is Just Anything”: William Friedkin’s ‘Sorcerer’

    Tim Pelan

    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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    How Robert Altman’s Anti-Western Classic ‘McCabe & Mrs. Miller’ Aged Like Fine Wine

    Koraljka Suton

    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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    ‘Magnolia’: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Absorbing Mosaic of Compassion, Humanity and the Importance of Forgiveness

    Sven Mikulec

    In 1997, an ambitious 26-year-old called Paul Thomas Anderson made Boogie Nights, his sophomore directing effort…

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    Eddie Little: Paradise Lost

    Ray Banks

    The night of November 2nd, 1998. The El Cadiz Apartments, Los Angeles. Thief-turned-writer Eddie Little is worried sick; he’s convinced he can hear a ...

  • culture

    To Live and Die for Authenticity: How Friedkin Made One of the Best Films of the Eighties

    Sven Mikulec

    At the beginning of the seventies, American filmmaker William Friedkin made two everlasting...

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    ‘Deep Cover’ (1992): Bill Duke’s Exhilarating and Aesthetically Poignant Undercover-Cop Thriller

    Koraljka Suton

    The year 1990 saw the publication of a non-fiction book entitled Deep Cover: The Inside Story of How DEA Infighting...

  • culture

    The Man Who Shot Hell’s Kitchen: The Story of Phil Joanou’s ‘State of Grace’

    Sven Mikulec

    The story of filmmaker Phil Joanou’s breakthrough in the movie business is basically a pitch-perfect...

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    ‘Minority Report’: Steven Spielberg’s Proof that You Don’t Need to Sacrifice Substance to Produce Spectacle

    Sven Mikulec

    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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    Abel Ferrara’s ‘King of New York’ gained a true, cult reputation of a legitimate gangster classic

    Sven Mikulec

    Sven Mikulec When it comes to filmmakers who are, among other things, distinguished for their strong and passionate connection…

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    The Comic Art of Hip-Hop

    Paco Taylor

    A selection of hip hop album covers done by comic book artists featuring: Wu-Tang, EPMD, Jay-Z, De La Soul, T.I., Kid Cudi, Public Enemy, Pete Rock...

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    Sic Transit Garber’s Subway: ‘The Taking of Pelham One Two Three’

    Tim Pelan

    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 ...

  • culture

    ‘Manhunter’—’Horror Implied, as Opposed to Explained…That’s Michael Mann’s Strength (Will)’

    Tim Pelan

    In 1986, Michael Mann’s 'Manhunter' elevated schlock-horror to a thoughtful, stylised, forensically psychological level, introducing the concept of a ...

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    Fincher’s Zodiac: A Suspenseful and Thrilling Combination of Police Procedural and Newspaper Film That Masterfully Chronicles the Progression of Obsession

    Koraljka Suton

    Robert Graysmith knew he was a guy on the sidelines of this story. He wanted to be a part of it and he made himself a part of it. He was doing it on his...

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    Rats In the Attic: William Friedkin’s ‘The Exorcist’

    Tim Pelan

    Forty-five years after its powerful debut, and with all the attendant publicity, analysis and second-hand knowledge, from satire to theological debate,…

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    King of New York (1990): Abel Ferrara’s Blood-Soaked Portrayal of New York City’s Underbelly

    Koraljka Suton

    Long-time independent filmmaker Abel Ferrara was never one to pander to the expectations of either critics...

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    ‘Black Sunday’ (1977): John Frankenheimer’s Overwhelmingly Suspenseful Terrorist Film

    Koraljka Suton

    The late American director John Frankenheimer began his career when the Cold War was at its peak...

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    An Interview with Eddie Campbell, Part Two: The (Ever-Shifting) Fate of The Artist

    Chloe Maveal

    Part two of NeoText's interview with the incomparable comics creator Eddie Campbell.

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    Jean-Pierre Melville: Life And Work Of A Groundbreaking Filmmaking Poet

    Sven Mikulec

    Jean-Pierre Melville: Life and Work of a Groundbreaking Filmmaking Poet by Sven Mikulec

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    Cat Peoples: Feline Femme Fatales On Film

    Joe Gibson

    In 1942, horror movie audiences were treated to what with some historical hindsight now seems clear as one of the greatest horror movies ever made...

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    Take It to the Limit One More Time: Michael Mann’s ‘Miami Vice’

    Tim Pelan

    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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    Thelma Schoonmaker Breaks Down ‘Raging Bull’

    Cinephilia & Beyond

    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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    ‘I Am Insane, and You Are My Insanity’: The Captivating World of Terry Gilliam’s ‘12 Monkeys’

    Sven Mikulec

    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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    The Marshall and the Space Miners – In Peter Hyams’ ‘Outland’, No One Can Hear You Punch Out

    Tim Pelan

    George Lucas’ Star Wars in 1977 led to a boom of hasty space opera knock-offs, but there had always been a dogged...

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    ‘The Crying Game’: Neil Jordan’s Deeply Humane Story That Transcends Gender, Race and Nationality

    Koraljka Suton

    The 1980s were an intense decade for Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan. He had made his directorial debut in 1982...

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    ‘Miller’s Crossing’ at 30: A Lamentation of Losers by the Coen Brothers

    Tim Pelan

    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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    Ranson Notes: The Astonishing Artwork of 2000 AD’s Arthur Ranson

    Chloe Maveal

    In appreciation of British "Button Man" artist Arthur Ranson, whose career has gone unsung for far too long.

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    “You there! What day is it?”: Why The Muppet Christmas Carol is the Ultimate Holiday Film

    Chloe Maveal

    You can keep your White Christmas and Holiday Inn!

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    Sam Kieth: Art, Cruelty, and The Part of Us That Escapes

    Chloe Maveal

    For an entire generation of comic readers, few things are as weird, touching, and satisfying as the art and storytelling of Sam Kieth.

  • culture

    Adding it Up: A Discussion of Numerology in Culture

    Avery Kaplan

    From Aleister Crowley to the Gorillaz, writer Avery Kaplan explores the ways that numerology has influenced culture across the centuries.

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    Giving ‘Em The Biz: The Seminal Art of Simon Bisley

    Chloe Maveal

    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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    Front Row Center with Howard Chaykin: Neal Adams

    Howard Chaykin

    Howard Chaykin pries into the secrets behind the legendary art of Neal Adams

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    No Adam for Eve: The Quiet History of Lesbian Pulp Fiction

    Chloe Maveal

    A look into the history behind lesbian and bisexual themes in mid-century pulp fiction paperbacks.

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    ‘To Live and Die in L.A.’: The Intelligent, Authentic Thriller as One of the Highlights of Friedkin’s Career

    Sven Mikulec

    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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    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: An Unforgettable and Heartbreaking Exploration of Love, Human Beings and the Nature of Memory

    Sven Mikulec

    Having heard his friend complain about her boyfriend for what seemed to be a hundredth time,…

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    How A Generation of Creators Has Made Romance Comics Stronger Than Ever

    Chloe Maveal

    While the genre officially died in the 1970s, romance comics are back and have evolved to be stronger than ever.

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    Exist As Pure Data: Albert Pyun’s Tech Noir Masterpiece ‘Nemesis’

    Joe Gibson

    When James Cameron made The Terminator in 1984, he included as a sort of nod to his own reference points in making the film a nightclub named ‘Tech Noir.’

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    Lived All Our Best Times Left With the Worst: Christopher Nolan’s ‘Memento’

    Tim Pelan

    Fractured narrative, skewed perception, compressed timelines—director/writer Christopher Nolan won’t lead his audience in a straight line…

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    In The Shadow Of The Crane

    Karim Hussain csc

    Cinematographer Karim Hussain csc's appreciation of the Louma Crane

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    The Matrix Revelation: How the Wachowskis Opened Our Eyes to a New Kind of Action Cinema

    Tim Pelan

    Few films permeate the gestalt consciousness like Star Wars (“I am your father”, “Use the Force”…

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    Downwards Is the Only Way Forwards: Welcome to David Fincher’s ‘The Game’

    Tim Pelan

    Twenty-one years on, David Fincher’s The Game (1997) has come to be seen as a prescient, schadenfreude look at the gulf between us and the “one ...

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    Needle Drop: An Ode to the ‘Trainspotting’ Soundtrack

    Chloe Maveal

    On its 25th anniversary, NeoText offers an discussion of British pop music of the 1990s and the soundtrack curation of the 1996 film 'Trainspotting'

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    BIFF! BANG! POW! The Pop Art Revolution of Marvel Lettering in the 1960s

    Chloe Maveal

    The early years of Marvel Comics saw some of the best lettering comics has ever seen. It's time to give credit to the men behind the sound effects.

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    ‘American Gigolo’ (1980): Paul Schrader’s Character Study on Loneliness that Established Richard Gere as a Leading Man

    Koraljka Suton

    While he was teaching screenwriting at the UCLA Film School, American director and screenwriter Paul Schrader got a character idea during one of his...

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    Sacrilege: Shared Themes of ‘Blade Runner 2049’ and Naoki Urasawa’s ‘Pluto’

    Sean Witzke

    Writer Sean Witzke explores the shared themes of a barren future with Villeneuve's 2017 film 'Blade Runner 2049' and Naoki Urasawa's manga 'Pluto'

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    ‘Caliber 9’ (1972): Fernando Di Leo’s Intense Poliziottesco Film

    Koraljka Suton

    During his film career that lasted from 1964 to 1985, Italian filmmaker Fernando Di Leo worked as a director...

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    “No Room For Darryl”: Re-Examining ‘Scanners’ In The Digital Age

    Kim Winters

    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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    Out of Moomin Valley: The Poetically Queer History of Tove Jansson

    Chloe Maveal

    Exploring the links between Tove Jansson's life and as queer woman and the themes of her comic, The Moomins.

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    Scorpio: Michael Winner’s Cynical Thriller About A Spy With A Death Wish

    Joe Gibson

    Burt Lancaster is one of the greatest actors to ever appear in films, but he didn’t hold all his work in high esteem. He is said to have looked down...

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    Darwyn Cooke: The New Frontier of Cartooning

    Chloe Maveal

    A retrospective on the laid back and exceptionally classic art of Darwyn Cooke.

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    David Mamet’s ‘Spartan’: Live by the Code, Film by the Code

    Sven Mikulec

    A contemporary American renaissance man, David Mamet has had an incredibly rich and fulfilling career spanning...

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    ‘Hard Times’: Walter Hill’s Violent Directorial Debut About Survival During the Great Depression

    Koraljka Suton

    American filmmaker Walter Hill is famous and revered for both his action movies and the fact that he revived the...

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