Monthly Archives: October 2007
Jeremy Dyson gets bitten by vampires
Since it is Halloween, Jeremy Dyson has an article considering the fear factor in versions of Dracula and I’m definitely there with him on Max Schreck as the scariest of vampire of them all. For me it s the animalism … Continue reading
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Re-writing films via text
Wired has this piece on an old idea made really quite new. Paul Notzold, a New York artist, has rigged up a projector so that random individuals can send a text which is added to a balloon on which ever … Continue reading
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Slaying vampires in Romania
The Independent is running an article by Timothy Taylor as an introduction to his documentary on the Discovery Channel at 9pm on Halloween called the “Real Vampires”. Normally these shows are little bits of a giggle and akin to watching … Continue reading
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Tintin appreciated by Dom Joly
Dom Joly has this appreciation of Tintin in the Independent which captures that essential quality of the reporter – it makes you want to discover the world. (Sans dog in my case as I prefer cats.) In the main, Tintin … Continue reading
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Evolutionary Theorist foresees split in human race
Oliver Curry, an evolutionary theorist at the LSE, opines that homo sapiens might well split into two strands like the Eloi and the Morlocks from H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine in a report for the men’s television channel, Bravo. He … Continue reading
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Beowulf in 3 dimensions?
Wired has a piece on the return of 3d in the forthcoming Beowulf movie (but the trailer for the normal version looks good). I’m really not sure that 3d is going to take off though unless the cost of the … Continue reading
Wired does Manga
Wired magazine have a piece on American Manga (which is a 1.9mb download) which is set up like a Manga and explains its appeal and some of the key titles. Great reading but remember to read it the correct way… … Continue reading
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Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine not to some folks taste?
BoingBoing has this post on the interruption of a performance of Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine by somebody posing as a police officer citing Californian law.
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Stardust – the fairy tale which sort of behaves
I saw Stardust film on Friday night pretty much straight after work and thoroughly enjoyed it. I was glad that it did not attempt to be the book which would have been disastrous but captured the essence of it instead. … Continue reading
David Cronenberg’s Eastern Promise
The Independent has an interview with David Cronenberg about his new film, Eastern Promises, and the biographical parts of his films. I’m not going to say that I’ve ever fully understood his films but its great to see a director … Continue reading
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