Stanley Kubrick’s last-minute ending change to ‘The Shining’ included a deleted scene
“I never explain anything”.
Author: Martin Schneider
Red Meanies, Blue Meanies: The Cold War roots of The Beatles movie ‘Yellow Submarine’
The man in charge was a Czechoslovak-born German named Heinz Edelmann.
The trippy Fruitopia commercials scored by Kate Bush and the Cocteau Twins
Explore how cult-pop music turned juice marketing into surreal art.
Stevie Nicks will fuck you up—and she made the self defence book on how to
Stevie Nicks is more than a soft rock diva.
Death Cigarettes: How punk branding exposed corporate hypocrisy
Hang on, so they were actually healthier?
Goofy 1980s ‘Video Aspirin’ technique might just give you a headache
In the 1980s, the widespread availability of VCR technology represented a palpable opportunity for some. Porno peddlers, schlock horror directors, and innovating game designers all…
Lydia Lunch and Penn & Teller in ‘Barbecue Death Squad from Hell,’ directed by Michael Nesmith
In 1986, Penn & Teller put out “Barbecue Death Squad from Hell,” a parody short film purporting to advertise a company whose business model was…
Watch ‘Drugs: Killers and Dillers,’ Matt Groening’s amusing anti-drug parody from 1972
Matt Groening made his comedic name in the 1980s with the brutally nihilistic alternative comic Life In Hell (a favorite of mine in high school)…