Keychains and Snowstorms: The Soft Cell Story
I’m a huge Soft Cell/Marc Almond fan and I have been ever since “Tainted Love” was a hit and their memorable 1982 Solid Gold TV…
Movies Archives: 09/2018
‘The Monkey’s Teeth,’ French cartoon written by patients in a mental hospital
Les dents du singe (The Monkey’s Teeth) is the directorial debut of René Laloux, the animator who made Fantastic Planet and Time Masters. This, his…
David Cronenberg on Andy Warhol
The soundtrack CD from the Art Gallery of Ontario show In between A History of Violence and Eastern Promises, David Cronenberg curated a Warhol retrospective…
Gorgo smash, Gorgo chomp, Gorgo roar: Gorgo comics 1961-65
When Ray Bradbury wrote “The Fog Horn” he probably didn’t imagine the whole bestiary of monsters his short story would inspire. Though his beast from…
‘It takes a little courage’: An interview with ‘Gimme Shelter’ filmmaker Albert Maysles
It Takes a Little More Courage is the title and opening line to a brief, all too brief, conversation with documentarian Albert Maysles (1926-2015) filmed…
First look at Waxwork’s expanded soundtracks for three Dario Argento classics
Why are Dario Argento’s films so compelling? It’s largely due to his knack for matching fantastic, terrifying imagery with amazing music that fully enhances the…
Polaroids from ‘Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope’
Star Wars or Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, to give the film its proper title, is the single most influential, and thus arguably,…