Little Orphant Annie

I have an endless fascination with fictional characters who experience long lives and evolutions through by being expounded upon by different artists who keep the character alive and transforming through generations. As surprising as it may seem, few characters really […]

Primer

For our last post on sci fi movies made on the cheap, we must, MUST i tell you bring up by far the best of them. It’s not just that this is by far the greatest sci fi film ever […]

Lunopolis

In discussing sci fi movies made on basically no budget whatsoever (and watchable and enjoyable), two movies especially come to mind: Primer and Lunopolis. Today we shall deal with Lunopolis. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20fp9blYTvY] Lunopolis is a documentary style movie about conspiracies and […]

Moebius

The second creative death worth noting this last week was that of French comic artist Moebius, 1938 – 2012. Moebius was a key figure in bringing comic art out from a juvenile market and into a more sophisticated artform, worthy […]