TagsTagsEvery stop motion creature and special effect ever created by Ray Harryhausen, in one terrific mashup. (h/t: BoingBoing.)
We’ve started many open threads with quotes from it, so here’s the complete version of Ed Wood’s freaky masterpiece “Plan 9 from Outer Space” in all its below-zero-budget glory. Never gets old. One of the funniest inadvertently funny films ever made.
You may be wondering how low Hollywood can sink in glorifying bad people. Now you have your answer. A major Hollywood film glamorizing the 1999 Seattle anarchist riots at the World Trade Organization meeting. Yes, really. Battle In Seattle Official Website. (Hat tip: zombie.)
The Battle of Thermopylae took place in 480 BC, so it’s not like we have to worry about giving out spoilers; here’s an open thread for discussion of the Frank Miller film 300, opening tonight. UPDATE at 3/9/07 5:31:57 pm: Here’s Victor Davis Hanson’s piece on History and the Movie ‘300’.
Open Thread, Movie, Film, 300
Pierre Rehov’s powerful documentary [Amazon Link] is being released on DVD soon; here’s the trailer: [Video]
Video, Film, Documentary, Rehov, Militant Islam, Suicide Bombing
I have to admit, my interest in the Academy Awards approaches absolute zero. But an open thread could be fun...
I hope this doesn’t turn into another religious slapfight, but I suppose we need a post to discuss James Cameron’s new documentary, in which he claims to have uncovered the burial place of Jesus Christ and his family (that’s right), verified by “DNA tests” (whatever that could mean): Jesus: Tales ...
This kind of thing used to be considered beyond the pale, way outside the realm of legitimate artistic expression. Now it’s “edgy:” Watch the video of George Bush being assassinated. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) And as if the assassination scene weren’t bad enough, the rest of the plot may be even ...