Classics: Diana Wynne Jones R.I.P.
Celebrating the author of Archer’s Goon, Howl’s Moving Castle etc.
Arts
The Complicatist : Music for Stoners
Drugs and music, pros and cons, highs and downers
Milestone Movies : The Killer Inside Me (2010) and Coup de Torchon (1981)
Film violence against women, via the ‘dimestore’ novelist Jim Thompson
Classics : The Indian in the Cupboard (1981)
Indians are people, too
Milestone Movies : Black Swan (2010)
In giving your life to art, the dying is the easy part
The Complicatist : Look Ma, No Words
Doing it lyrically, but without lyrics
Cartoon Alley : Reviews and commentary #21… Tim Bollinger
Comix Reviews (Part 1) Tim Bollinger : A brief history of the New Zealand graphic novel, Ant Sang – ‘Shaolin Burning’, Garo
Cartoon Alley : Reviews and commentary #22… Tim Bollinger
Comix Reviews (Part 1) Tim Bollinger : ‘Vampires’ by Osamu Tezuka – French edition, Joe Daly
Cartoon Alley : Reviews and commentary #23… Gordon Campbell
My Favourite Cartoons (this month) by Gordon Campbell
Treasury Enters, Stage Right
Treasury, not trade unions, poses the biggest threat to film industry jobs
Milestone Movies : The Searchers (1956)
John Wayne, antihero
Classics : The Cricket In Times Square (1960)
Authors who write for children are people, too.
The Complicatist : Lost Soul Classics, Old and New
How did Shreveport, Louisiana get to be the unknown soul capital of America?
Cartoon Alley : Reviews and commentary #20… Tim Bollinger
Some Recent New Zealand Comic Publication
Cartoon Alley : Reviews and commentary #19… Gordon Campbell
My Favourite Comic (this month) : “The Dream of a Lifetime” by Don Rosa
Record Shop R.I.P
A few seasonal thoughts on the demise of ye olde record store
Classics : The Incredible Journey (1961)
About the bond between animals and humans….
Milestone Movies : The Best of 2010
Art – and reality are always a construct
The Complicatist : How To Dress Well
Memory and desire – plus, the best of 2010
Cartoon Alley: Barnsey Malone
Barnsey Malone (11) lives in Newtown, she normally does her drawings on whiteboard and rubs them out.
Classics : The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (1990)
Murder, mutiny, class rebellion and a terrific teenage heroine
Milestone Movies : Daisies (1966)
Freedom’s just another word for making fun of everything
The Complicatist : Sufjan Stevens and outsider art
Hello madness, my old friend…
Cartoon Alley: Reviews and commentary #18… Tim Bollinger
Some comics I’ve been reading lately…. Gogo Monster & The Bun Field
Classics : The Owl Service (1967)
The owls are not what they seem, but the English stay true to type
Milestone Movies : Deep Throat (1972)
From Linda Lovelace to Julia Roberts – its not such a long way, baby
The Complicatist : In praise of Raymond Scott
The man who heard the future
Cartoon Alley: Reviews and commentary #17… Gordon Campbell
My favourite cartoon (this month) : Winsor McKay’s black and white cartoons
Cartoon Alley: Reviews and commentary #16… Tim Bollinger
New works by Art Spiegelman, Toby Morris and Glen Stewart
Classics : The Dark Is Rising (1973)
Don’t ever break bread with the stranger on the black horse….