Amusements

Peter Strickland horror recommendations.

Alexandre Aja on twists and sequels etc.

A reunion of the cast of "The Singing Detective"

Favourite Songs

Amusements

The oldest melody.

Joe Dante interview with the release of "matinee" on blu-ray (at last!) where he discovers one of my favourites, "Eerie Indian" amongst others. And here he is with Marc Maron.

Jacques Tournier on Val Lewton. 

Favourite songs #1

Favourite songs #2

Favourite songs #3

Amusements

Nuclear war in "Akira".

Director Hou Hsaio-Hsien talks "The Assassin".

"Cancelled" podcast on "Eerie Indiana"

BFI Horror film list, and I won't argue with much of it.

...and David Lynch.

Amusements

Various links:

The art of Fortunio Liceti:

Serious chat about trivial things: Graphic Policy Radio talk "Captain America: Civil War"

Interview with "Embrace of the Serpent" director Ciro Guerra.

A brief history of horror...

Buttons and McGuffins

John Holbo at Crooked Timber is discussing "The Curious Case of Bejamin Button", and fun things such as Metaphysical McGuffins and allegory get a good ol' grilling. I make a comment too (I've not seen the film, but read the Firtzgerald short story).

Dance mash-up delight!

From the Dangerous Minds blog, Marc Campbell has created a fantastic mash-up: footage of dancing kids from 1956 accompanied by a great selection of later, alternative, more punkish tracks such as The Velvet Underground's "Run Run Run" and The Buzzcock's "Why Can't I Touch It?", not to mention Outkast and The Normal! This is what the internets was made for.

Pictures from Mars! (really)

It's Mars!!!

Fantastic.

Links & Stuff

Good stuff...
"Mark Twain Looking Pretty Cool in a Silent Film From 1909"

...and bad stuff...
"A guide to mass shootings in America" with map.

...and Victorian stuff...
"Baby's first butcher's shoop, circa 1900"

... and Maniacal Wood stuff...
I will be at FrightFest this year - this time for the whole event - and this one is intriguing me. A remake of grungy 80s horror "Maniac" with Elijah Wood... that isn't anything I ever would have predicted happening in the world. But I am a fan of Elijah and I am looking forward to seeing if this works. I mean, we don't need any more remakes, re-imaginings and re-boots, but I am curious nonetheless.

... and Soothing Sylvian stuff.