The filmmaker gets his close-up after 40 years of Troma (more or less)
In the two years since their woefully under-appreciated debut %, Brooklyn demento-wavers Dinowalrus have been almost completely overhauled, with two-thirds of the trio replaced and their experimental agitations calmed from drum-and-drone loogie to synth-wave drizzle. One remaining consistent is the ... More >>
And I loved it! The Blonds -- a/k/a Phillipe Blond (illustration below) and David Blond -- put on a dazzling show last night at Milk, full of biker chic updated to three centuries from now. It started with three hunky guys storming out in helmets and silver-tassle-sleeved black leather jackets, co ... More >>
Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. October 21, 1971, Vol. XVI, No. 42 Lenny & a mother's love By Arthur Bell LOS ANGELES, California -- I ring a doorbell where it says Sally Marr, and an invisible voice calls Arthur, is that you, c'mon in. I walk into a courtyard. Lawn ... More >>
Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. January 15, 1970, Vol. XV, No. 3 Films in Focus by Andrew Sarris Every year about this time a large number of critics make up 10 best lists, an a smaller number write boring articles attacking 10 best lists. You do or you don't, I supp ... More >>
Each Thursday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales, and flea markets. I do this for one reason: knowledge is power. Natural Bust Enlargement With Total Mind Power Author:Donald L. Wilson, M.D. ... More >>
Courtesy the sainted Mr. Ebert himself; Russ Meyer would've directed. Lots of fantastic debauchery throughout, even in the setups: "INT. LOUNGE OF THE 'CAMBRIDGE RAPIST HOTEL'" and so forth. Apparently it was modeled after A Hard Day's Night, just... harder. "Comments are open, but I can't di ... More >>
The latest proof that calculated camp in the form of homage is near-impossible to pull off
Chatting with perennial Guest star Jane Lynch.
God-fearing black man tames slutty white girl as Craig Brewer's South rises again
A plea for an art-world star to return to her dirty-secret past
Frothy fight scenes and anti-military bitch slaps
9 Ways of looking at 9 Songs
A secret history of the continent's cinema with a scar-cheeked star and a rumpled Godard
At the Movies With John Waters
New York's Most Romantic Restaurants
Photographers Capture the Naked Truth
Alternative Theater Rides a Populist Wave
