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13 Microlog entries tagged with ‘avclub’
AV Club primer on autobiographical comics
Love this. I dig Joe Sacco’s style in particular; those who criticise him for being biased obviously don’t understand the concept of activist journalism or reportage. Arts & Culture ·
io9’s 50 Scariest Movies Of All Time
Compare with the AV Club’s Scariest Movie Scenes. Both are missing an obvious classic in Robocop. Was no one else frightened by that ED-209 scene? Still gives me chills just thinking about it. Arts & Culture ·
“Your mother can’t be with you anymore”: 17-plus entertainments that teach children about death
Just the mere description of City Dog, Country Frog has me on the verge of tears. Arts & Culture ·
Gateways to Geekery: Giallo
I love The AV Club’s Gateways to Geekery - this one on giallo is a very handy primer - and I’m thinking it’s an idea that would lend itself very well to print… Sound & Screen ·
The Underground Bit Network
Michael Sippey adding his piece to the AV Club’s article on ‘the convenience trap’. It’s not really a new phenomenon: brick-and-mortar music and book stores have operated along the same lines for decades. Meanwhile, there will always be an underground, and there will always be an alternative. Arts & Culture ·
Better Late than Never?: A Christmas Story
I can honestly say I never heard of this movie until I read this article. And it’s supposed to be some kind of US holiday tradition? Some things just don’t travel, I guess. Sound & Screen ·
Gateways to Geekery: Kurt Vonnegut
Confession time: I’ve never read any Vonnegut. But he really seems like my kind of writer. Arts & Culture ·
Wikipedia’s list of films considered the greatest ever
Tokyo Story is pretty fantastic, far better than Kane. See also: The AV Club’s best films of the ’00s. Sound & Screen ·
Gateways to Geekery: Japanese Noise-Rock
Bit of a genre mash-up here, as none of the bands really sounds like the others, but still a decent introduction to underground and experimental rock in Japan. Sound & Screen ·
A Very Special Episode: Arrested Development, ‘Good Grief’
It’s about one episode, but it also explains why the show as a whole is so damn good. Sound & Screen ·
The AV Club interviews the Meat Puppets
They’re playing ATP the weekend before the one I’m going to; I hope they’ll hop over the water and play a show in Dublin, too. But while I’m in Dublin, of course. Sound & Screen ·
The AV Club interviews Steven Wright
From last November. Steven Wright is a comedy genius, and a great performer to boot; when I saw him live a few years ago he did two-and-a-half hours straight, no breaks. That’s something. Interesting ·
Those Year-End Listing Blues
The A.V. Club’s Noel Murray has had it with lists. Sort of. Interesting ·
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