When it comes to cinematic ballyhoo, there are few scents sweeter than the carny cry of the sexploitation subgenre. It is the dancing girls, the carnival barker, the strong man, the freak show and the fortune teller hooking on the ...

A great actor is a shape-shifting chameleon. Speed with heart, agility with soul, and emotions from the richest of minds. But there is a class even above those captains and queens. There are those who go beyond mere transformation and ...

Cabaret Voltaire Don’t Argue Girl with Gun The art of storytelling is one that is not necessarily defined by harsh, dyed-in-the-wool lines but by watercolor smears, oil-black-swoops, wet-inky-lines, blood, sweat, and most definitely tears. (When This Mortal Coil titled one ...

So let me hear you out, you want to be a writer? Cool, we could possibly be tribe! I’m talking howling at the moon, libations, and an intrinsic understanding. Soon, the reveries will begin! But before we become full on ...

Everyone is looking for those hints, tips, and tricks to help better their lives. Self-help gurus attempt to light the way by giving you condescension wrapped in a smiley-toothy blanket. Religious and political leaders often have the morals of whorish ...

Humans. We, as a species, tend to be ruled by three things: the heart, the mind, and the loins. Lord help you when all three start arguing with each other. This is the root of the 1973 Dutch cult film, ...

“Tell me how you want it. And that’s how we’ll play it” “Up From the Deep”-The Tubes In the wilds of the United States, in the middle-of-the-back-road small cities, the big towns, and even the little burgs, there’s always a ...

Social media is a vessel of communication that is often both a blessing and a curse. It’s all in the motion of the virtual ocean and if a positive connection with our fellow humans is the vibrant sea life that ...

A wooden head and a broken heartUsed, abused and torn apart I gave you my best and you gave me the rest It’s time to die, time to die. “Mind of a Toy” – Visage A common criticism of music ...

Expression is a rhythm, with every creator becoming their own conductor and conduit. This is one of many reasons why adapting the written word to the language of cinema is a tricky one and depending on the work and author ...