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The Link Rally: 15 May 2012

15 May 2012
The Link Rally: 15 May 2012

Guillermo del Toro adds co-directing a stop motion Pinocchio to his unending list of products in development. Cinema Blend The long-gestating Chaplin musical is finally coming to Broadway this fall. Slow and steady wins the race? I hope so. Broadway World Shock Till You Drop has a huge write-up of visiting the set of...

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The Art of Video Games: Giveaway

15 May 2012
The Art of Video Games: Giveaway

Over the weekend, I visited Washington, D.C. with my brother. We did most of the usual tourist things: memorials, museums, tons of photographs. After a bad experience with some nasty staff at the National Gallery of Art, we decided to stick with the Smithsonian...

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Short Vacation

11 May 2012

I’m doing a ton of pre-writing today to get me through the weekend and Monday. I go from rehearsal to a big event in NYC to a 6AM train to DC tomorrow morning to a 3PM dress rehearsal on Monday afternoon. As such, I’ll...

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The Link Rally: 9 May 2012

9 May 2012
The Link Rally: 9 May 2012

Joss Whedon thanks his fans for sticking with him in a way only Joss Whedon could. Cinema Blend Film Crit Hulk guest writes for The New Yorker with a personal evaluation of Mark Ruffalo’s interpretation of him in The Avengers. The New Yorker Update:...

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Hit Me With Your Best Shot: The Exorcist (1973)

9 May 2012
The key to unlocking The Exorcist is Regan's eyes

Hit Me With Your Best Shot is a series of interactive posts over at The Film Experience. Nathaniel chooses a film that everyone is invited to watch and choose one image to discuss on their own blog. The Exorcists posts should make for some...

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The Link Rally: 8 May 2012

8 May 2012
The Link Rally: 8 May 2012

Maurice Sendak passed away today at 83. He wrote great little children’s books and took no guff from nobody. Pajiba I used to try to build elaborate domino displays. When I finally got my first one to work–full dining room table, ramps to the...

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The Library: Freakshow by Midnight Syndicate

8 May 2012
The Library: Freakshow by Midnight Syndicate

The Library is a recurring feature at Sketchy Details where I suggest songs that should fit into anyone’s music collection. I went to a terrible horror convention two weeks ago looking for content. Instead, I came home covered in bruises from a show floor...

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