There’s one born every 24 frames
Opinion: Anyone who believes for one nano second that this is real is now enjoying their prime Florida swampland that connects directly to the Brooklyn Bridge.
Janus Films
When we were growing up, we watched a lot of Channel 13, aka WNET(Boomers may recall that proto-Boomer Billy Joel immortalized the Channel 13 generation in his song "Pressure"). WNET would often air the...
Things to see: a story about a man and a bear
Odd gallery of French comic book covers, and not the ones you were expecting, either.
This man, this mountain
All taken from film critic Jim Emerson's site looking at great movie openings.
Farewell Sploid
Sploid, our favorite faux tabloid news site closed up shop yesterday. Guess it wasn't a favorite of enough folks. In its two year history, it covered many topics near and dear to The Beat's...
Where is Gandalf? I much desire to speak to him.
We're in sic transit gloria mundi to Comic-con as you read this. Hopefully we'll be back before the cock's crow tomorrow with pictures and all that.
Speaking of all that, if all goes well...
They’re Taking The Hobbits to Isengard
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This could very well be the only thing keeping us sane, although that's a relative term.
Greatest photo ever for this morning
A Flickr set of a Lego recreation of The Headbutt heard round the world.
More in link including a heart-breaking depiction of Zidane's long, lonely walk off the field.
Speaking of the headbutt, according...
Eternal mysteries: Kim Thompson’s shortie shorts
We haven't been linking as much as we should to the mini-site for WE TOLD YOU SO, the upcoming history of Fantagraphics. FLOG has been teasing us with images from the past that capture...
More on Hollywood malaise
Our dismay at PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST drew a mixed response in the comments section, but we're not the only ones feeling the dismay. Anne Thompson, one of our most favoritest...
Filmic blockbuster news
The idea of M. Night Shyalaman directing a Harry Potter movie makes baby Jesus cry.
There will apparently be a lot of wild characters in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 3, as this casting notice posted...
The History of Pop Culture, Bayeux-stylee
We are not quite sure what this site is about, but it seems to have something to do with Russian Folk Art and popular filmed entertainments.:
