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Whenever I meet a superhero comic book fan that wants to expand his or her horizons, the first book I always point them to is Concrete created by Paul Chadwick. Concrete is a creator owned comic book that just celebrated its 20 year anniversary. It is the story of a former political speechwriter that...

When South African filmmaker Richard Stanleys low budget science fiction horror film Hardware was released in the early 90s many people heralded him as the new face of the genre. That is until his second feature, Dust Devil, was released in the States to dismal reviews and returns. Though Stanleys...

Film director Michael Apted is such an anomaly in Hollywood. He careens from big budget films such as The World Is Not Enough to smaller films like Enigma. But always, without fail, every seven years Apted puts together another UP film. In 1964 a group of seven year old children were interviewed about...

Blue Underground is such a wonderful DVD company. The company was founded by cult filmmaker William Lustig after he left Anchor Bay Entertainment. Every single time I hit their website I discover a new gem. Most recently they are pushing the foreign film, Daughters...

If I didnt know better I would think David Lynch was Italian. He uses his hands to describe ideas more than anyone I have ever met. Its fascinating to watch this man communicate. He pulls out the cigarette pack, the lighter, moves the ashtray, lights the cigarette, puts the pack away the and then,...

Belgium's Daniel DiMattia, ower of Calypso Tattoo is known for creating massive works of art on skin in just black ink. He's also known for leaving his socks on the floor, belching in front of my mother, and being a fine dancer...

Over the past 15 years Jae Lee has become one of the most stylish and innovative comic book artists in recent memory. He burst onto the scene with a stint on Namor the Sub-Mariner and since then has worked on dozens of other books from Fantastic Four to The Sentry to his creator owned Hellshock. But...

Pere Ubu has been below the pop culture radar since their beginning in 1975. They are a rock band but they include elements of the expressionist movement, experimental music and blues. I got to talk to the only constant member in Pere Ubus over 30 year history, band co-founder/vocalist/producer David...

There are renaissance men then there is Jules Feiffer. Feiffer has become the cream of the crop in every field he has entered. He first gained fame for his comic book strips in The Village Voice and won a Pulitzer Prize for said strips. He has written the screenplays...