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The 1980s was a kind of dead time for horror films but one of the few bright spots was the work of Stuart Gordon. Gordon exploded in a bloody spray with his debut film Re-Animator. An immediate cult classic Gordon quickly moved onto his second feature, From Beyond. From Beyond was never able to reach...

Having Steve James as a creator on a film is sure sign of great quality, which documentaries like Hoop Dreams and Stevie prove. Even when James is producing and editing like he did as with The War Tapes, which is directed by Deborah Scranton, the work is moving and unforgettable. The War Tapes is...

Alan Moore is one of the greatest creators of the 20th century and if his work over the past six years hasnt made him one of the greatest creators of the 21st century then his new graphic novel, Lost Girls, will make that so. Lost Girls is his first and longest collaboration, over 16 years, with...

Melinda Gebbie is the San Francisco born artist previously best known for her work in the 1970s on Wimmen's Comix, the all-female underground comics anthology and her collaboration with fianc Alan Moore on Cobweb in Tomorrow Stories. But all that will change when Top Shelf Comix releases Lost Girls,...

Jonathan Katz is the brilliantly funny deadpan comedian that the animated show Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist was built around. Dr. Katz was Comedy Centrals first big hit and was on for five years. Its taken another six years for the first season to come out on DVD. But its here and it has commentaries...

Mexican native Ana Mushkadiz is the star of the brilliant and controversial Battle in Heaven. Battle in Heaven features explicit real sex and was nominated for the Golden Palm at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. The film is the second feature film from Carlos Reygadas whose first film, Japon, also featured...

Lewis Black is best known for his politically charged rants called Back in Black that are featured on The Daily Show. But hes been a working standup comedian for 20 years. Hes just released his new comedy album, The Carnegie Hall Performance....

Lloyd Kaufman is crazy. Not just in that I direct Troma movies kind of way but they kind of crazy you dont understand until you work for someone. When I worked on Tromeo & Juliet ten years ago I found that Kaufman can make a strong woman cry. But no matter what happened...

Lloyd Kaufman is crazy. Not just in that I direct Troma movies kind of way but they kind of crazy you dont understand until you work for someone. When I worked on Tromeo & Juliet ten years ago I found that Kaufman can make a strong woman cry. But no matter what happened...

Augusten Burroughs exploded in the literary world with his scathing memoir Running with Scissors which remained on the New York Times bestseller list for over two-and-a-half...

Christopher McCulloch is the creator of the Adult Swim Cartoon, The Venture Bros. McCulloch along with writer/producer Doc Hammer and composer/legendary musician Jim Thirlwell have made The Venture Bros a major cult hit whose audience...

Years ago I was interviewed and one of their questions was whether there was anyone I really wanted to interview that I hadnt yet. Most of the people I named I have talked such as Frank Miller, James...