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Scott Thill
in issue 53
"How My Brain Works": An Interview with Michel Gondry — "I didn't want to live under the shadow of other films. I want to exist on my own."
in issue 51
Expanding the Possibilities: Peter Chung Talks About Aeon Flux,
Matriculated, Dark Fury, and More
"The more you're able to project your own world upon the work, the more power it has."
in issue 47
"It's Amazing I've Survived" An Interview with Bill Plympton
"The football game where the chicken mascot runs around crazy with an erection was inspired by a story that someone told me..."
in issue 45
Want Fact with That? Disney's Hidalgo and the Commodification of Myth
Enjoy your myths — that's what they're there for
Upper-Lip Stiffs: The Agatha Christie Megaset
A DVD feast for Christie fanatics
in issue 43
You Can't Go Home Again: Return of the King
Maybe that's a good thing
"Being There": No Maps for These Territories on DVD
"I was just doing my job."
in issue 42
Jonathan Miller's Alice in Wonderland (1966) on DVD
Through the looking glass darkly
in issue 41
Of Psychotic Environments and Corporate Hallucinations: The Animatrix on DVD
Masters of anime riff on The Matrix in this sizzling collection of nine shorts
Some Bark, No Bite: The Mouse That Roared on DVD
Strangelove gets sweet
"It's Customary for the boy to have his father's watch." Gregory Peck 1916-2003
Now we really need him
in issue 40
"I Like His Face": Nicholas Ray's Noir Classic Restored on DVD
Do you like his face?
in issue 39
"I Don't Know Dick": Heavy Metal 2000 on DVD
"The 'key' to the 'chamber of immortality' looks like a glowing white penis
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control on DVD:
Of mole rats and topiary, animal training and AI
in issue 38
The Wizard of Awe: Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away
The creator of Princess Mononoke brings his sleek Boschian vision to America, courtesy of Disney
in issue 37
"Redefine
What It Means to You: Talking with Margaret Cho
The "All American Girl" on her new movie, her influences,
and the joy of high colonics
"I'm Taking the Kids!" Larry Clark's Teenage Caveman on DVD
Girlflesh 'n boyflesh 'n apocalypse [Warning: Spoilers!]
"Horrible. Fascinating, but Horrible." 20 Million Miles to Earth on DVD
In which Harryhausen's most poignant monster mixes it up
in issue 36
Reggae Heaven: Rockers (1978) on DVD
It’s the culture, stupid
Addicted: The Myth and Menace of Drugs in Film
Jack Stevenson's fun-loving look at junkies and hypocrites
in issue 35
The Diabolical Dr. Mabuse on DVD
Please pay attention to the madmen behind the curtain
in issue 34
The Not-So-Straight Story: David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive
It’s just Lynch being Lynch. And that’s a good thing.
