Throwback Thursday

What's the bear doing in the woods? I'd rather the bear be in the woods than my backyard.

Suck it up, kids

It was fun while it lasted

Well, that's that for that. It's time we got realistic. I wish I could be more optimistic.

Royal Institute Advent Calendar

Here, learn ya somthin'.

At least something good happened this year

The Simpsons Commercials!

Celebrating nearly three decades of yellow-skinned capitalism!

Feelin' kinda relevant.

It's not like that could ever happen here, right?

Hello Little Girl! (from "Into The Woods")

Had nothing better to do than put this playlist together of nearly all the occasions this Off-Broadway Musical was played and replayed countless times in the schools, colleges and theater groups of the world, and a few other goodies in between! In loving memory of Tohoscope, who would've turned 50 today! Warning, the first piece is a tad NSFW unless you hadn't noticed it!

The things people do with technology today!

Just look at this!

    The Secret of NIMH - The Great Owl
    by PaulsRage
    on Sketchfab

Sundown

"I just don't want them to see what's waiting for them in the future."

Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder of DNA repair in which the ability to repair damage caused by ultraviolet (UV) light is deficient. In extreme cases, all exposure to sunlight must be forbidden, no matter how small; as such, individuals with the disease are often colloquially referred to as "Moon child".

Here's a quick little thing to watch at lunch. Use it as a writing prompt.

For me, it's the kid who rescues the moth.

Best Halloween Ever

There was the house that gave out raisin, the one that gave out pennies, and the ever-dreaded house that came out CHICK TRACTS.

Well, Jack Chick has died. I'm sure you're all very sad. Enjoy this clip from the magical film HOT CHICKS.

Two Ancient Gods (2015)

Time, the god of gods, is jealous of Darkness and Light's passion. He separates them, transforming them into day and night.

Last Days of Coney Island (2015)

New cinematic opus from the master himself!


VIEWER RESTRICTION IS ADVISED!

Expectations vs. Reality (Alishka Jolitz, 2016)

An epic battle between opposing foes ends in an unexpected turn of events!

AWA Anime Hell 2016 opening

Hey kids, here's the opening for the Anime Hell that screened at AWA a few weeks back! Full report to follow soon! (hint: it was great)

Betty Tells Her Story (1972)

The story Betty tells is a simple one. She needed "the perfect dress" for a very special occasion. Betty describes in amusing detail how she found just the right one, spent more than she could afford for it, modeled it for admiring friends, felt absolutely transformed and then...never got to wear it. The story and Betty are witty, engaging and delightful. Then Betty is asked to tell her story again. This time the story is strikingly different. While the facts remain the same, Betty reveals how she really felt: her anxiety over buying the dress, her discomfort at being praised for beauty she feels she doesn't have, and her subsequent bewilderment at the way things turn out. Betty becomes withdrawn, sad and vulnerable, and her voice, body and words express the painfulness of the memory. The contrast between the two stories is haunting. Our culture's emphasis on female "beauty" underscores the poignant saga of Betty's search for "the perfect dress". The film is as meaningful and moving today as it was when it was made.

7-Eleven: 1987 and beyond...

What goes around...

Comes around!

Balance (1989)

I know we haven't ever shown this.

Fallen Art (2009)

I honestly can't remember if we've ever shown this or not.

Paths of Hate (2013)

Full screen. Headphones.

RIP: C. Martin Croker (1962-2016)

Gone, but not forgotten...

I WANT MY MTV!

I probably did a zillion posts on this very subject, but it bears repeating. Last month marked the 35th birthday of such a polarizing network that had such potential but squandered it thanks to shifting demographics. Let's remember where it all started!

NHK Minna no Uta (1961 - )

Celebrating 55 years of everyone's songs, here's a hundred or so from the oldest music video program on the planet!

ITT Technical Institute RIP: 1969-2016

Gone, but not forgotten...

But don't panic, there's still plenty of other For-Profit universities that will gladly take your money!

AWA 2016 Anime Hell

Anime Weekend Atlanta 2016 September 30 10pm Galleria Hall D

Gene and Zero

I was very saddened to see that Gene Wilder had passed away today. I'm pretty sure all of you have seen him in The Producers, but there were a couple other things with Zero besides that.

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Rhinoceros is a great flick with all kinds of people in it (Anne Ramsey as "Woman with cat"!) If you can't find a legit copy somewhere, I know there's ones online. You should see it at least once.



And I'm dating myself here when I say I watched these all the time as a kid. That's Gene as Letterman, Zero as the Spellbinder, and Joan Rivers narrating. We'll see if we can get Chris to put a playlist of those together. I'm pretty sure there's at least 20 episodes.

Beat The Meetles!

Fake Beatles phenomena by Gaylord Fields from twister on Vimeo.

Fretter Appliance Commercials

These are for my Motor City Juggalo peeps!

Highland Appliance Commercials

GREAT SELECTION!

LOW PRICES!!

WHY THE HELL ARE YOU STILL HERE?!?!

100 years of stop

I accidentally called it "stop-action" instead of "stop-motion" in front of Danno once and he told me no one would know what I was talking about.

The Elephant's Garden (2013)

Just the kind of thing I like to slice up and sprinkle on a show.

I loves me some cheese

Lunch Time!

Hungry yet?

Speaking of things we don't show....

Now I'm going to have it stuck in my head. h/t Eileen.

Animefest, all grown up

You win some, you lose some.

I took a risk on this video and I should have either played it later in the night or not played it at all.

Too quiet,
too slow,
too hard to read
on the back row.

It had pretty much the same effect as the driving scene in Tarkovsky's Solaris. It's a learning experience for us all.

This was really the show I was the most worried about, as Anime Fest is the bigger show of the year, and the oldest audience. Luckily, I had Eileen from PONG along with me, and--like me--when you hit a certain age and weight as a woman, you're free to do pretty much whatever the hell you want.

Our technical issues were pretty much finding a cable long enough. The solution I bought shortly after A-Kon worked very well to join two cables and boost the signal, so we did fine there. It didn't dig much off the audio, so we had a slight hum during the show, but I think it all worked out OK. As per usual, the staff we had for the room were more than helpful and helped move tables around, re-positioned the screen for us, and were all around awesome.

Other from that? What an great show. Came out strong, got hot with some meteors, gamed out with some punks, and we even had some fun with some old ads, including a personal, local favorite. I had no idea electronics ads from the 70s would do so well. It's all stuff Danno and I had talked about, but it was interesting to see it in action.

Besides Eileen stepping up to the plate on this show, I think our real star was Katie. Y'all already know and love Katie, but I think this weekend she did something really special. We've done the Hard Gay pose-off before, but you have to remember that Hard Gay is always trying to make things better for people. It's a big part of why those videos are called "Social Improvement" videos. Katie had our contestants do the pose-off and then asked them, "If you were Hard Gay, how would you make your community better?"

This totally changed the contest.

One guy talked about how he would encourage others to find the Hard Gay inside themselves, one talked about encouraging children, one guy: "Five words: Hard Gay Soup Kitchen, FOOOOOO!" (He won, BTW, and for extra prizes, took two noodle packets.) We had one fellow who--yeah, his dance wasn't all that exciting--but his Hank Hill impersonation was dead on and that made all the difference.

And the audience loved every moment of it. Once I've got the video, I'll get that posted.

We tried similar with the Camay walk of "What soap would you recommend?" but that that didn't hit as well.

Nonetheless, this was the first year we've done this without Danno, and that we still had folk in the audience at 12:45 (show started at 10), I'm going to take as a positive. It was a good learning experience and I want to thank everyone who came to the show and stayed through our rough spots. We know a lot more about what to do and how to do it and I'm pretty confident we'll be giving you guys great shows for many years to come.



Oh yeah, I found my glasses. And the case. I need to let Lost and Found know everything is fine. Sorry I threatened an imaginary kid who had stolen them. I was probably just angry about having wet pants from the sudden thunderstorm. Every con should start with a shower.

THE CRUNCH BIRD FESTIVAL!

SEE YOU IN HELL

Next weekend! Anime Fest! 10 PM! On the second floor, around the corner, in the back, at the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying "Beware of the Leopard".

We'll have candy, songs, and I've got a video that's going to knock your socks off.

The Vanished World of Gloves (1982)

Fun times with gloves and movie genres.



Thus proving you don't need expensive CGI to make something enjoyable.

I'm Just A Bill (1975)

One of the foundations of American democracy, summarized in a three minute cartoon, how is this possible!?!

Saving Yahoo!

Seeing as how Verizon is buying Yahoo! and folding it into their AOL properties, this clip might not make any sense in the future. Enjoy!

In The Film (Uguisu Kobo, 2016)

The best 6 minutes you'll want to lose!

Voltron on Netflix

Sadly, the original music was just for this video. Still, though. Nifty!

Guy Falls Off Crane (2014)

Here's some existential dread for your short work week.

The Day The Clown Cried (1972)

See it while it lasts!

05-17-23

I'm re-reading the Illuminatus Trilogy, if you couldn't tell.

Happy Father's Day

No, YOU'RE crying

June 19th

I don't know why this date is important.

How Motor Cars Can Find Happiness (1970)

Dallas fans! I always promise you something good and so here's 25 minutes of Mel Blanc and some old Dallas footage. It's scary how much the city has changed in 40 years.

This was first posted by the Texas Archive and please go show them your support. They are great people doing good work.

Gobelins! Annecy! 2016!

For over 30 years, the school has been participating in the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. It will also be the occasion for GOBELINS to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of its Animation Department!

Animazement 2016 Report

Once again, Hell rocked the house at Animazement. The full playlist awaits you below the cut.

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Pre-Hell Dance Party:
"Time" by Vinylgroover; "Discoland" (Radio Edit) by Tiny Tot; "99 Red Balloons" ('96 Remix) by Jimmy J; and "Rainbow to the Stars" by Dune.

01 - TRIANGLE - Providing another excellent opportunity to test my theory that you can open Hell with anything, especially incredibly unsettling experimental animation.

02 - A Prank Time - "Hey, it's time to cause some mischief!" Some eye-blasting, psychedelic mischief.

03 - Carpenter Brut: "Turbo Killer" - The Satanic Neo-80s were like that all the time. Your home assignment is to write a paper explaining exactly what in the hell is happening here.

04 - Kool Cigarette Commercial - And now a word from our commercial sponsor.

05 - Yakuza Apocalypse trailer - This completely unhinged genre-film trainwreck from the hyper-prolific Takahashi Miike would have been golden Hell material no matter what, but it's the stinger at the very end of the trailer that really makes it magical.

06 - Agressive Retsuko Episode 1 - Introducing our heroine, an adorable red panda office lady who likes to relax in her off-hours with some karaoke.

07 - Wild Boys Advance - "Who likes Japanese cartoons?" I should probably give a strobe warning here, 'cause, woo boy.

08 - Go! Samurai - Having cruelly mislead the audience I relented with an anime short they might actually enjoy . Weird, I know.

09 - Kung Fu vs. Yoga trailer - I'm looking forward to the sequel, Kung Fu vs. Yoga Pants. *rimshot*

10 - Cthupid - An adorable, heart-warming non-Euclidian nightmare.

11 - The Hobbit: 10 Guaranteed Improvements - Presenting another series of much appreciated modifications from the Aurlanuats.

12 - Mighty Mister Titan - And, having hit the halfway mark, it was past time for a nice stretch and exercise break with Mister Titan. However, the audience didn't realize we had a very special surprise episode lined up for them this year; you can see the crowd reaction here; the rioting starts at around 2:45

13 - Stop-Motion Camel Ad - And now, another word from our commercial sponsor.

14 - Aggressive Retsuko Episode 2 - Our heroine has a bit of pleasant, low-key interaction with her co-workers.

15 - Group Inou: "Catch" - "Who likes Japanese pop music?"

16 - Black Thunder - Since it's a big election year and SuperPAC money is flowing like water, we decided to cash in and throw in some political advertising.

17 - Super President: "Man of Steel" - And, since it's an election year, I couldn't help but show my admiration for America's greatest president: James Norcross, whose great desire to serve his country in the cause of justice brought him to the highest office in the land.

18 - Tony is Back! #1: Candy - We received some complaints that showing cigarette ads to an all-ages audience wasn't going to cut it, so we opted to show comemrcials for a more wholesome product: delicious Frosted Flakes. (NSFW)

19 - Awesome and Possum: "Material Song" - If only all hipsters could fall prey to the whimsical vengeance of their cartoon avatars.

20 - Don't Open 'Til Christmas trailer - Because Hell wouldn't be complete without at least one trailer from the glory days of the grindhouse era. (NSFW)

21 - Pizza Boy Diaries - Courtesy of our friends at Bottom Shelf Films.

22 - Tony Is Back! #2: Rick - Can Rick carry out his duties as a law enforcement officer? He can if he has a complete, nutrious breakfast! (NSF Innocent Bystanders)

23 - Agressive Retsuko Episode 7 - Finally, our heroine adds a relaxing touch to her office work space in an effort to relieve stress. This works just as well as you expected.

24 - Manipulated Man - "Who still likes Japanese cartoons?" Surprisingly, the audience expressed their continued love for Japanese cartoons and were not rewarded in the slightest.

25 - Tony Is Back #3: Anna - And, we squeeze in our final commercial break with something incredibly tasteless. (NSF...well, anyone, really.)

26 - Man of Action II: Ashes of Vengeance - And, for the grand finale, our friends at MK12 provided the North American premiere (no, really ) of their long-awaited Man of Action sequel, starring President Steve Elvis America. The whole film isn't up online yet, but you can admire the teaser here and dig the title sequence here.

All in all, another great year of Hell for all to enjoy. Kudos as always to the Hellions: Chris Culpepper, Cameron Blashka, and Jared Blashka. Also, special thanks to William Bloodworth for a very special installment of Mighty Mister Titan.

Smash TV

Something nice to distract yourself with today. Go check out their channel. Go watch Megaplex.

A Lover Spurned (1990)

I want those pants.

A-Kon Report

Make sure you enable safe search before you Google anything about this video.

So! We had a great show. Considering we were starting much later than usual, I'm still pleased we were able to fill the room (with some left standing at the back for a while). Granted, we had contacted A-Kon later than usual this year, so I'm thankful they were able to squeeze us in.

And this year, all video had to be done via HDMI, which was OK because the laptop I was using was HDMI out only, but it was kinda not OK because of stupid HDCP and I'd left the laptop on a non-administrative account but that's neither here nor there and we were able to run the show from the back where all the devices could talk to each other without anyone completely losing their mind. This is more the fault with the protocol than it is with A-Kon's equipment and a purchase will be made to remedy that.

I want to thank our audience for sticking it out with us for two hours. I was worried we wouldn't have enough of the old stuff to keep our old fans' loyalty or enough new material to interest the newbies (and we had a shocking number of new people this year).

Now that I've done it, I'm a lot more comfortable with doing it again. I played it safe this show. Next time, we're really going to see some weird. I think it's the kind of thing Danno would have enjoyed.

As per tradition, we had a late meal at the Metro afterwards. According to Katie, they have the best chicken-fried steak.

Project A-Kon 27

As you can see, we're doing a show. Click on the picture to see the listing better.


And that's where we'll be! If you click on the picture, it will take you to a full map in PDF form.

I have ten pounds of candy to throw.

Anime Central Anime Hell Midnight Madness '16!!

Yes, The Gavv brings the Hell and the Madd back to ACEN for another year of GAVV+HELL. Join him at 10pm tomorrow night in the Rosemont Ballroom at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare!

Are you MAN or WO-MAN enough to make it all the way to the end of MIDNITE MADNESS? Well, I guess we'll find out, won't we?

So

Bruce Lewis has passed. For our Dallas fans, you know that Bruce used to sit mic and say whatever would pop into his head. He leaves behind a wife and two kids.

Just so you know, that's Danno on paint-brush, Ed Hill on drums, and Bruce on twin Macs. Dave is playing the Sharpie and his wife, Shaindle, is on crow quill. You should buy a copy.

The surviving members of the Dallas chapter of Hell will be doing a show at A-Kon. Hope to see you there.

Hell at Animazement 2016

Once again, it's time for Hell to inflict itself upon Animazement 2016. Join us at the Raleigh Convention Center on Friday, May 27th at 9pm in Ballroom A-B as we collectively descend into an unspeakable pop culture maelstrom.

Dumb Ways to Die

Just remember: this is all about train safety.

Wait for it

It's a one-trick pony, but it's a good trick.

Anime Hell at Anime North 2016

What's that happening in a little more than two weeks? Why, it's Anime North 2016, of course!  3-day and Saturday passes are sold out at this point but you can still get Friday and Sunday passes, and when you get your badge here's what you have waiting for you!

Yes, Friday night at 10 in the big ballroom in the Toronto Congress Center it's Anime Hell! Saturday night at 8 in the International Ballroom in the International Plaza Hotel it's Totally Lame Anime! And Sunday at 1 it's a trip back in time to take a look at Corn Pone Flicks' Bad American Dubbing!

This and much much more, all happening May 27-29 at Anime North!

The Present (2014)

Haven't posted anything in a while, here's something that perked me a bit.

Ko-Ko (1988)

Charlie Parker played be-bop
Charlie Parker played saxophone...

That video above, "Ko-Ko", was made in 1988 and made by hand. It should give you a whole new appreciation for beans. Someone played the music tonight and it reminded me of all this.

I've talked about Alive from Off Center on this blog before, as well as what a huge influence it was on me. What I'd like to do here is share with you one episode in particular.

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If you have a copy of Danny Elfman's "Music for a Darkened Theater", then you've heard this track before. Now you can see the animation that inspired it, plus a little extra song by Mr. Elfman himself. Enjoy.



This is the one that I was most happy to find. The song that Me-an and her sister sing to the bird (09:55) is one that pops into my head to this day. I still find myself humming it, even if I don't know the words. That's how memories work.

Sadly, I wasn't able to find a copy of Jane Aaron's "This Time Around". I did find this story about her death earlier last year, which you should go check out. Turns out, she did a lot of work for Sesame Street and they have a good showing of it there. You never know what you're going to find.

Paint (2015)

I wish it were that easy.

A Fox Tale

This Zootopia thing is going too far.

Passover

OK, so, Passover starts tonight and I thought I'd share some Nina Paley with you guys so you can understand a bit more about what went down.

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The Plague of Blood



The Plague of Frogs



The Plague of Lice



The Plague of Flies



The Plague on Livestock



The Plague of Boils



The Plague of HAIL



The Plague of Locusts



The Plague of Darkness



The Plague of the Firstborn

Kids' Writes (Nickelodeon, 1982)

Been a while since I posted here, well I found an oldie of my childhood I'm sure is completely forgotten by all. A rare series where submitted stories from children are interpreted by grown adults on a multi-purpose stage! From the heydays of the first cable network for kids!

Old Shoes

I can't believe I missed it! The ten-year anniversary of "Shoes" was yesterday. This calls for a celebration. I should wear something special.

No, you can't borrow it.

The Guillable Kiss of Mr. Patokos

The Guillable Kiss of Mr. Patokos from MrPatokos on Vimeo.

I'm a sucker for a love story.

Bird

Same.

If you love a lion

Right in the feels.

Patchwork (2014)

If you've seen May, you probably have an idea on where this is going.

Anime Boston after-action report

We stopped off at the Holyoke Mall near Springfield to get our Target on during the drive back, and we ditched the Thruway entirely and detoured through Rochester and west on 104 to cross the border at Lewiston, a pleasant drive largely free of the truck traffic on I-90. But enough of our trip back. Anime Hell at Anime Boston went great! We had one tech issue that got handled with one radio call, we had a great AB staffer working the sound, we had great sound and video, and the crowd came out and learned, laughed, and loved! Here's what we showed:

-the creepy concession film was titled "A Busload Of Thrills And Cool Casual Comfort"-John Waters says no smoking -Hell opening -America VS Japan featuring the Amazing Chan Clan, Gatchaman, Partridge Family 2200, Great Mazinger Vs Getta Robo, Funky Phantom, Candy Candy, Galaxy Goof-Ups, Captain Harlock, Happy Days, Gundam, Kid Super Power Hour, Macross, Turbo Teen, Giant Gorg -Cassette Girl -Jac Mac & Rad Boy Go -Osomatsu-San -Heidi rap ad, Mazinger Z vs Hello Kitty, Mazinger Manulife ad, Star Of The Giants ads, Nissin ramen ads, Honobono Lake ads -Mars And Beyond -Trump Supporters Are Anime Fans -This Land Is Mine -UK Safety Film Every Mother's Nightmare -Japanese Meat by Japan National Federation Of Cooperative Agricultural Associations -Meat And You Partners In Freedom -Georgie Girls -I Can Friday By Day -Good Morning Doronjosama -Bernd Das Brot -Monkeys and Robots together -Dragonball traffic safety, Slump Hustler -Golgo 13 ads -Gillette Wet/Dry Look superhero ad -Fumiko's Confession- Psychosomatic Anime part 1 -Gundam Build Fighters seduction via gunpla -Blue Blazes seduction via Cyborg 009 -Cyborg 009 vs Devilman trailer -Adventures Of Butthurt Anime Fan -Logorama

Everybody got out of Hell in time to figure out how the hell they were going to get home because the T quits running at 12:30. We hiked back to Neil's car parked under Boston Common. Got to see a bunch of friends and eat a bunch of food and the convention itself was crowded, well-run, and pleasant; I recommend it!

Hungry yet?

Senpai noticed me! And then quit, apparently.

That mustard\catsup dispenser is cool, though.

We Ate the Children Last (2011)

Just a quick little flick (16 minutes) you can watch on your lunch break.

Here's the original short story

Kiseichuu no Ichiya (The Midnight Parasites, 1972)

Borrowing a lot of imagery from Hieronymus Bosch, Yōji Kuri really goes all out with this independent film.

Don't click on any of the related videos if you've just eaten or plan on eating soon.

Boston You're My Hell

That's 10:30pm, not 10 as was previously reported.  See you at Anime Boston! 

CPF Overviews-Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years

The last episode of CPF's Harlock overviews (because the later dubs weren't really that funny), focusing on Harmony Gold's Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years.

Gilles Poitras "Anime and Manga in Japan From 1960 to Today"

Interesting lecture on the very subject most people probably still don't know!

spring into hell

PREPARE your eyeballs for the coming of SPRING, and also JAPANESE ANIME HELL!!  I (Dave Merrill) will be presenting Anime Hell at ANIME BOSTON on Saturday March 26 at 10pm in a location yet to be determined - and Anime Hell returns to ANIME NORTH on Friday May 27, also at 10pm, in the ballroom in the Toronto Congress Centre North!  I'm looking forward to my first-ever visit to Anime Boston! Are you?

The OceanMaker (2015)

"The bulk of the film was made using nothing but laptops during a 7-week artist retreat on a small Caribbean island."

Dallas is seeing some rain! This has been a strange year.

Let's get this straight

Language!

It's come to my attention that there's a rumor going around we're not going to do any more Anime Hell shows in the future. This is not true.

Yes, it's true that Danno's sudden death kinda set us on our heels a bit. We weren't sure what was going to happen and that delayed our communication with A-Kon and Anime Fest, but we still plan on keeping the show going. I said just as much last year when I had to make the announcement that Danno had died.

Will there be rough spots? Of course. We are delayed but we are not down.

I'm disappointed that people who are not part of this would be spreading this sort of rumor and we're taking the appropriate steps to deal with it. In the meantime, the basic rule of thumb is if you don't see it on the blog, then it's not from us. We're down a cast member, but Katie and I will still do conventions until we have to use walkers or go blind (or everyone gets bored with it). The two of us will keep going because we're not going to let what Danno built here locally die like that.

In his memory, at the very least, the show continues.

1.21 Gigawatts

Always nice to see Michael Lonsdale getting some work.

CPF Overviews Episode 2: The ZIV/Malibu Harlock dub

The second episode of CPF's Harlock overview series looks at a bad dub made even worse by additional tinkering. Remember, the barrel has no bottom.

 

 

 

CPF Overviews Episode 1: The New World Galaxy Express dub

Corn Pone Flicks presents the first episode in its retrospective series on  English dubs featuring Captain Harlock, beginning with the very first one, Roger Corman's 1980 dub of Galaxy Express 999.

Jumping (1984)

Enjoy a little short by Osamu Tezuka.

You know what?

Maybe I will start that kazoo orchestra. Who's with me?

Heads up, Dallasites

They're going to be showing Ghostbusters at the Texas Theater on the 29th. Time for you guys to cross the river and visit the Cliff. I expect to see you there, in costume.

Maybe, beforehand, we'll grab a quick bite to eat at the Charco Broiler.

Bottle (2010)

Kirsten Lepore recently did an episode of Adventure Time, so why not check out her other work?

Bad Piñata

Big Play Films has put out some good stuff. Go check 'em out!

Grendel Grendel Grendel (1981)

Yes, I know I'm starting with part two. You can go back and watch the introduction if you like, but it doens't add anything to the flick.

Watching this, I think about all those guys who do impersonations and how no one does a Peter Ustinov. Pity that. Maybe Peter Serafinowicz has one hidden in his repertoire, but I've not heard it.

Alexander Stitt of Abra Cadabra fame is our animator here. The film is based on the book by John Gardner, which you probably had assigned to you if you were in AP English. There's ten parts total, several songs, and a strangely sad ending.

At the very least, it's in modern English and there's no Crispin Glover.

DO SOMETHING UNHOLY WITH A VIDEO CAMERA (1992)

The Price of Life (1987)

Can you spare 40 minutes? It will be well spent.

of Oz The Wizard (2004)

We're SO not in Kansas anymore, Toto!

Magic Lizard a.k.a. KING-KA KAYASIT (1985)

I want to share this un-subtitled movie with you, because I'm pretty sure you'll love it. Don't tell me what happens.

WARNING: Some of this is NOT safe for work.