Archive for the ‘Movies’ Category

Universal’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: The First Submarine Photoplay

Mar
07

In my endless search for out of print films or “lost” films now available via the internet, I often scour www.archive.org and other sites for things I may have overlooked. Recently, I came across two Fritz Lang films from 1919 …

Lovett’s new “Eye of The Storm” music video

Feb
05

Thanks to the Musebox for this update – musician Ben Lovett’s new music video for his single “Eye of the Storm” went live yesterday on AOL’s Spinner portal and I must say, the video is gorgeous indeed.  I caught a …

The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus: A Feast For The Eyes That Demands Repeated Viewings

Feb
14

It has taken me a while to write an article on The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus for a very simple reason.  It is so complex and is so visually overwhelming that it takes a good week or two to really …

First RL&GEMS Soiree of 2010 a SMASHING success!

Jan
27

Steamp;unk Girls Chicago

Well! I must say, I did feel the last soiree was the impressive one but this must have topped them all! No place is quite as lovely to hold a gathering of the minds as Primitive.

We had a …

The Stolen Airship by Karel Zeman

Jan
21

Airships, Zeppelins, dirigibles and lighter-than-air steam powered travel are common motifs in both steampunk ideology as well as fiction. The days of the airship have not fully vanished, and continue to occupy a fancy in the collective steampunk consciousness. It’s …