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Episode 214: Mixtape 7 (slouching towards a perspiring glass of water, in the quivering shade of the world’s oldest banyan tree)
Episode 214 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. Save Save Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #146: The Return of Ringo
The Curator of Schlock #146 by Jeff Shuster The Return of Ringo (I didn’t know he had left!) As I write this, the world is celebrating the 75th birthday of Ringo Starr, the most influential Beatle as Yoko Ono recently claimed as claimed by James Woodhall in his recent article for The Spectator, “Ringo’s no… Continue reading
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Aesthetic Drift #11: Notes on The Pink Fire Revue
Aesthetic Drift #11 by Jared Silvia Notes on The Pink Fire Revue We knew, first off, that we wanted the event to be part concert, part reading, part projector art show. Whenever you start with the idea of creating a mutant, you have a relatively good chance of succeeding. Whether its destiny is to dwell… Continue reading
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McMillan’s Codex #46: Shadow of the Colossus
McMillan’s Codex #46 by Charles McMillan Shadow of the Colossus Films like Valhalla Rising, Only God Forgives, and The Revenant seem like the pretentious exercises of auteurs. Studying them reveals these films to be rather simple stories. One was about how war is inherent in religion, another was about rebelling against God, and the last… Continue reading
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Episode 213: The Pink Fire Revue
Episode 213 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. In this week’s episode, I share a recording of a joint production of The Drunken Odyssey, The Functionally Literate Reading Series, and the In Between Series: an experimental show called The Pink Fire Revue.… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #145: A Lone and Angry Man
The Curator of Schlock #145 by Jeff Shuster A Lone and Angry Man (Aren’t we all) Yeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaawwwwww!!! It’s Wild West month here at The Museum of Schlock where it’s my sworn duty as Sheriff to appoint y’all my deputies in seeking out the roughest, toughest westerns Italy ever produced. That or just dig up whatever… Continue reading
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McMillan’s Codex #45: World of Warcraft (film)
McMillan’s Codex #45 by C.T. McMillan Warcraft (film) When adapting a work, all media struggles with the same dilemma. What do you include to maintain the spirit of the material while keeping within the bounds of the new medium? Song of Fire and Ice has depth that readers like, but most of the content would… Continue reading
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Buzzed Books #42: Star Wars: Bloodline
Buzzed Books #42 by Chuck Cannini Claudia Gray’s Star Wars: Bloodline When Death Star II exploded over the skies of Endor and those cannibal teddy bears sang and danced in triumph, Return of the Jedi’s ending brought a sense of finality to the Star Wars saga. The Empire had lost. A rebel alliance seemed unnecessary.… Continue reading
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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #31: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1935)
31. Max Reinhardt and William Dieterle’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1935) Last summer I reviewed Michael Hoffman’s 1999 adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream while promising that someday I would review the 1935 film of the same play by Max Reinhardt and William Dieterle. Despite not being allowed by my physician to booze my way… Continue reading
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