The original inglorious bastard
Bright Lights After Dark Aug 31 09In the midst of this blogospheric firestorm revolving around Inglourious Basterds, one relatively mild concession we can all make is that, for one reason or another, the movie (like all of Tarantino's work) certainly inspires people to watch other movies. One old favorite I found myself attracted to after seeing it was The Dirty Dozen, which, despite the confident comparisons made by dozens of reviewers I've read, barely resembles Inglourious Basterds at all. Perhaps the difference can best be summed up as the difference between the two films' biggest American stars: Lee Marvin and Brad Pitt.By pure coincidence, the day I re-watched The Dirty Dozen was the 22nd anniversary of Marvin's death. Full story...
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Memo to Michael Bay: GI JOE KICKS YOUR ASS!
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Bright Lights issue 66 now online
Bright Lights After Dark Nov 01 09Issue 66 of Bright Lights Film Journal is now online.
From the editor
Keep watching the lights.
Have a Blaisdell Halloween!
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Paul Blaisdell (July 21, 1927 - July 10, 1983) was a science fiction illustrator (The Ant Men, above), a special effects artisan, and an inspired designer of imaginative costumes and props for a series of low-budget horror, monster, and sci-fi films released by American International Pictures and Allied Artists in the 1950s.
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