What made the original television run of "The Twilight Zone" (from 1959-1964) so special was the way individual episodes could function on multiple levels. Since the show was an anthology, and every episode had its own premise, it was free to explore whatever it wanted to. The first level of a given episode was the superficially exciting one that put you in the shoes of a protagonist faced with an unnerving science-fiction premise. But the other level went deeper, studying human nature at extremes. Host and show creator Rod Serling would show up to deliver the moral, but the twists, unhappy endings, and central ironies continue to be surprising and disturbing.
The series typically explored prejudice in the form of racism or anti-intellectualism, or in one of its most famous episodes, the idea of beauty standards. But it also explored nostalgia, whether for a bygone way of life or for the one that got away.
The series typically explored prejudice in the form of racism or anti-intellectualism, or in one of its most famous episodes, the idea of beauty standards. But it also explored nostalgia, whether for a bygone way of life or for the one that got away.
- 12/3/2023
- by Anthony Crislip
- Slash Film
Porter Robinson and Madeon are set to drop one final release together to bring their collaborative work to an end. After stunning fans with their single “Shelter,” which was named our top Edm song of the year, the duo embarked on a tour of the same name that has been universally praised by fans and critics alike.
Dubbed the Shelter: Mini Album, the upcoming work will feature “Shelter,” a number of remixes, and a selection of singles from each artist. Additionally, the package will include a Blu-ray of the “Shelter” anime, as well as a flag.
Porter Robinson and Madeon revealed back in November that their collaborative work together was only a temporary pair up, and we now know that the duo’s performance at the upcoming edition of Coachella will serve as the conclusion of the Shelter era.
coachella will be the final shelter live show pic.twitter.com...
Dubbed the Shelter: Mini Album, the upcoming work will feature “Shelter,” a number of remixes, and a selection of singles from each artist. Additionally, the package will include a Blu-ray of the “Shelter” anime, as well as a flag.
Porter Robinson and Madeon revealed back in November that their collaborative work together was only a temporary pair up, and we now know that the duo’s performance at the upcoming edition of Coachella will serve as the conclusion of the Shelter era.
coachella will be the final shelter live show pic.twitter.com...
- 1/8/2017
- by Connor Jones
- We Got This Covered
I am Not Tyrone Cash… but I’ll get to that later.
Let me make some things clear. I bare no ill will towards Milestone 2.0. I’m doing what I need to do to deal with my bouts of depression and because my business requires I do so now.
What is it I need to do, exactly?
Telling what transpired so to destroy any and all doubts, there was something unprofessional about me that caused my former partners and friends to dismiss me with not a word before or since as to why.
Derek Dingle gave a hint (before he hung up on me) that when I left Milestone 20 plus years ago. It was my lawsuit that prompted it all. Ok, that’s revisionist history if ever there was.
There was no lawsuit. And even if there had been, so fucking what?
Derek if you’re reading this I suggest...
Let me make some things clear. I bare no ill will towards Milestone 2.0. I’m doing what I need to do to deal with my bouts of depression and because my business requires I do so now.
What is it I need to do, exactly?
Telling what transpired so to destroy any and all doubts, there was something unprofessional about me that caused my former partners and friends to dismiss me with not a word before or since as to why.
Derek Dingle gave a hint (before he hung up on me) that when I left Milestone 20 plus years ago. It was my lawsuit that prompted it all. Ok, that’s revisionist history if ever there was.
There was no lawsuit. And even if there had been, so fucking what?
Derek if you’re reading this I suggest...
- 7/12/2016
- by Michael Davis
- Comicmix.com
Music and Sex: Scenes from a life - A novel in progress by Roman AkLeff (first installment can be read here; second here; third here; fourth here; fifth here).
[Warning: the chapter below contains "adult situations." Seriously, this one's not for the faint-hearted.]
Walter’s new home, Carman Hall, was an utterly soulless pile of cinder blocks. No effort at all had been made, during its design and construction two decades earlier, to build in anything conveying the slightest sense of warmth. No carpeting in either the halls or in the suites, no wood anywhere except the doors, no decorative touches, nothing but bare straight lines. One imagined it had been designed so it could be hosed down with minimum effort between school years to as to be literally as well as aesthetically antiseptic. There was not even any accommodation made for cooking; not only were there no kitchen nooks, even hotplates were forbidden (though, given that they were horrific fire hazards, that made sense,...
[Warning: the chapter below contains "adult situations." Seriously, this one's not for the faint-hearted.]
Walter’s new home, Carman Hall, was an utterly soulless pile of cinder blocks. No effort at all had been made, during its design and construction two decades earlier, to build in anything conveying the slightest sense of warmth. No carpeting in either the halls or in the suites, no wood anywhere except the doors, no decorative touches, nothing but bare straight lines. One imagined it had been designed so it could be hosed down with minimum effort between school years to as to be literally as well as aesthetically antiseptic. There was not even any accommodation made for cooking; not only were there no kitchen nooks, even hotplates were forbidden (though, given that they were horrific fire hazards, that made sense,...
- 6/16/2015
- by RomanAkLeff
- www.culturecatch.com
Mark Romanek might be one of our most talented, and yet undersung, filmmakers. A music video legend who came up alongside figures like Spike Jonze, he's only made three feature films in thirty years—1985's little-seen debut "Static," 2002's acclaimed "One Hour Photo" and 2010's "Never Let Me Go." But it's not for lack of trying: in recent years in particular, Romanek has been attached to a number of big-budget projects that never came to pass. Alongside the Tom Hanks-starring mystery "A Cold Case," Romanek's been attached to an adaptation of James Frey's controversial memoir "A Million Little Pieces. He was also involved in "The Wolfman," Disney's "Cinderella" and "Da Vinci Code" threequel "The Last Symbol," but dropped out of the first two late in the game ("The Wolfman" at the eleventh hour), and the third was replaced by an adaptation of the fourth book in the series,...
- 7/18/2014
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
A couple of weeks ago Paul Smith asked rather or not Milestone would be better off away from DC.
Last week I addressed his question—but must now admit I did so in a drugged out haze. The drugs (some legal) affected my thought process and I’m afraid what I wrote was a result of such.
Or, it was an April Fool’s gag.
Either way here’s the non-drugged (much) and/or non-gag answer.
Paul, every partner in any partnership be it personal or professional will at some time or from time to time ask if they would be better off with someone else. Its human nature at it’s most pure.
I’ve asked that question, many times.
Regardless if business or personal relationship after I ask that, I ask the following, what’s my goal?
What would the goal be in leaving DC?
Better distribution?
Yeah,...
Last week I addressed his question—but must now admit I did so in a drugged out haze. The drugs (some legal) affected my thought process and I’m afraid what I wrote was a result of such.
Or, it was an April Fool’s gag.
Either way here’s the non-drugged (much) and/or non-gag answer.
Paul, every partner in any partnership be it personal or professional will at some time or from time to time ask if they would be better off with someone else. Its human nature at it’s most pure.
I’ve asked that question, many times.
Regardless if business or personal relationship after I ask that, I ask the following, what’s my goal?
What would the goal be in leaving DC?
Better distribution?
Yeah,...
- 4/9/2014
- by Michael Davis
- Comicmix.com
Scea has announced that Sony Japan Studio’s Rain will be released on the North American PlayStation Network on October 1st for $14.99.
First announced one year ago at Gamescom 2012, Rain tells the story of a boy who on day sees an invisible girl silhouetted by the falling rain. Soon after seeing the mysterious girl he too becomes invisible, and finds himself being hunted by “ghostly creatures” that only appear in the falling rain. The game uses a unique stealth mechanic, as players will have to move in and out of the rain to hide the boy’s silhouette and navigate past the strange beasts.
Sony also announced a pre-order bonus for anyone who purchases Rain on the PlayStation Store between now and September 30th. In addition to the actual game, early buyers will get a dynamic theme, five hand drawn avatars, a musical montage (which includes the “beautiful musical pieces...
First announced one year ago at Gamescom 2012, Rain tells the story of a boy who on day sees an invisible girl silhouetted by the falling rain. Soon after seeing the mysterious girl he too becomes invisible, and finds himself being hunted by “ghostly creatures” that only appear in the falling rain. The game uses a unique stealth mechanic, as players will have to move in and out of the rain to hide the boy’s silhouette and navigate past the strange beasts.
Sony also announced a pre-order bonus for anyone who purchases Rain on the PlayStation Store between now and September 30th. In addition to the actual game, early buyers will get a dynamic theme, five hand drawn avatars, a musical montage (which includes the “beautiful musical pieces...
- 8/21/2013
- by Justin Alderman
- We Got This Covered
Every week Sony updates the PlayStation Network with new games and demos, ready for our next session of little sleep and lots of gaming. This week we're lightin' fires and burnin' tires as Ridge Racer Unbounded hits the Ps Store, smashing Decepticon skulls in the Transformers: Fall of Cybertron demo and checking out the anime selection in the brand new Crunchyroll app! Head past the break for the full update.
From the PlayStation Blog:
PS3 Full Games
Ridge Racer Unbounded ($44.99)
Ridge Racer Unbounded gears up to carve its own destructive path on a spectacular collision course! Ridge Racer is on its way back into the eager hands of gamers and Ridge Racer Unbounded is coming to add an unexpected dimension to the series and deliver an original blast of ferocious racing adrenaline. Easily create thousands of tracks and share them online.
Esrb: E
File Size: 1.46 Gb
Psn Games
The Expendables 2...
From the PlayStation Blog:
PS3 Full Games
Ridge Racer Unbounded ($44.99)
Ridge Racer Unbounded gears up to carve its own destructive path on a spectacular collision course! Ridge Racer is on its way back into the eager hands of gamers and Ridge Racer Unbounded is coming to add an unexpected dimension to the series and deliver an original blast of ferocious racing adrenaline. Easily create thousands of tracks and share them online.
Esrb: E
File Size: 1.46 Gb
Psn Games
The Expendables 2...
- 8/1/2012
- by Don Hatfield
- MTV Multiplayer
[1] Mark Romanek may not be in the top tier of feature directors just yet, but among music video directors, he's an icon. Remember the dark sultriness of Fiona Apple's "Criminal" video? Or the controversy surrounding Nine Inch Nails' "Closer"? How about the heartbreaking intimacy of Johnny Cash's "Hurt"? Those are just three of his best-known works. Romanek's other musical clients include artists as varied and notable as Madonna, Weezer and Jay-z. Revisit those videos and many, many others in this video of higlights by Romanek fan Nino Del Padre after the jump. [via Movie City News [2]] Watching these videos, it's obvious Romanek has a gift as a visual storyteller. He has an impressive flexibility that allows him to do vibrant and upbeat just as compellingly as he does still and uncanny. Romanek's won numerous awards for his work, including Grammys for Michael & Janet Jackson's "Scream," Janet Jackson's "Got 'Til It's Gone,...
- 3/8/2011
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
Feature and video director Mark Romanek has signed with CAA. Romanek, who just directed the Fox Searchlight adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go with Andrew Garfield, Carey Mulligan and Keira Knightley, had been repped by Wme. Romanek previously directed One Hour Photo and Static, and has helmed music videos with the likes of David Bowie, Michael Jackson, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rem and Madonna.
- 1/19/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
I can't believe I'm seeing this one tomorrow. It's my first film in Toronto when I get off the plane. I think Mark Romanek has been sadly underemployed making features so far, and I'll say this for him... he's getting faster. It was 17 years between his first film, "Static," and his second film, "One Hour Photo." This time, it's only been eight years. I'll expect at least one more film from him now before the world ends in 2012, and that makes me very happy, indeed. In all seriousness, he's an amazingly smart guy in conversation and a huge lover of...
- 9/9/2010
- Hitfix
The DVD format is over a decade old now - so what's holding up the disc release of these 15 films?
Good old DVD - it rose from nowhere a decade ago and offered us unrivalled picture quality, amazing special features, supersharp sound, and films the way they were meant to be seen. (Sound familiar?)
Soon, the VHS tape, bulky, prone to rewinding, fast forwarding, tape lag, and degradation with repeated use, was obsolete. Who can forget the original VHS tapes of Ghostbusters, watched so many times it started to look like a Swedish TV broadcast recorded from a ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean? And then there was the upgrading, rebuying your library over the course of a few years, with each double-dip special edition. Evil Dead 2 has been released in seven different versions in the UK alone.
But not everything made it to DVD, and plenty of it never will.
Good old DVD - it rose from nowhere a decade ago and offered us unrivalled picture quality, amazing special features, supersharp sound, and films the way they were meant to be seen. (Sound familiar?)
Soon, the VHS tape, bulky, prone to rewinding, fast forwarding, tape lag, and degradation with repeated use, was obsolete. Who can forget the original VHS tapes of Ghostbusters, watched so many times it started to look like a Swedish TV broadcast recorded from a ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean? And then there was the upgrading, rebuying your library over the course of a few years, with each double-dip special edition. Evil Dead 2 has been released in seven different versions in the UK alone.
But not everything made it to DVD, and plenty of it never will.
- 3/18/2010
- Den of Geek
Never Let Me Go will be Mark Romanek's follow-up to One Hour Photo, the sinister Robin Williams film he directed back in 2002. Romanek, as you may know, is a legendary music video director who has worked with Nine Inch Nails, Michael Jackson, Audioslave and Madonna, among others. You may remember his heartbreaking video for Johnny Cash's cover of "Hurt," which was all but hailed as the second coming. Though One Hour Photo was not Romanek's first feature film - that would be Static, the surreal, low-budget 1986 drama he co-wrote with Keith Gordon - but it was supposed to be the beginning of a distinguished film career.
From 2002 to 2008, Romanek became attached to a number of projects, none of which made it out of development hell. He was meant to direct an adaptation of the Philip Gourevitch non-fiction crime drama A Cold Case starring Tom Hanks, but that has thus far gone nowhere.
From 2002 to 2008, Romanek became attached to a number of projects, none of which made it out of development hell. He was meant to direct an adaptation of the Philip Gourevitch non-fiction crime drama A Cold Case starring Tom Hanks, but that has thus far gone nowhere.
- 7/28/2009
- by Eugene Novikov
- Cinematical
Music video director Mark Romanek's only actual feature films are Static and One Hour Photo, the latter of which came out in 2002. At one point, Romanek (seen above) was signed on to helm The Wolf Man remake, but eventually dropped out due to reported "creative differences." Now he's apparently found his next project, as first reported by SlashFilm and later confirmed by Ain't It Cool News, an adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's sci-fi novel titled Never Let Me Go. "My experience on The Wolf Man confirmed for me that I need to be making smaller, more personal films, working with like-minded people, who will provide me with a greater degree of creative autonomy," Romanek admitted to AICN. Ishiguro described it to Romanek as "our world, but seen through a distorted filter." Never Let Me Go is an alternate history piece, more of a "what if" story, and a very...
- 12/6/2008
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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