Articles tagged "vertigo"Comics ReviewMadame Xanadu: Disenchantedby Kevin M. Brettauer[3.Nov.09] :. Reminiscent, in all the best ways, of Neil Gaiman and Kurt Vonnegut’s finest works, Matt Wagner’s opening salvo of his new Vertigo series shows the world still has need for the archetypes inherent in Wagner’s Parsifal. ![]() News50 years later, follow in the footsteps of Hitchcock and his ‘Vertigo’ charactersby Richard Scheinin [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)][16.Oct.08] :. SAN FRANCISCO - “OK, so Jimmy Stewart is sitting in his DeSoto right where that white minivan is parked - right there!” says author Aaron Leventhal, as knowledgeable an Alfred Hitchcock... ![]() Cinema Qua Non - Indispensable DVDs FeatureCinema Qua Non - Indispensable DVDs: Part 1by PopMatters Staff[13.Oct.08] :. Day One - A trip back to the classic days of studio system Hollywood, complete with great musicals, amazing adventure yarns, and a couple of post-modern freak outs, just to keep things controversial and lively. Cinema Qua Non - Indispensable DVDs PopMatters Pick![]() Comics ReviewIncognegroby Chauncey Mabe [South Florida Sun-Sentinel (MCT)][4.Mar.08] :. Incognegro proves once more, if proof is still needed, that the graphic novel equals prose, film and stage in its potential for all kinds of creative expression. PopMatters Pick![]() Film DVD ReviewVertigo (1959)by Marc Acherman[7.Sep.06] :. Vertigo's new life, carefully restored from the best available prints for this DVD release, should best reveal Hitchcock's mastery of his medium. ![]() Music ReviewJump, Little Children: Vertigoby Gary Glauber[3.May.02] :. These days, pure talent is no guarantee of anything. The music business for most is an ever-uphill struggle against hardship in an attempt to get product out to the people. Often, there’s... Billie Myers: Vertigoby Scott HudsonBillie Myers could probably get by with marching onto a stage and just standing there—uttering not even a note for two hours and get a standing ovation at show’s end. This is how... Groove Armada: Vertigoby Isaac KersonInnovation is paramount to the electronic music aesthetic. Flow is nearly tantamount. Groove Armada achieves neither on their debut Vertigo. They never make an attempt at innovation and... |
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