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The 11 Question Interview: Courtney Hadwin

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Courtney Hadwin is a singer / songwriter whose debut album, Little Miss Jagged, is available now. ●●●●● 1. What fictional character do you most associate with, and why do you think that? Tiana from The Princess and the Frog. Her dream of owning a restaurant fuels her work ethic. In a way, I see myself in her when I was younger, the age of 9, I knew what my dream was, I knew what I wanted to be and do when I was older, and I did everything I could to get there. I didn’t go to the school parties or hang out with my friends after school; my main focus was school, then home and practice til sleep time, and all again the next day. I knew if I worked hard enough, I’d get where I needed to be! 2. If someone wrote a book about your life, what do you think the title should be? Still Looking For A Title 3. If you could choose one song that would play every time you walked into a room (excluding your own songs), what song would you choose? Tequila by The Champs   4. If you could travel back i...

Polaroid Retinex: The Dynamic Framing of a Polaroid Pixture

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I love imperfections, which is why i love instant photography so much. Sure, i can use my Canon Rebel or even my Samsung Phone to create the sharpest of images - photos that are flawless, even if the didn't start out that way. And that is something i do, but even when i edit those photos, i like to make them not so slick & smooth. But with instant photography, i don't have to do such a thing, as the imperfections are already inherently there for all to see. And that is what i love. I have multiple Polaroids from throughout the years. The Sun 600 from the 70's, the Impulse from the 80's, the Now Gen from, well, from now, and several others. And each one of them gives me great pleasure when that photo wrhhhhs it's way out the front, sticking out it's glourious tongue for all to see. Sometimes there are glitches, especially with the older ones, and those glitches are a thing of instant beauty. But another thong of instant beaty are the different films and frame...

The 11 Question Interview: Bill Griffith

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Bill Griffith is the creator of the Legendary Comic Strip Zippy the Pinhead! ●●●●● 1. If you were to wake up as an animal, what animal would you want to be? A fat, lazy cat. 2. What is your biggest pet peeve? Tattoos. Tattoos everywhere. Especially ones with words. 3. If you could choose one song that would play every time you walked into a room, what song would you choose? Beautiful World, by DEVO 4. If you could be any inanimate object, what would it be? A Hunt's #100 Dip Pen 5. If they made a movie of your life, who would you want to play you? They'd have to resurrect the body of snooty actor Richard Haydn from the 1941 Barbara Stanwyck movie, "Balls of Fire". 6. If you were on that proverbial desert island, which one film, one book, and one piece of music would you want to have with you? Freaks, Mad Magazine #11 and "The Best of Nancy". 7. What is your favourite childhood memory? Playing with toy cars on the beach at my Aunt's house on Cape Cod in ...

Film Review: Screamboat (Steven LaMorte, 2025)

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"A scream is a wish your heart makes" When looked at from a purely WTF angle, this shitcrazed garbage movie (which is a lot like it's Staten Island Ferry setting, filthy, disgusting, & crusty) is weirdly entertaining, and loads better than any of the rabid plethora of public domain horror films bloodying up the cinematic waters as of late. Sure, it's badly acted (comically bad by some), and really makes no narrative sense at times, and for some reason, the size of our intrepid anti-hero villain, the public domain-inized Steamboat Willie, keeps changing from a few inches tall to about a foot tall, but it's still a fun ride - and in something deeper than mere MST3K style. David Howard Thornton, best known for his manic portrayal of Art the Clown in the Terrifier series, seems to take more than just a little glee in playing wild Willie - and i took more than a little glee in watching him take more than a little glee. And that one scene (if you've seen the mov...