The glass bottom boat of the cultural press
A new ad for Jeffrey Katzenberg’s latest Pixar ripoff, Shark Tale, hit TV today. And it must set some kind of record: Three out of four jokes in it are just quotes from other movies, from A Few Good Men to Jerry Maguire to Scarface.
What hath Quentin Tarantino and Joss Whedon and Kevin Smith and everybody else who replaces truly witty dialogue with pop culture references wrought?
With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.
The Englert theater hosted Little Feat as they embark on their Last Farewell Tour.
Meiko Kaji’s katana is sharp and looking for revenge in Wandering Ginza Butterfly and its sequel, She Cat Gambler, a stylish pair of early ’70s action films.
