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A Scanner Darkly, and looking like a forgotten Nicktoon, Odd Taxi builds its offbeat crime thriller out of wry observational humor, seedy characters, and talking animals. It also stands out as one of the strongest offerings of the spring anime season, or at the very least, it's the best one with a walrus for a protagonist. Honestly, though, the cartoony aesthetic and anthropomorphic animal characters are probably the most conventional aspects of the show so far. And that's why I like it so much! There have been plenty of recent furry anime series, anyway. What really sets Odd Taxi apart fr...

Our next free online masterclass features DJ Spooky in conversation with Carter Burwell and Graham Reynolds. These three extraordinary musicians (and friends) will talk about composing for film--touching on the similarities and differences for silent cinema. Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky) is an artist and composer with an affinity for silent film. His live remix of D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation--Rebirth of a Nation--premiered in 2004 and Miller went on to score Dovzhenko's Earth and Robert Wiene's The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, among others. He executive-produced the Pioneers of African-Ame...

These Vibrant Philip K. Dick Short Story Covers Are a Dream Twitter 0 comments They say not to judge a book by its cover, but that can be an almost impossible task. Especially with amazing companies like The Folio Society upping the game for stunning cover illustrations. Last year, they announced a limited-edition Dune cover that took our collective breath away. And now, they’re releasing a set of absolutely gorgeous covers for Philip K. Dick’s short stories. Philip K. Dick’s  The Complete Short Stories, which we saw at io9, are on sale now at The Folio Society’s website. The box...

A Beginner's Guide to Rotoscoping What do a dancing walrus and a long-legged ghost have to do with jazz superstar Cab Calloway? Well, in a word: rotoscoping. United Artists Welcome to The Queue — your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we’re watching a video essay on how the animation technique of rotoscoping works. Animation has several uncanny valleys. An uncanny mountain range, if you will. But, when it comes to the medium’s eerie highlights, rotoscoping is rarely mentioned. Everyone’s too distracted by that nightmare baby from the Tin...

Las Vegas Weekly Rob Brezsny Thu, Mar 11, 2021 (1 a.m.) ARIES (March 21-April 19) Artist Richard Kehl tells this traditional Jewish story: God said to Abraham, "But for me, you would not be here." Abraham answered, "I know that Lord, but were I not here there would be no one to think about you." I'm bringing this tale to your attention, dear Aries, because I think the coming weeks will be a favorable time to summon a comparable cheekiness with authorities, including even the Divine Wow Herself. So I invite you to consider the possibility of being sassy, saucy and bold. Risk being an articula...