The Voice of Fiendom!
JOHN JOS. MILLER’S CREATURE FEATURE
Pulp Cover Friday Presents ROBERT LESLIE BELLEM! We interrupt our coverage of WEIRD TALES due to a special request from fellow Cheese Magneteer, Tanzi, to cover some gumshoe zines. I was thinking about doing a couple of authors, but, damn, there is just too much Robert Leslie Bellem (1902-1968) to peep. If multiple interweb sites are to be believed (not …
Revisiting Firefly, Episode Six: “Our Mrs. Reynolds”
ScottP here — this week the Big Damn Discussion continues with the episode of Firefly that I’ve seen more than any other and I swear that’s not because it features Christina Hendricks (more recently of Mad Men fame) in a prominent — ahem — role. Now, there’s absolutely no way we can talk about this one without spoilers all over …
Cool Actor of the Week: Warren Oates
One mark of a Cool Actor is the number of truly iconic roles in his career. Warren Oates can measure up to the best of them, with lead roles in true classics like Cockfighter, based on the Charles Willeford novel, Dillinger, written and directed by John Milius, Two Lane Blacktop and of course his roles in two of Sam Peckinpah’s …
5 Comics That Would Make Great Movies or TV Shows
Sure, I’m excited about Captain America and Green Lantern and Cowboys & Aliens… but here’s what I REALLY wanna see.
What’s on TV in DRIVE (1997)?
Folks in the Kung Fu movie DRIVE watch a lot of crazy TV. Here are the shows they dig.
Classic Rock Sunday: Devo
We’re all off enjoying the weekend so here’s some classic Devo.
Famous Monsters Saturday
The SMALL and the TALL!
John Jos. Miller’s CREATURE FEATURE
PULP COVER FRIDAY GOES WEIRDER! Or, WEIRD TALES, part two. Last week we looked at some covers from 1920’s issues of “The Unique Magazine,” as it proudly called itself. This week we tackle the ‘30s, or, as I think of it, WEIRD TALES golden age. I call it that for a number of reasons. First, issues published. WT was mostly …
Tanzi Rediscovers Comics
What happens when a guy who hasn’t read comics in 25 years buys an iPad? In Tanzi’s case the first thing he does is find some vintage Jack Kirby. Find out what happens when Captain America tangles with Magneto and his new band of evil mutants!
Tourist Trap (1979)
Every year young people disappear… and some of them wear tube tops.
Cool Actor of the Week Follow-Up: Caroline Munro Returns!
One of the most popular posts we’ve ever done here at Cheese Magnet was our Cool Actor of the Week feature on the lovely Caroline Munro. ScottD suggested a follow-up, and I thought it might be cool to scan all my old “Unofficial Fans of Caroline Munro Fan Club” newsletters, along with some of the photos in my collection. The …
Revisiting Firefly, Episode 5: “Safe”
The Big Damn Discussion continues with creepy hillpeople, a doctor who can’t remove his own foot from his mouth, several nagging questions answered, and why Serenity keeps scaring those poor horses.
I Drink Your Blood (1970)
Rabid, drug-infested hippies on a blood-crazed KILLING RAMPAGE. Fo’ sho.
Classic Rock Sunday: Focus
This week we look at Focus, the most famous flute-based prog rock group not named Jethro Tull.