Dig a Hole: The 35mm Movie Camera (1888-2011)
My Facebook pal, his enlightenedness, Matt Zoller Seitz at Salon.com, is today's messenger of misfortune. The big three motion picture camera manufacturers — Aaton, ARRI, and Panavision — have all halted production on traditional 35mm cameras. It's been a tough …
Dig A Hole: Charles Napier, Russ Meyer & Jonathan Demme Staple
The hairy sledgehammer of fate has come down on Charles Napier. The lantern-jawed, hard-ass character actor who first came to the public's attention playing sadistic redneck lawmen in Russ Meyer softcore porn epics, has died. The Kentucky-born Napier served in …
Steve Jobs Died
Cupertino-based Apple Computer announced today (Oct. 5) that Steve Jobs, the innovator behind the iPhone, iPod, iPad, IMac and iTunes, has died after an extended illness. Jobs may go down in history with the likes of Thomas Edison. In fact, …