Category Archives: ArtCrush

Mama Sita

Posted on 08/03/2013 by

While nosing around the IMDb page for The Guru, I discovered that one of the dancers featured in the faux-Bollywood film clips also provided the speaking voice for the title character in Sita Sings the Blues (2008). This then led … Continue reading →

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ArtCrush: N.C. Winters

Posted on 27/08/2011 by

I found this fantastic portrait of my second favourite rom-com heroine ‘Marla Singer’, via a Fight Club FaceBook post. The piece is titled “I am Jack’s Broken Heart” (2009) and was painted in acrylic and resin on wood, by N.C. … Continue reading →

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ArtCrush: X-Arielle

Posted on 11/05/2011 by

[Pictured: “Again Please” by X-Arielle, starring ‘Princess Jasmine’ from Aladdin (1992), and ‘Esmeralda’ from The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1996). Apologies to artist for cropping the image a little... it’s a weird compulsion of mine] It’s naive (and potentially dangerous) to believe … Continue reading →

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Ommm Shandy

Posted on 14/02/2011 by

In an attempt to figure out what the central heroine of my latest script should look like, and achieve some vague sense of accomplishment and productivity, I knocked up the following cartoon strip. So, ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, … Continue reading →

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GothWatch: The Art of Aly Fell

Posted on 15/01/2011 by

While doing some research on The Arabian Nights, I chanced upon the blog of an artist called Aly Fell… and immediately “fell” for his style! Ho ho. Sorry, I’m still a bit giddy from looking at all the pretty ladies. … Continue reading →

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Enter The Animatrix

Posted on 30/01/2009 by

Although I admire the enthusiasm behind The Animatrix (2003), I’m not sure it adds very much to the mythology established in the first movie (I refuse to acknowledge the existence of the sequels… aside from Monica Bellucci’s contributions, of course)… … Continue reading →

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