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December 13, 2021 at 03:05PM

#TodayInComicsHistory : Fred Andrews loves Christmas. I mean REALLY loves Christmas.

from ARCHIE 1941 #2 (December 2018), script by Mark Waid and Brian Augustyn, pencils and inks by Peter Krause, colors by Kelly Fitzpatrick, letters by Jack Morelli

#archie #markwaid #brianaugustyn #archie1941 #fredandrews #christmas #december13 #archieandrews #tannenbaum #christmastree https://instagr.am/p/CXb5FCap8M6/


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December 12, 2021 at 04:46PM

“Forbidden Planet” (MGM, 1956). 1979 tribute art by Vincent Di Fate featuring Robby the Robot, Starship C-57D, planet Altair IV and a monster from the id.

One of the great science fiction films of the 1950s, “Forbidden Planet” pioneered several aspects of science fiction cinema: the first to depict humans traveling in a faster-than-light starship of their own creation; the first to be set entirely on another planet light-years away from Earth; the first with a robot that was more than just a mechanical tin can on legs; and the first of any genre to use an entirely electronic musical score, courtesy of Bebe and Louis Barron and their theremin.
 
Considered one of the best examples of early techno-horror, the picture was entered into the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry in 2013, being deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” [Source: Wikipedia]
 
Movie trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxQ9GG6hUDM

#forbiddenplanet #robbytherobot #monsterfromtheid #c57d #altairiv #vincentdifate https://instagr.am/p/CXZf0-LJnsC/


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December 11, 2021 at 05:09PM

Sleestak mood.

Why?
Because the Sleestak’s coming
Why?
Because the Sleestak’s coming
Feel me, heal me
Why?

I’m in the land of the lost without you
Stumbling on pylons, I haven’t a clue
Marshall, Will, Holly or Chaka won’t do
‘Cause I need your love, baby, you know it’s true

Why?
Because the Sleestak’s coming
Why?
Because the Sleestak’s coming
Feel me, heal me
Why?

The Zarn may forsake me, the lost city take me
Time may defy me, but your love won’t bind me
Your love is freedom, we share a reason
Which world we abide in’s no difference to me

Why?
Because the Sleestak’s coming
Why?
Because the Sleestak’s coming

You put me under a spell like the thunder
Heart like a T. Rex, you’re savage and reckless
You set the scene, you set the scene
The Pleistocene, the Pleistocene
We’re on the brink, we’re on the brink
The missing link, the missing link

You put me under a spell like the thunder
You set the scene, you set the scene
The Pleistocene, the Pleistocene
We’re on the brink, we’re on the brink
The missing link, the missing link https://instagr.am/p/CXW9qifJd08/


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Liked on YouTube: Michael Nesmith – Rio

When presenting Michael Nesmith’s Rio as the first music video, the foremost idea up for debate is the definition of a music video.

Chris Blackwell from Island Records asked Nez to make a “clip” to promote his new record in Europe. Nez had no idea what a clip was — and rather than understand it as a low-budget recording of an artist miming their song on a stage, he recalled Hollywood musicals, Beatles and Disney films, and even The Monkees romps.

While editing, director Bill Dear and Nez discovered that music can take over the narrative to create continuity even when placed over discontinuous images. That continuity is what makes a music video as Nez defines it in Infinite Tuesday: An Autobiographical Riff.

Today there is little distinction between performance videos and music videos — any video footage set to a single and released by an artist is called a music video. But in 1977, there was a clear difference and the artform in Rio was unique because of this found continuity.

Nez created the “video record” with his wife at the time, Kathryn, and director Bill Dear in 1977. This band, as he calls the trio in Infinite Tuesday: An Autobiographical Riff, went on to create the longform Elephant Parts, which featured Rio, and won the first Grammy ever given for a music video.

Nez writes more about the emergence of the music video in Infinite Tuesday: An Autobiographical Riff. Signed copies are available from Videoranch.com https://bit.ly/3rRuIjz

Visit our music video playlist to check out more music videos by Nez: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU_ycxo-Q7PvTajpP0i8F-Iee74Z5E2-5