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Craven Lovelace@cravenlovelace· 7d

I always wanted to watch this but finally bought it when I learned it was directed by Michael Schultz.

Craven Lovelace@cravenlovelace· 7d

I read a lot, but not that much fiction these days. However, on a whim, I bought A Work of Human Hands by William Preston, and boy, was it a great read! It really left an impression on me.

The cover painting of A Work of Human Hands, showing a tall, bald, dark-clothed figure looking over a town from a precipice above

Craven Lovelace@cravenlovelace· 13d

TIL that the 1980s TV-movie version of The Spirit was directed by Michael Schultz, who directed Carwash and Cooley High.

Nana Visitor and Sam Jones (wearing a domino mask) speaking in a scene from The Spirit (1987)

Craven Lovelace@cravenlovelace· 15d

New acquisitions.

Photo of Blu-rays of Last Summer, Zoltan Hound of Dracula, Hudson Hawk, Adventures of Captain Marvel, and The Kiss Before the Mirror.

Craven Lovelace@cravenlovelace· 16d

My interview with Robyn Hitchcock was just published. Thanks to @hischeapmoves.bsky.social for the opportunity, and thanks to Robyn Hitchcock for being a truly lovely gent. ink19.com/2026/07/maga...

Photo portrait of Robyn Hitchcock in a polka dot shirt peering over the tops of sunglasses.

Craven Lovelace@cravenlovelace· Jul 6

Peking Opera Blues has long been one of my favorite films, an utterly charming and effervescent take on revolution and friendship. I've owned it on VHS, DVD, Blu-ray, and now I'll buy the new Shout Factory package for 4K and generous extras! Highly recommended! diabolikdvd.com/product/peki...

The cover of the new release of Peking Opera Blues, showing the three lead actresses' faces

Craven Lovelace@cravenlovelace· Jun 21

A photo of the rocket Thunderbirds 3 from the television series, Thunderbirds.

Craven Lovelace@cravenlovelace· Jun 5

I've only lately learned how Marley says "I love you" in her canine language, and our recent conversations on this subject have been FANTASTIC.

Photo of Marley, a brown-and-white pit bull

Craven Lovelace@cravenlovelace· Jun 2

I am finding Widow's Bay to be HIGHLY enjoyable.

Three characters from Widow's Bay stand and sit around a dimly lit table.

Craven Lovelace@cravenlovelace· May 26

I'm laughing pretty hard at the Criterion Reddit community where they're talking about how many friends people have lost by showing them Happiness.

A Daniel Clowes illustration used as the cover of the Blu-ray release of Todd Solondz' Happiness.

Craven Lovelace@cravenlovelace· May 21

Quote with a fictional band that is not Spinal Tap.

Craven Lovelace@cravenlovelace· May 21

The big news for me here is regarding the Comi-Color set being produced by Thunderbean. That means the best version of "Greedy Humpty Dumpty" may still be ahead of us! cartoonresearch.com/index.php/th...

Craven Lovelace@cravenlovelace· May 21

Three episodes in, I'm really enjoying Widow's Bay. It's quite the expert weaving of creepypasta horror, character comedy, and mystery box. We'll see if they land that last one, but it's definitely been worth watching just for the performances from Matthew Rhys down.

A male character (Jeff Hiller) and female character (Kate O'Flynn) from the TV series Widow's Bay sit at an office desk with blinds behind them.

Craven Lovelace@cravenlovelace· Apr 27

Gerry Conway has died. If you were a comics fan in the 1970s, that will probably mean something to you; otherwise, I doubt it. But to me, he'll always be the guy who killed Gwen Stacy while Stan Lee was on vacation, and for that, he deserves an atomic hat tip. R.I.P.

Splash page from Spider-Man comic that shows Spider-Man holding the deceased Gwen Stacy and shaking his fist at someone above while vowing vengeance

Craven Lovelace@cravenlovelace· Apr 15

I only saw it for the first time a few years ago, but it's now unquestionably a Top 5 film for me. So happy to finally have it in good resolution, and can't wait to partake of the extras!

Photo of the packaging for the new Criterion 4K/Blu-ray release of Trouble in Paradise.

Craven Lovelace@cravenlovelace· Mar 25

It's astounding. Time is fleeting. Madness takes its toll. Happy birthday to Richard O'Brien!

Richard O'Brien as Riff Raff from The Rocky Horror Picture Show, seated on an ornate, silver chair

Craven Lovelace@cravenlovelace· Mar 20

Perhaps it's too soon, but I will mention for the benefit of other "Ultimate Showdown" fans that Chuck Norris' death was announced on Mr. Rogers' birthday.

Drawing of Mr. Rogers in a blood-stained sweater (from the music video for Lemon Demon's "The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny")

Craven Lovelace@cravenlovelace· Mar 17

Ernie Anderson and Edwina Gough (the parents of Academy Award winner Paul Thomas Anderson) as they appeared in the exploitation comedy, Tunnelvision (1976).

A middle-aged man with gray temples and a woman in a light blue blazer stand behind a desk and podium against a blue background

Craven Lovelace@cravenlovelace· Mar 16

I guess I missed this news when the April releases were announced, but I'm THRILLED that Trouble in Paradise gets a Blu-ray release by Criterion! It's become one of my very favorites in the past couple years, and I return to it as regularly as Marx Brothers films. www.criterion.com/films/723-tr...

The Criterion cover of Ernst Lubitsch's Trouble in Paradise, showing a male cartoon figure between two female cartoon figures on black

Craven Lovelace@cravenlovelace· Mar 5

I had no idea until today that DTF St. Louis was a Steven Conrad show. I will ABSOLUTELY be watching it now.

Promotional art for DTF St. Louis showing the principal stars sitting in playground swings suspended from an upside down suburban neighborhood.

Craven Lovelace@cravenlovelace· Mar 1

Tatjana Wood has died just days shy of her 100th birthday. In the 1970s, she was one of DC Comics' secret weapons & the Bronze Age's most sensitive colorist. I remember the beauty she achieved on newsprint with 4-color halftones on books like Rima, the Jungle Girl. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatjana...

Cover of Rima the Jungle Girl #1. A man fights an anaconda while a beautiful woman seems to turn into a leopard behind him.

Craven Lovelace@cravenlovelace· Feb 18

As always, real wisdom to be found in Herriman.

A single-panel comic shows Krazy Kat talking to Bum Bill Bee. She says: "Do you think Mr. Bee that what happened yesterday will heppen again?"

Bum Bill Bee replies: "It most certainly will, Krazy. 'History,' 'events,' 'accidents,' 'thoughts,' 'jokes,' 'you,' 'I,' 'anything,' and 'nothing.' Each must repeat itself, everything is just nothing repeating itself. Ashes to ashes is the best repeating act we do. So don't worry, it'll happen." A text box reads: "Bum Bill Bee, 'proletarian aristocrat,' tells us in no mean voice that the first dimension is 'nothing,' and the fifth dimension is 'nothing,' while length, breadth, and thickness are but accents of amplitude with which we amuse ourselves, according to our powers, as we frivol for one to the other."

Craven Lovelace@cravenlovelace· Feb 18

Happy birthday to a great artist!

A portrait of a young Yoko Ono sitting cross-legged on the floor.

Craven Lovelace@cravenlovelace· Feb 18

Happy Kathleen Freeman's Birthday!

Kathleen Freeman wearing a nurse's uniform and laying on a purple couch (from The Disorderly Orderly)

Craven Lovelace@cravenlovelace· Jan 9

Man, it's always such a pleasure when I find the new Shock Cinema in my mailbox. Totally transforms a day.

Cover of Shock Cinema #66, showing photo portraits of actors Sarah Douglas, Robert Picardo, and Lawrence Pressman.

Craven Lovelace@cravenlovelace· Dec 21

I finally finished Rudy Rucker's Infinity and the Mind today. It's a book with which I've been struggling for about 42 years. I first started reading it in 1983 but abandoned it in its early chapters because the maths were so beyond me.

Craven Lovelace@cravenlovelace· Dec 17

Yesterday was the 58th birthday of one of the greatest films in human history.

Jacques Tati, as Mr. Hulot, stands with his back to the camera, looking down at a very large room filled with square cubicles. There are people working int he cubicles. From Playtime (1967)

Craven Lovelace@cravenlovelace· Dec 16

I'll never forget the Wednesday in 1988 when I picked up the latest Village Voice and opened it to find the film I co-directed being lauded this way. In my mind, over the years, I had somehow attributed "The Cool 20" to John Holmstrom, but I now realize I was confusing him with the late JD King.

A long vertical list of 20 cultural artifacts ranging from "Thelonious Monk" to "Naked City," and including an entry for "Shock Shock Shock," described here as "Funny, funny, funny."

Craven Lovelace@cravenlovelace· Nov 20

42 years ago today, my week was ruined by watching The Day After.

A small figure runs toward the camera down an open road as a nuclear mushroom cloud rises behind him.

Craven Lovelace@cravenlovelace· Nov 20

The always delightful Klingon warrior princess diva who has been my constant companion for the past eight years.