At VHSitval and Cinema Overdrive this week, it’s as if the heydays of Blockbuster Video and grindhouse cinema never ended.
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Posted inTheater
Comedian Myq Kaplan’s New Material Zeroes In on Self-Improvement
Comedians aren’t typically known for their desire to grow. But Myq Kaplan, who debuts new material at Motorco this week, is willing to give it a try.
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The “How Did This Get Made?” Hosts Know the Best Part of Bad Movies Is Talking About Them
There are plenty of good podcasts about bad movies, but HDTGM? might be best at capturing the sheer bewilderment that a bad movie inflicts upon its viewers.
Posted inFilm & Television
Stranger Things Season Three Drops July 4. Here’s a Look Back at the Duffer Brothers’ Nostalgia for Eighties-Era Durham.
Writer Zack Smith revisits a 2016 interview with Matt and Ross Duffer, identical twins from Durham and creators of the beloved Netflix series, Stranger Things.
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Oak City Comedy Festival, a Launchpad for Locals and a National Magnet
Festival cofounder Shari Díaz thinks that, in terms of comedy potential, Raleigh could be the next Atlanta.
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The Difference Between Southern Gothic and Southern Noir
Southern Gothic is essentially tragic, treating darkness as a normalized part of society (see Deliverance), whereas noir is essentially psychological, treating darkness as something that comes from outside of society; it exists in the tension between what we consider civilized and transgressive
Posted inArt
The Wondrous Movie Posters of Ghana’s Underground Video Clubs Come to NC Comicon
In remote villages, underground screenings were promoted with posters painted on flour sacks by artists who sometimes had only the VHS box art for reference.
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Hillsborough Artist Richard Case Put an Indelible Stamp on Comics’ Weirdest Heroes, the Doom Patrol, Now Heading for TV
Case drew the seminal Grant Morrison-penned run of Doom Patrol comics, which is the basis for the new TV series debuting this week.
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The Voice of Gott: A Comedian Famed for His Stridency Is Letting His Softer Side Shine Through
Gilbert Gottfried performs three sets at Raleigh Improv on Feb. 8 and 9.
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A New Netflix Show Set on the Outer Banks Will Film in South Carolina Thanks to HB 2
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the streaming giant won’t do business in N.C. while the remnants of the bathroom bill are still on the books.
