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A one-man cinematic AskMe

Have your filmmaking questions answered by Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC . One of the great cinematographers maintains a forum on his website in which he answers readers' questions with a treasure trove of information and opinion on cameras, lighting and filmmaking in general.
posted to MetaFilter by Bookhouse at 6:05 PM on May 30, 2008 (7 comments)

The Comic Book Script Archive

A collection of comic book scripts from writers such as Brian Michael Bendis, Warren Ellis, Garth Ennis, Mark Millar, Grant Morrison and Alan Moore.
posted to MetaFilter by Bookhouse at 1:30 PM on May 12, 2008 (18 comments)

"To feel for a feller’s eyestrings and make him tell the news"

"Gouge and Bite, Pull Hair and Scratch:" The Social Significance of Fighting in the Southern Backcountry
posted to MetaFilter by Bookhouse at 11:35 AM on April 3, 2008 (34 comments)

"The highest award for valor in action"

The Congressional Medal of Honor Society offers a wealth of information on recipients of the United States' highest military honor. To read some amazing tales, check out this full list, or maybe just this list of recently deceased recipients.
posted to MetaFilter by Bookhouse at 8:26 PM on March 31, 2008 (17 comments)

Having only wisdom and talent is the lowest tier of usefulness.

The Hagakure, written by Yamamoto Tsunemoto in the early 1700s, is a guide to being a warrior and servant in a decadent world. It's probably known best to Westerners, at least indie-film folk and Forest Whitaker fans, as being the favorite text of the hero of Ghost Dog. Study it well and you could be as cool as Ghost Dog. (NSFW)
posted to MetaFilter by Bookhouse at 5:33 PM on March 2, 2008 (20 comments)

Trial by Internet

It's a cause célèbre jamboree, starting with Mumia Abu-Jamal: Guilty! Innocent! Guilty! Innocent!
posted to MetaFilter by Bookhouse at 10:07 PM on February 21, 2008 (14 comments)

You Can't Go Wrong With Chimps on a Burro.

El Paso. The lovely ballad of love and murder on the Mexican border won the very first Grammy for Country & Western for Marty Robbins in 1960. But for some it will never feel complete without Steve Martin's video, in which he recreates the lyrics with some non-union actors.
posted to MetaFilter by Bookhouse at 9:12 PM on January 19, 2008 (28 comments)

"Those darn neighbors need waking up, I can tell you, constable!”

Cary Grant on LSD. Excerpted from his autobiography.
posted to MetaFilter by Bookhouse at 4:41 PM on January 9, 2008 (188 comments)

How to sell wolf tickets.

A guide to prison slang. Texas prison guards' guide to prison slang. Jim Goad's guide to prison slang.(He should know). More prison slang.
posted to MetaFilter by Bookhouse at 3:50 PM on January 2, 2008 (22 comments)

Pronounced en-drang-ay-ta

"The ‘Ndrangheta cannot be beheaded.” Organized crime is Italy's biggest industry. Most people are more familiar with the Sicilian Mafia or maybe even the Neopolitan Camorra, but it's the Calabrian 'Ndranghta (very in-depth article) that has police around the world worried now, especially after they were blamed for a six-person murder in Germany this summer.
posted to MetaFilter by Bookhouse at 12:40 PM on November 17, 2007 (24 comments)

Finally the B-Boys are Taking Acid

Presenting hip-hop live and weird from cLOUDDEAD.
posted to MetaFilter by Bookhouse at 10:59 PM on November 9, 2007 (14 comments)

Keep on Truckin'

Go Truckin' with Ina Ray Hutton & her Melodears. The dance craze's name was used as double entendre in the song "Trucking My Blues Away" by Blind Boy Fuller. That song's refrain of "Keep On Trucking" has echoed in comics and music.
posted to MetaFilter by Bookhouse at 8:50 PM on October 28, 2007 (6 comments)

They Kick Ass for the Lord

Karate Nuns
posted to MetaFilter by Bookhouse at 7:32 PM on October 11, 2007 (25 comments)

The coolest man alive.

Ricky Jay wants to play cards. Place your bets.
posted to MetaFilter by Bookhouse at 12:52 AM on October 3, 2007 (38 comments)

Linda! Linda! Lin-daaa!

In 1995 a Japanese pop punk band called The Blue Hearts wrote a song called "Linda, Linda". In 2005 came the film Linda, Linda, Linda, about a group of Japanese schoolgirls (plus one Korean) who have to master the song in time for their school's rock festival. Do they perform it triumphantly in an awesome final scene? Not telling.
posted to MetaFilter by Bookhouse at 12:09 AM on September 30, 2007 (20 comments)

Ever Been Diddled?

Excerpts from Pissing in the Snow, a collection of ribald folk tales collected in the first half of the twentieth century around the Ozarks by Vance Randolph. (NSFW language)
posted to MetaFilter by Bookhouse at 7:05 PM on September 15, 2007 (21 comments)

Corporate Rock Still Sucks?

The 120 Minute Archive -- an attempt to gather all of the playlists of MTV's now-defunct late-night alternative rock program which ran from 1986 to 2003. Along with the videos were loads of live performances. Sure, it went down in quality in its second half. But where else in the pre-Internet days of 1992 could small-town kids discover Tom Waits, Morrissey and Sonic Youth in a single sitting?
posted to MetaFilter by Bookhouse at 4:12 PM on February 3, 2007 (55 comments)

You are now about to witness the strength of street knowledge

From reviled to revered. A lot has changed since N.W.A. formed twenty years ago this month. They brought gangster chic Straight Out of Compton (NSFW Youtube) and said Fuck the Police in 1989. Then came squabbling and diss tracks. Founder Eazy E died of AIDS a decade ago. Ice Cube still raps and makes movies. Dr. Dre went on to discover folks like Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent and The Game and still produces. Both are superstars. Some other former members, um, aren't (NSFW audio). Want to learn more? Their manager Jerry Heller just wrote a book. [MI]
posted to MetaFilter by Bookhouse at 3:13 PM on December 5, 2006 (25 comments)

"We're dead, come and get us."

The Young Brothers Massacre. The gunfight that killed the most law enforcement officials is US history did not happen at Waco or Kansas City, but just outside of Springfield, MO (which was also home to the first famous "high noon" shootout of the Wild West). On January 2, 1932, the two Young Brothers murdered the six policemen who'd come to arrest one of them for killing a town marshall. Not much later, they met their own end. This 1932 quickie pulp remains the best (or at least most readable) version of the story. (Warning: a few postmortem photos are included).
posted to MetaFilter by Bookhouse at 2:01 PM on December 2, 2006 (8 comments)

Who's Your Demon?

The Dictionnaire Infernal. Tired of the same old devil costume each Halloween? Why not go as Bael, Asmodeus or Gaap? Written and (wickedly) illustrated during the 1800s, the Dictionaire (annoying sound warning) has the demon you need. Of course, there are other resources. If you have a hard time choosing, try your birth month's demon.
posted to MetaFilter by Bookhouse at 11:20 AM on October 24, 2006 (13 comments)