This edition features quite the range of artistic styles from digital art, lithograph, photography, pop art and macabre painting. It also covers themes from animated television and movies, music and parody. Without further ado here are July’s small oddities.
Declassify >Ralph Bakshi: A Rotospective
Rotospective: Ralph Bakshi’s Heavy Traffic is High on Detail, Consistency and Realism
“What makes you happy? What makes you happy? Where do you go? Where do you go? Where do you hide? Where do you hide? Who do you see? Who do you see? Who do you trust? Who do you trust?” Thus begins Ralph Bakshi’s sophomore work Heavy Traffic. These are very poignant questions. Ones that main character Michael must traverse through the city streets.
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Rotospective: Irreverent and X-Rated, that’s Ralph Bakshi’s ‘Fritz the Cat’
“Hey, yeah. The 1960’s? Happy times, heavy times.” Those are the first eight words of Ralph Bakshi’s “Fritz the Cat.” This isn’t your average animated flick. The movie was a trailblazer as it was the first animated film to receive an X rating from the MPAA.
Declassify >Geek Space: The Shelf of Inspiration
As a geek, I have bookcases full of stuff. It’s the nature of the beast. Some of it is legit storage, but more often than not, it’s an amazing trophy case of books, magazines, games and figurines from my past and present.
I don’t claim to have a legit system of organization, but its not purely chaos. As such, the space I’m going to share with you is a shelf of mine and what makes the things on it special to me.
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Rotospective: The Lord of the Rings directed by Ralph Bakshi is truly an Epic piece of Cinematic Art
In 1978, the first film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings was released directed by Ralph Bakshi. This epic only covered The Fellowship of the Ring and most of The Two Towers.
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