Articles related to "Surreal"

Southern writing has never lacked imagination. But this anthology of fiction and poetry plumbs even deeper into the dream world and is not for the faint of heart.

The premiere of 'Armed & Famous' was interesting enough. Heck, I didn't think LaToya Jackson could take down not one, but two, bad guys either.

Use the artwork of Spanish artist Salvador Dali to teach about Surrealism and the Surrealist movement of art history.

French director takes a step away from surrealist fantasies towards a more homespun delivery of his whimsical worldview.

The all-time best casting award for reality television, as chosen by a film and television casting director. Will the winners surprise you?

Tom Waits performs highlights from a trilogy of experimental blues albums in the dreams of a man trying to fall asleep on New Year's Eve.

Can a movie get by on creepy imagery and sympathetic characters alone? Apparently not.

As one of the funniest and most imaginative films to play this years' festival circuit this is a fine example of emerging South Korean cinema.

Vh-1 has put a bunch of 'celebs' - and we use the term loosely - in a house yet again. This time, they are pitted against each other. Oh no! Say it isn't so!

French Surrealists found inspiration in games and play, creating the unexpected and often wonderful. These writing exercises are drawn from their practices.

The latest in the modern pinnacle of ultra-surreal animated humor proves more daring than ever before, but is markedly less satisfying this time around.

Using writing games can be an excellent way of generating material during writing workshops.

Hiroshi Teshigahara's Face of Another is a fantastic surreal science fiction film straight out of the '60s Japanese arthouse.

Krazy Kat ran thirty-one years, and has been admired for nearly a century. Creator George Herriman's unique verbal and graphic artistry still sets the strip apart.

Weird and surrealist only begin to describe David Lynch's dark, masterpiece movie prequel to the classic television series Twin Peaks. 4 stars out of 4.

How well do you know this 20th-century German, Austrian, or Spanish artist who died in WWI, died in the Spanish flu outbreak, or was obsessed with scenes from his youth?

Charlie Kaufman's most recent film returns to themes previously examined in films like Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Christopher Brookmyre's first novel is an excellent start combining wit, humour with very dark images of murder and man's lust for power and wealth at any cost.

Charlie Kaufman creates films of startling depth and universal pathos. His latest film is no exception.

Artaud spent most of his life in asylums and never had a successful production in his lifetime but was one of the most influential figures on twentieth century culture.

A comedian, instantly recognisable by his very long black hair and gothic chic, O'Neill is an upcoming funnyman worth keeping an eye on.

Story-telling is part of every culture. Dr. Mehl-Madrona believes that the power of story can reveal hidden avenues to healing and play a role in the healing process.

Stockport born artist and teacher James Julier discusses his work and gives advice for emerging artists to improve their skills with a focus on a back-to-basics approach.

New Brothers Quay film a bit shaky.

An unusual foreign film, shot in black and white but colour tinted and near-silent, Tuvalu has already earned cult status and been compared to Eraserhead and Delicatessen

Illumitoon Entertainment and Westlake Entertainment are joining forces to distribute Toei Animation's BoBoBo-Bo Bo-BoBo. Will distribute first 50 episodes on DVD.

Medications, herbs and supplements can alter our dreams, making them more or less vivid, easier or harder to recall and causing or reducing nightmares.

This sequel to Light injects drama and the malleable desires of humanity into the already well established universe surrounding the omnipresent Kefahuchi Tract

A pack of 26 hungry dogs chases a man in his dreams, setting off an investigation into events in his life during the Israeli conflict in Lebanon years earlier

Getting started on a poem or story can be difficult, but inspiration is just a scrapbook away. A photograph is all a writer needs to help unlock some creative material.

The town sits on the edge of a surreal red desert, dotted with white gum trees. Strange animals live here and there are ancient rock carvings in Mootwingee National Park.

The all-time best casting award for reality television, as chosen by a film and television casting director. Will the winners surprise you?

Walt Disney Productions was founded in 1923, creating a dominant model and orthodox style in animation.

Emily the Strange: The 13th Hour #1 has good art, but a lackluster script. Without more development, Emily will stay derivative of other fictional children's characters.

Dying in the Arms of Jean Harlow, Black Static, The Vague and others have become cult classics among readers of Interzone and The Third Alternative. It's easy to see why.

If one looked far enough into the deepest spaces in their minds they might find that the brightest solution may be in the darkest place.

Three schemes for new writers offer genuine, publisher-backed routes to a book deal. This article looks at how one, MNW, is successfully backing aspiring novelists...

Jose Rivera was born in Puerto Rico and his plays have been produced nationally, internationally, translated into seven languages, and won several awards.

The speaker in Pablo Neruda's "Ars Poetica" dramatizes the ranting of a melancholic victim, whose mind is suspended between the concrete and the ephemeral.

According to Neruda's speaker in "The Future is Space," space is a many-colored wonder, but clear planets are unreliable. The goal is to fly off to "pure solitude."

Creating and printing personalized Christmas cards gives more control over the corporate image if what is on offer does not quite fit the requirement.

The final film and final chapter, "Mother of Tears: The Third Mother," ranks less than "Suspiria" and "Inferno."

Alejandro Jodorowsky explains his landmark 1970 film about sin, corruption and enlightenment in the desert.

Alejandro Jodorowsky explains his scandalous 1968 film that caused riots to break out in Mexican theaters.

This collection of the first five issues of Air is a well written whimsical journey.

Teaching poetry to teenagers is often as successful as the poets one selects. These three Canadian poets appeal to high school students with their language and content.

It's been a big year for The Answer as the largely Northern Irish hard rockers follow the recording of their second album with a US tour opening for AC/DC

Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt return with a triumphant third series of the weirdly inventive comedy show The Mighty Boosh. What can we expect from the boys this time?

Charles Addams' art blended surrealistic wit and technical skill. One of The New Yorker's most famous cartoonists, his influence endures in art museums and pop culture.

There market for picture books is huge: This article suggests (in no particular order) some authors and titles that are, simply, unmissable.