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Guido Brignone transfigured Dante’s vision of Hell into a grandiose cinematic spectacle of fantasy and imagination. Legendary actor Bartolomeo Pagano plays a strongman, who descends into the inferno in order to restore order, a role he reprised 27 times in this long-running film series. The enthralling contrasts between the realistic scenes on Earth and the surrealist ones in Hell, huge cast of demons, decapitations, (and an un-decapitation!), and a terrifying dragon, fashioned from the most state of the art special effects of the day, all inspired Fellini to get into the movies. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Oct 22, 2022 - 4 comments

Follow The Assassin through a forbidding world of tortured souls, decrepit bunkers, and wretched monstrosities forged from the most primordial horrors of the subconscious mind. Every set, creature, and effigy in this macabre masterpiece is hand-crafted and painstakingly animated using traditional stop-motion techniques. MAD GOD is a labor of love, a testament to the power of creative grit, and an homage to the timeless art of stop-motion animation. Ready your eyes. Ready your spirit. Prepare to meet your maker. [more inside]
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 on Jun 19, 2022 - 10 comments

Made half-human and half-spirit by accident, a young man is employed by a company of grim reapers in the underworld to carry out special missions. [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on May 22, 2022 - 4 comments

Margo gets ocular augmentation, while Josh goes on an interesting adventure with a new friend. Eliot looks back through an herbal haze to recall past lessons on magical babies, while Penny and Plum consider their own bind. [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief on Mar 13, 2020 - 8 comments

The group explores the three main branches of ethical thought. [more inside]
posted by numaner on Oct 18, 2018 - 146 comments

Jesse investigates the audition clip of "God". Tulip continues patching the holes of her traumatic experience. Cassidy debates on what to do about Denis. Eugene might get discovered that he doesn't belong. [more inside]
posted by numaner on Oct 17, 2018 - 1 comment

Quincannon's motives come to light. Jesse comes to acceptance. Annville comes to watch. Donnie gets creative. Tulip makes a heartbreaking choice. [more inside]
posted by Thistledown on Jul 18, 2016 - 14 comments