Nollywood Calling
Nollywood, Nigeria’s booming film industry, is the world’s third largest producer of feature films. Unlike Hollywood and Bollywood, however, Nollywood movies are made on shoe-string budgets of...
WuXia versus Kung Fu
Recently I’ve been watching a lot old Shaw Brothers Kung Fu movies on Youtube, and it occurred to me that from the point of view of someone...
Epic Sea Monsters of Tale and Legend
Since I already showed a Godzilla video earlier this week, and I’ve now shown the king of the monsters, let’s take a look at some of his...
Sci-Fi London 48 Hour Film Challenge
Last Weekend Sci-Fi London (UK) held an event called the National 48 Hour Film Challenge where participant filmmakers were given obviously 48 hours to produce a 5...
Digital Nation
PBS in the US aired a fascinating documentary called Digital Nation this week which everyone should watch, but especially teachers since a lot of it deals with...
A Hillarious Tour of Akihabara’s Maid Cafes
Another great find brought to you by MadUnkieG! A progressively stranger journey into Tokyo’s Maid Cafe scene, as a newbie does the tour with an old hand....