Today, March 7, is the 31st anniversary of Divine’s death. Born Harris Glenn Milstead, Divine was a mainstay of John Waters films, notably “Multiple Maniacs,” “Pink Flamingos,” “Polyester,” and “Hairspray.” The Baltimore Sun says, “Even in death, Divine — the larger-than-life drag queen made famous… Continue Reading
With The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Charmed, The Magicians, and so on, magic and witchcraft are enjoying a spotlight on television. Now Freeform has announced a witchy addition to prime time, Motherland: Fort Salem, described by Deadline: Hollywood as “an… Continue Reading
Here’s a New York Times review of a TV series, A Discovery of Witches, produced in the United Kingdom depicting a world clandestinely inhabited by vampires, witches and demons. These three populations have been observing a centuries long pact of… Continue Reading
CBS.com reports that the Strange Angel series which is carried exclusively on its CBS All Access streaming service has tapped the Scottish actor Angus Macfadyen to join the cast portraying Aleister Crowley in the second season of the series. Strange Angel, as… Continue Reading
The U.K’s Arrow Video are preparing to release a box set of restored versions of the work of Leonara Carrington disciple Alejandro Jodorowsky. Their FB page sez: “More than spectacle. An experience for all of your life.” Exciting news for… Continue Reading
Experimental film maker, Jonas Mekas, best known as proprietor of NYC’s Anthology Film Archives died this morning, peaceably at home according to his son Sebastian. His achievements over the decades were legion and here’s one decent recounting: http://www.artnews.com/2019/01/23/jonas-mekas-key-experimental-filmmaker-dies-96/. Most pertinent to… Continue Reading
London’s Daily Mail report that Netflix has come to an agreement with the Satanic Temple regarding the statue of Baphomet that appears in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. TST will be included in the on screen credits of future episodes and… Continue Reading
Noted occult author and lecturer Carl Abrahamsson has launched a campaign for the funding of a new film in the AN ART APART series: Leaving No Traces Behind – Kenneth Anger. https://igg.me/at/angerdocu/x/18702014 Abrahamsson explains: “As an expansion of my work as… Continue Reading
In the United States and Western Europe occultists have a particular perspective on how they relate to mainstream society. Sometimes it’s useful to reflect on how the occult is perceived in other cultures and director Rungano Nyoni’s I Am Not… Continue Reading
A retrospective of filmmaker John Waters’ work comes to the Baltimore Museum of Art October 7, 2018 — January 6, 2019. On Saturday, October 27, William Blake Lodge will be taking a field trip to see the exhibit. According to… Continue Reading