Trawling the many caverns and crevices around the net I stumbled across a site called montygog.blogspot.com. The site features the work of a 34 year old Philadelphia artist named Dave Perillo, a pop culture nut who has drawn inspiration from some of the most recognised cult creations of the moving picture age.

You have just entered the Twilight Zone

From fantasy stop motion guru Ray Harryhausen to grandiose cinematic lord Alfred Hitchcock, from Muppet man Jim Henson to the sci fi anthology of The Twilight Zone David has put his own unique stamp on recognizable characters, posters and other retro merchandise.

The horror icons on parade - just for our resident Horrorphile Bryn

Personally I think David’s art bares some the marks of Genndy Tartakovsky creations like "Dexter’s Lab" and "Samurai Jack", this is a good thing. Simple designs, bold colours and strong lines make all his pictures easy to enjoy.

Star Trek...but at what cost?

In turn, there is also something quite Charles M. Schulz (Charlie Brown) meets Hanna Barbera (Flintstones, Top Cat etc) about the graphics.

Kneel before Zod

The end result is a sentimental nostalgic tone that forces me to share them with all you readers, hope that you like them. Please visit montygog.blogspot.com for loads more pics.

The Wonder of Woman

The whip carrying archeologist

The post wouldn't be complete without one Star Wars reference at least..ootini

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Al Pacino is Salvador Dali?

October 18th 2007 00:05

Tony Montana becomes an "Arteest".

Strangely I see it working

After just doing a brief overview of the life and work of surrealist Salvador Dali last week news today on cinematical.com is that a biopic is on the way. Coincidence, I hope not.

Al Pacino (Dog Day Afternoon, Cruisin) has signed on the ever morphing line to play Dali in the new film based on the book Dali and I: The Surreal Story, originally penned by one time protégé Stan Laurysenn.

Scheduled to start shooting soon the adaptation is to be controlled by Australian Writer/Director Andrew Nicols (Gattaca, Lord of War). Rewriting the script Nicols has a difficult task ahead because of the iconic status of the subject.

Ludicrously talented and absurdly individual the man and his work have been misunderstood ever since the world learnt the name and saw the visual style Flawed and troubled it would be difficult to paint the man as either sympathetic or uncaring because of all the obtuse angles to his persona, a deft manoeuvre to pull off. (They may have the right actor for the job if he drops the “hoo-haa”)

Salvador Dali "Swims with the fishes"

Set from the 1960’s to 80’s period of the influential painter, sculpture and filmmaker’s career. This was a time of excess when Salvador’s fame and success had exceeded his personal identity.

His output appeared purely for commercial reward and eccentricities became more flamboyant as his notoriety inspired passionate fans. His work suffered at the hands of ego but his desire to live life to the full through unique eyes was constantly taking precedent.

More than just a pretty face

I adore the creations he left behind. The enigmatic mystery to the psyche of the real human that may be captured onscreen entices. The contradictions and incredible image that Dali projected deserves the attention and I hope that the film itself emulates the art.

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