As promised, here is the first installment in my new feature spotlighting music video directors. While his music video career only lasted about three years (save two since then), Chris Cunningham was still able to create some of the greatest … Continue reading Video Director Spotlight: Chris Cunningham
Season 5 Directed by Douglas Camfield Written by Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln Like the serial that directly precedes it, “The Enemy of the World”, 2013 was very good to “The Web of Fear”. Before that year, five of the … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S05E05 “The Web of Fear”
I just wanted to announce to everyone (well everyone who skipped the header) that this is our 1000TH THREAD! *Throws confetti* Now you might all be wondering how we are already at 1000 when the place has only been open … Continue reading Celebrating 1000 Threads at the New Site
The Artist Spotlight feature is one of our longest running features which dates back to the first month of our existence in December of 2015. Like Classic Coverage, it’s a feature though that has seen it’s ups and downs in … Continue reading Spotlight: A New Look to an Old Feature
For many a person of a certain age, much of their favorite music was discovered on MTV or VH1. MTV was launched on August 1, 1981 and popularized the music videos. Music videos are nothing new as anyone who has … Continue reading Video Director Spotlight: Intro
Season 5 Directed by David Whitaker Written by Barry Letts “The Enemy of the World” is a bit of an odd duck in Season 5 of Doctor Who, in a season which saw the emphasis on alien races and especially … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S05E04 “The Enemy of the World”
I may have been familiar vaguely with the site for years, but I came to the AVC in late 2013 for their reviews. Not anything recent like Revenge or Arrow or Person of Interest or really anything I was super … Continue reading Classic Coverage: A Reintroduction
THIS IS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT WITH GUITAR! KNOW YOUR RIGHTS ALL THREE OF ‘EM YOU HAVE THE RIGHT NOT TO LOSE THREADS WRITING IS A TASK UNLESS IT WAS DONE BY A SHITPOSTER OR A STRIDEMOTHER YOU HAVE THE … Continue reading Day Thread: 11/04/2017
Welcome all to the new and improved Avocado! I’m here to tell you of all the ways you can stay up to date with the latest content. The first way is of course the main page of https://the-avocado.org/. Important site … Continue reading Follow the Avocado
10/31/2017 – The Essentials: The Old Dark House (1932) Directed by James Whale Any list of essential works of art is going to be inherently subjective. No two people will give you the list and it can vary based on … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – The Essentials: The Old Dark House
10/30/2017 – South Africa: House on Willow Street (2016) Directed by Alastair Orr The cinema of South Africa dates back to The Great Kimberly Diamond Robbery in 1911, only a year after the country achieved some semblance of independence from … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – South Africa: House on Willow Street
10/29/2017 – M. Night Shyamalan: Split (2017) Directed by M. Night Shyamalan What can I say, I called an audible. Scroll enough and you’ll find a review of Baskin, but I felt this needed to be spotlighted considering its length … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – M. Night Shyamalan: Split
10/28/2017 – Laos: Dearest Sister (Nong hak) (2016) Directed by Mattie Do While Laos gained independence in 1949, few films, and nothing all that prominent were made in the ensuing decades. What little industry there was, was crushed in 1975 … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – Laos: Dearest Sister (Nong hak)
10/27/2017 – Greece: Island of Death (Ta pediá tou Diavólou) (1976) Directed by Nico Mastorakis For my third country profile of the year after China and Switzerland, I will be taking a look at Greece. As I described in the … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – Greece: Island of Death (Ta pediá tou Diavólou)
10/26/2017 – George A. Romero: Survival of the Dead (2009) Directed by George A. Romero Earlier this year, we lost one of the true horror innovators. There are very few people who can lay claim to basically inventing an entire … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – George A. Romero: Survival of the Dead
Editor’s Note: I am posting this having just arrived home from St. Lucia and wrote most of this with my laptop awkwardly balanced in airport and a car so please forgive the fact that this is probably shorter and less … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – Documentary: Universal Horror
Editor’s Note: I am posting this from St. Lucia and will not get home until late next Wednesday so please forgive the fact that these will probably be shorter, less well researched, and posted irregularly. I also can’t promise a … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – Female Villains: She-Wolf of London
Editor’s Note: I am posting this from St. Lucia and will not get home until late next Wednesday so please forgive the fact that these will probably be shorter, less well researched, and posted irregularly. I also can’t promise a … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – Literature: This Book Is Full of Spiders
Editor’s Note: I am posting this from St. Lucia and will not get home until late next Wednesday so please forgive the fact that these will probably be shorter, less well researched, and posted irregularly. I also can’t promise a … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – Switzerland: Sennentuntschi
Editor’s Note: I am posting this from St. Lucia and will not get home until late next Wednesday so please forgive the fact that these will probably be shorter, less well researched, and posted irregularly. I also can’t promise a … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – Movie Length: A Cure for Wellness
Editor’s Note: I am posting this from St. Lucia and will not get home until late next Wednesday so please forgive the fact that these will probably be shorter, less well researched, and posted irregularly. I also can’t promise a … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – Propaganda: Invisible Agent
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