Iconic Mickey
Mickey had become a cash cow.
Culture
Codes and myths, narratives and icons, rituals and representations.
Candyman
The unmentionable boogeyman is hermeneutic vertigo.
High-Lowbrow Mickey
"He is the voice and personification of the weltschmerz to the sophisticate."
Escape from Alcatraz
For captive and captor alike, there is no escape.
A Good American
"Too much whimsy and fantasy are objectionable.”
Pulp Fiction
Cinema irrupts into the TV space.
His Girl Friday
Propaganda of the most dramatic and welcome kind.
The Long Goodbye
Marlowe wanders the aisles of a supermarket at night.
Bonnie and Clyde
Down in front!
Daniel Clowes
A 1999 interview with Daniel Clowes, about Ghost World.
Trickster Mickey
"Mickey! Mickey! Tricky Mickey Mouse!”
Fidel Tones
A palette reminiscent of Cuba’s Revolution-era color scheme.
Minstrel Mickey
A black body and head, large eyeballs, and a partially white face.
Rock’n’Roll High School
Losers don’t know how to behave triumphantly when they win.