THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE FREAKS
Taken from the 1863 version of Dictionnaire Infernal by Collin de Plancy. This guy was went from a sceptic with an eye for sublime invention to a half-mad Catholic, putting his faith in the demonologies, ‘hellish hierarchies’ and the drawings he’d created.
He followed the Catholic method of cherry-picking ideas and depictions from other cultures’ mythologies and warping them into bizarre mysticisms, the old ‘immerse and convert’ vibe.
The Catholic Church championed his depictions in the same way they did Bosch as they struck the fear of God into the masses. I don’t know if a tomato with cutlery in its head is particularly dread-filling; I just feel hungry.
Here's my favourite anecdote from the book.
“The devil, disguised as a lawyer, once argued a case in Germany.In the course of debate, the accused female, who was being sued for stealing money from the church box, swore that she would give herself to the devil if she had taken a penny.The lawyer from hell, having heard and seen everything threw the defendant onto the bar and took the liar in front of the eyes of everyone"
SAVE THE UK FILM COUNCIL
It was annouced yesterday that the government would be abolishing the UK Film Council.
"Abolishing the most successful film support organisation the UK has ever had is a bad decision, imposed without any consultation or evaluation. People will rightly look back on today's announcement and say it was a big mistake, driven by short-term thinking and political expediency. British film, which is one of the UK's more successful growth industries, deserves better.
"Our immediate priority now is to press the Government to confirm that the funding levels and core functions that are needed to underpin British film are locked-in, especially at a time when filmmakers and film companies need more support than ever as they make the challenging transition into the digital age. To that end, we will work with the DCMS over the summer to identify how they can guarantee both continuity and safe harbour for British film."
- Tim Bevan CBE, Chairman of the UK Film Council
Online Petition against the decsion - HERE
Council Website - HEREMore information on the cut, BBC report - HERE
Guardian report on UK Film Council funded productions - HERE
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