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W. Paul Apel on The Valley Obscured by Smog 1.) Where did your obsession with Ed Wood begin? Even though I'd heard of Ed Wood in passing before, my obsession really began with the Tim Burton film. Roger Ebert said that if you go to the movies enough, eventually you'll see yourself on screen. That's how I felt watching it. I'm not a cross-dressing B-movie filmmaker, but I identified with someone who had the drive to make movies with his gang of misfits while also having the weakness of saying "good enough" and moving on. I'd never seen that combination portrayed...

Criswell Predicts an Accurate Glimpse of the Future Q&A with Edwin Lee Canfield Q. Who is Criswell?ELC. Jeron Charles “Criswell” King dubbed himself the “20th Century Nostradamus.” He was also called “America’s Fore¬most Prophet” and based on “trend, precedent, pattern of habit, hu-man behavior, and the unalterable law of cycle!” he claimed 87% accuracy in his predictions. Cris, to his friends, is known mainly for his opening monologue, narration, and closing comments in Ed Wood’s Plan 9 From Outer Space (1956), but his career went well be¬yond that and his persona was a product of the continuing growth and onslaught...

Paul Apel, on Ed Wood's I Watched Football the Day I Died1.) Why did Ed Wood, an infamously low-quality director, inspire you to become a leading authority on his life and work?It all started with the Tim Burton movie, Ed Wood. As a teenager I was interested in old horror movies, both the classics and the duds. When I saw that one of my favorite directors was making a modern black-and-white movie with Bela Lugosi as a major character, I was instantly enthralled. I loved the portrayal of Ed Wood, an eternally optimistic dreamer who made movies no matter what...