R.I.P. Jon Finch

English actor Jon Finch, best known for playing the title role in Roman Polanski's 1971 film Macbeth as well as the lead male role in Alfred Hitchcock's 1972 thriller Frenzy, took his last break on December 28, 2012, at age 71. Science fiction fans might also remember him as the guy who played Jerry Cornelius in the 1973 adaptation of Michael Moorcock's novel The Final Programme, a film not exactly fondly remembered by Mr. Moorcock and most sci-fi fans.

Anyway, he will be missed.

A Message to Philistines

People just don't understand. True art is worth any sacrifice.



Yet people keep making a fuss about every little thing...



...and don't understand that it's the artists who stand between us and mindless commercialism.



Moreover, people don't understand that it takes an exceptional mind to appreciate true beauty...



...and they tend to see something fishy...



...in even the most noble artists.



After all, it's not like any great artist would ever dare harm a child.



At least not lately...

Hmmm...

On second thought, perhaps this is the best response to the whole Polanski controversy: