Ah, it's been too long since Chris Ware wiped the smile off my face. You can see the comic strip he created for the New Yorker here. Via the whole internet.
Cinefamily organizes classic movie showings at a movie theater in Los Angeles. Tonight they're showing "Tokyo Story" and "Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family." Chris Ware illustrated the cover of the latest Cinefamily program, which I believe is inspired by Tokyo Story. Three panels, no dialogue, and almost no movement, and yet it's tremendously depressing:
Here's the trailer for Tokyo Story, which does seem to be pretty depressing:
You can download a pdf of the Cinefamily program here, and view the calendar of events here. They're showing Alice in Wonderland tomorrow. Via.