Lucky Three
Directed by Jem Cohen
A very pretty three-song documentation of Elliott Smith in Portland, Oregon. The three songs are: “Between the Bars,” “Thirteen,” & “Angeles.”
Run Time 11:43
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Strange Parallel
Directed by Steve Hanft
A partly non-sensical documentary about music, writing songs, and something about a Robot Hand. Smith was in New York during [...]
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Look at her. She can’t even control herself. The crotch is almost more powerful than her. It beckons her forth, but she steps from it’s tractor beam. To the pastries, she stuffs with reckless abandon a cream puff down her gullet. She throws a [...]
I read this article in Wired a couple of months about a contest to improve Netflix’s rating and recommendation system by 10%. Apparently, it is nearly impossible to accomplish, but I would just like to point out the faults in the 5 star (and the words attached to each star) system.
One star-Hated it
Two stars-Didn’t [...]
Outside of “Breathless,” this is one of my favorite Godard films. Every wonder how to kill time in Paris?
Run, run for your life.
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Considering that this lady & I have been longing for this film since the Summer, how surprised was I when it was being offered for free OnDemand in Portland? I had to argue for 15 minutes to have it turned back on and to override the television owner’s veto. “OF COURSE I [...]
“Choke” is finally coming out and is starring Sam Rockwell. I thought this was one of the most cinematic of Palahniuk’s books after “Survivor” and “Fight Club.” There were definitely a lot of camera elements already written into it, especially in the hospital where Victor Mancini’s Mother lives.
Fox Searchlight purchased it for $5million [...]
This time of year is the best for movies because screeners start floating around and I can watch films, still in the theatre, in the comfort of my own home. These last couple of weeks I’ve watched “The Bucket List,” “No Country for Old Men” and “There Will Be Blood.”
In comparison to what is [...]
Television and film were great in the late 60s & 70s.
During the 1950s it was easy to know what people liked and what they would consume. Then the 1960s happened. The Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, the overall changing of American consciousness happened. Then people weren’t quite sure what they wanted [...]
I just remembered this today.
Ted Levine gave an amazing performance in “The Silence of the Lambs.” He is spot-on in his portrayal of Jame ‘Buffalo Bill’ Gumb. Enjoy.
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