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The Saddest Music in the World
Guy Madden’s “The Saddest Music in the World” is one of the strangest films I’ve seen for a good long while. And to boot, it’s a musical. Set in Canada during the depression in a surreal nightmare-like (I was going to say “dream-like”) version of Winnipeg, this film is hard to watch but worth-while if…
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Mystic River and the Friedmans
Capturing the Friedmans A documentary about a family coping after two of its members are accused and incarcerated for child abuse. Definitely worth seeing. I had nightmares about Marty Friedman after seeing this. Mystic River Mystic River has a brutal and disturbing message. I was shocked and angry when I left the movie theater. I…
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The Wicker Man
Now this is a coincidence – I finally get to listen to Active over the net and I’m tuned into ‘Anger Management – Keeping music evil’, and they play a number which feature a sample from ‘The Wicker Man’ which we watched the other night. My flatmate, Rich, who is a bit keen on metal/industrial/etc…
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Vanishing Point
I love this film! Watching it last night gave me more new insights into some of the metaphors and meanings in the film. And that car, that car is a work of art in itself…
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Paris, city of light
This is the space ship Cygnus from the Disney film ” The Black Hole “. I think that a designer might have been inspired whilst in Paris?
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Mulholland Drive
I have created a new section on the site called blah_blah. This section is intended for longer rants that are too long for regular blogs. Mulholland Drive is the subject of the first such rant. I think that I understand the film, and hopefully my take on it will hold water. Feel free to comment…
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Vanishing Point
When will the 1971 film Vanishing Point be released on DVD? The shite remake is freely available but the classic is not. It is one of the best movies I have ever seen. The soundtrack is also fantastic. “in honor of the last american hero, to whom speed means freedom of the soul”
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blade runner
watched blade runner (for the second time I think), this time thinking about the question “is Harrison Ford a replicant?”. I was glad I did because the penny dropped at the end and a great movie got a whole lot better. How did ridley go from blade runner and alien to gladiator? it seems incredible…
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dvd madness
finally bought a dvd for my laptop. The Big Lebowski gets first screening followed by American Beauty. Both those movies kick some serious arse. Tash watched Withnail and I and Deliverence too. They apparently also kick arse. Oh yeah, now have just over 300MB of ram on board. heh heh yeh yeh