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Bombay BeachBombay Beach, DVD
DVD - 2012DVD, 2012
Added Oct 09, 2017
Nocturnal AnimalsNocturnal Animals, DVD
DVD - 2017DVD, 2017
Added Jun 14, 2017
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The opening scene of full frontal corpulent go-go girls would be meaningful if the director were Fellini, lynch or Russ Meyer but with Tom Ford it's just gratuitous. Don't get me wrong he did a fine movie with Colin firth in the lead but this is an In cold blood inspired movie where a suburbanite family is terrorized by a trio of Dick and Perry types. Just as an aside, Woody Allen has said he would not travel by car in the states for fear of meeting some people like Dick and Perry. Hence his urban schlock. The movie veers into Charles Bronson like Deathwish territory and ends up unsatisfying viscerally and intellectually. But Ford showed courage in his chosen material so I will look forward to his next project.The opening scene of full frontal corpulent go-go girls would be meaningful if the director were Fellini, lynch or Russ Meyer but with Tom Ford it's just gratuitous. Don't get me wrong he did a fine movie with Colin firth in the lead but this is an…
How the Hell Did This Happen?How the Hell Did This Happen?, BookThe Election of 2016
by O'Rourke, P. J.Book - 2017Book, 2017
Added Jun 14, 2017
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A journalist with his head so far up the ass of the republican and democratic establishment that he couldn't see the times they are a-changing. The answer, pj, is blowing in the wind. Fasten your seatbelt, it's going to be one helluva ride.
Who's That Knocking at My DoorWho's That Knocking at My Door, DVD
DVD - 2004DVD, 2004
Added Jun 13, 2017
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A deft portrait of goomba culture in late sixties Nyc. As in all of martys movies women are either whores or madonnas. Martys real life mother cameos as an attentive mother who is content cooking for her children and being a housewife. Her grownup son, harvey keitel has difficulty relating to his girlfriend who reveals to Harvey that she was dateraped. The movie pretty much ends with Harvey "forgiving" his girlfriend for her violent experience with an ex. Harvey's girlfriend tells him to go home and the befuddled and tone deaf man takes his leave not knowing why he has been rebuffed. This movie set the stage for martys lurid and mysogenistic seventies work saying more about his character than any self serving autobiography.A deft portrait of goomba culture in late sixties Nyc. As in all of martys movies women are either whores or madonnas. Martys real life mother cameos as an attentive mother who is content cooking for her children and being a housewife. Her grownup…
Added Mar 30, 2017
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Thankfully, producers didn't get in the way and step on anyone's toes or otherwise bend the music to suit their own preconceived notions of what constitutes the blues. The Brits loved American blues, at least postwar Brits did, and it shows on this album by the stones. Often derided in the sixties as plastic soul-by the very rnb entertainers they so admired and wanted to emulate- blue and lonesome will stand as a loving tribute to the blues by a band made fabulously wealthy and famous as opposed to the impoverished and forgotten lot of American blues men and women.Thankfully, producers didn't get in the way and step on anyone's toes or otherwise bend the music to suit their own preconceived notions of what constitutes the blues. The Brits loved American blues, at least postwar Brits did, and it shows on this…
The Lady in the VanThe Lady in the Van, DVD
DVD - 2016DVD, 2016
Added Aug 03, 2016
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Hobo vagabond derelict drifter baglady bum boxcar bertha tramp freeloader eccentric cast aside is there anybody who can play a British mental case like Maggie Smith? In my humble opinion she cannot put a foot wrong. Going back to The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Up to Downton Abby she takes her place alongside Glenda Jackson Vannessa Redgrave Rita Tushingham Julie christie and other contemporaries as top-notch in anything she sets her mind to. A-1.Hobo vagabond derelict drifter baglady bum boxcar bertha tramp freeloader eccentric cast aside is there anybody who can play a British mental case like Maggie Smith? In my humble opinion she cannot put a foot wrong. Going back to The Prime of Miss…
Everybody Wants Some!!Everybody Wants Some!!, DVD
DVD - 2016DVD, 2016
Added Aug 03, 2016
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A rare Linklater dud. The characters are thinly drawn and the dialogue rather wan. As in Dazed and Confused the central actors are dudes and describe what it is like to be a dude in college circa 1980. The soundtrack from 79-81 is okay but hardly makes up for what is lacking in this movie. Perhaps it is a contractual obligation effort in which case Linklater is allowed a pass. Just don't do it again.A rare Linklater dud. The characters are thinly drawn and the dialogue rather wan. As in Dazed and Confused the central actors are dudes and describe what it is like to be a dude in college circa 1980. The soundtrack from 79-81 is okay but hardly…
ConcussionConcussion, DVD
DVD - 2016DVD, 2016
Added Jul 18, 2016
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A tale of profit, greed, broken bodies and broken minds. Football at the college and pro levels generates massive returns for the leagues and broadcasters all for the amusement of an audience that cannot get enough violence and bloodshed to satiate their primitive desires. There is a special place in hell for those who benefit from the body and soul sacrifices of others. The NFl and colleges use up and spit out their chattel. A shameful practice masquerading as both business and entertainmentA tale of profit, greed, broken bodies and broken minds. Football at the college and pro levels generates massive returns for the leagues and broadcasters all for the amusement of an audience that cannot get enough violence and bloodshed to satiate…
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Added May 16, 2016
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An engaging look at Parkinsons disease, his own, and mortality, us all. Refreshingly free of New Age spirituality and religious examination although both have earnest adherents. With a digression describing the prosperous economy and social programs inherited by the Boomer generation courtesy the preceeding WW2 generation and the bare shelf left the succeeding generations. A cautionary tale for a country, America, not known for caution.An engaging look at Parkinsons disease, his own, and mortality, us all. Refreshingly free of New Age spirituality and religious examination although both have earnest adherents. With a digression describing the prosperous economy and social programs…
Ex MachinaEx Machina, DVD
DVD - 2015DVD, 2015
Added Apr 29, 2016
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Every nerd's wet-dream. Reclusive tech billionaire ensconced in a sterile compound develops ravishing AI females. Why he doesn't also develop AI dudes is a conundrum for greater minds to ponder. Said genious Invites naif employee to engage replicant. It does not end well.Without giving anything away the moral of the story is Don't mess with Mother Nature.Every nerd's wet-dream. Reclusive tech billionaire ensconced in a sterile compound develops ravishing AI females. Why he doesn't also develop AI dudes is a conundrum for greater minds to ponder. Said genious Invites naif employee to engage…
The Aviation CocktailThe Aviation Cocktail, DVD
DVD - 2015DVD, 2015
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Added Apr 15, 2016
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Awful. Wooden acting. Era inappropriate music.Saw the plot " twist " a mile away. The kids, I will concede were the only authentic presence in this " movie " Maybe so bad it's good? You be the judge.
Jelly Roll MortonJelly Roll Morton, BookDisc 5-8 the Complete Library of Congress Recordings
by Morton, Jelly RollBook - 2005Book, 2005
Added Feb 28, 2016
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Profane, potent and vital.
Added Nov 22, 2015
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not a shitty track on this record. Long Live Keith.
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