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Category Archives: Film
John Cassavetes – the director
Rowlands (his wife) has stated that the role of improvisation in Cassavetes films has frequently been misunderstood. Though Cassavetes allowed and even encouraged his actors to ad lib while filming, only very rarely, she says, were entire scenes filmed as … Continue reading
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You Talkin’ To Me?
In case you missed them: the 100 greatest movie quotes of all time. As pointed out here, “These go to eleven“ is sorely missing.
Kung Fu Hustle – the movie
„It was strange, really†– says Stephen Chow, director – „I was sitting in my Hong Kong office, then suddenly the door flung open, Quentin Tarantino rushed in, hugged me, kissed me, and rushed away. We’ve never met before, I … Continue reading
Posted in Amusing, Comics, Film, Visual Arts
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“The District” – prizewinning animation
“It’s not Verona but the deepest ghetto of Budapest. It’s not the Capulets and Montagues but rivalling Hungarian and Gypsy clans. It’s not about romance but money and oil.” After the amazing Belgian masterpiece here’s a Hungarian animation called The … Continue reading
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NASSA
Brilliant spoof: The Shocking-But-False Story of America’s Blackstronauts — “My god, space is one cold motherfucker!” (via eskimokaka)
Bullet
Woody Allen – Standup Comedian: Years ago, my mother gave me a bullet…a bullet, and I put it in my breast pocket. Two years after that, I was walking down the street, when a berserk evangelist heaved a Gideon bible … Continue reading
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Bob & Bobette
Bob Dylan has finally given permission to a Hollywood studio to make a film about his life: It is traditional in films spanning a lifetime for characters to be played by more than one actor, but rare for them to … Continue reading
Rock School
As a kid I attended music school — for exactly one day. I mean music notation? Who needs that, right? :) Of course, in those days we didn’t have things like Rock School (see also). Will have to see this … Continue reading
At The Gas Station
A short film based on audio from Lumpy Gravy (see also). Proof that the music on this album is as crispy fresh and relevant as it was at the time of release…
Posted in Film, Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video
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A Scanner Darkly
Here’s a cool trailer for the upcoming animated adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s “A Scanner Darkly“. Why oh why does every single science-fiction movie these days have to have Keanu Reeves in it, I wonder?
Posted in Books, Film
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American Splendor
I have just seen American Splendor. So should you — if only to get your creative juices flowing (again).
Posted in Comics, Film, Pop Cult
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Frunobulax
“Monster movies have extensively explored scaling relationships, albeit usually incorrectly; knowing the true relationships often puts the entire movie into a new light.” Here’s one for the peasants in the area: a scientific look at the biology of B-Movie monsters. … Continue reading
Kung Fu
It figures. Yesterday we watched Kill Bill Vol I on DVD, today I get to announce a Roxy show from Sept 14 ’73, track 6 of which is named, what else: Kung Fu. Update: zappa.com forum member Unica (aka “He … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Frank Zappa, Friday Boots, Personal
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TWGS
Everything you always wanted to know about “The World’s Greatest Sinner” (see also), but were afraid to ask.
Posted in Film, Frank Zappa, Zappa Misc
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Plot? What Plot?
Be prepared to lose a couple of hours when entering badmovies.org. Wonderfully informative reviews such as “I don’t understand the plot, but there were lots of elephants” abound and each movie has its own video-sample section. Cheepnis galore!