Category Archives: movies

The opening band for the opening band

Posted on March 27, 2010 by Reverend

Yesterday evening was the best kind of time capsule, found myself requesting The Replacements during the Friday afternoon rock show at DTLT, and after here their “Alex Chilton” tune I found myself yearning for more. So, Friday evening became search … Continue reading →

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The Bava Headers

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Reverend

Yesterday Tyler commented about the header images on the bava, suggesting that they are just one more reason to read God’s only blog. His comment went like this: OK, I did find this useful. [referring to an old WP tutorial … Continue reading →

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The Shining in 6 Frames

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Reverend

Riffing off of Tom Woodward’s recent exercise he posted, I experimented with using six film frames to capture the essence of the film’s narrative. It might also be a nice way to think about how the juxtaposition of images make … Continue reading →

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Blind Date from Hell

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Reverend

Catchig up on my RSS reader is always a joy, and one of the most consistent and indisposable YouTube filters in my reader is the Media Funhouse blog, without fail there are at least 5 or ten posts that lead … Continue reading →

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Husbands from Hell: Guy Woodhouse from Rosemary’s Baby

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Reverend

While up late last night with newly minted Tommaso, I couldn’t help but thinking about the character Guy Woodhouse (played brilliantly by John Cassavetes)  from Polanksi’s brilliant Rosemary’s Baby (1969). Thinking about how Guy sold out Rosemary (Mia Farrow) and … Continue reading →

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Bloggers, as seen by Hollywood

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Reverend

I just saw a part of Made of Honor (2008)—couldn’t stomach the whole thing—which is a derivative romantic comedy that is nothing more than a vehicle for the “dreamy” Patrick Dempsey. I have been musing about the scene and how … Continue reading →

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A Radical Hypno-High

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Reverend

It’s been over 4 years since I’ve had cable, and now that I am back on the smack I can’t imagine how I ever lived without it. It is without question magic, and between a late night fix of Wes … Continue reading →

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Raiders of the Lost Ark “Premake”

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Reverend

While checking out YouTube user Whoiseyevan’s YouTube channel for my last post, I noticed he has put together an awesome mashup that is premised on the idea of using footage from old films all over YouTube to create a trailer … Continue reading →

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A Mario Bava sighting in Virginia

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Reverend

Well, after four years I finally officially consider myself a Virginian after buying some of the bloodiest soil in the US. And I have to say it is nice to see that Virginia, in cooperation with the Library of Congress … Continue reading →

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“Eight year olds, Dude”

Posted on August 9, 2009 by Reverend

What can I say about The Big Lebowski that hasn’t already been said? Now that I think about it I could probably find something, but it would seem to rob this masterpiece of its magic. Just about every scene could … Continue reading →

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