Category Archives: movies

Andy Warhol’s Clockwork Orange

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Reverend

Since I am already talking about Warhol and film, here is a bit of “Did you know?” trivia I found pretty fascinating when I first heard it. Did you know that Andy Warhol made the first film adaptation of Anthony … Continue reading →

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Cronenberg on Warhol

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Reverend

Another gem from my Ubuweb video feed. Just found this series of audio files that feature David Cronenberg curating an Andy Warhol exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto back in 2006. Here’s a nice quote from Cronenberg … Continue reading →

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American Pimp (1999)

Posted on March 15, 2008 by Reverend

After a recent post and some good conversation, I got to thinking about why I hated Crash (2004) so much. And I think the reason, like with Monster’s Ball (2001) — but to a bit lesser extent, is that it … Continue reading →

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I couldn’t watch Crash 1x, no less 3x

Posted on March 12, 2008 by Reverend

As a general disclaimer, I couldn’t make it through the terrible film Crash (2004) once, no less three times. Therefore please disregard the bug in my Netflix widget that seems to be an act of sabotage on what little film … Continue reading →

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Assault on Precinct 13

Posted on March 12, 2008 by Reverend

I am getting ready to embark on a series of posts that feature the ten most formative movies of my youth (and I stress movies here because none of them are films in the class-inscribed, pejorative sense). While doing my … Continue reading →

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Antonioni’s L’eclisse

Posted on January 31, 2008 by Reverend

I had a pretty unbelievable experience the other night watching the late, great Michelangelo Antonioni’s L’eclisse (1962). I’m not sure how to explain this film, for the actual narrative itself is rather empty. Yet, it becomes immediately clear not five … Continue reading →

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What are the 5 best film adaptations of a Stephen King work?

Posted on January 13, 2008 by Reverend

This poll started out as a way to test Lester ‘GaMerZ’ Chan’s WordPress Poll plugin (which is pretty slick by the way), and quickly turned into a full-fledged poll asking what you think are the five best film adaptations of … Continue reading →

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Cronenberg, Telekinesis, Telepathy, and the Internet

Posted on January 13, 2008 by Reverend

Reflecting on movies I have seen is one of my favorite things in the world to do, probably only second to actually watching them. A recent post about David Cronenberg’s film The Brood (1979) got me thinking about some of … Continue reading →

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The Brood (1979)

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Reverend

When I was at UCLA in the mid-90s I saw a double-feature at Melnitz Theater (the Film School’s theater) that really freaked me out. The theme of the double-feature was “Maternal Nightmares,” and the films were Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby … Continue reading →

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Watched Airplane!…

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Reverend

…in preparation for the trip to Italy tomorrow, which will begin with eight hours on a plane with two small, riotous kids. I wonder if our captain will prove so engaging? Off color I know, but without question some of … Continue reading →

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