Tag Archives: film

The Mist (2007)

Posted on April 18, 2008 by Reverend

I can’t resist a Stepehen King film adaptation, it is one of my great weaknesses and has accounted for many wasted hours in my life. I had already voiced my excitement about Frank Darabont’s film adaptation of Stephen King’s novella … Continue reading →

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Master of the Flying Guillotine

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Reverend

One of my favorite movies these days is Master of the Flying Guillotine (1975) for two simple reasons: First, the characters and fight scenes are awesome. The evil, blind imperial assassin who has a “flying guillotine” in his arsenal of … Continue reading →

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High School Hell Cats, and other assorted mashup learning resources from the Internet Archive

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Reverend

I find myself constantly going back to the Internet Archive, and constantly being blown away by what I find. Now, maybe I am biased towards video, and obsess over all things film history. I have been registering several people’s interest … Continue reading →

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No Country for Old Men, or the end of cinema

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Reverend

Let me ask you something. If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule? This is the question I would ask of the Coen Brothers after watching this film. The rule in my mind … Continue reading →

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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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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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Harun Farocki on the Desgin of Control

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Reverend

My UBUWEB rss subscription is the feed that keeps on giving. I scan it regularly, and indulge in watching a work by a filmmaker I haven’t heard of before irregularly. This time Harun Farocki’s video/documentary I Thought I was Seeing … 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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When We Were Kings (1996)

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Reverend

I just saw a clip from the documentary When We Were Kings on the Open Culture blog featuring the late Norman Mailer talking about the epic George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali fight in Zaire. After partaking, I couldn’t resist re-blogging … Continue reading →

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