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Tag Archives: the wild bunch
Wire 106: S03E03 “Dead Soldiers”
In this video discussion of episode 3 of Season 3 of the The Wire, “Dead Soldiers,” Paul and I were joined by Meredith Fierro, Amy Wallace, and Alison Thoet. The conversation covers a lot of ground, and this episode has a bunch … Continue reading
The ds106 99: #61 Wild Bunch Radio Show Pt 1
I having been watching and re-watching The Wild Bunch in order to make animated GIFs, rip audio for #ds106radio, as well as feature some of Jerry Fielding’s awesome soundtrack. I spent a very unstructured hour and a half just blabbing … Continue reading
The ds106 99: #60 “I either lead this bunch or end it right now”
Tried some fuzzy tool effects to mask silhouettes in GIMP with mixed results. This animated GIF of Pike in a stand off with the Gorch brothers didn’t come out exactly the way I wanted. That said, I liked the background … Continue reading
The ds106 99: #59 “Who the hell is THEY?!”
This is a classic scene from The Wild Bunch, and while Edmund O’Brien isn’t all that pretty in this film, he is awesome as the “old goat” tag along who epitomizes the hard life of a bandit past his prime. … Continue reading
The ds106 99: #58 “Walk softly boys”
Playing with masks in GIMP a bit more via the great Ernest Borgnine, I am loving this! Version 1: Version 2: And here is the audio: Walk softly boys
The ds106 99: #57 “Either you learn to live with it…”
Spent a few hours tonight working on masking my animated GIFs in GIMP while contentedly listening to ds106radio #4life. And while my masking isn’t perfect yet, it soon will be once I figure out a few more details. I think … Continue reading
The ds106 99: #55 “She went with them laughing…drunk with wine and love!”
Povero Angelito, the very cool looking Don Josè had to break the bad news in the most painful of ways: emphatically. Bonus: Hear the awesome Don Josè (Chano Urueta) break the of news of his father’s death and Teresa’s betrayal … Continue reading
The ds106 99: #54 What about the children?
One of my favorite subtexts running throughout The Wild Bunch is the constant framing of the children in this film as part and parcel of the world’s violence. They grow up in it, they learn it, they love it. It … Continue reading
The ds106 99: #53 “I kill ’em now?”
Going on a The Wild Bunch animated GIF and ds106radio spree, and this gets it all started, a little Bo Hopkins ready for the kill.
The Wild Bunch and a near perfect opening scene
While procrastinating on the mashup I promised ds106, I actually came across a decent quality clip of the opening scene of The WIld Bunch. For me, one of the great opening scenes in cinema, and a shame this version cuts … Continue reading