Monthly Archives: January 2010
Download 29 of the Year’s Best Screenplays
Moviecultists.com has compiled a handy-dandy list of some of the year’s best screenplays to download for free as pdf files. Included are (500) Days of Summer, Inglourious Basterds, The Hurt Locker, An Education, Moon, A Serious Man, and Precious. Definitely … Continue reading
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Tony Soprano is a Wild Thing
What if James Gandolfini can only play one role? The media reacts.
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Unexpected Pairing of the Century: Susan Sarandon & Of Montreal
Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon decided to show up onstage during a particularly strange Of Montreal performance in Manhattan the other night and spank Pig Men with a ruler: View some more of Sarandon (along with a nice Solange Knowles collab) … Continue reading
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Film Review: “In the Mood for Love” (2001)
Without the use of such attention-getters as violence, sex, and profanity, Hong Kong auteur Wong Kar-Wai crafts a brilliant film, focusing on two people brought together by an unsettling situation, but kept apart by social limitations and moral boundaries. The … Continue reading
Video for Yeah Yeah Yeah’s “Skeletons”
At long last a video for one of my favorite songs from my favorite album of 2009! “Skeletons” is a beautiful and heart-wrenching ballad that calls to mind the band’s masterpiece, “Maps”. This track, being off of It’s Blitz!, has … Continue reading
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Things I’m Linking About Vol. 6
Brainz lists the 15 Cute Animals That Will Cause You Horrible Harm. I can honestly say I’ve never found stingrays cute though… Ibraheem Youseff’s beautiful series on reimagined graphic posters for Quentin Tarantino films. Even non-fans can appreciate these. Tim … Continue reading
Burning incandescently Like a bastard on the burning sea
Fanfarlo – “Sand and Ice” Fever Ray – “Keep The Streets Empty For Me” Passion Pit – “Moth’s Wings” UUVVWWZ – “Jap Dad” YACHT – “Summer Song”
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Classic of the Week: “A Streetcar Named Desire” (1951)
Tennessee Williams’ acclaimed stage play makes a brilliant transition to the big screen under the skilled direction of Elia Kazan, who would go onto helm the film productions of “On the Waterfront” and “East of Eden”. It is carried by … Continue reading
