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terry and chris

i have been a fan of terry gilliam since i was kid, watching monty python with my dad and being completely intrigued by the surreal animations and gags.  the man has to be brilliant, to be a funny-looking art student from minnesota and get completely encapsulated and accepted by the python crew as not only their youngest but only american member.  we all know gilliam’s ode to la jetee is twelve monkeys, the 90’s film exploring time travel and the dreams/visualizations of a prisoner.  the film is quite predictable, but it’s worth a watch if for nothing else but madeleine stowe’s lovely face and brad pitt’s neuroses.  anyway, here is terry praising the paragon director, chris marker.  notwithstanding all the love in this post, my favorite part has to be his tintin sweater! by sv

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epizootics! oh, scott walker

since i woke up and discovered this (albeit a little late) this morning, my brain has been doing somersaults.  it is as if david lynch, john zorn and jacques brel all got together in some universal realm and created this incredibly forceful piece.  the whole album, bish bosch is released on december third in the uk, and december fourth in the us.  walker’s fourteenth studio album to date.  by sv

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portfolio

when paulina was still on top and hot pink backgrounds were a plenty, therein existed portfolio.  take a look for yourself at the kitschy cluster of a film. by sv

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restraint, it’s a beautiful thing

a short film featuring the lovely tiiu kuik by daemian smith and christine suarez. it’s a feast for the eyes, but like most fashion films it’s a bit of a nonsense.  pretty yet random pictures spliced together on finalcut, and the gorgeous track by violinist michael galasso (wong kar-wai’s film in the mood for love) is once again belittled in yet another random clip. i can envision michael roll over in his grave each time this track is used. i am actually not dissing them at all, as i can understand the devastating temptation for anyone to try and want to recreate an ounce of that magic when maggie drifted past the camera to this track. even i contemplated it a few times but the best of me took over. just remember this:

“what makes someone truly great is not only about what they do, but what they choose not to do when it’s most tempting.”

its almost like sex (think about it) or let me put it a different way, it’s like being a publisher of a magazine and “surprisingly” picking yourself to shoot the covers (like rankin did) or putting your mug on every other page (like zahm did), how obvious, easy and lame is that? again i could have done any of that but i didn’t. i always felt that you have to earn it to own it. restraint, it’s a beautiful thing…. you know its been almost 15 years that i have wanted this specific and rather costly chess set.  one day, a few years ago, my mom said “you talk about this so much Ill get it for you for your birthday.” i was crushed.  she didn’t get it, i’m simply not  good enough at chess to deserve that set… but i haven’t given up yet. maybe one day I’ll earn it!  by uh

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danse macabre

the bewitchingly charming dance sequence from jean renoir’s the rules of the game.  hard to believe that he thought this film was a failure, i suppose that is the curse of those with infamous fathers?  anyway, enjoy this as much as i do.  by sv

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Wolf Magik: it never was by alexis blaire

a surprising new track from our friends “alexis blaire”. i heard the track “it never was” once and i downloaded the track from itunes. the album is a bit raw, and that’s great when it works, and it does at least on this track for me, but i’m a bit of a music snob if that says anything. if not, then i also prefer indians to cowboys, so there. by xy

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and then…he licked me!

leos carax’s short from the film tokyo also featured MERDE and his foolish shenanigans.  take a peek at some of them here, but most certainly watch the entire short if you have the chance.  i saw it in the theater, and have been laughing ever since. by sv

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Leos Carax latest film Holy Motors staring Denis Lavant

 denis lavant in one of his many reincarnations

eva mendes as the graveyard model who gets kidnapped

leos carax’s ode or jab at the cgi and motion capture film industry

 

trailer for leos carax’s latest film holy motors

saw this film tonight, and what a wild ride that was. highly recommended. if you are a leos carax fan you will probably see this, as it’s his first film in 13 years. i will not tell you much about it as i highly suggest you go in without knowing anything. i knew just the basic premise, and i can tell you that stopped the film from being as great as it could be. think mullholand drive, breathless, pixar’s cars, american musicals, horror films, and then some… go in, sit back, and let it take you for a crazy ride. it surely is not your usual blockbuster. it’s witty, strange, and fantastic. by dd

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