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charlotte gainsbourg: willem dafoe: lars von trier: antichrist

“lars von trier’s ‘antichrist’ screened this year at the cannes film festival. the ‘antichrist’, written by danish film director lars von trier, is an intense drama about evil, power and love between two people, featuring charlotte gainsbourg and willem dafoe.” tickets available at the 47th NYFF09.

add it to your list. a film about about a couple who retreat to their woodland cabin to heal after the death of their child. way out into the wilderness: apparently not for the meek, in one reviewer’s words: “I thought I had my head down a lavatory, frankly,” said baz bamigboye of britain’s daily mail, the journalist who asked von trier to justify his film. by dd

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bill haley: i’m gonna rip it up

new york fashion week ain’t over and the midnight dance session at the jane is still hovering over my head, but then i saw this and laughed big time. we must look like retards on the dance floor next to these guys. so lame, so tame, so goody-two-jane compared to our grandparents. see if you can spot grandma flipping over the boy that could have been your grandpa… somebody teach me something ; 0 by dd

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Mission one electric motorcyle achieves world record

the mission one electric bike, designed by our good friends at fuse project, has achieved a world record of 150.059 miles/hour at the bonneville speedway salt flats. now of course the big question regarding the world record is: how many electric bikes are out there to begin with?

the mission one is admittedly of the best looking bikes in the crotch rocket category, which is a hard one to pull off (see our post on another category: the elsinore and yet another category the royal enfield) but given its electric powerhouse, it is the most green of them all. the mission one bike can be reserved prior to launch for as little as $68,995 (tires are included). well done mr. yves behar, may the force remain with you. by dd

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totally addicted to phoenix

these days, i’m kind of fed up with all music except the new phoenix that is turning almost non-stop here! it’s been a long time since i have heard anything this great. that said, the official video is not so cool, but a young lady took care of re-doing a much more relevant one for this crazy song! judge for yourself! by pp

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cat power: don’t explain

sorry but this had to be here. we’ve already named her the best artist of the decade but this one is the most amazing rendition of this song. the piano melody is so simple, hypnotizing and beautiful. cat is truly a keeper for years to come. by dd

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Honda CR250M elsinore CM

one of my oldest memories is that of the one big kid in our neighborhood who had a silver honda elsinore. he was my hero, as i would peddle on my tricycle and stare at the silver tank as it stood partly leaning on its kick stand. i loved the sweeping exhaust pipe and just about everything else on that bike. i also recall the sound of the engine, distinctively high and sharp. anyhow, i came upon this rather funny japanese honda promotional film made when the bike first launched, and had to post it. especially given that, motocross fan, steve mcqueen himself is in the film! makes me want to go out there now. by uh

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maysles brothers gimme shelter: rolling stones


gimme shelter is a great film, despite being a concert documentary. directed by the kings of doc the maysles brothers (even godard once called albert maysles “the best american cameraman“).  the most memorable scene for me, was when mick is on stage trying to sing and do his crazy dance, while a drunk and pissed-off hells angel guard is standing next to him staring, like he’s some repulsive git (the key part is that there was no security at this concert, just the hells angels “protecting” the band from the drugged out crowd)… more than one thing goes wrong and you can just imagine the stones and what was going through their heads. must see if you haven’t already. by dd

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