Frank & Cindy on DVD
May 13, 2008
The great doc Frank & Cindy is now available on DVD through the film’s web site,
As seen on This American Life,
When Cindy married a rock star, Frank, in 1983 she imagined a life of glamour.
But the song that propelled Frank to fame, Whirly Girl, would be the only chart-topper from his group, OXO. Years later, out of shape and nearly bankrupt after spending all his money on “gas, food, dry cleaning… and drugs”, Frank is not the vision Cindy married.
Desperate to resuscitate her dream, Cindy furnishes a new studio for Frank in hopes he’ll record another hit. Instead, he’d rather drink. And now, twenty-three years after appearing on American Bandstand, Frank lives sequestered to the basement where he uses coffee cans for a toilet.
In 2005, Cindy’s filmmaker son G.J. begins documenting the situation. After a year of filming, what began as an attempt to mock his stepfather instead becomes a candid portrait on the pursuit of happiness.(IMDb)
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From the clips I have seen, it’s really good,
touching and funny.
Censored By The MPAA
May 11, 2008
The IFC has been showing their great doc
This Film Is Not Yet Rated this week.
Documents a history of the MPAA ratings board. Talks to numerous directors and actors about the censorship of their movies before they could be released. Includes directors, Kevin Smith, Matt Stone, John Waters, Darren Aronosfsky, Maria Bello, Atom Egoyan.(IMDb)
It’s a must see for anyone who loves film.
Can’t Look At Myself Straight
May 10, 2008
A frequent reader of this blog,( I have very few of those) brought to my attention another song that has really great lyrics:
And it’s been awhile
Since I could hold my head up high
Since I can say I love myself as well
And it’s been awhile
And it’s been awhile
Since I could look at myself straight
And it’s been awhile
But I can still remember just the way you taste
(excerpts) Staind from It’s been a while
My friend (as John ‘grampy’ McCain would say)
It has been a while that I’ve been able to do any of those things,
KUDOS,(what the hell does that mean anyways?) to you…
Not to get off topic,
but, I heard this one on the radio today
Outside
Yeah, I know Fred Durst is a tool
Before/After Boarding Gate
May 10, 2008
After going to Cinestudio tonight to see Boarding Gate
I am left thinking how great a actress Asia Argento is
In every role she plays, she ‘comes off’ as so sexual,
every angle, every look, every word spoken, just drips of hot wet dirty shameful sex.
In this film, and most of her roles, she looks ‘dirty’, as in she needs a good bath,
and yes, dirty can be sexy, (anyone remember heroin chic ?)
In this film there is one scene when she is wearing a black bra and panty set,
a pair of high heel open toe stripper shoes, and nothing else but great ink.
And when she takes her shoes off,
the camera pans down and you see her feet are dirty,
and on her, that’s pretty sexy.
And during one scene, she wears a tank top with her bra strap showing,
and the tank and the bra are different colors,
I always love when women do that ( I don’t know why,but I love that)
Before seeing Boarding Gate, I was told it was a turd of a film,
but it’s not,
It may not be the best film I have ever seen,
but for a ‘thriller’ it’s pretty thrilling, and a little titillating
there’s one scene where she puts a belt around Michael Madsen’s neck and chokes him as she’s jerking him off.
Another you, so I could love you more
May 9, 2008
I’m thinking these have got to be some of the greatest lyrics ever written…..
“I only know what I’ve been working for
another you so I could love you more
I really thought that I could take you there
but my experiment is not getting us anywhere”
- The Cardigans from My Favorite Game
Just the thought of “another you so I could love you more”……….
Think about it , That’s Love…
Awards Show Honors The Year’s Best Film Trailers
May 8, 2008
The lights are off, and the echo of crinkling plastic wrappers fills the theater.
The admonishment to remain quiet has already run, and now comes the movie equivalent of an appetizer — the trailer. For two minutes, a mini-movie teases the audience with the sweet possibility of potential greatness.
Or at least a good excuse to get out of the global warming for a couple of hours.
Judgment is immediate. As soon as these promotional clips run, the audience murmurs its disapproval or buzzes in excitement.
This is where movie legends are born.
Love will tear us apart
May 8, 2008
While watching 24 Hour Party People on IFC tonight,
24 hour party people trailer:
I had never seen the film, and now it has become a favorite, and I want to see it again,
it made me think maybe, just maybe
the ’80’s weren’t so bad (nod to julie)
Example from film:
Love will tear us apart
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“Joy Division” documentary Trailer
In 1976 four young men from ruined, post-industrial Manchester, England went to see the Sex Pistols. They formed a band, Joy Division. Three years later it was a matter of art, life and death. Now thirty years later, they are enjoying a larger audience and more influence than ever before with a profound legacy that resonates fiercely in today’s heavily careerist music industry and over-mediated pop culture.
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Joy Division was an English rock band that formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. With their dark, cavernous sound and use of synthesizers and electronics, they pioneered the post-punk sound of the late 1970s and the early 1980s. The band dissolved in May 1980 after the suicide of its lead singer, Ian Curtis. The remaining members reformed as New Order and went on to achieve much critical and commercial success.
