"Robbie Robertson - Guitar: [Last lines] The road was our school. At the end it was our sense of survival. It taught us all we know. There's not much left that we can really take from the road. We've had our share of, or, maybe it's just superstitious.Martin Scorsese - Interviewer: Superstitious in what way?Robbie … Continue reading Thanksgiving Movie: The Last Waltz
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Letterboxd
"What is Letterboxd?Letterboxd is a global social network for grass-roots film discussion and discovery. Use it as a diary to record and share your opinion about films as you watch them, or just to keep track of films you’ve seen in the past. Showcase your favorites on your profile page. Rate, review and tag films … Continue reading Letterboxd
Money is the One True God by Blake Mills
Balance by Oleg Abramov
Phil Tippett’s Mad God
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbW5ns_pIZo&t=71s "One of Hollywood’s leading visual effects designers since the 1970s, Tippett has just spent three decades directing his first feature film: Mad God, a gruesome animated fable wherein a mysterious spy must infiltrate the lower depths on a dangerous mission. It starts with one of the shirtier quotes from Leviticus, the Bible’s angriest book, … Continue reading Phil Tippett’s Mad God
Movie Recommendation: Maudie (2016)
Maudie is a lovely movie. Highly recommended.
Short of the Year Featured on Short of the Week (2007-2020)
"Starting back in 2007, when we favored a more conventional top 10 list, this playlist celebrates ALL the winners of our ‘Short of the Year’ prize – if you ever wondered what are the best short films ever featured on S/W, this playlist is a good place to start."—Rob Munday, "Short of the Year Playlist." shortoftheweek.com. … Continue reading Short of the Year Featured on Short of the Week (2007-2020)
The 50 Best Cult Movies
"Making a list of movies that seem underrated or underappreciated is one thing; accounting for the ones that generate religious fervor is another,” Adam Nayman writes in this history of the cult movie. “Cult films come in all varieties—and sometimes with vigorous debate about their status attached—but genuine, possessive devotion is the baseline."-The Ringer Staff, "The 50 … Continue reading The 50 Best Cult Movies
Uncle Frank
Uncle Frank is a wonderful movie. I don't want to review it or summarize it. I just want to recommend it. The rest I leave to you.
BLACK SHEEP BOY
The Bit Player: Claude Shannon
"The film tells the story of an overlooked genius: Claude Shannon. In a blockbuster paper in 1948, Claude Shannon introduced the notion of a 'bit' and laid the foundation for the information age. His ideas ripple through nearly every aspect of modern life, influencing such diverse fields as communication, computing, cryptography, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, cosmology, … Continue reading The Bit Player: Claude Shannon
Cinetrii
"Cinetrii analyses reviews to infer possible inspirations behind a film. Enter a title to find other works that may have inspired (or been inspired by) it, along with the quotes that determine the connection."—https://cinetrii.com/
Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU1IVW6uqM0 h/t Open Culture.
Rambo III
"Colonel Trautman: You expect sympathy? You started this damn war! Now you'll have to deal with it!Zaysen: And we will. It is just a matter of time before we achieve a complete victory.Colonel Trautman: Yeah, well, there won't be a victory! Every day, your war machines lose ground to a bunch of POORLY-armed, POORLY-equipped freedom … Continue reading Rambo III
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