October 2010
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Books: Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Just purchased Andy Warhol Screen Tests, a book of photographs from a series of over five hundred screen tests made by the artist between 1964 and 1966. They are beautiful single shots recorded in black and white on 16mm film of everyone from muse Edie Sedgwick, Lou Reed, Salvador Dalí, Yoko Ono, Marcel Duchamp, Dennis Hopper, Bob Dylan and many more.
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See This Film: House (1977)
Just got a copy of HOUSE on DVD this morning. I may die of excitement! If you haven’t seen this movie yet you are missing out big time (!!!) No seriously, it’s a gem. Get your copy here.
UPDATE: Covered on NYmag Vulture blog today. Check it out here.
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BONUS: Blackenstein (1973)
Only one week until Halloween (!!!)
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Cry-Baby (1990): Leader of The Pack.
True story: I haven’t been watching many movies lately. One big reason is that I have recently become addicted, and I mean ADDICTED to The Wire. I know, I know, I’m only about eight years late on this but it got me thinking about one of my other favorite Baltimore stories. One far less gritty, more musically inclined and with more campiness than few other than John Waters can pull...
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Invocation of My Demon Brother (1969): The Devil...
Woooaaahhh Kenneth Anger, now you’re getting all trippy on me man; and you brought a Rolling Stone and and an Albino along for the ride!? Let’s do this shit. Invocation of my Demon Brother is like twelve minutes of hallucinogens through layered kaleidoscopic imagery, an ominous Albino fela, occult symbolism, some naked dudes, a dead cat, and a screechy soundtrack courtesy of Sir Mick...
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See This Film: Marwencol (2010)
Marwencol is the story of a fascinating man named Mark Hogancamp. At 38, Mark lost most of his memory after suffering brain damage from a brutal bar attack. He finds fragments of himself and his past through photographs, sketchbooks and disturbing “drunk journals” written during his years battling alcoholism. After his Medicaid-covered therapy runs out Mark finds solace and inspiration in a...
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Kustom Kar Kommandos (1965): Let Me Ride.
Kustom Kar Kommandos is another short by Kenneth Anger. It opens with the sounds of a revving engine and features a man lovingly buffing a beautiful custom hot rod Ford. It’s mesmerizing and set to the sleepy tune of Dream Lover by the Paris Sisters.
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Scorpio Rising (1964): Whatta Man.
Kenneth Anger, where have you been all my life? No really. Your work makes me excited about film again after seeing shitty trailer after shitty trailer as of late. There’s something I admire about short film and Anger has been working exclusively in this medium for nearly seven decades (!!!). Scorpio Rising is one of my favorites: a wet dream of a short featuring beefcake Nazi-bikers inter-cut...