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Cosmo said:I love Red Emmas. Cullen is a dear friend of mine... yeah, that's a great spot and he's a great dude. we spun together many times back in the day and he's still one of my favorites in town for a chat about books, records, movies, politics, etc. Also...

I live in Baltimore, in a small area called Stone Hill. It's roughly in the geographic center of the city made up of stone houses from an old mill area active from the 1840s until the mid-20th. I'm a 20-minute walk from downtown, and a 10-minute walk from Hampden's 36th Street (one of Bmore's...

If you're looking for artful older fare I heartily recommend the Allan King box set just released by Eclipse (Criterion "no frills" sub-label). The late 60s / early 70s titles such as A Married Couple and Come On Children will thrill fans of the Maysles, Frederick Wiseman, etc.

Returns have been diminishing since Best in Show, but these guys are always good for some laughs, especially Willard -- and the topic is obviously a good fit.

For those who attended, what were the films that did the most for you? My Top Twelve would look something like this: 1)PROMISES WRITTEN IN WATER (Vincent Gallo) Audacious, beautiful 16mm black-and-white button-pushing reminds me of 70s Chantal Akerman in the best possible...

after a drenching of turds the first few days, my festival experience really picked up -- I've liked or even loved about a dozen of the last 15 movies I've watched. If you liked SECRET SUNSHINE, Lee Chang-dong's POETRY is a must-see; ditto UNCLE BOONMEE if you liked SYNDROMES AND A...

bassie said:onetet said: But my friends and I thought it was beautiful, subversive, and hilarious. It was very beautiful. Gallo is such a romantic! To echo SeniorJunior, if the film works, the ego thing doesn't bother me either. And honestly, when in film is there not ego involved...

bassie said:Cool - thanks for that. It might be my only music film this year from the looks of it. Well, shit. When you put it like that....I just bought a ticket for the screening tonight. I don't work tomorrow so the 10 PM start is doable. If I didn't have a ticket for UNCLE...

Junior said:bassie said:Block C was terrible. The last scene was actually quite good, but it was too late by then. It's a distant memory now since after that I had a wonderful dinner and stroll with onetet to his Vincent Gallo film. Is this Promises Written in Water? Kind of...

Last night's midnight movie, Vanishing on 7th St., is a contender for worst film I've seen in 12 years of attending TIFF. Very poor script and performances, ridiculous effects, and a woeful number of similarities to Shyamalan's The Happening (not the film to try to emulate). Session 9 and The...

lilmonstu said:Bro, don't miss the Bassie gig. You can see a movie anytime, right? I'm here covering films for work, hopefully she'll forgive me! I've seen her do her thing in years past and it was no joke.

I've seen one great film out of four so far: unfortunately, it dates to 1969 (Allan King's A MARRIED COUPLE). That said, the three new-to-the-world films I've seen have all ranged from decent to very good. Anyone seen any must-sees or must-avoids? Bassie, I'm going to be in a...

bassie said: Throw up your lists!! I'll put mine up if I am lucky to get tickets to any of them E - let's figure out meeting up. I am still waiting to hear confirmation on when I'm playing the Lounge. It says it is for filmmaklers and industry folks - do you have an industry...

I'll be there starting next Thursday for Toronto Int'l Film Fest. Psyched. You've got a week to do something about those bedbugs, though.

bassie said:I was supposed to email this to onetet, but might as well do it here. I have no idea when any of these are playing and I have not looked at the list as carefully as I should. These are my first round picks, but those couple of weeks are looking bonkers for me with other stuff. I am...

I wasn't able to get into this one, unfortunately. I felt like the romance aspect was overdone and a little trite. I agree that the female leads were strong (performances and writing both). Also, I watched it on disc, so maybe on a big screen I would've been more caught up in the grandeur of the...

Loved it. Agree the ending could've been better, but it's a truly exceptional horror movie that delivers from beginning to end -- This one is fantastic right out of the gate, and sustains that for at least an hour, a rarity these days. Its ability to channel the best of early 80s horror is...

this recent waxidermy thread had some nice sci-fi recommendations: http://waxidermy.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=29979

smoking_robot said:deathvalley90210 said: ive been meaning to pick this up because i really like ellis a lot but i hate hardback books. i have a shit ton of books and between those and records, i dont need to add more weight. i just finished this: and it...

SIRUS said:onetet said: is this any good? I'm enjoying it, some essays more than others. It's a lot more intimate than most of his past writing -- He reveals more of his personal history (including one very shocking and tragic incident) than I remember him doing in previous...