Archive for July, 2008
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Wuthering Heights
It’s July 30, which means it’s time to celebrate the birthday of Emily Brontë and Kate Bush.
When Kate Bush found out she shared her birthday with the author of Wuthering Heights, it inspired her to write a song about the novel and its protagonists Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. (Discerning readers might want to bear in [...]
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
Qui êtes-vous, Polly Maggoo?
Bonjour, tout le monde! If you don’t understand that sentence, it’ll be pointless to tune in to France 2 this Tuesday night (at 01.00). The movie shown is the obscure cult movie Qui êtes-vous, Polly Maggoo? (1966). If you are French or understand the language well, it’ll be well worth staying up for. If not, [...]
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Sunday, July 27th, 2008
No One Belongs Here More Than You
The author of No One Belongs Here More Than You is Miranda July, she also stars in others’ video clips (Blonde Redhead’s Top Ranking) and makes movies (You and Me and Everyone We Know), but today I’d like to talk about her book. I don’t know what it is about Miranda July, but she’s [...]
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Friday, July 25th, 2008
Quick-Draw Okatsu
Junko Miyazono returns as QUICK-DRAW OKATSU the daughter of a swordplay instructor who takes on a power-hungry magistrate in the second entry in the LEGENDS OF THE POISONOUS SEDUCTRESS series. Joined this time by Rui a wild young swordswoman the two sexy avengers embark on a blood-soaked quest for revenge after Okatsu is raped and [...]
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Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Simon’s Cat: TV Dinner
Simon Tofield is the man behind “Simon’s Cat”. He taught himself Flash and wanted to do a little experiment. That experiment, the first part of “Simon’s Cat” did so well on YouTube the cartoon was quickly followed by a sequel. The third episode, “TV Dinner” was released on July 16. See it here:
YouTube’s Simon’s Cat [...]
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Primal Scream go giallo
Yes, the brand new Primal Scream video (for “Can’t Go Back”) is a tribute to the giallo genre, an ode to Bava, Argento and the others. Well deserved, giallo. And thank you, Primal Scream.
(With thanks to Moon in the Gutter, where I discovered the video)
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Demir Pence Korsan Adam
Everytime Onar Films announces a new DVD I’m wondering “How the hell will I remember that title?”. But after having seen the film, I can type the title as if I speak Turkish fluently. Demir Pence Korsan Adam roughly translates as “Iron Claw: The Pirate” and features as Hero of the Day one Iron Claw. [...]
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Sunday, July 20th, 2008
Rock Herk 2008
The 26th edition of the Rock Herk festival didn’t step away from its core rule: Rock Herk is and remains a free festival. Spread out over two days now, the first day focuses on dance (headliners were Blackstrobe and Alex Gopher) while the second day is the sort of Saturday one can expect from Rock [...]
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Thursday, July 17th, 2008
Killer Barbys
Jess Franco’s Killer Barbys is to the band The Killer Barbies what Aki Kaurismäki’s Leningrad Cowboys go America was to the Leningrad Cowboys. Both are movies starring an existing band and both are typical products of the directors.
Kaurismäki is known for his deadpan black humor presented in films totally weirding you out and Leningrad Cowboys [...]
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Criterion releases Kurosawa and Vampyr
I guess that there’s no need for me to introduce you to the Criterion Collection. Albeit not especially cheap, these DVDs are so full of extras it would be best to describe them as the definitive edition of the movie, sometimes even for DVDs you wouldn’t expect to get such a gigantic release. Criterion are [...]
