From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V17 #231 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Wednesday, August 26 2009 Volume 17 : Number 231 Today's Subjects: ----------------- THE SOFT BOYS, March 24, 2001, Irving Plaza, NYC, NY AUD Dime Torrent ["L] Re: Inglourious Phegmaniacks! [Michael Sweeney ] Re: Sandra's Having her brain out [kevin studyvin ] Re: so, uh... [Michael Sweeney ] FYI [kevin studyvin ] Re: FYI [lep ] Re: so, uh... [lep ] Re: so, uh... [lep ] Re: so, uh... [Sebastian Hagedorn ] Re: so, uh... [Great Quail ] Re: so, uh... [kevin studyvin ] Re: so, uh... [Carrie Galbraith ] QT, Wes, etc. [Great Quail ] Re: QT, Wes, etc. [Miles Goosens ] Fwd: NEW on DIME: Young Fresh Fellows 2001-04-07 AUD with Kimberley Rew and Roy Loney RESEED [lep <] Re: QT, Wes, etc. [kevin studyvin ] REAP [Sebastian Hagedorn ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:56:07 -0400 From: "Leftenant Reg?" Subject: THE SOFT BOYS, March 24, 2001, Irving Plaza, NYC, NY AUD Dime Torrent Yrs truly was at this. Marty Willson-Piper of The Church was there too. He bumped into an old pal of mine and seemed so lost and out of his element. It was kind of cool seeing the guy as such as he somewhat commands just about any Church performance. She brought him 'round to our little gaggle and he was around for the rest of the evening. Most of us Churchy types, then quite tethered to their mailing list, Seance. It was a great night. Seems about a lifetime ago already tho. m http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=263660 The Soft Boys March 24, 2001 Irving Plaza NYC NY *** THIS IS A 16-BIT FILESET INTENDED FOR AUDIO CD *** SOURCE: dpa 4061 > coresound battery box > sony pcm-m1 PROCESSING: Soundforge 4.5 (tracking, normalization) > Goldenhawk CDr-win > audio CD > years of careful storage > Plextor PX-40TS > Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 (secure mode, logs included) > flac 1.2.0a DISK ONE 01 intro 02 You'll Have to Go Sideways 03 Pulse of My Heart 04 Tonight 05 Bells of Rhymney 06 Old Pervert 07 My Mind Is Connected To Your Dreams 08 Element Of Light 09 Kingdom of Love 10 I Wanna Destroy You 11 Evil Guy 12 Leppo and the Jooves 13 Sudden Town 14 Insanely Jealous DISK TWO 01 fade in 02 Human Music 03 Only the Stones Remain 04 Rock 'N' Roll Toilet 05 Mr. Kennedy 06 Give It To The Soft Boys * 07 The Queen Of Eyes * * With The Young Fresh Fellows ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:34:37 +0000 From: Michael Sweeney Subject: Re: Inglourious Phegmaniacks! The Great Quail wrote: >I saw it this weekend with a large group of people -- all fairly hard to please film types -- and we all loved the movie. It's kind of hard to describe, and most people here have either figured out long ago whether or not they love or hate Tarantino, so it's pointless to really say much more. But it gets a very, very enthusiastic thumbs up from me.< I heartily agree. A very good movie -- indeed, after I see it again, it may actually surpass "Pulp Fiction" as my choice for QT's best film... Michael Sweeney PS - They are doing a concentrated BMI survey at the radio station I do my (mostly public affairs -- politics and stuff) show on...to measure who / what gets played and how to cut royalties checks for the songwriters...and I was very glad to spin both the Soft Boys "I Love Lucy" (my show's opening theme) AND Robyn's "The Leopard" today...maybe it'll eventually help increase RH's pocket change a little bit, anyway... _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail. is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=PID23391::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM _HYGN_faster:082009 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:40:14 -0700 From: kevin studyvin Subject: Re: Sandra's Having her brain out On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 8:54 PM, Jeremy Osner wrote: > and she feels alright > > This is a much more interesting song than I ever gave it credit for being > Never heard it properly till the the Portland Arms set. The lack of clatter allowed me to focus on the actual content, which is has a lot of depth and understanding considering that he's referred to himself in those days as "poisonous." ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:42:42 +0000 From: Michael Sweeney Subject: Re: so, uh... kevin studyvin wrote: >I was actually interested in checking out Q's new movie till I read the New Yorker review. Somehow it doesn't seem so attractive now.< I wouldn't let that discourage you if you were at all interested -- I usually think Denby gives a good, reliable take...but, in this case, I think his review kinda missed the boat. Some of the points he actually made as being lacking (such as the denouement of the opening scene with the French dairy farmer) were -- in my opinion -- key and peak-ish moments. The movie sure is...something else -- but it ain't the movie the NYer piece kinda seemed to turn its nose up on... Michael "Listen for 2 special voice-only cameos from the QT universe (one quite obvious; the other less so) (no spoiler)" Sweeney _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail. is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=PID23391::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM _HYGN_faster:082009 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:54:59 -0700 From: kevin studyvin Subject: FYI If anybody's likely to be in Austin in October.. http://www.prefixmag.com/news/austin-city-limits-lineup-announced/28524/ Somewhere around there our burg will be witnessing Robyn's triumphant return to the Croc. Next month we have the opportunity to catch the Flaming Lips in an outdoor performance at Marymoor Park which I seriously don't want to miss. And in other appearances, we have a new grandson, born 5:57 EST yesterday. We're sort of in shock. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:16:15 -0400 From: lep Subject: Re: FYI kevin says: > And in other appearances, we have a new grandson, born 5:57 EST > yesterday. We're sort of in shock. hopefully as in "congratulations, pappy" shock and not as in appearance "i didn't know i was pregnant!"** shock ** recent exposure to the cable television; my realization that IDKIWP is a *series* and *not* a special triggest my longest WTF?!-moment of recent memory. xo P.S. seriously, congratualations. P.P.S. ...pappy. - -- "people with opinions just go around bothering one another." -- the buddha ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:34:53 -0400 From: lep Subject: Re: so, uh... Great Quail says: >> And comparing himself to Basquiat? > > Well, there are some who might argue he's done more to change the modern > film industry than Basquiat did for the art industry. IMO, this statement is so nearly tautologous that i'm given to wonder who wouldn't argue this point. and how. admittedly, i'm more exposed to modern film than modern art, but that only means i see a fair amount of art as opposed to way too many movies. > And to speak to talent > -- well, I think Tarantino is one of the best American directors working on > the scene. The guy may personally be annoying, and certainly has some > off-putting traits, but his movies are widely recognized as being exemplary. personally, i don't find him annoying. i actually really enjoy listening to him; his seemingly-unending enthusiasm for movies (some of which aren't even written or directed by quentin tarantino) is captivating. i mean, he's a true film geek; perhaps it's just that i'm in the minority in not considering that classification pretty much synonymous with that of being an annoying ass. BTW, last time i checked, his commentary for "true romance" was among my favourites. xo - -- "people with opinions just go around bothering one another." -- the buddha ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:51:59 -0400 From: lep Subject: Re: so, uh... kevin studyvin says: > I guess mostly I'm just pissed off about this new flick's turning WWII > into a gag routine, better-made but not any more valuable than a > re-run of Hogan's Heroes. i'm kind of assuming that you haven't seen the movie. is that correct? i ask mostly because i find one of mr. tarantino's sort of unique talents the capability to entertain even those moviegoers who are nearly deadest against being entertained by him (my favourite personal "pulp fiction" anecdote is when my friend dave (who i can probably best describe a working class film snob of the highest order) (and BTW, a huge RH fan) told me, with no sense of irony, that he had really, really tried to hate "pulp fiction" and he just couldn't -- it was that good.) as an aside, i don't have any particular plans to see the movie -- what i imagine it's about doesn't particularly appeal to me...but i said the same damn thing about "kill bill" and look where that goes me. xo - -- "people with opinions just go around bothering one another." -- the buddha ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:33:11 +0200 From: Sebastian Hagedorn Subject: Re: so, uh... I have very mixed feelings regarding Tarantino. I really like Jackie Brown and Reservoir Dogs, but I don't like Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill didn't do much for me either way (except for a few scenes) and I haven't yet seen any of the more recent ones. - --On 25. August 2009 08:51:59 -0400 lep wrote: > i ask mostly because i find one of mr. tarantino's sort of unique > talents the capability to entertain even those moviegoers who are > nearly deadest against being entertained by him (my favourite personal > "pulp fiction" anecdote is when my friend dave (who i can probably > best describe a working class film snob of the highest order) (and > BTW, a huge RH fan) told me, with no sense of irony, that he had > really, really tried to hate "pulp fiction" and he just couldn't -- it > was that good.) I have different anecdotes to tell. Several of my aquaintances left during Pulp Fiction, either because they were queasy or because they detested the gratuitous violence (thise are two very different reasons). I didn't leave, but I really hated parts of it. > as an aside, i don't have any particular plans to see the movie -- > what i imagine it's about doesn't particularly appeal to me...but i > said the same damn thing about "kill bill" and look where that goes > me. I may watch it out of social reasons (friends are going), and I'll try to keep an open mind, but I sort of expect to feel like David Denby: ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:47:20 -0400 From: Great Quail Subject: Re: so, uh... Kevin writes, > But his consciousness is essentially that of a magpie - "pop culture > reference! ooh, shiny!" I am truly sorry that you feel this way. I think it's reductionist and off the mark entirely, like saying that Robyn Hitchcock's consciousness is essentially that of "offbeat references and psychedelic chords! Ooh, quirky!" or that of Basquiat is "street graffiti in a museum! Ooh, daring!" or that of Coldplay is, "They are the worst band in history! Fact!" You are, of course, ignoring an entire host of Tarantino's other qualities and talents, starting with the fact that Tarantino *made* certain obscurities into modern pop culture. Or the breadth and depth of his cinematic references, and the witty way he combines them in his films. Or the remarkable performances he's able to pull from his actors. Or his genius in composing a shot or making a soundtrack. Or the way he's developed a surprising amount of patience in building scenes, relying on a viewer to stay with him as he gradually constructs his scenarios before tearing them apart; such as the betrayals in "Jackie Brown," the demise of the first set of women in "Death Proof," or the amazing tavern sequence in "Inglourious Basterds." > I guess mostly I'm just pissed off about this new flick's turning WWII > into a gag routine, better-made but not any more valuable than a > re-run of Hogan's Heroes. Have you seen it? From your comment, I think not. Granted, I cannot assess what you find valuable or not; but I wouldn't exactly call IG a "gag routine." Yes, it had a lot of funny moments, and yes, it goes off-history just a bit; but I found that to be very liberating and audacious in a way that flies in the face of most modern filmmaking -- either Hollywood blockbusters or oh-so-sensitive Oscar-baiting epics. Also, amidst that humor are some astonishing scenes of tension to rival anything in Schindler's List; there are also portrayals of Nazis, German soldiers, and members of the French resistance which are unabashedly complex and entirely fascinating. >I'm generally a sucker for pretty much any > kind of low comedy (just ask my wife), but occasionally I will come > across something that I just can't abide, and this seems to be in that > category. You do realize you sound indistinguishable from some right-wing politician who is condemning a movie he hasn't seem -- "The Last Temptation of Christ," for instance? Or perhaps more to the point, Bob Dole condemning "Pulp Fiction" from the comfort of his airplane -- based only on a review or two? - --Quail ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:50:44 -0700 From: kevin studyvin Subject: Re: so, uh... On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 6:47 AM, Great Quail wrote: > Kevin writes, > >> But his consciousness is essentially that of a magpie - "pop culture >> reference! ooh, shiny!" > > I am truly sorry that you feel this way. I think it's reductionist and off > the mark entirely, like saying that Robyn Hitchcock's consciousness is > essentially that of "offbeat references and psychedelic chords! Ooh, > quirky!" or that of Basquiat is "street graffiti in a museum! Ooh, daring!" > or that of Coldplay is, "They are the worst band in history! Fact!" > > You are, of course, ignoring an entire host of Tarantino's other qualities > and talents, starting with the fact that Tarantino *made* certain > obscurities into modern pop culture. Or the breadth and depth of his > cinematic references, and the witty way he combines them in his films. Or > the remarkable performances he's able to pull from his actors. Or his genius > in composing a shot or making a soundtrack. Or the way he's developed a > surprising amount of patience in building scenes, relying on a viewer to > stay with him as he gradually constructs his scenarios before tearing them > apart; such as the betrayals in "Jackie Brown," the demise of the first set > of women in "Death Proof," or the amazing tavern sequence in "Inglourious > Basterds." > >> I guess mostly I'm just pissed off about this new flick's turning WWII >> into a gag routine, better-made but not any more valuable than a >> re-run of Hogan's Heroes. > > Have you seen it? From your comment, I think not. Granted, I cannot assess > what you find valuable or not; but I wouldn't exactly call IG a "gag > routine." Yes, it had a lot of funny moments, and yes, it goes off-history > just a bit; but I found that to be very liberating and audacious in a way > that flies in the face of most modern filmmaking -- either Hollywood > blockbusters or oh-so-sensitive Oscar-baiting epics. Also, amidst that humor > are some astonishing scenes of tension to rival anything in Schindler's > List; there are also portrayals of Nazis, German soldiers, and members of > the French resistance which are unabashedly complex and entirely > fascinating. > >>I'm generally a sucker for pretty much any >> kind of low comedy (just ask my wife), but occasionally I will come >> across something that I just can't abide, and this seems to be in that >> category. > > You do realize you sound indistinguishable from some right-wing politician > who is condemning a movie he hasn't seem -- "The Last Temptation of Christ," > for instance? Or perhaps more to the point, Bob Dole condemning "Pulp > Fiction" from the comfort of his airplane -- based only on a review or two? Jeez, you toss off one snarky remark... Guilty on all counts. (Except I wasn't reacting to "a review or two," just the one in the New Yorker - the majority of reviews I've seen have been very positive.) And for the most part I find QT's stuff first rate, but I've seen enough public appearances where he bounces and squirms around like an ADD-afflicted adolescent that it's left a certain...impression. But I'da hoped my record in this forum would have saved me from being lumped in with the right-wing loonies on the basis of one off-the-cuff remark. And lastly I'd like to point out that I have never used the word "quirky" in association with Robyn Hitchcock. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:54:12 -0700 From: Carrie Galbraith Subject: Re: so, uh... On Aug 25, 2009, at 5:34 AM, lep wrote: > Great Quail says: >>> And to speak to talent >> -- well, I think Tarantino is one of the best American directors >> working on >> the scene. The guy may personally be annoying, and certainly has some >> off-putting traits, but his movies are widely recognized as being >> exemplary. > > personally, i don't find him annoying. i actually really enjoy > listening to him; his seemingly-unending enthusiasm for movies (some > of which aren't even written or directed by quentin tarantino) is > captivating. i mean, he's a true film geek; perhaps it's just that > i'm in the minority in not considering that classification pretty much > synonymous with that of being an annoying ass. > My 2 cents. While I have respect for Mr. Tarantino and can see his love of film shining bright on the big screen, the only film of his I could stomach was Jackie Brown. Pulp Fiction, while fun to watch for the acting (I love both Amanda Plummer and Maria de Medeiros!), I found mostly "surface" and without much depth. I couldn't watch Reservoir Dogs due to the violence. And I admit, I avoid his films now. So while I acknowledge his influence on contemporary American film, I am not one who likes it. Might be why I really don't go to the movies anymore. This idea that film is "shiny" (NOT a Firefly reference), is not alone in Mr. T's camp. He's just one of the ones who puts it right up there for all to see. I felt the same way about Kieslowski's Tri- Color films. Whereas I loved the Dekalog, I found White, Blue and Red to be all surface. Clever, but no there, there. I'm also not a Robert Rodriguez fan and he seems to be a protege of Mr. T. I still stand by my opinion that Michael Mann is one of the best American directors working within the system out there. Oh, and Wes Anderson. Let's not forget him. Be Seeing You, - - c - --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Let us develop a kind of dangerous unselfishness." Martin Luther King Jr. - --------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:36:00 -0400 From: Great Quail Subject: QT, Wes, etc. Kevin writes, > But I'da hoped my record in this forum would have saved me from being > lumped in with the right-wing loonies on the basis of one off-the-cuff > remark. I am sorry if you took that as a total political indictment. But I do get my panties in a twist when "left" leaning people do the same things as "right" leaning people, but feel insulated by a feeling of political/hipster correctness. I am plenty guilty of it too -- the times I wished a gruesome death on GWB? Well, now I know how it feels when the show is on the other hypocritical foot. And Jesus, man, Coldplay really is the worst band EVER. Carries writes, > Oh, and Wes Anderson. Let's not forget him. He's honestly one of my least favorite "critically respected" directors. I may not loathe him the way I loathe Lars Van Trier; but it's fair to say that I dislike Wes Anderson's work intensely. I feel about him much the way I feel about the author Don DeLillo -- people just don't talk or act that way, not even in a hyper-stylized fashion. I feel that like DeLillo, Anderson's characters are not representative of real people, they are simply contrivances reflecting authorial ideas -- cold, alien, frequently obnoxious ideas.* I find "The Royal Tennenbaums" to be little more than an insufferable smugfest (albeit one with great performances) and I found "Life Aquatic" to be virtually unwatchable, one cut about the *truly* loathsome "I Heart Huckabees," and one cut below the painfully-hip but still-has-its-moments "Napoleon Dynamite." I do like "Rushmore," though, but I think that Anderson actually cared more about his characters in that one. Though I place at the feet of "Rushmore" the Primal Guilt of directing one current of American movies into the realm of snark over substance, quirk over quality, and arbitrary direction over narrative development. I know, I know -- it's about as fair as tying the albatross of New Age Music around the neck of Brian Eno, but there it is. In my late-night fantasies of Unlimited Imperial Power, I imagining putting "Rushmore" on trial for the likes of such nonsense as "Brick," "I Heart Huckabees," and maybe even "Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist" and "Little Miss Sunshine." (Though I am watching "Juno" very closely, sulking over in that corner. You are playing with fire, young miss!) Just for the record, I think that the two directors doing the most vital work in America today are David Lynch and Quentin Tarantino. I still have tremendous respect for Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, and David Fincher, but I fear their best work is behind them. Whereas Coppola, a True Master, is now a mere shadow of his former self. And my absolute favorite American director is dead -- poor dead Stanley Kubrick. I have lots of respect for the Cohen Brothers, and an ever-increasing amount of respect for P. T. Anderson. Van Sant is hit-or-miss for me, and I've already vented about Wes Anderson. But the worst living American director? Has to be M. Night Shyamalan. I swear to god, I pay to see his movies just so he'll keep making them, they are so astonishingly, so irredeemably, so *entertainingly* bad. - --Quail *I am aware that the same complaint may be arguably leveled against my own darlings Tarantino and Lynch, not to mention Pynchon! But in these cases, I feel their characters are woven around grains of universal truth, and the hyper-stylization, absurdities, paradoxes, etc. serve to add layers of resonance. Whereas the fictional chimera of Anderson and DeLillo seem to have origins only in the imagination of their authors, who clearly do not have much sympathy for the general Human Condition. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:55:31 -0500 From: Miles Goosens Subject: Re: QT, Wes, etc. On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Great Quail wrote: >In > my late-night fantasies of Unlimited Imperial Power, I imagining putting > "Rushmore" on trial for the likes of such nonsense as "Brick," "I Heart > Huckabees," and maybe even "Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist" and "Little > Miss Sunshine." Good lord, man, let's not throw the Brick out with the bathwater. I haven't seen a lot of movies over the last five years, but that could be the best one of 'em, and not just the best of a weak lot, either. Then again, I love RUSHMORE with no reservations whatsoever. later, Miles - -- now with blogspot retsin! http://readingpronunciation.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:12:50 -0400 From: lep Subject: Fwd: NEW on DIME: Young Fresh Fellows 2001-04-07 AUD with Kimberley Rew and Roy Loney RESEED - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: DIME Date: Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 7:05 PM Subject: NEW on DIME: Young Fresh Fellows 2001-04-07 AUD with Kimberley Rew and Roy Loney RESEED To: DIME A new torrent has been uploaded to DIME. Torrent: 263786 Title: Young Fresh Fellows 2001-04-07 AUD with Kimberley Rew and Roy Loney RESEED Size: 242.75 MB Category: Rock'n'Roll Uploaded by: keithdturner Info hash: a513a8500fa7bbbcace489d8718ad4b354c7b776 Description - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a reseed of YFF opening for the Soft Boys at the Fillmore in San Francisco on the 20th aniversery of Underwater Moonlight tour. I also have the SB set (somewhere) and will try to get that up after this is well seeded. This was triggered by the seeding of the SB show in NYC from the same tour, at http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=263660 An upgrades certainly is possible - if for any of these you have a better version, please seed and PM me so I can note the new url here - I for one would be grateful and happy to get better copies of this. The only changes from when it was last up is that the date format for the overall file was changed to the yyyy-mm-dd preferred by dime - the date on the file is still as the original, and the audio files are unchanged, so if you have them from the last time seeded in 2007, just point the client at the same folder. The only other change from then is that the ffp file (verified in TLH) had a txt extension, and now has a ffp extension. Samples in the comments Young Fresh Fellows Fillmore Auditorium San Francisco, CA April 7, 2001 Lineage: ?>CD-R>EAC>FLAC This was recorded on the last day of the Young Fresh Fellows' tour opening for the Soft Boys.In addition to the great set by the Fellows, they were joined by Kimberly Rew of the Soft Boys for Little Ray Of Sunshine (a track from his solo CD) and Roy Loney of the Flaming Groovies doing Teenage Head. This is a good sounding aud, although the first half of the first song was recorded at a low volume. Intro (Robyn Hitchcock) Down By The Pharmacy Barky's Spiritual Store Mamie Dunne Lay You In The Ground Worthless Taco Wagon Picture Book Mr. Salamander's Review Little Ray Of Sunshine* Teenage Head** My Friend Ringo Topsy Turvy Theme Backroom of the Bar Scott McCaughey G, V Kurt Bloch G, V Jim Sangster B, V Tad Hutchinson D, V * Kimberley Rew G, V ** Roy Loney V - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can use the URL below to download the torrent (you may have to login). http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=263786&hit=1 Take care! dimeadozen.org ### Mail queued to EzTorrent v0.6.2 async outbound mailer on 2009-08-25 at 23:03:50 GMT ### Mail forwarded to MTA by EzTorrent v0.6.2 async outbound mailer on 2009-08-25 at 23:05:03 GMT - -- "people with opinions just go around bothering one another." -- the buddha ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:23:22 -0700 From: kevin studyvin Subject: Re: QT, Wes, etc. On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 3:55 PM, Miles Goosens wrote: > On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Great Quail wrote: >>In >> my late-night fantasies of Unlimited Imperial Power, I imagining putting >> "Rushmore" on trial for the likes of such nonsense as "Brick," "I Heart >> Huckabees," and maybe even "Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist" and "Little >> Miss Sunshine." > > Good lord, man, let's not throw the Brick out with the bathwater. I > haven't seen a lot of movies over the last five years, but that could > be the best one of 'em, and not just the best of a weak lot, either. > > Then again, I love RUSHMORE with no reservations whatsoever. > > later, > > Miles Love Rushmore. Love Wes Anderson generally. I've mentioned before that I'd live in The Royal Tannenbaums' world if I could. (I don't see Wes A's films as cold, at all, just filled with people with radically broken hearts trying to find ways to live in that condition.) I mentioned to Anne once that TRT seemed like a New Yorker short story turned into a saga; she said she'd never read any of them, and ever since I've been looking for an anthology which I remain convinced exists somewhere even though there's no evidence to support this belief...anybody? Also, I cherish Brick for a) the weird, stylized Raymond-Chandler-on-angel-dust dialogue and b) the wonderful rendition of "The sun whose rays are all ablaze," which you have to go to the bonus material to get in its entirety. But in the non-touchy-feely world, while I was downtown this PM I went to see The Goods because I totally dig Jeremy Piven. I laughed my ass off, which felt a little odd since I was the only person in the room. If you want stoopid, it delivers, as well as addressing the long-neglected question of why some of us never really feel like eating breakfast unless we're in a strip club. Point that got overlooked in the previous Tarantino exchange: I was gratified to see that Inglourious Basterds has given us more of the wild-ass freakshow Brad Pitt (i.e. Kalifornia/Twelve Monkeys), which I love, as opposed to the kind of doe-eyed bullshit he resorts to in projects like Meet Joe Black, and with that in mind there's every likelihood I'll be checking it out soon. np: Tom Waits' awesome Foreign Affairs. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:37:52 +0200 From: Sebastian Hagedorn Subject: REAP Edward M. Kennedy, 77 - -- Sebastian Hagedorn Am alten Stellwerk 22, 50733 Kvln, Germany http://www.uni-koeln.de/~a0620/ "Being just contaminates the void" - Robyn Hitchcock ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V17 #231 ********************************