by Eel
I was going to be up in the Seattle area and wondered what it would be like to meet Doug Holland, who chronicles his daily life with a blog (Diary Of A Fat Slob), a recliner, and his name on the Anderson Valley Advertiser’s masthead. … [read more]
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Meeting Doug Holland
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8½, and a few more films
Eaux d’Artifice (1953)
Streaming free at Internet ArchiveThis is from well-respected avant-garde arteest Kenneth Anger. His Puce Moment worked for me, but this one, not so much. … [read more]
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Laziness learned from my father
My
dad’s mantra was, “If you’re going to do something, do it right.” Well,
that was one of his mantras. Dad had a thousand inspiration clichés,
but that was the one that stuck with me the most. … [read more] -
Duck Amuck,
and a few more filmsDrive In (1976)
Streaming free at YouTube
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#258 [archive]
MAR. 11, 2024A couple of good old boy weed dealers have a notion to move into more serious crime, by holding up the local drive-in theater. … [read more]
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#408 [archive]
MAR. 11, 2024America’s last newspaper
ends print edition
Well, that sucks.
I almost can’t remember a time when I wasn’t reading the Anderson Valley Advertiser once weekly — thirty years, at least. … [read more] -
Drive, and a few more films
Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (1964)
Streaming free at Daily Motion
The title is a lie: There is no house. This is set on a train (which is way better than a house anyway), where several strangers share two benches facing each other. … [read more]
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Most peculiar, Mama
… [read more]It’s early summer, 2020. The
phone rings. My grocery delivery is here, so I put on pants, roll my granny-cart to the porch, then spot a woman who spots me, and I push the cart toward her.Keeping -
Do the Right Thing,
and a few more filmsDo the Right Thing (1989)
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#256 [archive]
MAR. 9, 2024Written, produced, directed by, and starring Spike Lee, this is the movie that made his reputation. … [read more]
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Defending Your Life,
and a few more filmsThe Decline of Western Civilization (1981)Streaming free at Internet Archive
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#255 [archive]
MAR. 8, 2024When punk hit America, I read the zines and loved the attitude, but the
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Dazed and Confused,
and a few more filmsDazed and Confused (1993)
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#254 [archive]
MAR. 7, 2024This is set in the ’70s, as was my childhood, and
everything about the film looks authentic. … [read more]
