Tag Archives: film

Formula Zero

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Lee

The Onion brutally satirizes Hollywood and its formulaic, politically correct, and downright cheap storytelling techniques.

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British lesbians rate Rachel Weisz as their top celebrity sexual fantasy. It’s a fine choice in my opinion, particularly in her 1930s bob-cut incarnation as Greta Szabó in one of my favorite movies, the Hungarian historical epic Sunshine.

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged 1930s, celebrity, film, Greta Szabó, Hungarian, Hungary, lesbian, lesbianism, movie, Rachel Weisz, sex, sexual fantasy, Sunshine | Leave a comment

Matthews and Madame

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Lee

MSNBC’s Chris Matthews likes to use the premise of Anne Fine’s novel and later film Madame Doubtfire as a political analogue. Trouble is, it never makes much sense when he does. Eric Trager pronounces the analogy “incomprehensible.”

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Build Delta City

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Lee

Detroit Mayor and national embarrassment Kwame Kilpatrick has been ordered to prison for violating the terms of his bond on dubious grounds. Remember in the movie Robocop, where the evil corporation wanted to completely level Detroit and rebuild a new … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged bond, corporation, Detroit, evil, film, jail, Kwame Kilpatrick, mayor, movie, OCP, prison, Robocop, utopia | 3 Comments

Just One Catch

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Lee

Logan’s Run gets a beautiful new poster by Tom & Liz Muller.

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged film, Logan's Run, movie, poster, promotional | 1 Comment

Nouveau Western Revisited

Posted on August 2, 2008 by Lee

This post of stills reminded me once again of how gorgeous the landscape cinematography was in Brokeback Mountain. Also reminded me of what a friend of mine described as its secret: “You’re in the Canadian Rockies. Turn the camera on.” … Continue reading →

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Sonny Landham Falls

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Lee

Looks like the Libertarian Party of Kentucky has dumped Sonny Landham, previously their clinically insane pick for US Senate. Good for them. Even if given the psychopathic nature of Landham’s views, I feel a little like I’m congratulating them for … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Lee's Page, Libertarianism | Tagged Bircher, bob barr, CoCC, David Lynch, election, film, Georgia, Google, hate group, Libertarian Party, libertarians, McCain, Obama, racism, senate, Sonny Landham, video, white supremacist, youtube | 1 Comment

Pick Flick

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Lee

Hillary is Tracy Flick. HT: All of it

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged Alexander Payne, film, Hillary Clinton, movie, Slate, Tom Perrotta, Tracy Flick, video, youtube | Leave a comment

Brezhnev Rap

Posted on February 9, 2008 by Lee

Fabulous video of scenes in the Soviet Union in 1983. From the author: “We entered Moscow with a tourist visa, a tiny super8 camera, b/w film material and a nice piece of hashish. we wanted to know how Moscow did … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged 1983, film, hashish, Leonid Brezhnev, Moscow, movie, rap, Soviet Union, super8, youtube | Leave a comment

Night of the Comet

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Lee

Well look at this. An entire fan site devoted to Night of the Comet. The film that answers the question of what would happen if two cute 80s valley girls were the last people alive in postapocalyptic L.A. Greatness, is … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged , 1980s, Catherine Mary Stewart, dance, eighties, film, keyboard, Los Angeles, movie, Night of the Comet, valley girls | Leave a comment

The New Media Zombie Apocalypse

Posted on February 7, 2008 by Lee

image: Dead Central (see alternate posters at ZNN) George Romero is evidently taking on the dynamics of social networking and new media culture, in his latest apocalyptic zombie film Diary of the Dead. George, in an interview for the AP: … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Culture, Lee's Page, Media | Tagged Blogs, Diary of the Dead, entertainment, film, George Romero, Hitler, horror, Michael Moore, movie, myspace, new media, social networking, undead, youtube, zombies | 2 Comments

Idi Amin’s Uganda

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Lee

Somewhat dated but excellent documentary on the psychopathic depravity of Amin’s rule. The moment of macabre high comedy, in which Amin declares he has unilaterally withdrawn his army from Tanzania in the name of neighborly brotherhood during the Ugandan – … Continue reading →

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