Oct
27
JACK
Just heard the sad news that jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette has passed away at the age of 83. The trio
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Digital Renegade
Oct
26
MY TOP 5 POD AND VID CASTS
Though it's true, I'm prone to the occasional bouts of lofty pretentiousness, I'm happy
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Oct
24
TOP 5 SCORSESE MOVIES OF ALL TIME (RANKED)
So, after finishing the highly enjoyable and impressively candid five-part series Mr. Scorsese (Apple TV), I’ve decided to attempt
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Oct
23
SMOKE GOT IN MY EYES
Something here inside cannot be denied
One of the scariest parts about being a screenwriter (though I’m still not
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Oct
22
THE REBEL
There are only a few outright comedies I return to often, which include such films as One, Two, Three (1961)
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Oct
21
MEAN STREETS AND PIZZA BOXES
I’ve started watching Apple TV’s new five-part series on Martin Scorsese, entitled appropriately enough "Mr. Scorsese,"
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Oct
21
IL TRUCE
Novecento v Salò
The stakes surrounding the football match between Bernardo Bertolucci’s cast and crew and Pasolini’s weren’
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Oct
19
PARADISE LOST
Attending authors Geoff Dyer and Chiara Barzini’s event “California Dreaming,” expertly hosted by Gareth Evans as part of the
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Oct
16
WE'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU
"I know. We've been watching you." - Johnny Hamcheck
An occasional idle pleasure of mine over
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Oct
16
CAL-NEVA - PART 2
1959
A plastic pinwheel spun round and round like a lucky wheel of fortune, positioned in front of a perfectly
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