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Writer’s block has made me cranky. I’ve written sentence after sentence of crap. It’s on days like this that I fear I’ve lost, once and for all, my ability to articulate.

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3 things about Michael Apted’s 49 UP

49 Up [2005] 1. Tony’s summer home in Spain. An unexpected turn. Eerie for me since I read J.G. Ballard’s Cocaine Nights so recently, which is about a British vacation ex-pat community in Spain. 2. “What’s it like, being a … Continue reading →

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Tell No One [2006] 1. He prepares to slash the corpse’s face with a box cutter.2. She meticulously locates the pain points on his abdomen and throat and then asks, “Where is she?”3. One of the red tail-lights on his … Continue reading →

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Death Race [2008] 1. Dialog I never thought I’d hear Joan Allen say: “Cocksucker! Fuck with me and we’ll see who shits on the sidewalk.”2. Slow motion: car swerves to a stop in a cloud of dust, door opens, she’s … Continue reading →

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Today is my last day of 32. Tomorrow is 33. I have the day off and I still haven’t decided what I want to do.  My allergies have made themselves known and are torturing me. Yes, I am currently taking … Continue reading →

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Different for Girls [1996]  1. The 7″ single he gives her as a present is neatly tucked into a plastic sleeve.2. As they dance in his flat there are the flashing lights of a police car playing across the windows.3. … Continue reading →

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To Whomever Bought Me The Ellington CD For My Birthday, Thanks!

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3 things about Andy Warhol’s EATING TOO FAST

Eating Too Fast [1966] 1. The object on the wall and to the right initially looks like the top of an air conditioning duct. But later you can clearly see it’s a photograph of a woman, tacked to the wall. … Continue reading →

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