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Winter Sequence.
Every December I try to freshen up my holiday listening by adding some new music to the rotation. This year it’s a piece by Leonard Feather and Ralph Burns, “Winter Sequence, A Seasonal Suite for Rhythmic Reindeer.” Dating from 1954, … Continue reading
3 things about Francine Parker’s FTA
FTA [1972] 1. Jane wears her Klute haircut. 2. The only film in the history of motion pictures to feature a song called “I’m Tired of Bastards Fuckin’ Over Me.” 3. Disturbingly cheerful narration at atomic bomb museum in Hiroshima.
3 things about Lewis Seiler’s DOLL FACE
Doll Face [1945] 1. Faux hipster number “Hubba Hubba Hubba,” which includes a throwaway lyric about firebombing Tokyo. 2. “He was out there playing mouse and cat!” 3. The anesthetized face of Perry Como. Pretty dire. Even at 80 minutes … Continue reading
3 things about Frederick Wiseman’s THE STORE
The Store [1983] 1. “The bigger the cereal bowl, the better. And I need a cup and saucer too.” 2. A missing Waterford crystal chandelier. 3. Singing telegram chicken stripper.
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3 things about Michael Schultz’s SCAVENGER HUNT
Scavenger Hunt [1979] 1. “I have no holes! I can’t see!” 2. Orthopedic brass knuckles. 3. Socks and underwear hanging up in his office.
3 things about Jason Amm & Robert Fantinatto’s I DREAM OF WIRES
I Dream of Wires [2014] 1. Smart decision to use a female narrator, since all but two of the interviewees are men. 2. The Monterey Pop Festival was the turning point for the popularity of Moog’s synthesizer. 3. “Just hit … Continue reading
3 things about Thom Eberhardt’s NIGHT OF THE COMET
Night of the Comet [1984] 1. A game called Scary Noises. 2. Sam does not like country. 3. How will they get his braces off? 3 other things.
3 things about Alex Gibney’s GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE PRISON OF BELIEF
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief [2015] 1. David Miscavige is shorter than Tom Cruise? 2. Paid between 6 and 40 cents an hour. 3. A game of musical chairs to “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Bonus: deeply stained teeth, protruding … Continue reading
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3 things about Vincent Sherman’s THE DAMNED DON’T CRY
The Damned Don’t Cry [1950] 1. Always, the sound of oil pumps in the background. 2. The main room of the club is a series of low-slung arches receding into the background. 3. Patricia, pronounced puh-TREE-sha.
