Hotel [1967]
1. Still wearing his flesh-colored latex gloves, the thief helps himself to a Life Savers from the nightstand.
2. The NAACP representative goes into the strip joint and inquires into the whereabouts of the mysterious doctor, whom he discovers sitting at a table with his wife enjoying the show.
3. Yellow terrycloth leisure shirt.
Memories of Duke [1980]
1. He leaves the piano to groove to the band.
2. When he was with Chick Webb, Johnny Hodges’ nickname was Polly.
3. “Whether you were black, white, grizzled or gray, any musician would want to play with him.”
To be honest, I must confess that I haven’t dedicated a large amount of time to listening to podcasts. And yet in the past few weeks I’ve participated in two of them! It must be sort sort of signal …
While in town for the Denver Film Festival I was asked to help tape an episode of These Things Matter, a pop culture podcast. The topic was Animated Films. Fueled by copious bottles of Kronenbourg 1664 liberated from the Filmmakers’ Canteen, a panel of guests including Joseph Kolean (director of the music video “Only Friend”), Don Swaynos (producer of the short film, The Outfit) and Michael Haskins (actor and producer of Decay), blabbed about stuff like Uncle Walt, Heavy Metal, and Yellow Submarine. It was great fun. You can stream it or find it on iTunes.
I’m even more excited about the podcast I recorded just before heading to Denver, the newest episode of the White City Cinema Radio Hour. For this special David Lynch themed episode, host Michael Smith and I chewed the fat about Mulholland Dr, Lost Highway, and the forthcoming season of Twin Peaks. In other words, it was pretty much a dream come true for me. Towards the end he also asks me about Pause of the Clock, a topic I’m always happy to discuss! Check it out here.
Curious Worlds: The Art & Imagination of David Beck [2015]
1. Birdshot painted white becomes popcorn.
2. An elephant inside an elephant inside an elephant.
3. He makes his own hinges.
Spy [2015]
1. She desperately reaches for the bottle of stool softener.
2. Jason Statham in glasses and wig looks like Bruce Willis in his disguise at the end of 12 Monkeys.
3. “Did he also make you dress like a slutty dolphin trainer?”
Once Upon a Crime: The Borrelli Davis Conspiracy [2014]
1. After being shot three times in the head, she is still able to reach the phone and dial the operator for help. When the paramedics arrive she advises them which arm to use for the IV.
2. The editor-in-chief of the Rocky Mountain News had a $6,000 a week cocaine habit.
3. Missing teeth, a ratty gray hooded sweatshirt.
The premiere of Pause of the Clock at the Denver Film Festival was a rousing success, including a sold out Saturday night screening! I’ll be posting a video of the Q & A in the next few days. Thanks again to everyone who was able to make it. A few new articles about the film have appeared in the past few days:
“The film has an obvious analog quality that seems perfectly at home in the Colorado of the past, and is equally stunning in 2015.” (Colorado Independent)
“The script and footage say, ‘These are the things that matter most in life!’ and the editing says, ‘These are the things that most concerned us in life then. How curious.’” (Reel Spirituality)
Der Bunker [2015]
1. Mustard yellow knee-socks.
2. A rendition of “Happy Birthday” just like Marilyn.
3. Docile with vacuum cleaner.
Hey, I have the right to do one for my own film, don’t I?!
Pause of the Clock [2015]
1. Sound meters visible on the receiver.
2. Nintendo controller sitting on the end table.
3. “Does it say anything about me?”
My film screens tonight, tomorrow, and Monday at the 38th Denver Film Festival.
Check out this great new article about Pause of the Clock at Boulder Weekly. Sure hope to see some of you at the premiere tomorrow night!
