Obscene! My interview with Neil Ortenberg.

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Halloween Plans

Andy & I will order from Art of Pizza, settle down with a cocktail and listen to a short radio play that Andy’s father recorded for him when he was a kid. It’s an annual tradition. When the pizza arrives we’ll watch a Boris Karloff double-feature: Isle of the Dead and Bedlam. (I’ve tried my hardest to get him to watch Dawn of the Dead again, but to no avail).

Your plans?

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Why

I believe that Obama got to where he is at this moment, and the reason he will win, is because he has always inspired those around him to do their best. And still does. McCain says, "I’m good enough," but Obama says, "We can do better."

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3 Things

A Countess from Hong Kong [1967]

1. Marlon Brando in a robe and ridiculously unsexy knee-high black socks.
2. Tippi Hedren in a hideous green paisley dress that looked as if it had previously been some kind of window covering.
3. Hudson asks for a brandy, then changes it to a double brandy.

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I can’t tell you how happy I am that there was a frost last night. It means that I can give up my sneezing fits for another year. See, now it can go back up into the 60’s if it wants to because all the bad stuff is dead. Hooray.

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3 Things

The Last Waltz [1978]

1. Joni Mitchell in silhouette, singing backup.
2. Dylan shrugs and smiles at the end of his first song.
3. Emmylou Harris is off to the side during her song, in her own little sanctified space.

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Comment and I will….

a) Tell you why I friended you.

b) Associate you with something — a fandom, song, color, photo, etc.

c) Tell you something I like about you.

d) Tell you a memory I have of you.

e) Ask you something I’ve wanted to know about you

f) Tell you my favorite userpic from your list

g) In return, you need to post this on your own LJ.

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Laugh/Cry

Who was the highest paid individual in Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign during the first half of October as it headed down the homestretch? Sarah Palin’s traveling makeup artist.

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3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s VERTIGO

Vertigo [1958]

1. Scottie drives a DeSoto. On his coffeetable he has a copy of People magazine.
2. In the final scene, Scottie keeps mixing tenses and pronouns … he talks about “her” and “you,” about Judy and Madeleine–“It’s too late now” and “I loved you so.” He can no longer determine if it’s all something that happened in the past or is still happening, if it’s about Judy or Madeleine or a composite. He has no bearings any longer. Past, present, reality, fantasy all co-exist in this final scene.
3. Ernie’s. CU Madeleine is turning her head, cut to CU Scottie turning his head, cut back to CU Madeleine, cut back to CU Scottie. This moment, this micro-moment, syncs the two in a powerful way that reverberates for the rest of the film. They’re meeting for the very first time, and this simple and elegant cutting strategy already shows them moving as one.

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Last CIFF (I think)

Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story, Waltz in Starlight

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