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Tag Archives: david bowie
3 things about Gary Hustwit’s ENO
Eno [2024] 1. In the morning, delaying input (breakfast, reading the news, checking email) to give space to output (creative projects). 2. The unexpected utility of Discreet Music for a soundtrack to birthing. 3. Bowie and Eno unknowingly working at … Continue reading
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3 things about Richard Shepard’s THE LINGUINI INCIDENT
The Linguini Incident [1991] 1. Complaining about her hairdo. 2. Bowie pummeling a chicken. 3. Andre Gregory laughing maniacally. The new Director’s Cut. It’s very amiable but not as funny as it should be. David Bowie, of course, has infinite … Continue reading
3 things about David Hemmings’ JUST A GIGOLO
Just a Gigolo [1978] 1. Oompah music does not automatically make a scene funny. 2. Dietrich and Bowie never actually appear in the same shot together. 3. Consternation about the goose.
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3 things about Michael Winterbottom’s 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE
24 Hour Party People [2002] 1. “You’re the musical equivalent of Che Guevara.” 2. They come home from the Sex Pistols concert and rip the Bowie poster off the wall. 3. Drums on the studio roof.
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3 things about Nagisa Oshima’s MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence [1983] 1. Displaying the evidence of the beatings to the court. 2. He has become a Buddhist. 3. “I wish I could sing.” 3 other things.
3 things about Brett Morgen’s MOONAGE DAYDREAM
Moonage Daydream [2022] 1. “Everything is rubbish and all rubbish is wonderful.”2. The only collaborator that Bowie namechecks personally is Brian Eno.3. Pepsi with Tina Turner.
3 things about Nagisa Oshima’s MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence [1983] 1. An empty bed strewn with red flowers and candles. 2. The soldier beats on the window until it breaks, and the prisoners finally quiet down. 3. As if gathering a specimen he cuts off … Continue reading
3 things about Nicholas Roeg’s THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH
The Man Who Fell to Earth [1976] 1. While drying the glass with a towel, one of her press-on nails comes off. 2. “They’re stuck. Now I’ll never get them off.” 3. Christmastime in a liquor store.
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