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Things That Are Good: April 2011
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Thursday, April 21, 2011. 8220;There’s night and day, brother, both sweet things. Sun, and moon and stars, brother; all sweet things. There’s likewise a wind on the heath. Life is very sweet, brother.”. A man who sits dying wheezes these words about halfway through The Proposition. His killer moves in close and finishes the poem: “’Life is very sweet, brother; Who would wish to die? Was undoubtedly one of the greatest films (of any genre) of the entire 1990s. But while Unforgiven. Consider one of the fil...
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Things That Are Good: February 2011
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Sunday, February 27, 2011. Skinhead by Nick Knight (1982). More like Fifth Price Books! On the shelf. Eight bucks! A no-braini-er no-brainer there never was. If you're unaware, Skinhead. Is one of the two best-known and most authoritative texts on the British skinhead subculture (the other of course being George Marshall's Spirit of 69),. And punk influenced skinhead revival. Number one crops, flight jackets, braces worn down in many cases. There are quite a few photos of girls, too, and while th...I'll ...
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Things That Are Good: Zatoichi (座頭市) (2003)
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011. I took a general Japanese culture class in college, and we spent a few days watching a Katsu Zatoichi. Film, if that tells you anything about how ingrained in Japan's cinema culture the series is. I was transfixed. There is something innately satisfying about knowing that some tough-talking yakuza bully is about to get his intestines splattered all over the wall by a meek blind man. The story stays true to the feel of the original Zatoichi. This is classic stuff, but many dir...
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Things That Are Good: Sonatine (ソナチネ) (1993)
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Saturday, May 14, 2011. Of Takeshi Kitano's take on the traditional Zatoichi. Mythology, I touched on the absurdist elements of that film, and the reactions they generated amongst viewers. Audiences have been conditioned over time to expect that every component in a film should have some purpose. After watching Sonatine,. Kitano's 1993 masterpiece, those absurdist scenes in Zatoichi. Make more sense within the context of Kitano's creative world and are, in addition, even more pleasing to me. Sonatine.
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Things That Are Good: The Proposition (2005)
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Thursday, April 21, 2011. 8220;There’s night and day, brother, both sweet things. Sun, and moon and stars, brother; all sweet things. There’s likewise a wind on the heath. Life is very sweet, brother.”. A man who sits dying wheezes these words about halfway through The Proposition. His killer moves in close and finishes the poem: “’Life is very sweet, brother; Who would wish to die? Was undoubtedly one of the greatest films (of any genre) of the entire 1990s. But while Unforgiven. Consider one of the fil...
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Things That Are Good: Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea by Guy Delisle (2004)
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Saturday, May 21, 2011. Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea by Guy Delisle (2004). Sometime during my teenage years, my mom started listening habitually to NPR. In fact, if you were to walk through her house today, I guarantee that you would never be out of earshot of one radio or other tuned in to some human interest story about a guy who has built a solar-powered wildlife shelter for tuna.or something. Now, as a young lad I just wanted to jam to punk rock. 50 times a day. The (maniacal) North Korean st...
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That quick flavor turning in a hardcore kid's eye: I saw Fucked Up last night (In Review)
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That quick flavor turning in a hardcore kid's eye. Thursday, October 17, 2013. I saw Fucked Up last night (In Review). I would like to start by describing the venue itself. After asking around it was verified by several people that BBB (Backstage Bars and Billiards) is owned (or partly) by DJ Lethal. My curiosity was spiked by all the House Of Pain. The opening band God's America. The next act up was Tony Molina. Who I couldn't remember the name of for the life of and kept calling Bob Dobalina. Stuck In ...
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That quick flavor turning in a hardcore kid's eye: It has been a long time coming
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That quick flavor turning in a hardcore kid's eye. Wednesday, January 19, 2011. It has been a long time coming. And to not leave you out of the loop here is what I have been doing/seeing in my world since my last post. Remember when this was happening? March 10, 2011 at 2:54 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). My Hows Your Edge List. Things I Can't Say (My other blog). No Sense No Style. In The Name Of Progression. Words are not enough. What's Even Fucking Real. Angry Music For Angry Souls. Over My D...
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That quick flavor turning in a hardcore kid's eye: Best Of 2014
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That quick flavor turning in a hardcore kid's eye. Wednesday, February 4, 2015. 1 Raspberry bulbs - Privacy. 2 Spine - Time Has Gone. 3 Moutheater - Passing Key. 4 Homewrecker - Circle Of Death. 5 Shellac - Dude Incredible. 6 Goodtime Boys - Rain. 7 Battle Ruins - S/T. 8 The Flex - Wild Stabs In The Dark. 9 Self Defense Family - Try Me. 10 Dark Blue - Pure Reality. Honorable mentions for this category would be Midnight, Ringworm, Boston Strangler and Aviator. 1 No Sir, I Won't - This World Is Fucking Shit.
