For 2010 I’m ordering pizza and watching this. You should too.
For 2010 I’m ordering pizza and watching this. You should too.
More shocking evidence of Russia’s military build-up from Moscow today.
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Coming tomorrow- My best films of the decade. I hope yours will follow.
Did you guys see this?
Apparently it was just a failed Russian missile launch. But still, wow.
Peter Reinhart is pretty awesome. I suppose this post mostly appeals to myself, but what the hell? You guys should start making bread as well!
(btw, thomas, i think bread has become the orange of that dream you once had)
“Bread is a transformational food.”
If you liked the film related posts I’ve been giving to you the last couple weeks, great, this is for you. An hour long docu-essay on 80s blockbusters and how they mirrored the times. It’s sharp. And a little nostalgic. And good. Basically, it’ll make you reexamine films you take for granted.
Here’s the rest:
Do check out these guys’ blog The House Next Door. Its not great all the time, but they’re still some of the best blogger/critics around.
One of my favorite unintentional laugh riot horror films is both from Japan and the 70’s.
House (or Hausu) is playing at the Asian Film Festival and do to the fact that it is hilarious and amazing, keeps getting shows added. I implore you to go see it or netflix it. There are really no words to describe it…SO, as I often do, I will let youtube do it for me.
Both clips are worth a watch and will most definitely guarantee this movie a low-numbered spot in your queue.
Here’s the trailer:
And, Here’s an extended clip:
Interesting BBC special on monkeys who steal booze from beach dwellers and have developed a drinking culture uncomfortably similar to our own.
Somehow I noted over a month ago that Tsai Ming Liang had a new film at Cannes and completely forgot about it. Well, here is the trailer! Early words are mixed, although I think Tsai is quite possibly the best filmmaker around right now, making this required watching material…if it makes it to the states anytime in the next five years. The trailer, I will admit, has all sorts of strange things going on.
The fairly awesome poster and some reactions to the film after the…