Shutter Island

I heard that this was supposed to be a decent movie from listening to Coast to Coast AM. Dude said that it had a twist, so I was ready to be totally disappointed (a la Memento--probably the biggest piece of crap ever). Since it's a Martin Scorsese film, I figured that it might be well done. Indeed it is. Totally worth the price of admission, even if I thought that I had it figured out. I actually did by the halfway point, but I second-guessed myself, so it was worth the wait through to the conclusion.

The cast includes some heavy-hitters: Leonardo DiCaprio (I couldn't remember his name...thus, he's "Capicola" to me), Ben Kingsley; and Max von Sydow. I liked Michelle Williams from the gay cowboy movie. Ted Levine completely vibes me out, still. I was convinced that De Niro was in there, too, but it's actually Elias Koteas done up to look like De Niro in that Frankenstein movie.

It's actually decent, although I can't deal with Capicola doing older roles--he's only two months older than me and hasn't oxidized as much, so he looks about 10 years younger. He couldn't convince me that he was Howard Hughes, and I'm still holding it against him.

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Now playing: Psyche - Goodbye Horses

A Soundtrack?

This one reminds me of the notorious "Tough Talk" that the RC did back in the day. BLC is not sporty spice, but it's okay. We'll probably get used for some sad shit. Check out the trailer:

Battle for the Boot from Ryan Demers on Vimeo.

When we agreed to do "Tough Talk", I thought that it was a documentary about the Bluebird Theater. It's actually pretty damn funny and low budget:



It's not as interesting as the live score that we did for Bruce Bickford, but until Jan Švankmajer gives us a call (I'd shit, seriously), I'm happy with more movie usage.

Caucasians Beware!

This is worth noting because I've had to keep it quiet for months. Conceptually, it's comedic because BLC and the general public are like oil and water.

It's A Weird Movie, But Pretty Cool.

I fell asleep watching The Saddest Music In The World, but I'll have to attempt a second time (I've inherited the 'falls asleep watching TV' gene).

From here:

A sort-of musical set in Winnipeg during the Great Depression, where a beer baroness organizes a contest to find the saddest music in the world. Musicians from around the world descend on the city to try and win first place - a $25,000 prize.

I particularly enjoyed 'Siam vs. Mexico':

Ha Ha.

The payoff is totally worth it. Weird, but good as shows go. We made some new friends.

They Fucked With The Wrong Mexican.

I still think that this is hilarious. Grindhouse is on the Encore tonight. (I thought that the satellite TV was going away. Apparently not.)

Notorious. For LRC.

I'm quite interested in the bio-pic. I hardly ever go to movies solo anymore, though, and I wanted The Notorious L.R.C. to go with me. She doesn't even know who that is...or Tupac...I find it hard to believe that anyone could have avoided that trial and hoopla.

I found a video of Biggy at age 17. It's badass (amazing what CRACK can do):

Bad Luck City Blast (a repost, sort of)

Howdy! Bad Luck City is playing a live soundtrack to Bruce Bickford's claymation masterpiece Cas'l, at the Starz International Film Festival.

We have two dates booked, the first showing is November 15th at 2:45 PM, the second showing is November 16th at 9:45 PM. Both showings are at the Starz FilmCenter (in the old Tivoli building). Do some crazy drugs and rock out with us for a truly intense, at times, schizophrenic claymation movie!

Like this:



Thanks, readers! Hope to see you all there!

These Are For LRC.

YouTube is awesome for a la carte entertainment. I heart YouTube. Here you go....

Overwhelmed? These wisenheimers (what my grandparents call me all the time) should put you in a better mood:



The Kubrick movie is better, but I think that you've seen this one, actually. I think that I've seen all of the Vietnam movies. My favorites are Apocalypse Now and Full Metal Jacket. But Johnny Depp is in this one (so hawt):



I've been listening to this record a lot lately. LARD is my favorite Ministry side project. Pailhead is cool, but I can't get over the whole straightedge thing. Jello Biafra is a weird dude to hang out with, but I dig the exuberant vocals:

The Beastmaster!

LRC believes that this is some sex movie, but really it isn't. I recently scored a VHS out of the garbage. I tried to watch it tonight, but fell asleep for a sick autumn nap (I have a fever now?!?).

The visual effects are cheesy, but there are TITS!

Maybe seeing Tanya Roberts topless is the reason that I took a liking to dyed redheads?

The best part of the whole movie is that although it's rated PG, it has TITS, and no one wears pants in the whole damn thing. It's pretty fuckin' brilliant, but why doesn't the eagle eat the ferrets a la Seinfeld?!?

If you flake around with the weed, you'll end up using the harder stuff.

Movie night rocks. Tonight on TCM is High School Confidential! and then The Gene Krupa Story. I wish that I could throw down the lingo, man. It would be the most.

This is hilarious, from Wikipedia (I knew that he was bad ass, but I had no idea 'bout the rest of it):

Many consider Krupa to be one of the most influential drummers of the 20th century, particularly regarding the development of the drum kit. But he made history in 1927 as the first kit drummer ever to record using a bass drum pedal. His drum method was published in 1938 and immediately became the standard text. He is also credited with inventing the rim shot on the snare drum.

His influence continued in 1935 when he became a star with Benny Goodman's Orchestra, prominently featuring Slingerland drums. At Krupa's urging, Slingerland developed tom-toms with tuneable top and bottom heads, which immediately became important elements of virtually every drummer's set-up. Krupa also developed and popularised many of the cymbal techniques that became standards. His collaboration with Armand Zildjian of the Avedis Zildjian Company developed the hi-hat stand and standardized the names and uses of the ride cymbal, the crash cymbal, the splash cymbal, the pang cymbal and the swish cymbal.

Gonzo, Man.

Last night, I went to Gonzo with LRC after Jose's pechanga in Longmont (excellent food, dude, but no music). (tm) met us there.

The movie was sort of an overview (a biopic). The best bits were the home movies, for sure. They had his ex-wives on, but really didn't get too into WTF was really up with the dude. Now, I really want to find out what his deal was, and I'll probably never know. There's just too much of the "Kentucky Wildman" character going on to really dig too deep.

Still, I learnt of startling similarities between myself and the dude:

• Although I am a better typist, both of us drink whilst we type--I totally know that fuckin' smirk when you've just put down something hilarious;
• Both have an affinity for the "Austin Nichols, WILD TURKEY":
  
• Both like to torment animals and talk to birds. Not hurt 'em, just tease 'em:
  
  
  
• Both like the guns. I sold all of my handguns, though, because I'm suicidal much of the time--the same reason that I'm really dangerous on a motorbike. Dude's BSA was pretty cool, though.
• It's really just observational comedy, really. He's WAY better than I am, though: