February 2012
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Feb 9th
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“The motion of the eyes is the fastest motion in the body. The displacement of the eye has the most rapid acceleration and rapid deceleration. No other muscle can do it like the eye can. Ninety-nine percent of the time we’re dealing with somebody, we’re looking at their eyes. We’re not looking at their nose or their lips or whatever. So without knowing it, we have incorporated this idea of...
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Feb 3rd
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Feb 3rd
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January 2012
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Best Film of 2011
BEST SHORT FILM John Blair, Adam Keleman - GOING BACK Toby Halbrooks, James M. Johnston, David Lowery - PIONEER Jimmy Marble, Kelly Moore, Jaro Savol - RED MOON Justin Barber, Ariel Dovas, Jesse Ehman, Michael Jacobs, Barry Jenkins - REMIGRATION Tim Heidecker, Dave Kneebone, Jon Mugar, Eric Wareheim - THE TERRYS BEST DOCUMENTARY Clio Barnard, Tracy O’Riordan - THE ARBOR Janus Metz...
Jan 13th
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“The universe was not made in jest but in solemn, incomprehensible earnest. There is nothing to be done but ignore it, or see.” - excerpt from Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard.
Jan 12th
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Jan 9th
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“Because audiences, whether they’re seeing a film or a reading or whatever it is, a concert, they decide very quickly what kind of show it is, and then they judge it. They judge the rest of the thing by whether it conforms to their rules for what a good symphony orchestra would be. Now, maybe they’re looking at a really bad symphony orchestra, but a really wonderful display of narcissism,...
Jan 9th
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Best Music of 2011
*Click on each to listen* *In alphabetical order* “105” - BANJO OR FREAKOUT “Ice Cream” - BATTLES “Santa Fe” - BEIRUT “Countdown” - BEYONCE “The Wilhelm Scream” - JAMES BLAKE “How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep” - BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB “Holocene” - BON IVER “Snowflake” - KATE BUSH “I’m...
Jan 3rd
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Jan 3rd
Best of 2011
Happy New Year everyone! I had a blast last night and I hope you did too. This is a blog entry and list where, at the end of every year, I like to look back and recap my favorite events or happenings as a way of motivating myself and focusing on the positive. It’s a tradition dating back to 2005 and feel free to check out previous lists, although some of them link to my old MySpace...
Jan 2nd
December 2011
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Dec 29th
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10 Best Live Shows of 2011
I saw a lot of bands play live in 2011. These were my favorite, whether it be for the performance, the event as a whole, the company I kept or some combination of the three. 10. Roman Candle @ Beach Chalet Brewery 9. Surfer Blood @ SXSW 8. Guards @ Eagle Rock Center for the Arts 7. Letting Up Despite Great Faults @ Echoplex 6. Broken Social Scene @ Fuck Yeah Fest! 5. Active Child @ The...
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“What bothers you on the screen? What do you not like to see on screen?” “A crap movie.” - Steve McQueen answering asinine questions about controversy in The Hollywood Reporter Directors Roundtable.
Dec 13th
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Dec 12th
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Dec 10th
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Dec 7th
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WatchWatch
(via Barry Jenkins)
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November 2011
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