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...
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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.
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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,...
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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...
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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...
December 2011
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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.
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November 2011
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Sean and I lay into the “Sweetness” at the end of production week two.
“We spent the next two years courting each other with words—our own, but also those of any writer we thought might impress. We certainly weren’t the first to go this route. But like every romance, and every reading list, it felt like our own. The question ‘What are you reading?’ became a convenient excuse to chat when we spotted each other online, to send links, to write long,...
sunshinemakesmehigh:
We have a tradition when we wrap for the day.