words not mine four

words not mine three

words not mine two

words not mine one

they really are disgusted\ the lost episode

Fun House 9.7.11 
playlist

here we have the recording of my 12th funhouse from last week.  for those keeping track, the 11th show is not available.  i was sick/wacko/shitty and when the file was giving me problems at the end of the show i was frustrated enough not to care.  however if anyone wants me to upload what i played as individual tracks i'd be happy too.  the shitty evening did not taint the good music.

lost funhouse playlist (8.24.11)

also, i will probably be posting the radio sessions more than individual albums from now one.  because a) i put a lot of time into them and am proud of them 2) i am more comfortable with that morally III) there are a bajillion album blogs, but only half a bajillion posting radio shows.  that said, if you ever would like more of what you hear on these radio shows, ask.  it's just nice to know people are listening/enjoying themselves and i'd love to aid in more enjoyment.

should have some movie related posts coming mid week.

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-johnathon

nathaniel dorsky

-johnathon

i couldn't get away, no matter how far i went

Charles Bradley - No Time For Dreaming

another wonderful modern soul release from daptone.  they have to be one of the most consistent labels these days and we really should all support this kind of music.

Menahan Street Band - No Time For Dreaming (The Instrumentals)

no words, still great.



-johnathon

bullshit rankings: pt. one

lists are dumb, i know.  i haven't really given one much thought in many years.  but while trying to tell a younger co-worker what i though the few good kubrick movies were when he was talking about clockwork i thought it might be fun to occasionally post ranked lists of the filmes i've seen from some of the bigger names in the cannon and probably some random directors as well.  this is mostly for fun and with little thought.  i will however try and be as upfront as possible both in my preferences and in the often embarrassing gaps in what i've seen.  hopefully this and the cinema round up will happen a few times a month.

so lets start with kubrick:

- eyes wide shut
- dr. strangelove
- barry lyndon
- the killing
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- 2001
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- clockwork orange
- paths of glory
- the shining
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- full metal jacket
- killers kiss

still haven't seen lolita or spartacus.









and two others that are easier due to sparse output

terrence malick:

- days of heaven
- the tree of life
- the new world
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- thin red line
- badlands

andrei tarkovsky:

- stalker
- the sacrifice
- mirror
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- solaris
- andrei rublev
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- nostalgia

haven't seen ivan's childhood or the steamroller & the violin











and one more that will pair well with the next roundup, as the top film is also one i just finally watched:

steven soderbergh:

-schizopolis
-solaris
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- the limey
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- oceans 11
- out of sight
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-sex lies and videotape
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- bubble
- oceans 12
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- oceans 13
- traffic
- che

12 movies i haven't seen (only interested in a few - like kafka)





-johnathon

something is wrong with everything

-johnathon

cinema roundup: 2 films with adult breast feeding and some others

i am going to try and revive cinema roundup from the old blog.  i will try and mention most films i watch.  i  probably won't ever say a ton about them, at least not in the roundup, and i will also use a slightly arbitrary and completely personal rating system based on a 0-100 scale.  enjoy:

Tabloid by Errol Morris (70)

this was certainly a fun movie and worth a watch for people who like morris.  i just felt like he didn't do much with the material and it felt incomplete in a way.

Black Moon by Louis Malle(82)

i enjoyed watching this and felt like i got at least some of what it was hitting at, but on a beat for beat level, much of this movie baffled me.  feels like something to revisit later.

World on a Wire by Rainer Fassbinder(97)

this will likely tie with "in a year of 13 moons" as my favorite fassbinder film.  somehow it takes ideas that i've seen dealt with before and makes you actually feel them.  it also is wonderful how his idiosyncrasies and maybe even faults are so congruent with the material that everything seems to click.  i will hopefully write a more in depth reaction later.

a new print is currently touring.  DONT MISS IT.  or there is always hulu.

Essential Killing by Jerzy Skolimowski (91)

this is my first skolimowski film, so i mostly saw it through the eyes of a vincent gallo lover and what a treat it is.  it's funny that a man who's breakout as an actor was the endless words of billy brown when he has proved amazing in near speechless roles in this, brown bunny, and trouble every day.  in fact in this one gallo doesn't utter a word, but he is completely captivating the entire time.  there is talk that his most recent film as writer/director/actor... (promises written on water) will never be publicly shown after the two fest appearances it had.  apparently this is a choice gallo has made after the idiocy that brown bunny caused.  i can't say i blame him, but i would love love love to see more work from him.

WR: Mysteries of the Organism by Dusan Makavejev (73)


after loving sweet movie to death i was a bit let down by this.  whereas sweet somehow magically pulled together it's strands this just felt lumpy and not as melancholic.  still some of the isolated moments were great.