Monthly Archives: April 2006

Manic and loose and good!

Pims yo, Ok,so, I am hanging at the PBrew West with D. I am reading “The Cinema of Outsiders”. “Cinema” is a rather academic study of the rise of the Independent film, reaching back as far as Cassavetes and looking forward to even more mega-money monoliths like Miramax that spend millions of dollars on extravagant [...]

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1900

Ok, so, I have slowly, but surely, been watching all of Bertolucci’s “1900″. This film is featured in the great movie “Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession” (by Xan, daughter of John, Cassavetes). “1900″ is about the political history of Italy in the 20th Century, told from the point of view of two best friends. De [...]

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Good Bear

Ok, so, I watched “Grizzly Man” again today. Wow! I saw some good films in 2005, but this is definitely one of the best. I think this should have been nominated for best film honors, let alone best doc. Not only is it an incredible biopic and a wonderful outdoors film, it is also a [...]

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Pims, Yeoh!

Pims yo, I have been watching some Herzog films lately. I just saw the documentary “The Burden of Dreams” which is about the making of his film “Fitzcarraldo”. I also watched “My Best Fiend” again, which is about Herzog’s relationship with actor Klaus Kinski. Both of these films are highly recommended. I don’t know if [...]

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What time is it?

Tell me a story saysthe child to the mother,the man to his lover,the oceans of the Earth to the stars sinking in the curving mirrorsof its watery embrace. Tell me a story you said to me today.But I can no more tell you a storythan I can tell you the future,or I can tell you [...]

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Pearls Before Swine

The friend of my friend carriesa hunk of nutmegin the pocket of his jeans.He is a chef and he believes in the nutmeg.My friend carries the gold foil chocolate wrappers.He is a Romantic and all Romantics believe in luck.My empty pockets are fullof expectations. Look! Here it comes. Now. What if they had commercial folding [...]

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Nicholas Raygun

Pims yo! Which would I visit if I wanted to turn my brain on: www.flowershop.com, www.pottv.net, or www.wikipedia.com ? If I was different would you still feel the same? To me? To yourself? Go watch “King of Kings” for the 13th time. See how I make all things new again? Be humble in your sleepy [...]

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