My job has calmed down. I hate to be complacent, but I don't think I'm going to find anything else for a while that is as good as this job. Considering that, although it's getting cold fast, the walk to and from is something I really like about my job. And I like that I'll never have to... Read More
You've probably seen all the good popular movies, so I'm going to go a little more obscure, but still fucking great:
1. Dead Man - Johnny Depp stars in a black-and-white western. He's shot in the chest at the beginning of the movie and wanders around the whole rest of the film bleeding. The Indian, "No Name", who befriends him is great. It's a little uncomfortable to watch, but good.
2. Run Lola Run - German movie filmed in real-time and set up simply: Lola's boyfriend calls her, saying that he will be killed unless she can come up with 100,000 euros (?) in the next thirty minutes. She doesn't have a car. She has to run. Brutally intense and surprisingly philosophical.
(We have it on DVD if you'd like to borrow it.)
3. Freaks - I think it's pretty rare, but I remember that Tawnya had a copy on VHS. It's a black-and-white film about love and betrayal in a circus sideshow. All the characters in the movie weren't actors, they were actual carnies. Surprisingly moving. Kind of twilight-zone-ish.
That's been up long enough. Wouldn't want people to think I'm a decent person or anything.
The original stereotyping for Popeye back when he was created was for him to be a short italian plumber who got his power from mushrooms. However, the idea was too avant garde, and so the loveable corn cob pipe smoking Sailor with a salicious sweet tooth for spinach was... Read More
hhhmmmm... this italian plumber idea has possibility, you might be onto something with that. except.... well, why should he be alone... could he have say a cousin or best friend... na something closer, maybe a son or sister... no too much confusion, lets go with a brother. Might even have to try marketing this idea of yours. Love the mushroom part.