I’ve highlighted filmmakers enough recently who are making all sorts except their typical—the feature film—so this may become a somewhat regular posting if the trend holds true. Now we have something new from Paul Thomas Anderson (though he supposedly shot this prior to shooting The Master and has been working on it ever since) in […]
“Well, you’ve got to be known for something. The Danger of extreme versatility is that you don’t spring to mind for anything.” -Julian Fellowes (supposedly) Over the holiday weekend I fed the urge to rewatch Independence Day by buying it on blu-ray (which actually sports a fantastic image/sound job despite being a release from the earlier […]
Recently heard this episode of Sound Opinions from many years ago featuring an extensive interview with Jon Brion, musical magician behind many film scores, session playing, and producing such artists as Aimee Mann, Kanye West, and Fiona Apple. Here he breaks down an important distinction between performance and song. It’s sensational.
“If your art is done, Johnny get your gun” -Sleater-Kinney, “Entertain” In 2005, Sleater-Kinney released their magnum opus The Woods. Before Portlandia, Wild Flag, and The Corin Tucker Band, Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker, and Janet Weiss crafted one of the greatest albums of all time. Certainly the highest achievement of their career as Sleater-Kinney, it would prove […]
1. This National Geographic photo from Antarctica, 1911. Because there’s a heat wave across America and we need to think cool thoughts. – – – 2. The 300-plus books from David Foster Wallace’s personal library. Of geeky note: a few books on the IRS, which served as the research he used to write his passages […]
