Graphic map of the film Memento created by Greg Burney. (via Reddit)
Posts tagged movies
I have 3 invitations to Letterboxd, if you’d like one send me a message.
Letterboxd is a social site for sharing your taste in film. Use it as a diary to record your opinion about films as you watch them, or just to keep track of films you’ve seen some time in the past. Rate, review and tag films as you add them. Find and follow your friends, to see what they’re enjoying.
I’ve been using it for a couple of weeks now and enjoy it. It can connect to your Netflix account and it will pull in movies you’ve watched and rated as well as having the ability to add movies to your Instant queue.
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (by Moonbot Studios)
This beautiful short is up for an Oscar. If you love books, short animated movies then you need to watch this.
Source vimeo.com
(via Stanley Kubrick - Deserving of Worship: Lolita (1962) Lobby Cards)
Hand-tinted lobby cards for Lolita.
Source pineapples101.blogspot.com
A BBC documentary about William S. Burroughs.
Burroughs was originally made in 1983 by Howard Brookner and Alan Yentob, as part of the BBC’s art strand Arena, and updated after Burrough’s death in 1997. It is an exceptional documentary, one that gives an intimate and revealing portrait of Burroughs, as he revisits his childhood home; discusses his up-bringing with his brother, Mortimer; his friendship with Jack Kerouac, Allen Gisnberg, and Brion Gysin; and has a reunion with artist Francis Bacon, who Burroughs knew in Tangier. Other contributors include Terry Southern, Patti Smith, and James Grauerholz.
via A Piece of Monologue and originally posted at Dangerous Minds
See Also
- Wikipedia
- William S. Burroughs - The Art of Fiction, No. 36 in The Paris Review
- William S. Burroughs: A Man Within - An upcoming episode of Independent Lens on PBS
Currently Watching
From Paris with Love
I think I’m just a fan of shitty action movies?
I watched A Streetcar Named Desire the other night. While I was watching it, I had an idea that I wanted to post about, but I forgot. Here it is two days later.
The original theatrical release poster, seen above, was designed by Bill Gold. Gold’s work spanned 7 decades (40s - 00s). I always found his movie posters brilliant and inspiring. Something about them captured the movies in a very emotional way.
Currently Watching
Niagara, starring Marilyn Monroe, Joseph Cotton
Niagara is a 1953 dramatic thriller, film noir directed by Henry Hathaway. Unlike other films noir of the time, Niagara was shot in Technicolor and was one of 20th Century Fox’s biggest box office hits of the year. The drama features Marilyn Monroe, Joseph Cotten, Jean Peters and others. Although it was not written as a star vehicle for Marilyn Monroe, she would dominate the film nonetheless. Along with Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire, it solidified Monroe’s status as a bona fide box office draw.
Currently watching A Streetcar Named Desire
You know what luck is? Luck is believing you’re lucky, that’s all… To hold a front position in this rat-race, you’ve got to believe you are lucky
