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Other Media / Re: How Did This Get Made? (Podcast)
« Last post by Jeremy Blackman on Yesterday at 08:37:59 PM »
Everyone who listens to this podcast needs to give in to the weekly plugs and check out Burning Love. June is freaking amazing in Season 2. You don't really get a sense from the podcast what an intense actor she is. The other surprise: she's actually funnier than Jason is (as an actor).

Also, Paul is featured prominently in the first several episodes of Season 2 as a "party motivator" character, and he's fantastic.
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The Small Screen / Burning Love
« Last post by Jeremy Blackman on Yesterday at 08:29:12 PM »
Listeners of How Did This Get Made? will be familiar with this show. June Diane Raphael stars in the second season and is a contestant in the other two seasons.

Essentially it's a spot-on parody of Bachelor/Bachelorette reality shows. It started as a web series and was eventually picked up on TV. I've watch part of Season 1 and most of Season 2 so far, and it's pretty great. Some episodes and scenes are transcendently good, no exaggeration. The episodes are quite short and packed with goodness and you wish they were longer.

Here are some fairly representative clips of Season 1. (By the way, if you're wondering why there's a fire hose motif, Mark is a firefighter.)

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlJTVZ1R97I" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlJTVZ1R97I</a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jua3IzWAjZY" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jua3IzWAjZY</a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O4FX2Wjt4o" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O4FX2Wjt4o</a>


Here's where you can watch it:

Season 1
Watch here.

Season 2
Watch here under the "Julie's Season" heading.

Season 3
Watch here under the "Previous Episodes" heading.

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The Small Screen / Re: Mad Men
« Last post by 03 on Yesterday at 06:57:24 PM »
that was hands down in top three best episodes ever.
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News and Theory / Re: Projects you wish Directors would do...
« Last post by Lottery on Yesterday at 05:28:16 PM »
I decided to bump up this thread because of my talk with trashculturemutantjunkie .

Anyway, for the longest time I though the best person to direct Blood Meridian would be Terrence Malick (as someone posted earlier as well). But what I realised last night was that ideally, a person who could have done an incredible job of it was Francis Ford Coppola circa 1978. I know BM came out in 1985 but I think that would have been almost perfect.

PTA is another name I hear when people talk about adapting the book but I think the previous two could perhaps do it better.
John Hillcoat has also been suggested but he already had his chance at a bloody western and a McCarthy novel and I don't think he could pull it off anyway. Incidentally, the Proposition was my favourite film when I was younger.

And if you haven't read it, I highly recommend it. It is a masterpiece beyond masterpieces.
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Paul Thomas Anderson / Re: INHERENT VICE
« Last post by Lottery on Yesterday at 05:14:38 PM »
It will depend on exactly how close PTA wants it to the book, no doubt Shasta's (and perhaps Bigfoot's) will get meatier roles than in the book. There are a whole bunch of interesting characters that get only like a scene or two each. Some characters will be cut out all together.

There's always that chance that great actors may end up 'underused' but I won't really care that much if they are utilised memorably within the few scenes they're in.

I think people will definitely complain about the plot when the film gets released, they'll say it's aimless and with a handful of coincidences happening. But yeah, really, really interesting characters with awesome names (that is one of my favourite things about the book, a link back to PTA anyway). PTA himself could certainly tighten up the plot if he felt like it.
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The Grapevine / Re: Ain't Them Bodies Saints
« Last post by ©brad on Yesterday at 03:27:08 PM »
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News and Theory / Re: Who's Next To Croak?
« Last post by MacGuffin on Yesterday at 02:28:34 PM »
RAY MANZAREK, 'Doors' Founding Member, DEAD AT 74

Ray Manzarek -- who co-founded "The Doors" with Jim Morrison in 1965 and played keyboard -- has died, this according to the band's official Facebook page.

Manzarek was 74.

According to the website, Manzarek passed away today at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany after a lengthy battle with bile duct cancer.

At the time of his death, Ray was surrounded by his wife Dorothy and his brothers Rick and James.

Along with Jim ... Ray and The Doors churned out some of the most iconic rock songs in history -- including, "L.A. Woman," "Break On Through to the Other Side," "The End," "Hello, I Love You," and "Light My Fire."

Doors' guitarist Robby Krieger released a statement saying, "I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of my friend and bandmate Ray Manzarek."

He added, "I'm just glad to have been able to have played Doors songs with him for the last decade. Ray was a huge part of my life and I will always miss him."

According to the band's official Facebook page ... Ray's family has asked that in lieu of flowers, fans should make an in memoriam donation in Ray's name to Standup2cancer.org.
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The Grapevine / Re: Ain't Them Bodies Saints
« Last post by Pubrick on Yesterday at 12:10:15 PM »
prediction: the lowery stare is the next kubrick stare.
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The Small Screen / Re: Mad Men
« Last post by Brando on Yesterday at 11:48:31 AM »
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The Grapevine / Re: Anchorman: The Legend Continues
« Last post by modage on Yesterday at 11:38:03 AM »
Just arguing with this part figuring "these films" includes the first one.

These films aren't designed for sobriety, critical thinking, solitary viewings or replay value.
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