The 15 or so songs that got me through the week.
1. Propagandhi - Supporting Caste
2. Against Me! - Baby, I'm An Anarchist
3. Dead Kennedys - Pull My Strings
4. Bright Eyes - You Will. You? Will. You? Will. You? Will.
5. Tony Lucca - Devil Town
6. Lucero - She's Just That Kind Of Girl
7. Tim Kasher - Cold Love
8. School Of Seven Bells - Windstorm
9. The Walkmen - Stranded
10. The Slackers - Hurt So Good
11. Patsy Cline - I Love You So Much It Hurts
12. The Weakerthans - Left & Leaving
13. Camera Obscura - Careless Love
14. The Morning Benders - Excuses
15. Parts & Labor - Nowheres Nigh
Bonus Tracks
16. Robert Duncan - Gunfight Epiphany (Theme from TERRIERS)
17. The Pogues - Fairytale Of New York
18. Tom Waits - Never Let Go
19. Against Me! - Joy
20. The Mountain Goats - This Year
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Where My Ears Met My Blood Pumper 12-12-10
The 15 or so songs that got me through the week.
1. Here Comes A Regular - Against Me!
2. A Fond Farewell - Elliot Smith
3. Communicating Doors - The Extra Lens
4. The Modern Leper - Frightened Rabbit
5. Bring It On - The Gaslight Anthem
6. Suicide Dream 2 - How To Dress Well
7. Hopeless Romantic - Helen Stellar
8. Shrapnel - American Steel
9. A Brief History Of Love - The Big Pink
10. Hope In The Air - Laura Marling
11. If The Brakeman Turns My Way - Bright Eyes
12. Love In Vain - Robert Johnson
13. Sweet Little Thing - Lucero
14. Still In Love - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
15. To Old Friends And New - Titus Andronicus
Bonus Tracks
16. Aside - The Weakerthans
17. A Case Of You - Joni Mitchell
18. Fault and Fracture - Converge
1. Here Comes A Regular - Against Me!
2. A Fond Farewell - Elliot Smith
3. Communicating Doors - The Extra Lens
4. The Modern Leper - Frightened Rabbit
5. Bring It On - The Gaslight Anthem
6. Suicide Dream 2 - How To Dress Well
7. Hopeless Romantic - Helen Stellar
8. Shrapnel - American Steel
9. A Brief History Of Love - The Big Pink
10. Hope In The Air - Laura Marling
11. If The Brakeman Turns My Way - Bright Eyes
12. Love In Vain - Robert Johnson
13. Sweet Little Thing - Lucero
14. Still In Love - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
15. To Old Friends And New - Titus Andronicus
Bonus Tracks
16. Aside - The Weakerthans
17. A Case Of You - Joni Mitchell
18. Fault and Fracture - Converge
Favorite (and Hated) Films of 2010
My 20 Personal Favorites
No particular order here, kids. Why 20? Well, I was tempted to say that this was a horrible year, but then I started typing out films I enjoyed and was pleasantly surprised that the list, in length, started to resemble my 1986 list to Santa. So, in keeping with this initial surprise I figured I would take this opportunity to remind you that last year ain't that bad cinematicalfilmically speaking. 'Twas pretty, pretty, pretty, prrrreeeeeetttttyyyyy good.
I would like to be as clear as INCEPTION in saying that I make no claims that these are the "best" films of the year (whatever that means... because if art should be anything, it should be a competition). These are simply films that either tickled me, made me laugh, made me cry, made that 3 legged hamster hustle it up on that rusty wheel in me noggin or that just simply "did it for me". I'm not going to write blurbs for them... Frankly, because I'd rather be writing other stuff and leave the smart, filmy writing to the pros that do it ever so much better than I.
(In no particular order)
SOUL KITCHEN
SCOTT PILGRIM
GREENBERG
VINCERE
I AM LOVE
MOTHER
SOMEWHERE
THE GHOST WRITER
A PROPHET
CARLOS
DOGTOOTH
SECRET SUNSHINE
I LOVE YOU PHILIP MORRIS
SHUTTER ISLAND
EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP
ENTER THE VOID
EVERYONE ELSE
THE KILLER INSIDE ME
BLUE VALENTINE
WINTER'S BONE
I also liked these, some of them I liked in spite of them not being terribly good, and they may have infuriated me along the way. (In no particular order).
ANIMAL KINGDOM
RED RIDING TRILOGY
THE AMERICAN
ECCENTRICITIES OF A BLONDE-HAIRED GIRL
RABBIT HOLE
TOY STORY 3
TRUE GRIT
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
MID-AUGUST LUNCH
BLACK SWAN
FISH TANK
Unseen
(Not saying these would make it, but these have a chance as some smart folk with good taste - very few of those - dug them).
RESTREPO
AMER
ALAMAR
NIGHT CATCHES US
BOXING GYM
SWEETGRASS
SAMSON AND DELILAH
HADEWIJICH
AND EVERYTHING IS GOING FINE
BLUEBEARD
MARWENCOL
LOURDES
MESRINE
FOUR LIONS
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
LET ME IN
THE ILLUSIONIST
VALHALLA RISING
THE OATH
THE KING'S SPEECH (I only place this here because it seems like the kind of perfectly well made film that will kill me with its antisepticness and attempts to be the perfect film that can offend no one and dares for nothing. The kind of film made with a lack of passion that would probably make my hated list for the year.)
HUMAN CENTIPEDE (This would never make the list but Santa Clarita Lanthier tells me I would like this. I'm disturbed he he had this thought.)
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (I'm just putting this here because it is missing from my hated list, which I'm pretty positive it would make.)
WAITING FOR SUPERMAN (This is another one I would probably hate due to the fact that it deceives people into believing a false reality and is already fatally flawed from the inception of the project. I find these kind of films dangerous.)
Least Favorite / Outright Hated (In some kind of meaningful order.)
TINY FURNITURE
I'M STILL HERE
IRON MAN 2
INCEPTION
WALL STREET II
BLACK SWAN
SHUTTER ISLAND
ENTER THE VOID
CATFISH
NEVER LET ME GO
Films I saw and loved that didn't come out last year:
CERTIFIED COPY (May top my next year list)
13 ASSASSINS (First hour was ugh, but that final hour was absolutely guerilla-tastic)
THE MYTH OF THE AMERICAN SLEEPOVER (Most likely will make my favorite of next year list)
TWO GATES OF SLEEP (Bravura direction searching for a little more substance. Similar to my feelings of another film I love AFTERSCHOOL.)
BEDEVILLED (I need another viewing as I was exhausted, but enjoyed it nonetheless even with dozing eyes)
BABNIK (Thanks to the last 5 minutes, this film will probably have to fall on the hated list as well as the favorite list... whenever it comes out. Mind you, everything else was so strong that it will surely make my best of the year list in spite of the ending. Which, I think, says enough. Seek this film out, kids. I'd buy the DVD and so should you.)
No particular order here, kids. Why 20? Well, I was tempted to say that this was a horrible year, but then I started typing out films I enjoyed and was pleasantly surprised that the list, in length, started to resemble my 1986 list to Santa. So, in keeping with this initial surprise I figured I would take this opportunity to remind you that last year ain't that bad cinematicalfilmically speaking. 'Twas pretty, pretty, pretty, prrrreeeeeetttttyyyyy good.
I would like to be as clear as INCEPTION in saying that I make no claims that these are the "best" films of the year (whatever that means... because if art should be anything, it should be a competition). These are simply films that either tickled me, made me laugh, made me cry, made that 3 legged hamster hustle it up on that rusty wheel in me noggin or that just simply "did it for me". I'm not going to write blurbs for them... Frankly, because I'd rather be writing other stuff and leave the smart, filmy writing to the pros that do it ever so much better than I.
(In no particular order)
SOUL KITCHEN
SCOTT PILGRIM
GREENBERG
VINCERE
I AM LOVE
MOTHER
SOMEWHERE
THE GHOST WRITER
A PROPHET
CARLOS
DOGTOOTH
SECRET SUNSHINE
I LOVE YOU PHILIP MORRIS
SHUTTER ISLAND
EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP
ENTER THE VOID
EVERYONE ELSE
THE KILLER INSIDE ME
BLUE VALENTINE
WINTER'S BONE
I also liked these, some of them I liked in spite of them not being terribly good, and they may have infuriated me along the way. (In no particular order).
ANIMAL KINGDOM
RED RIDING TRILOGY
THE AMERICAN
ECCENTRICITIES OF A BLONDE-HAIRED GIRL
RABBIT HOLE
TOY STORY 3
TRUE GRIT
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
MID-AUGUST LUNCH
BLACK SWAN
FISH TANK
Unseen
(Not saying these would make it, but these have a chance as some smart folk with good taste - very few of those - dug them).
RESTREPO
AMER
ALAMAR
NIGHT CATCHES US
BOXING GYM
SWEETGRASS
SAMSON AND DELILAH
HADEWIJICH
AND EVERYTHING IS GOING FINE
BLUEBEARD
MARWENCOL
LOURDES
MESRINE
FOUR LIONS
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
LET ME IN
THE ILLUSIONIST
VALHALLA RISING
THE OATH
THE KING'S SPEECH (I only place this here because it seems like the kind of perfectly well made film that will kill me with its antisepticness and attempts to be the perfect film that can offend no one and dares for nothing. The kind of film made with a lack of passion that would probably make my hated list for the year.)
HUMAN CENTIPEDE (This would never make the list but Santa Clarita Lanthier tells me I would like this. I'm disturbed he he had this thought.)
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (I'm just putting this here because it is missing from my hated list, which I'm pretty positive it would make.)
WAITING FOR SUPERMAN (This is another one I would probably hate due to the fact that it deceives people into believing a false reality and is already fatally flawed from the inception of the project. I find these kind of films dangerous.)
Least Favorite / Outright Hated (In some kind of meaningful order.)
TINY FURNITURE
I'M STILL HERE
IRON MAN 2
INCEPTION
WALL STREET II
BLACK SWAN
SHUTTER ISLAND
ENTER THE VOID
CATFISH
NEVER LET ME GO
Films I saw and loved that didn't come out last year:
CERTIFIED COPY (May top my next year list)
13 ASSASSINS (First hour was ugh, but that final hour was absolutely guerilla-tastic)
THE MYTH OF THE AMERICAN SLEEPOVER (Most likely will make my favorite of next year list)
TWO GATES OF SLEEP (Bravura direction searching for a little more substance. Similar to my feelings of another film I love AFTERSCHOOL.)
BEDEVILLED (I need another viewing as I was exhausted, but enjoyed it nonetheless even with dozing eyes)
BABNIK (Thanks to the last 5 minutes, this film will probably have to fall on the hated list as well as the favorite list... whenever it comes out. Mind you, everything else was so strong that it will surely make my best of the year list in spite of the ending. Which, I think, says enough. Seek this film out, kids. I'd buy the DVD and so should you.)
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Where My Ears Met My Blood Pumper 12-05-10
The 15 or so songs that got me through the week.
Lucero - Sounds of the City
The Mountain Goats - Old College Try
The Avett Brothers - I And Love And You
Explosions In The Sky - Your Hand In Mine
Sleigh Bells - Crown On The Ground
Stars - Your Ex-Lover Is Dead
Social Distortion - Machine Gun Blues
Sparklehorse - Dark Night Of The Soul (feat. Vic Chesnutt)
Son House - Death Letter
Strike Anywhere - Notes On Pulling The Sky Down
Wye Oak - For Prayer
Against Me! - Wagon Wheel
Matt Skiba - Demons Away
John K. Samson - The Last And
Ben Nichols - The Last Pale Light In The West
Bonus Track
Leftover Crack - Baby-Punchers (feat. Jello Biafra)
Tom Waits - Blue Valentines
Lucero - Sounds of the City
The Mountain Goats - Old College Try
The Avett Brothers - I And Love And You
Explosions In The Sky - Your Hand In Mine
Sleigh Bells - Crown On The Ground
Stars - Your Ex-Lover Is Dead
Social Distortion - Machine Gun Blues
Sparklehorse - Dark Night Of The Soul (feat. Vic Chesnutt)
Son House - Death Letter
Strike Anywhere - Notes On Pulling The Sky Down
Wye Oak - For Prayer
Against Me! - Wagon Wheel
Matt Skiba - Demons Away
John K. Samson - The Last And
Ben Nichols - The Last Pale Light In The West
Bonus Track
Leftover Crack - Baby-Punchers (feat. Jello Biafra)
Tom Waits - Blue Valentines
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