I kind of get what he's saying though about how surrealism is in the eye of the beholder. I really like VALERIE AND HER WEEK… but Louis Malle's BLACK MOON just leaves me cold, but it's hard to put a finger on what's so much better about the construction of the first film over the other, making it just a matter of…

This is the second review of this box set I've read this week where THE HOUSEMAID is trumpeted as one of the best films of the set, and I thought it was easily the worst. Meanwhile, A RIVER CALLED TITAS and DRY SUMMER hit me as masterpieces. TOUKI BOUKI is awesome. TRANCES is tremendously enjoyable. REDES is…

What a shame.

Holy cow! Thanks for the tip.

Holy cow! Thanks for the tip.

Pretty much.  Except with jokes about black people in place of jokes about gay people.

Pretty much.  Except with jokes about black people in place of jokes about gay people.

By the same rationale, I am reposting this playlist I mentioned that got stuck down below (Nina Simone's in it): http://open.spotify.com/use…

I listened to big chunks of this on Spotify, and was surprised how good it is overall.  I made my own playlist of Dylan covers some time back — which I just augmented with new tracks from this collection.  I made a Spotify version of the playlist, which is missing around 6 tracks because of various albums they don't…

I don't know, actually.  It's less a definitive answer than a revelation that "illin'" and "ill" seem to mean different things.  This song about old-school rap (by my friends) has the perfect lyrical example: "You think your rhymes are ill/ But you're just illin'"

Sorely (ha ha) missing:
"I Love It When You Call Me Names" by Joan Armatrading

There's a really great new cover of "Paradise By The Dashboard Light" split into four pieces and covered by 4 different bands.

After chasing sunsets, one of life's simple joys is playing with the boys!

Here's an article I wrote about for a Brooklyn music site on the quality of Phil Collins's musicianship: http://www.jezebelmusic.com…

Epidemic for sure. Even despite that damn graphic in the corner of the screen for most of the movie.

Not sure which von Trier I like best
Element of Crime or Epidemic?

When I think of Japan, the first thing that comes to mind is "batshit game shows" and samurai movies.

3rd Prize:
Er… yeah… the song you are referring to is "You're Breaking My Heart" by Harry Nilsson. He had a song about Coconuts and limes, not Pina Coladas.

Alphabetical by artist:

POULTRYGEIST is really effing great. A little long, but frankly most Troma flicks are.