Sometimes I wonder why I don't drink. What am I waiting for?

Exit and Tangram were where I started with them. And yes, if I had to choose, I would take their '80s stuff over the '70s.

At least he doesn't wear jorts.

As long as it's not another Slacker Uprising. That's the only one of his films — other than this one, of course — that I've never seen.

I would have also accepted Jean-Michel Jarre.

I'm not wearing any pants.

The run from Phaedra through Underwater Sunlight is damn near unimpeachable. Too bad Tyger had to come along and muck things up.

Based on that organ part, are we certain they didn't bring in Tony Kaye to guest on the track?

It still pains me to think that it could have been Mark Romanek's Wolfman.

Indeed, I have. As soon as the credits rolled, I put a hold on the book at my library.

I'm finally reading J.G. Ballard's High-Rise, damn it.

You know, kid, there are people out there who can't wait to get into a snug spandex outfit at the end of a long day.

Caught a midnight screening of Zardoz. I've seen it close to half a dozen times now and it's just as inexplicable as it ever was. Very much looking forward to seeing John Boorman in person in a couple weeks. I have some questions.

Aye. So was The Europeans.

I'm glad he lived long enough to see his films (which are wonderful, by the way) be embraced by a new generation of cineastes.

The Remains of the Day was the first Merchant Ivory film I ever saw and it made such an impression on me that I sought out as many of their previous collaborations as I could get my hands on. (The Michael O'Donogue-penned Savages is my favorite.) Curiously enough, though, I never did see any of their subsequent…

I was amazed at how crisp the picture was.

Criterion has done well by him. The Eclipse set they put out is a must-buy.

I've had an interesting week. Saw Elstree 1976 and got into an argument with its producer and director on Twitter because I didn't think it was as advertised.

One of the best repertory houses in the country is right here in town. (They did a screening of Out 1: Spectre just last month.) My hope is that this Rivette series will come there in the spring and that they'll also look into getting Celine and Julie.