@avclub-0c5cf32a0d6a4060b380af168158a146:disqus, yeah thanks, but I probably won't do that. Don't know, don't care. Cheers for your concern, though!
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Well, I for one have no idea what LFO is/was, but my friends and I always called him Billy Shakes back when I was an undergrad, which was a long long time ago . . . which, I don't think anybody really owns it.
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The best performance I ever saw was in, of all places, Bangor, ME, where they have a little "Shakespeare on the River" festival every summer (that's the Penobscot, in case you were wondering).
I remember one time way way back in the early days of MTV, I was watching J.J. Jackson, and some song with an '80s guitar solo had just ended (don't remember the song). Jackson said something like, "not bad, but if you want to hear a guitar solo that will really blow you away, check out AC/DC's 'Squealer.'" I was way…
just cuz we live in a world in which nearly every facet of life is dominated by corporations doesn't mean we have to play by their stupid rules.
Definitely watch The Limey and Out of Sight . . . but also, Contagion is really watchable (and frightening!), and I'll go to bat for Erin Brockovich - regardless of what one might think about the cast (who are uniformly great), it's a little guy vs. corporate goliath feel-good spectacle.
And similar to the remark above, Ashby got the idea to use Cat Stevens from somebody else - in this case, Jeff Wexler (son of Haskel), who was an assistant on the film but would later go on to run sound on all of Ashby's films. Ashby was considering James Taylor (whose reputation was WAY different back then) amongst…
@The_Guilty_Party:disqus, in the UK you just say "cunt" like it's no big deal at all, and that pretty much qualifies as formal, or at least strangely classy. It's weird.
@avclub-0beb34df7e9615cd43b9090989ca4848:disqus, yeah it's complete garbage throughout. Did you read the comments? I've rarely seen a writer (on a non-Ghostbusters topic) get so thoroughly reamed by the AVC commentariat as MD does for that piece. And I don't know if they've gotten much better, but unless the topic is…
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@avclub-62812d8eb06386505986efff8b5e43ac:disqus, the scene when he breaks up with JR in Closer is just horrible horrible horrible, and so incredibly watchable. It's amazing.
That's all there is to it . . . more power to these guys for putting this out, and I hope it's really friggin good, but to call it the "original lineup" is just factually wrong.
And, perhaps strangely, they do a good number of really cool Sabbath covers.
"The last thing Neil remembers . . ."
Had a prof once explain that it's actually a comedy . . . although the kids die, for everybody else, it's a happy ending. The families get together, the killing ends, and people live happily ever after. That sort of made me like it more.
@Matt Wild, Slow Train Coming is a pretty great album, and you really ought to check it out. It's "Christian" only in the most allegorical, sort of metaphorical sense, and it's hardly preachy at all. Dylan's lyrics and voice both shine on the album. And it actually got some strongly positive reviews at the time.
btw, the book this film is based on is fascinating.
Say it ain't so, Joe . . .