Thursday, 13 December 2007
Been A Long Time Since I Rock-and-Rolled
posted @1:55 p.m. by Richard Kelly
A long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time, yes it has... This is partly because I was in the North East of England for much of the week previous, doing some groundwork for my upcoming novel Crusaders; and partly because since my return, in common with most of the world's population who have ears, I've been scouring the internet for clips like this. But be assured, Top Tenners, some sort of film list service is about to be resumed in this parish...
Sunday, 2 December 2007
Rockin' Good News Reminder: Free David Lynch Goodies Up For Grabs
posted @12:38 p.m. by Richard Kelly
So, Henry, what do you know? What is your favourite line of dialogue from the beautiful, wild, mixed-up world of David Lynch?
We ask because we have three prize packages to give away, consisting of DVDs of INLAND EMPIRE, the 2-Disc Special Edition of MULHOLLAND DRIVE, and a copy of Faber and Faber’s definitive interview book LYNCH ON LYNCH, edited by Chris Rodley.
To enter the prize draw, simply email to webmaster@faber.co.uk your favourite line of dialogue from a Lynch movie, along with a line or two explaining why you feel your choice is so damned fine/weird/unnerving/beyond reason. Please include your email address and contact phone number.
Deadline for entries is DECEMBER 15 2007, so as to beat the Christmas post. Sending disks by mail these days can be a perilous thing...
Sunday, 4 November 2007
Sean Penn, Hair Actor
posted @2:23 p.m. by Richard Kelly
I note in today's Observer a fine interview with actor/director Sean Penn by Sean O'Hagan, in which your host is generously quoted, as a consequence of one of his other life-functions as Mr Penn's authorised biographer. Since the book in question Sean Penn: His Life and Times is 500+ pages, I've tended to fight shy of Penn-related lists. But hell, it's Sunday, a slooow day, and I just find myself put in mind of Susan Sarandon's characterisation (echoed by Sean himself on certain droll occasions) of Penn as 'a hair actor'. Cue a list of the best Penn barnets on film, one that extends the general follicle fixation of Ten Bad Dates...
Thursday, 4 October 2007
Hello Ishtar, You're More Than A Country...
posted @3:04 p.m. by Richard Kelly
I still wish that some day soon posterity will do the right thing by Elaine May's Ishtar, which suffered an evil fate back in 1987 when audiences preferred to line up for Eddie Murphy and Brigitte Nielson in Beverly Hills Cop 2, and critics stood by to let this injustice stand. There's still no region 1 or 2 DVD of Ishtar, as far as I know. My Ten Bad Dates list 'Don’t Believe The Gripes – Ten So-Called ‘Turkeys’ That Are Actually Terrific' reiterates the case for May's movie, but better yet is the following Q&A between May and her ex-partner Mike Nichols, which happened after a 2006 screening of Ishtar in New York sponsored by Film Comment magazine. Even if you're unfamiliar with the legendary double-act these two used to make, you'll get a kick from the undying keenness of their matched wits.
