Samantha Bee is a role model.
I’ve been doing this thing recently where I listen to movies instead of watch them. Only movies...
Aguirre, The Wrath of God | Werner Herzog | 1972
Unfortunately I had to work on Sunday so couldn’t join Ali to go strawberry picking in Spandau. He stopped by the cafe on his way though, by which...
Sherlock Jr. (1924) Buster Keaton
Sherlock Jr. is absolute perfection. Buster Keaton tells the simplest stories in the most imaginative ways. I think it’s impossible for me to watch a Buster Keaton movie without the biggest shit-eating grin on my face. At only 45 minutes, this is one of the most concise examples of his genius - a simple, foundational story full of humor and heart, Buster Keaton’s “stone face” character so full of sadness and a vaudevillian sensibility, and a gradual build-up to perfect mayhem with wild stunts and sight-gags. Anyone who has never seen a Buster Keaton film should watch this one.
#146 - 6/29/2012