Category Archives: pop culture

Lou Reed & Andy Warhol: reflections

Posted on November 1, 2013 by cinemelo

I feel like this week could not have been more perfect, in a kind of sad but still simply right way. On Sunday night, I dreamt that I went to a free Lou Reed concert in New York. It was, … Continue reading →

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Beyoncé Run the World!

Posted on May 26, 2011 by cinemelo

There is a lot of stuff going around lately about Beyoncé, and her really incredible song (and clip) for Run the World (Girls). And, the thing that got me really excited, which was her performance in honour of receiving the … Continue reading →

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I can kinda imagine William Burrough’s writing something like this

Posted on October 1, 2010 by cinemelo
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Commentary junkies

Posted on September 11, 2010 by cinemelo

Fascinated with this culture of commentary that we have created, I joined Twitter today. And not just because it’s what other people do, but I actually want to be a part of the commentary. Knowing what my political, theoretical idols are … Continue reading →

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Buffy Horror Picture Show

Posted on September 4, 2010 by cinemelo

AND… (just for fun)…

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Vampires, or “This is why demons are better than people.”

Posted on September 3, 2010 by cinemelo

I finally watched Francis Ford Coppola’s Dracula beyond the epic opening scene, and discovered that the film ceases to lessen its epicness. Blood from the heart of Christ flooding out into a church like water from a fire hose? Talk … Continue reading →

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This makes me want to watch True Blood

Posted on August 19, 2010 by cinemelo

Wowza. That’s all I can say. With lots of viewers, including myself, not turned on by True Blood season one, this cover is certainly a good publicity move by those movers and shakers over at Rolling Stone. Who really cares … Continue reading →

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Lacking Spirit.

Posted on December 29, 2009 by cinemelo

“Somebody get me a tie. And it sure as hell better be red.” One of the only great things about The Spirit (Frank Miller, 2008) is its visual style. Telling a superhero story with suave pizzazz, Miller makes another moving-image … Continue reading →

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Who’s for nostalgia?

Posted on December 25, 2009 by cinemelo

Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (Peter Sollett, 2008) is a film in the vein of other recent retro-worship films, like Michel Gondry’s Be Kind Rewind. Both films were made in 2008, the latter released in February and the first released … Continue reading →

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Pornography

Posted on December 25, 2007 by cinemelo

  I recently read Hollywood Bablyon, a brilliant catalogue of trash (drugs, sex and suicide) from early Hollywood. It mentioned someone, can’t remember who, whose diaries were released after death, which contained explicit description of her sexual affair and activities. After one was … Continue reading →

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