Filmography Club: Magnolia

posted October 29, 2019 #

Filmography Club continues to explore the works of Paul Thomas Anderson and the latest episode finds Magnolia as the topic at hand. Host Jason Caviness is joined by writer, director and DEFY Film Festival co-founder Dycee Wildman to discuss the work. They dive into some of the film's inspirations, the role of ego in filmmaking and PTA's uncanny ability to cast the perfect ensemble.

Magnolia is my favorite of all of the PTA movies. It's probably unwise to pick a favorite since they span such a wide range of styles and stories but this one struck me at just the right time in life. It's great to hear Jason and Dycee chat about the film from beyond a plot synopsis standpoint and serves as an excellent reminder that I'm overdue for a rewatch.

Scream, Queen! My Nightmare On Elm Street

posted October 29, 2019 #

Until this year, I had never seen a Nightmare on Elm Street movie. I'm not a huge fan of horror movies and thanks to a somewhat traumatic memory of seeing a literal bloodbath scene from the original film while dining inside of a Mr. Gatti's Pizza, I always kept my distance. But I'm 40 now, so I figured I can handle it.

To be honest, I was mostly interested in watching the second film in the series because I had heard that it was a subversive take on the hardships of homosexuality. If a Freddy movie could be a social commentary, I was intrigued.

The documentary Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street documents that notion very literally. Lead actor Mark Patton (Jesse) had his career tank after the movie and there's plenty of lingering animosity towards the writer and director because of it. Was the homophobic world of 1985 to blame or was it an intentional setup? Has the film flourished into a cult classic because of intentional undertones or accidental ones?

It's a pretty fascinating juxtaposition worth exploring and I hope Patton finds some resolution; some 30 years later.

posted October 29, 2019 #

Me: *gets a snack* My dog: https://t.co/QDNmqUuFtZ

Children Of The Night

posted October 29, 2019 #

I recently put together an episode of the WOTT Music podcast that serves as a Halloween mix of music from Nashville area bands. In doing so, I stumbled upon The Children of the Night, an instrumental EP of absolutely perfect Halloween songs that has almost zero background information to go along with it.

I'd love to tell you more about the creator or the impetus behind the songs but none of that is available. I did some Internet sleuthing but my best guess - Daniel Medley - is a bit of a long shot.

Regardless of who created it I do suggest giving it a listen. It's sparse at times and does a great job at taking its time in setting a mood but it never retreats so far that you lose track of it. It's appropriately creepy but also uses plenty of acoustic instruments - xylophone, strings, general ambience - to give it a classic feel. I'm sad there's only one volume of it because I'm wearing it out.

It is on Spotify but good luck finding it via search, since the name conflicts with multiple other artists. It's that kind of mystery and effort that makes it so much more enjoyable.

Nobody does lazy Halloween costumes better than Japan

posted October 29, 2019 #

Love these non-costume costumes

Halloween 2019 from Nashville Mixtapes

posted October 28, 2019 #

good ole @mixtapes dropping a Spotify Halloween mix

California Poppy by Natelle Draws Stuff

posted October 28, 2019 #

loving all the miniature offerings from tiny deer studio

Evolution of the Scrollbar

posted October 28, 2019 #

i enjoyed this way too much

posted October 28, 2019 #

"the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog": -overdone -juvenile -has no impact or weight to it "sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow" -holy shit -literally the most metal way to test out your font -raw as hell

Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary

posted October 27, 2019 #

interesting

posted October 27, 2019 #

1. It’s a landline. https://t.co/9WKUxUR6lS

posted October 26, 2019 #

Annihilation (Alex Garland, 2018) https://t.co/iV0butSG4O

posted October 25, 2019 #

Keep getting new followers today is it because my tweets are so fire? lol fuck Weinstein and thanks @ambercrollo ILY #mysecondtweet https://t.co/hLjWn5VM8Y

posted October 25, 2019 #

hearing reports that giuliani has crashed through the ceiling of the new york times with a box labeled CRIME SECRETS

posted October 25, 2019 #

gahh Been waiting for this for at least a year...these inhumanly gorgeous sounds were made by a real human and now you can download them yourself. Play them for yourself or a bird or a plant today! ? https://t.co/ppW31J57Do

posted October 25, 2019 #

As it’s Halloween, which baguette is the most scary? Give your reasoning pls https://t.co/vQfuVx3HCW

posted October 25, 2019 #

The best Beatles parody song is still the one from the Mr Show sketch where all the lyrics are “oh yeah” and “yeah yeah yeah”

posted October 25, 2019 #

Honestly, https://t.co/2LHyhiL5RY is my best creation.

posted October 25, 2019 #

The internet is a series of tubes. https://t.co/41Ss1bRGV0

posted October 25, 2019 #

Cream premiere! Spin the spooky music vid for "Black," the third single from Fetching Pails' 'Telekinesis for Beginners,' coming soon via @records_yk. https://t.co/hD9rgUSYsS https://t.co/krXanmAj9c