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autechre and lenin in russia
1994
1994
November 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
autechre and lenin in russia
1994
1994
Able Noise and Still House Plants are to my ears the two most interesting rock bands making music today. A lot of it has to do with the stark minimalism of their instrumentation compared to the more heavily arranged music I see a lot of rock heading towards (Windmill Scene).
youtu.be/a2XJX566Vt8
youtu.be/a2XJX566Vt8
Providence
YouTube video by Able Noise - Topic
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November 14, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Able Noise and Still House Plants are to my ears the two most interesting rock bands making music today. A lot of it has to do with the stark minimalism of their instrumentation compared to the more heavily arranged music I see a lot of rock heading towards (Windmill Scene).
youtu.be/a2XJX566Vt8
youtu.be/a2XJX566Vt8
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R.I.P. Nakadai Tatsuya, one of the giant figures in history of Japanese cinema news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6558551
俳優・仲代達矢さん死去 92歳 - Yahoo!ニュース
映画「人間の条件」や黒沢明監督の「影武者」などに主演し、主宰する「無名塾」で後進を育てた俳優で文化勲章受章者の仲代達矢（なかだい・たつや、本名元久＝もとひさ）さんが死去したことが11日、分かった。9
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November 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
R.I.P. Nakadai Tatsuya, one of the giant figures in history of Japanese cinema news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6558551
Jean Vigo's L'Atalante. Emotional longing manifests itself in surreal and musical movie magic. It's incredibly sad that such an amazing filmmaker had to die so young. One of my favorites.
What is the best movie not from this year that you’ve seen this year? Bonus points if you say why
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Jean Vigo's L'Atalante. Emotional longing manifests itself in surreal and musical movie magic. It's incredibly sad that such an amazing filmmaker had to die so young. One of my favorites.
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This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Went to the Northside Record Fair. My favorite vendor from last time I went wasn't there but still got two records. Been listening to the Horace Tapscott record and it's pretty great.
November 9, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Went to the Northside Record Fair. My favorite vendor from last time I went wasn't there but still got two records. Been listening to the Horace Tapscott record and it's pretty great.
Finally read my copy of Kyoko Okazaki's River's Edge. I don't think there is a manga artist out there that really does what she does. The way she depicts young characters endlessly flailing through the mundanity of modern living really hits close to home. She is so in tune to the youth.
November 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Finally read my copy of Kyoko Okazaki's River's Edge. I don't think there is a manga artist out there that really does what she does. The way she depicts young characters endlessly flailing through the mundanity of modern living really hits close to home. She is so in tune to the youth.
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Thinking about Shuichi Higure's covers.
July 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Thinking about Shuichi Higure's covers.
#nowlistening
Microstoria - init ding + _snd
Great glitch music. Fragile and warm. Organic rumblings that feel both urban and botanic. Find myself listening to it in times I need to wind down and rest.
Microstoria - init ding + _snd
Great glitch music. Fragile and warm. Organic rumblings that feel both urban and botanic. Find myself listening to it in times I need to wind down and rest.
November 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
#nowlistening
Microstoria - init ding + _snd
Great glitch music. Fragile and warm. Organic rumblings that feel both urban and botanic. Find myself listening to it in times I need to wind down and rest.
Microstoria - init ding + _snd
Great glitch music. Fragile and warm. Organic rumblings that feel both urban and botanic. Find myself listening to it in times I need to wind down and rest.
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Gueule d'amour (1937)
Jean Gabin's best performance? Certainly his most emotionally revealing. A rare instance of him moving beyond his usual anti-social, guarded roles into climatic naked emotion with actual tears. The gay subtext here is surprising, adding a whole new dimension to the film.
Jean Gabin's best performance? Certainly his most emotionally revealing. A rare instance of him moving beyond his usual anti-social, guarded roles into climatic naked emotion with actual tears. The gay subtext here is surprising, adding a whole new dimension to the film.
November 4, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Gueule d'amour (1937)
Jean Gabin's best performance? Certainly his most emotionally revealing. A rare instance of him moving beyond his usual anti-social, guarded roles into climatic naked emotion with actual tears. The gay subtext here is surprising, adding a whole new dimension to the film.
Jean Gabin's best performance? Certainly his most emotionally revealing. A rare instance of him moving beyond his usual anti-social, guarded roles into climatic naked emotion with actual tears. The gay subtext here is surprising, adding a whole new dimension to the film.
La Belle Équipe (1936)
The movie's politics may be mere window dressing to the melodrama between the actors, but I think the direction and performances really outshine any hang-ups I have. This scene (with an iconic shot of Gabin) is a great example. A film about dreams being shattered by reality.
The movie's politics may be mere window dressing to the melodrama between the actors, but I think the direction and performances really outshine any hang-ups I have. This scene (with an iconic shot of Gabin) is a great example. A film about dreams being shattered by reality.
November 3, 2025 at 3:28 AM
La Belle Équipe (1936)
The movie's politics may be mere window dressing to the melodrama between the actors, but I think the direction and performances really outshine any hang-ups I have. This scene (with an iconic shot of Gabin) is a great example. A film about dreams being shattered by reality.
The movie's politics may be mere window dressing to the melodrama between the actors, but I think the direction and performances really outshine any hang-ups I have. This scene (with an iconic shot of Gabin) is a great example. A film about dreams being shattered by reality.
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Haven't listened to a lot this year but have been listening to some great jazz records. Ahmed, Mary Halverson, The Necks, and Stabbins, Tippett & Moholo have been my favorites.
October 30, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Haven't listened to a lot this year but have been listening to some great jazz records. Ahmed, Mary Halverson, The Necks, and Stabbins, Tippett & Moholo have been my favorites.
RIP Jack DeJohnette. Has performed and led on some of my favorite jazz records. Incredible drummer and underrated pianist.
October 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
RIP Jack DeJohnette. Has performed and led on some of my favorite jazz records. Incredible drummer and underrated pianist.
Been slowly going through Andrew Dudley's book on Poetic Realism, Mists of Regret. Quite enjoyed these passages on Jean Gabin, his appeal as an actor, and how he fits into the wider ouvre of French culture and cinema.
October 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Been slowly going through Andrew Dudley's book on Poetic Realism, Mists of Regret. Quite enjoyed these passages on Jean Gabin, his appeal as an actor, and how he fits into the wider ouvre of French culture and cinema.
New Rafael Toral album is unbelievably gorgeous, just like his previous one. Jazz standards as cosmic ambient reveries. Have to give it some more spins but it might be my album of the year.
rafaeltoral.bandcamp.com/album/travel...
rafaeltoral.bandcamp.com/album/travel...
Traveling Light, by Rafael Toral
6 track album
rafaeltoral.bandcamp.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
New Rafael Toral album is unbelievably gorgeous, just like his previous one. Jazz standards as cosmic ambient reveries. Have to give it some more spins but it might be my album of the year.
rafaeltoral.bandcamp.com/album/travel...
rafaeltoral.bandcamp.com/album/travel...
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With the release of her new art heist film The Mastermind, director Kelly Reichardt speaks to Mitchell Beaupre about the tension of life’s disruptions, Josh O’Connor’s shifting performance, and her endless fascination for people watching. boxd.it/2Mu
October 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
With the release of her new art heist film The Mastermind, director Kelly Reichardt speaks to Mitchell Beaupre about the tension of life’s disruptions, Josh O’Connor’s shifting performance, and her endless fascination for people watching. boxd.it/2Mu
Saw The Mastermind. Funny to see a lot of negative talk about this being about nothing when I walked away feeling like it's Reichardt's most explicit call to action. The film is basically begging Josh O'Connor to realize that he is not absolved from the political forces surrounding him.
October 24, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Saw The Mastermind. Funny to see a lot of negative talk about this being about nothing when I walked away feeling like it's Reichardt's most explicit call to action. The film is basically begging Josh O'Connor to realize that he is not absolved from the political forces surrounding him.
Cecil Taylor is the man
October 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Cecil Taylor is the man
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"I don’t see young people getting angry over franchise films. It’s someone selling you something in a two-hour format that’s really about selling you something else and pretending."
Kelly Reichardt on The Mastermind and not caring about audience expectations:
Kelly Reichardt on The Mastermind and not caring about audience expectations:
Kelly Reichardt on The Mastermind: “Question Why You Want the Things You Want”
The characters in Kelly Reichardt’s films drift and wander. Her leads often work their way through the worlds, struggling against bad impulses and worse decisions, attempting to find community, solace...
thefilmstage.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"I don’t see young people getting angry over franchise films. It’s someone selling you something in a two-hour format that’s really about selling you something else and pretending."
Kelly Reichardt on The Mastermind and not caring about audience expectations:
Kelly Reichardt on The Mastermind and not caring about audience expectations:
Mingus as Secretary of Peace is pretty funny considering his history
October 21, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Mingus as Secretary of Peace is pretty funny considering his history
Watched Punch-Drunk Love. Never seen a romance filled with so much whimsy. Fantasy and reality colliding. Sandler was wonderful and very relatable.
October 21, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Watched Punch-Drunk Love. Never seen a romance filled with so much whimsy. Fantasy and reality colliding. Sandler was wonderful and very relatable.
The Mastermind ad campaign kinda crazy
Thieves steal jewels from Louvre in Paris, media reports reut.rs/43u2cX1
Thieves steal jewels from Louvre in Paris, media reports
A robbery has taken place at the Louvre museum in Paris early on Sunday, French Culture Minister Rachida Dati said, with the newspaper Le Parisien reporting several thieves have stolen pieces of jewellery from the Napoleon collection.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The Mastermind ad campaign kinda crazy