Secret Ninja Movie Club (aka what have you watched lately)

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Aye well when it comes to a quality and entertaining broadcast I can't fault that, his presentation is sublime and the subject is engaging. I just found it interesting that I was fully to accept anything he'd say without questioning it too much and I guess it's there to interrogate rather than provide a fully rounded arguement taking in both sides with equal measure, like an essay. It's just that I found myself not questioning anything he was saying and when I had that pointed out to me it was kind of unsettling. I guess coz theres so few people out there providing alternatives to the agreed cultural hegemony I just lapped it up. My bad lol

[noam]

yea man defo, it kind of takes the form of a polemic i suppose, and the advantage of that is, once you get over the initial 'WHOAAAA HEEZ WEL OLLTERNATIV' you can start attacking it

i haven't though

lol interested to hear alternative viewpoints though

[faultier]

"Some people will say that words like scum and rotten are wrong for Objective Journalism — which is true, but they miss the point. It was the built-in blind spots of the Objective rules and dogma that allowed Nixon to slither into the White House in the first place. He looked so good on paper that you could almost vote for him sight unseen. He seemed so all-American, so much like Horatio Alger, that he was able to slip through the cracks of Objective Journalism. You had to get Subjective to see Nixon clearly, and the shock of recognition was often painful. [...]If you consider the great journalists in history, you don't see too many objective journalists on that list. H. L. Mencken was not objective. Mike Royko, who just died. I. F. Stone was not objective. Mark Twain was not objective. I don't quite understand this worship of objectivity in journalism. Now, just flat-out lying is different from being subjective."

H.S. Thompson

adam curtis is a boss imo, extra points for the soundtracks of his documentaries being always quality

[noam]

"Some people will say that words like scum and rotten are wrong for Objective Journalism — which is true, but they miss the point. It was the built-in blind spots of the Objective rules and dogma that allowed Nixon to slither into the White House in the first place. He looked so good on paper that you could almost vote for him sight unseen. He seemed so all-American, so much like Horatio Alger, that he was able to slip through the cracks of Objective Journalism. You had to get Subjective to see Nixon clearly, and the shock of recognition was often painful. [...]If you consider the great journalists in history, you don't see too many objective journalists on that list. H. L. Mencken was not objective. Mike Royko, who just died. I. F. Stone was not objective. Mark Twain was not objective. I don't quite understand this worship of objectivity in journalism. Now, just flat-out lying is different from being subjective."

H.S. Thompson

adam curtis is a boss imo, extra points for the soundtracks of his documentaries being always quality

yea brilliantly on point there

have an opinion, put it on the line,

Rand said herself - 'There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil'

might be a bit strong considering her context but relevant still

[ch3]

el shitto

I see this didn't go down well, then I found it quite fun to watch, though it was difficult to take it too seriously.

Btw, according to Jodorowski "If you are great, El Topo is a great picture. If you are limited, El Topo is limited"

[parson]

rand vs buddha

[wub]

One of the Spanish channels has started a Tony Scott tribute mini-season, this was last night's offering. Damn fine performances from both Washington and Hackman, bit where the guys get locked in and left to drown still makes me feel a bit sick though

[capo ultra]

rand vs buddha

lovely

[parson]

started watching All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace and it makes Ayn Rand look extremely pathetic

[faust.dtc]

Well that was different...in the sense that I've never seen a movie that has borrowed from just about every other horror movie in existence before.

Entertaining though.

[parson]

cabin in the woods is so awesome

[wormcode]

Limelight
Good doc on the 80s and 90s electronic and club scene with some nice interviews, but too much Moby imo & a total lack of James St. James which was the only person besides Gatien and Alig I was really interested in hearing from. Disappointed in that, but otherwise nicely put together by Gatien's daughter & Billy Corben. Just wish they would have interviewed more of the actual club kids and less of the government dicks and informants.

[wub]

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

Not a lot to say about this that hasn't already been said - awesome film...and also filmed not too far from the villa I went to last summer

[kingldub]

The Deadly Spawn. Hilarious 1980's alien related Horror.

Full movie on youtube

[BaronVon]

Pusher Trilogy. Brilliant films showing scumbags in their true light. I love how it shows the vunerable side of those who put up the front of hardmen. I especially like Milo in the third chapter.

[Basstronomer]

Is that a documentary Baron?

[noam]

they're films

the first one is the first film by the guy who directed Drive

[Basstronomer]

they're films

the first one is the first film by the guy who directed Drive

Thanks, on it

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[quote="dfaultuzradam curtis is a boss imo, extra points for the soundtracks of his documentaries being always quality[/quote]

I agree but it does remind me of Nathan Barley's comment "What music do you cut to".

And I wasn't really saying him being subjective is the problem. It's postmodern i.e no objective truth, just narrative. One view is as good as another and the simulation of documentary is just a style. That's all good, I guess I just felt a little let down, theres so few informative documentaries out there.

[Forum]

One of the Spanish channels has started a Tony Scott tribute mini-season, this was last night's offering. Damn fine performances from both Washington and Hackman, bit where the guys get locked in and left to drown still makes me feel a bit sick though

Still got this on VHS, i'd be surprised if the old tape player still works though.

Might have to get it on dvd, guessing its on the cheap these days