Written and performed by the wonderful Jim Broadbent, directed by Mike Leigh. In this, maybe my all time favorite short film, a member of the British landed gentry, the 23rd Earl of Leete, tells of his family history.
Hint: the real story is found between the dialogue; in the gazes, gaps, and pauses. […]

Sony Pictures is doing the humanitarian service of finally getting John Cassavetes’ Husbands released on DVD. Netflix, buy, steal, Youtube it, do whatever you gotta do to see this work of art. Just know that unlike 99% of all other films, your hand will not be held as you watch and navigate through […]

Come check out the new branch to Campbell Brothers Surfboards, Bonzer5.org. We will be auctioning off two surfboards online. All proceeds will be donated towards Water 1st International, a non-profit organization based in Seattle that is dedicated to bringing safe water and sanitation to those in need around the world.
Find out all the […]

Staukul model, version 2.0.

Leonard Cohen
Antony & The Johnsons
My Bloody Valentine
Tinariwen
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Last weekend was another successful Coachella excursion. We had the privilege(?) of providing overpriced hydration, electrolytes, and whatever Red Bull is to a mass of humanity that supposedly passes as youth culture. Got to check out some pretty neat music in the midst of it all, a […]

ART ALERT!!!!

Acclaimed artist and good friend Chris Lundy has an upcoming gallery show at the James Gray Gallery in Bergamot Station. The show will be a retrospective of sorts and features his more recent large scale paintings completed over the last couple years. The newest piece is a stunning five panel, 15′ x 9′ […]

On this day 50 years ago, March 2nd, 1959, side one of Kind of Blue was recorded at 30th Street Studios in NYC. Side two would be recorded the next month on April 22nd.

alto saxophonist - Cannonball Adderley
tenor saxophonist - John Coltrane
pianists - Wynton Kelly and Bill Evans
bassist - Paul Chambers
drummer - Jimmy Cobb
Kind […]

I really didn’t like Burn After Reading. And I’m gonna go out of my way to state why…

Rising high above the fray of films worth seeing is Waltz With Bashir, an animated documentary about the 1982 Lebanon War. The synopsis:
One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari Folman about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by 26 vicious dogs. Every night, the same number of beasts. […]

Punishment Park is a 1971 film written and directed by Peter Watkins. Conceived as a pseudo-documentary, it is hands down one of the most intense works ever in political cinema. To set the stage for the film… the Vietnam War escalates with Richard Nixion’s “secret” bombing campaign in Cambodia. Faced with a growing […]