October 2007
1 post
new gags
A woman is giving birth in a hospital. She has been in labor many hours and appears in poor health. She is not expected to survive. The doctors urge her to make one final push. She grits her teeth, throws her head back, and screams. The doctor leans in to take hold of the baby as it exits, but is bowled over by a flock or crows bursting from her womb. Out slide the bones of the child, picked...
March 2007
3 posts
cinema paradiso
jesus.
straw dogs is universe b
Straw Dogs is an inherently feminist movie; if feminists don’t like it, it’s for two reasons: First (and this is the one people have an especially hard time swallowing), because the film is subtle. Peckinpah is definitely one of those mad genius virtuoso editors, and the entire movie is crammed with subliminal cuts and reaction shots; He’s the kind of guy to build a film after...