We like to think, chat & write about films, TV and other moving images as well as watch and screen them. Here are some thoughts and memories.
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RANJIT REWINDS
Film programmer Ranjit S. Ruprai looks back at his influences and obsessions.
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PHUONG PRESSES PLAY
Film critic Phuong Le contemplates her many film fixations and fascinations.
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SUPA SUPA SUPA
SUPA articles about SUPA movies by SUPA friends, inc. Amos Levin and others.
Psychedelic Marketing: The Trip & Om Dar-B-Dar
The stories of The Trip & Om Dar-B-Dar are those of metamorphosis and revelation within the modern world of brand names, advertising jingles, scientific progress and global popular culture references. Coca Cola, moon landings and James Bond. They complement each other in more than just the marketing tactics used to promote them.
Ranjit Rewinds: Movies For Healing
On a day off sick from school, the most effective medication was Japanese animation. These films had a cathartic effect on me like no other. They entertained me with their creativity. They amazed me with their beauty. They healed me with hope.
Phuong Presses Play: Movies For Sleeping
For an insomniac, falling asleep feels like finally solving a riddle. Watching La Belle Noiseuse makes me feel whole. It relaxes my posture, calms my mind, puts every bit of myself into a restful totality, and sees me off to slumberland.
Ranjit Rewinds: How Long Is A Piece Of Memory?
“Where did your love of cinema begin?” asked the man on a boat. The boat did not bob up and down but my memories did. Floating to the surface. Spilling onto dry land.
Phuong Presses Play: How Does One Touch A Memory?
How does one touch a memory? Can you even smell it? In Sautet’s films, and especially in The Things of Life, the answer is yes.
80s Die Hard: On Hot Rod & Pop Culture Nostalgia
Hollywood does not want you to forget about the 1980s. Like The Terminator, the 80s simply won’t die. We were raised by the 80s, and now we gotta kick their ass.