Spango Dips

I have to give credit to Lucas for being the first to say it (or at least the first to say it in my presence): St. Anger is better than Death Magnetic.

This is hardly a “find,” as it comes from Pitchfork.tv of all places, but I really cannot get over Kim & Jessie.

The summer seems to have gone by. I owe you some movie reviews. Let me just crawl out of this pit first.

My dream is to collaborate with a graphic design artist on these to win a Photoshop contest.

1. Hindquarters
2. Peppermint Paddy Chayefsky
3. Your Dad’s Face
4. Decentralization of Flavor
5. Intelligent Design Pralīne
6. A Mother’s Loss

“Brutal” here meaning, by my own conception, “arousing ugly feelings.” I just tossed this list off with very little rigor or forethought, so let me know if I’ve forgotten anything.

1. Big Black: Kerosene
2. Suicide: Frankie Teardrop
3. Eminem: Kim
4. Nirvana: Big Long Now
5. Slayer: Angel of Death

One thought that occurs upon my first glance is that I should’ve listened to The Melvins more.

Am I insane, or is it in fact possible—and evident, no less, all these years after the fact—that Washing Machine is one of Sonic Youth’s best records?

Everyone do me a favor and give it a fresh spin. I’m thinking right now I might put it sixth.

I love how Hillary says she “will be making no decisions tonight.” See, that’s the beautiful thing about this, Hillary: we’ve made the decision for you.

1. Amber Coffman
2. Angel Deradoorian

Man, I know who’s going to be jealous when this list starts to circulate.  Angel Deradoorian.

Character A has repressed feelings of some sort or another toward Character B.  They have a dialogue in which much, if not everything, is said.  The dialogue ends.  Character B begins to exit.  As he reaches the doorway, Character A calls his name, as a postscript: “B?”  Character B responds, “yes?”  Character A, after a pause: “nothing.”  And scene.

Here are the notables, or at least the ones I can recall right now.

1. Tilda Swinton wins
2. Tilda Swinton looks like Clay Aiken (thanks to Mont Chris for this insight)
3. Marion Cotillard wins
4. Marion Cotillard is the most beautiful woman on earth
5. Marion Cotillard delivers the best acceptance speech in a really long time
6. Marketa Irglova is outrageously driven offstage before she can say one word
7. Marketa Irglova is invited back onstage to make her remarks after all, in a really uncharacteristic show of class and kindness by the Academy
8. Javier Bardem might be gay
9. Nicole Kidman looks less like a person every Oscars
10. Enchanted probably sucks even more than I was expecting
11. Cormac McCarthy is in attendance

Am I forgetting anything?

Character A delivers bad news or a lethal put-down to Character B, or interrupts Character B in the middle of something important and/or embarrassing. They are indoors. Character B whispers “get out.” Two awkward silent seconds pass. Then Character B repeats himself in a shout: “GET OUT!!”, after which Character A slinks away in sheepish despondency.

Start keeping a tally of how many movies feature this exact scene. It will spin your head.

Just once, I would like to see Character A get the message and leave the room after the whisper.