Dec 10, 2014
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Pixies’ Doolittle has officially reached the quarter-century mark, meaning the record is old enough to rent a car, get wasted on its own post-punk nihilism, and drive that car into a ditch to the sound of Black Francis’ shiver-inducing scream (not that we’d ever endorse that kind of behavior).
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Dec 09, 2014
Books
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George Clinton’s memoir is an insightful and informative trip through the wild and crazy world of P-Funk, told with all the intelligence, openness, and honest that the story deserves.
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Dec 09, 2014
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The Night Porter‘s subject matter—a romantic relationship between a camp survivor and one of her Nazi oppressors—was controversial in 1974, and feels just as taboo today.
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Studio: FilmBuff
Directed by Gracie Otto
Dec 09, 2014
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The Last Impresario is unfortunately a fine example of a documentary that reveals a natural path in its subject but decides to avoid it.
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Dec 09, 2014
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Eighteen years. That’s how long Scotland’s most whimsical indie ensemble Belle and Sebastian has been around. For a band that’s barely scratched the mainstream surface, it’s some achievement, especially as Stuart Murdoch’s wistful troupe still look a long way off from calling it quits.
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Studio: Gravitas Ventures
Directed by Gillian Greene
Dec 08, 2014
Cinema
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Murder of a Cat takes a classic noire-esque murder mystery to an absurdly banal suburban setting.
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Dec 08, 2014
Music
Gruff Rhys
Sometime Super Furry Animals frontman and Neon Neon mouthpiece, Gruff Rhys, uses his solo albums as a vehicle for travel and self-discovery. On his fourth venture, American Interior, it was not enough to produce only an album; Rhys has also filmed a documentary film, written a book, and developed an app.
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Dec 05, 2014
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It’s an unproven medical fact that one in five children born between 1983 and 1985 were conceived while an 8-track tape of Roxy Music’s Avalon was playing. A night may begin innocently with roses and a candlelit dinner, but once Bryan Ferry‘s voice drifts out from the stereo speakers there’s little doubt where that evening is heading.
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Studio: Zeitgeist Films
Directed by Talya Lavie
Dec 05, 2014
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Israeli military comedy Zero Motivation follows a group of young, female soldiers serving out their nation’s mandatory two years of service within the administrative department of a quiet, regional base.
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