I see my buddy Keith Uhlich at The House Next Door has noted the passing of jazz great Johnny Griffin with both a link and a clip. But one is…
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This morning I hustled across town to Radio NZ House on The Terrace to review Duncan Sarkies' new novel "Two Little Boys" for Nine to Noon. You can click here…
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I first heard of Charles Burnett's Killer of Sheep when it was admiringly referenced in Los Angeles Plays Itself, Thom Anderson's witty and knowing appreciation of LA in the movies,…
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One of the most entertaining essays in the below-mentioned collection Exile Cinema is Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin's ecstatic appreciation of Brazilian horror auteur Jose Mojica Marins and his cinematic alter-ego…
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...and don't you forget it. The man died today at 79. If you ever rocked out to his patented chunka-chunka beat, give him a moment of silence. Or better still,…
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