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Iāll watch anything by Werner Herzog and his documentaries are especially great. But this feature starring Klaus Kinski is my favorite thing heās ever made, and one of my favorite movies period. Like most Herzog the whole project is seriously demented and thereās anĀ *Apocalypse-Now-*like doubling thing going on, where the making of the film was almost as insane as the story he was dramatizing. I just saw Herzog has a new memoir out calledĀ Every Man for Himself and God Against All.Ā I mean come on, I canāt wait to read that.
Feb 27, 2024
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Like the Ebert review said, this movie is like an overwhelming hallucination. I appreciate that it can be brutal without gore. Was Klaus Kinski even acting?
I watched on a dark, rainy afternoon. I'd recommend the same viewing atmoshphere
Jan 28, 2024
Outside of Dune 2, this is my most anticipated this year. Eggers hasn't missed yet and I'm excited to see his remake. I'm fortunate to have seen a restoration of the original 1922 film (with an original live score by local artists) and I'm a fan of Dracula (which it illegally adapted lol), so I'm interested what choices Eggers will take for this remake.
I really ought to watch Werner Herzog's version, too.
Aug 1, 2024
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Imagining him reacting to the clip of a live chicken being released in a movie theater with the same gravity as the Grizzly Man footage
Stroszek is also a relevant text here, if you know you know
Apr 18, 2025
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Many years ago my friend Nico and I used to watch these videos Isaac Mizrahi made where he'd answer fansā questions. A lady in the Midwest was like, āI live in a small town where nothing stylish ever happens, and I need a new look.ā Isaac was like, āHereās what youāre gonna do. Youāre gonna find the most expensive hairdresser in your town, youāre gonna give him all your money, and youāre gonna let him do whatever he wants to you.ā I think that is the best advice Iāve ever heard. It has really stuck with me even though Iām not a lady, Iām not from the Midwest, and I donāt need a new look.
Feb 27, 2024
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This morningĀ my friend Camilla texted a photo of me wearing sneakers to dinner last night and I was just like aw man ugh. I looked like a dork. I think itās because, now that Iām in my 40ās, wearing ādad sneakersā isnāt a style move. Theyāre just sneakers. Please delete that photo, Camilla. I will wear my real shoes next time.
Feb 27, 2024
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My favorite young musician. The photographer Jason Nocito took me to see an Ekkstacy show in Brooklyn last year and it blew my mind: punk rock that incorporates all the best parts of Soundcloud rap (which itself borrows heavily from emo and punkā¦ the circle is complete). Stacy has insane charisma, songs that are built like battleships, and miserable lyrics like āI walk this earth all by myself / Iām doing drugs but they donāt help.ā And āsometimes I wish I was dead.ā Perfect.
Feb 27, 2024