‘The Big Lebowski’ Opening Credits, Done in ‘True Detective’ Style

Darrin Fullerton of Epidemic Productions has given the world a new way of imagining The Big Lebowski opening credits, with a True Detective parody. Watch it below. The Coen Brothers’ cult classic The Big Lebowski is given a gritty overhaul in HBO’s True Detective style and the result is pretty… Continue reading

‘Bellflower’ Film Review

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“Lord Humungous cannot be defiled.” – Lord Humungous This Mad Max quote opens Bellflower, and it cuts right to the film’s central theme. The two main characters, best friends, play with the idea of the apocalyptic “end of the world.” It’s their bond. Their project. Their playground. And they are literally preparing for it by… Continue reading

John Fante ‘Ask The Dust’ Quotes

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Ask the Dust is Italian-American author John Fante’s most famous work. The novel was published in 1939, and is part of Fante’s “Bandini Quartet,” all of which feature the main character Arturo Bandini, who is a stand in for Fante. The other three novels in the Bandini series are: Wait… Continue reading

Watch Banksy Come Alive in the Brooklynians Episode “Banksy in Brooklyn”

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Banksy in Brooklyn, NYC Street artist Banksy came to New York City in October, 2013 for a residency called Better Out Than In. He created stencil works, as well as installations slash performance art pieces such as the shoe shine boy polishing Ronald McDonald’s shoes in front of a McDonald’s… Continue reading

‘Salinger’ Film Review

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“By being out of the picture, he is in the picture.” – Jack Wenke, Writer There are a few “notoriously reclusive” people in the public consciousness. Among them are: Howard Hughes (subject of The Aviator), Thomas Pynchon (Gravity’s Rainbow), Bill Watterson (Calvin & Hobbes), Harper Lee (To Kill a Mockingbird),… Continue reading

Roz and the Rice Cakes in Studio, 1809 Sessions (Video)

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Roz and the Rice Cakes Perform “Push and Pull”  Providence, Rhode Island’s Roz and the Rice Cakes have toured extensively this summer, taking their atmospheric, jazzy indie rock all over the country. While on the road, they stopped into 1809 Studios, in Macedon, New York, to record a live, session version… Continue reading