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Matt Strohl retweeted
Jun 1
Pierre Creton box set available for pre-order now!! vinegarsyndrome.com/collecti…
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May 31
Favorite first viewings for May:
The Fastest Gun Alive (Rouse, 1956)
Blind (Wiseman, 1986)
Terror Firmer (Kaufman, 1999)
Not My Type (Belvaux, 2014)
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May 26
Back in the news.
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I think we were the only ones today out retracing the steps of De Palma’s OBSESSION.
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May 26
One thing I learned this week is not to read too much sociology of taste, or else every time you sit down to watch a movie you’ll worry “uh oh, what would a sociologist of taste think about me watching this.”
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May 21
10 acts I’ve seen live (dating myself):
Sonny Rollins
Tom Waits
The Pogues
The Ramones
The Boredoms
John Zorn and Yamataka Eye
Buddy Miles
Limp Bizkit (before their first album)
Earl Sweatshirt and Tyler the Creator (tiny venue)
Pantera (1994-the show where Phil got arrested)
10 acts I’ve seen live
Portishead
Sonic Youth
OutKast
My Bloody Valentine
Leonard Cohen
Joni Mitchell
Carly Rae Jepsen
Joanna Newsom
Björk
Courtney Love
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May 21
RIP to the great George Eastman (aka Luigi Montefiori). Since the first time I saw him in a movie, my policy has been that I’ll watch ANYTHING he’s in, which has led me to some strange and wonderful places.
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May 19
Oh, it’s on. The Cannes curve of a masterpiece. It’s also promising that reviews complain of slowness, incomprehensibility, and “style over substance.”
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Matt Strohl retweeted
May 15
LATE STYLE IN FILM - now available for purchase at
stickingplacebooks.com/books…
(FYI: the price is discounted if you buy directly from the website)
Thank you, and please spread the word to anyone you think might be interested!
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May 12
Oh, weird, I had Forstag as a student. Making me feel old af.
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Matt Strohl retweeted
Wrote about Claire Denis start to finish: AD years with Rivette and Wenders/Dommartin, 1971-87; her first films and earliest friendships with Descas, de Bankolé, and, behind the scenes, Bernard-Marie Koltès, who died of AIDS in 1990; what her final films may look like. Link below
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May 8
Canvas going down nationwide during finals week due to a ransom attack and revealing the folly of overreliance on ed tech is giving The Pitt season 2.
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May 7
In-class exams mean makeup exams and then more makeup exams for people who miss the makeup exams, to infinity. You want to say “no more makeup exams after this one,” but everyone has infinite doctor’s notes. I would rather be waterboarded than use in-class exams.
I have been experimenting with in-class essays but
- hard to handle open-note policies when most students now take notes digitally
- AI glasses/wearables are coming
- some handwriting is truly illegible
- short handwritten essays test different skills than long form essays
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May 3
Congratulations to Collin. I can’t wait to read this!
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Apr 30
Favorite first viewings for April
Saint Jack (Bogdanovich, 1979)
Shanghai Blues (Tsui, 1984)
Turtle Vision (Satō, 1991)
Veer-Zaara (Chopra, 2004)
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Apr 27
My wife worked at MSO airport for a while and one time she asked Andie MacDowell, “So, what was it like to work with Altman?” And she was gracious about it.
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Apr 22
Lo and behold, something in the Chronicle that’s worth reading.
Apr 22
I'm in the Chronicle of Higher Education today arguing that teaching and learning centers (basically, professional development centers for higher ed teachers) are not genuine sources of teaching expertise and shouldn't be treated like they are. (link in first comment) (1)
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Matt Strohl retweeted
Apr 21
Some thoughts on Dario Argento and Opera: api.omarshehata.me/substack-…
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