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Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (1979)

There is a single brief shot in Allan Arkush’s Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (1979) which qualifies it as one of the greatest rock movies ever made.  A happy accident, as it turns out.  The camera was running at the … Continue reading

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Double Feature: The Immoral Mr. Teas/Eve and the Handyman (1959/1961)

He adored women.  He feared them and he worshipped them.  Having found success as a WWII war photographer, when the war ended he switched subjects, and began to seduce women with his camera – first with pin-ups and early Playboy … Continue reading

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The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat (1974)

“The 1970’s. Jump back, baby.” So here we have a bastard child of a bastard child. It’s a strange case, The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat. Originally, of course, Fritz was created by R. Crumb, one of the signature … Continue reading

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