Archive for January, 2006

oscar – and the best film nominees are

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

Brokeback Mountain, Munich, Crash, Good Night, and Good Luck and Capote. Here’s the BBC’s view of the Oscar race.

Thrill Jockey joins the direct downloads set

Monday, January 30th, 2006

I’ll let them speak for themselves – “Hello and welcome to our new web site. We are pretty happy about it as we can now offer you the option of buying downloads directly from Thrill Jockey so that more of your money goes directly to the artists. Thrill Jockey is a 50% profit share and [...]

anyone sick of those Apple emails yet?

Monday, January 30th, 2006

If I’m to continue reading these email barrages I hope that the content on offer gets more interesting.

cat power – the greatest

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

Cat Power came out with her new CD The Greatest this week. By all accounts it’s an amazing piece of work. That makes the week a two ‘fer if we include the wonderful Beth Horton’s new CD too. Listen to a track from The Greatest here

Sundance – Now a Study in Paradox

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

Julia Garro, Eleonore Hendricks and Melonie Diaz in Dito Montiel’s “Guide to Recognizing Your Saints.”
“As we elbowed our way through throngs of yahoos in ski parkas (”Dude, I just saw Jennifer Aniston!”) and choked on the exhaust fumes from idling S.U.V.’s, my friend evoked a long-ago time, a quarter-century distant, when Sundance was still known [...]

Steven Soderbergh’s Bubble

Thursday, January 26th, 2006

I love it when people take risks, especially talented people like Soderbergh. For the first time, you have a choice of how you want to watch a new film. On 1/27/06, Steven Soderbergh’s BUBBLE will not only open in theatres across the country, but also on HDNet Movies twice – at 9pm & 11pm EST. [...]

never trust a donkey

Thursday, January 26th, 2006

Actor Chris Penn found dead

Wednesday, January 25th, 2006

Actor Chris Penn, of Reservoir Dogs fame, was