Elections and Erections - Peter-Dirk Uys

At the Zero Arrow Theater

Ping Pong Playa - Jessica Yu (2008)

Screened at the Brattle Theater as part of the Boston Independent Film Festival

The Store - Frederick Wiseman (1983)

The flow of lingerie as manipulated by smoking suits in boardrooms. (They actually had meetings without PowerPoint back then!) Taste drafted and shaped in mirrored closets. Luxurious furs and jewelry justified with salesman's cooing. The guy in the elf suit keeps on keeping on. Wiseman's non-judgemental eye proves the weirdest people and situations are right over your shoulder.

Dreams with Sharp Teeth - Erik Nelson (2008)

Screen at the Brattle Theater as part of the Boston Independent Film Festival

Viva la Dance - Unseen Cinema Vol. 7 - Early American Avante Garde Film 1894-1941

Took me a while to watch this one, but the payoffs include a 17-year old Charlton Heston as Peer Gynt, a 20 minute dance with nothing but dozens of hands, a bit of Busby Berkeley and the wonderful flowing airy animation of Anthony Gross & Hector Hoppin.

Hundreds of Feet Below Daylight - James Sturm (1998)

The Sandman: Endless Nights - Neil Gaiman (2003)

with art by Fabry, Manara, Prado, Quitely, Russell, Sienkiewicz, Storey,

The Revival - James Sturm (1996)

Hootenanny Hoot - Gene Nelson (1963)

3 by Sheb Wooley. 1 by Johnny Cash. Judy Henske, the Beatnik Queen, signs a couple of fantastic songs. Putting her in a bikini wasn't the greatest idea in the world. Great pipes. Weird moves.

Duffy's Tavern - The Raffle w/ Joan Bennet (12-18-1946)

Persepolis - Marjane Satrapi (2003)

Probably the 4th time I've read this. Prepping for a discussion group tomorrow.

Persepolis - Marjane Satrapi (2003)

Probably the 4th time I've read this. Prepping for a discussion group tomorrow.

Shine a Light - Martin Scorsese (2008)

Whereas U2 3D is a concert film made up of words, Shine a Light is a concert film made up of faces. Ironically the small venue serves to fragment the band members even more than a space where the huge cameras could pull back to take in the full entourage. Scorsese mirrors Keith and Mick's on-stage demeanor with his own cinematic jokesmanship. Nice to see Albert Maysles in there.

Screened at Jordon's Furniture IMAX Theater in Reading

Jar of Fools - Jason Lutes (2000)

Tell It To the Marines - George W. Hill (1926)

Lon Chaney leaves his makup kit behind. William Haines flirts. Carmel Myers sits and claps among the natives. Watch those reactions flirt with Elanor Boardman's face. Warner Oland picks the short straw in the hat lottery. One of the best Hollywood silents I've seen yet.

The Big Steal - Don Siegel (1949)

with commentary by Richard B. Jewell

The Big Steal - Don Siegel (1949)

Alas and Alack - Joseph De Grasse (1915)

Lon Chaney appears in the remaining fragment of this fairy-tale short.

Autobiographix - Dark Horse Publishing (2003)

short autobiographical stories by Will Eisner, Frank Miller, Sergio Aragones, Paul Chadwick, Jason Lutes and more

U2 3D - Catherine Owens & Mark Pellington (2008)

Screened in IMAX 3D at the New England Aquarium

The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Wallace Worsley (1923)

with commentary by Michael F. Blake

Hot, Throbbing Dykes to Watch Out - Alison Bechdel

The Sealtest Variety Show - Dorothy Lamour (11-18-1948)

With the Great Gildersleeve

I Love A Mystery - Things That Cry In the Night - Episode 1 (10-31-1949)

Mome - Winter 2006

Fibber McGee and Molly - Catching Old Muley at Dugan's Pond (5-7-46)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Wallace Worsley (1923)

The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic Book Scare and How It Changed America - David Hajdu (2008)

Book reading and lecture by David Hajdu

Reunion in France - Jules Dassin (1942)

Screened in honor of Dassin's death

The Doll's House: The Sandman Book 2 - Neil Gaiman & Mike Dringenberg (1989)

Youth Without Youth - Francis Ford Coppola (2007)

Screened at the Brattle Theater