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Monday, February 29, 2016

I'd Love to Turn You On At the Movies #135 - Sleeper (1973, dir. Woody Allen)

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Back before Woody Allen got serious in the late 70s, he was an heir to the great slapstick film comedians. Roger Ebert drops Buster Keaton’...
Monday, February 22, 2016

I'd Love to Turn You On #148 - Brian Eno/David Byrne – My Life in the Bush of Ghosts

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After Talking Heads released their fourth album and masterpiece, Remain in Light , the band went on hiatus while its members explored side...
Monday, February 15, 2016

I'd Love to Turn You On At the Movies #134 - The Five Obstructions (2003, dir. Jørgen Leth/Lars von Trier)

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In this century, few directors have provoked, shocked, and captivated audiences like Lars von Trier. People who have watched Dancer in th...
Monday, February 8, 2016

I'd Love to Turn You On #147 - Mary Lou Williams – Zoning

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The average jazz listener is likely to come up short if asked to name the jazz pianist who began their musical career in the 1920s and, as...
Monday, February 1, 2016

I'd Love to Turn You On At the Movies #133 - The Hustler – (1961, dir. Robert Rossen)

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Deep in the heart of every American male lies an aching question he must face throughout his life in moments of doubt and crises; “Am I A ...
Monday, January 25, 2016

I'd Love to Turn You On #146 - Devo - Duty Now For the Future

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You probably know something about the art project/guerrilla theater/rock band from Akron, OH known as Devo, The De-Evolutionary Band. After...
Monday, January 18, 2016

I'd Love to Turn You On At the Movies #132 - Monsoon Wedding (2001, dir. Mira Nair)

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Simply put, Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding is a romantic comedy of great substance! What on the outside would seem to be a straightforward...
Monday, January 11, 2016

I'd Love to Turn You On #145 - Harry Nilsson - The Point

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Harry Nilsson's The Point , released as both an album and full-length animated T.V. special in 1971 succeeds on two different levels. ...
Monday, January 4, 2016

I'd Love to Turn You On At the Movies #131 - Stop Making Sense (1984, dir. Jonathan Demme)

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I assumed that anyone who had an interest would have seen this film by now, but I keep meeting people who haven’t seen it – fans of the Tal...
Wednesday, December 30, 2015

I'd Love to Turn You On #144 - Tom Lehrer – That Was The Year That Was

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Superlatives like ‘genius’ are often thrown around as casually as a baseball in modern culture, but very few folks are deserving of such h...
Monday, December 28, 2015

Twist and Shout Presents: Top Things List 2015

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As at the end of every year, we ask our employees to share their favorite releases of the year. Herein are the results of our end of year e...
Monday, December 21, 2015

I'd Love to Turn You On At the Movies #130 - The Iron Giant (1999, dir. Brad Bird)

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I first watched The Iron Giant in the fall of 1999, just a few months after graduating from college. Had I seen this film between the ages...
Monday, December 14, 2015

I'd Love to Turn You On #143 - Caitlin Cary & Thad Cockrell - Begonias

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The sub-genre of alt-country has always seemed a fitful and inadequate label for the music it contains. Although part of this tension stem...
Monday, December 7, 2015

I'd Love to Turn You On At the Movies #129 - High Fidelity (2000, dir. Stephen Frears)

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"What came first, the music or the misery? People worry about kids playing with guns, or watching violent videos, that some sort of c...
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