Author: Monkeystador

Enthusiast.
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All Of This

Star Wars Films, Ranked By Me
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1. Empire
1a. Star Wars
[order doesn’t matter. I can’t quit either of them, and will always get sucked in if they’re on, they’re magnificent]
2. American Graffiti
3. Darth Maul Fight Scene / musical score
4. Star Wars Holiday Special
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all others – maddening, hard pass, the seeds of decline were those damn Ewoks
5. Honorable Mention: Timothy Zahn’s Heir to the Empire books were pretty great

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Laurel Canyon

I’ve only seen the first of these, as recommended to us by Fat Elvis once upon a time. It’s great. A friend recently hipped me to Echo in the Canyon, and I noticed that there’s ANOTHER one out too.

I’m nostalgic for California, now that it’s burning up and falling into the ocean. I loved my time there. I may watch all of these. Maybe someone will tell us that Laurel Canyon gave birth to punk.

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Dooooon!

Not sure what the quota is for remakes (at least #4, I think) but this looks fun. I rarely watch 1983 Dune, because Lynch has such distaste for it, but I caught the first 30 minutes the other day, and thought those sequences were amazing.

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Mission Statement For Your Band

Band Name Bureau has a Twitter account, an Instagram Feed and a paid subscription service. The guy who started it began as an AV Club compiler, and the Ten Year Retrospective of Band Names was stellar. Included are links to bands, songs, and desolate wastelands like MySpace. With all respect to Fartbarf, my favorites:

Here Comes Old Vodka Tits
Coach Said Not To
Carlos I’m Pregnant
Diagnosis? Bastard
Okilly Dokilly (“the world’s only Nedal band”)

I have no idea if these bands are any good, but I’m sure that you music industry veterans can confirm it doesn’t matter, it’s all about your name.

I think if someone cleaned up the audio, Carlos I’m Pregnant wouldn’t be half-bad.

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Shaken, Not Stirred

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVJKYwckzKs

I’m all for Daniel Craig.  Skyfall is one of my favorite films of the last ten years. Fleabag was brought in to liven up this script. Bodes well.