“Lost” – Recapped by Extended Italian Family

Ha, ha, funny!
Landline contributor Mike Antonucci visits his Long Island home and gets the help of his Italian family to recap the show’s 5 complicated seasons.

Fritze Lang’s “Woman in the Moon” (Frau im Mond, 1929) – Part 1 of 16

I didn’t know that Oskar Fischinger worked on this one.

A scientist discovers that there’s gold on the moon, he builds a rocket to fly there, but there’s too much rivalry among the crew to have a sucessful expedition.

Starring Willy Fritsch, Gerda Maurus, Klaus Pohl, Fritz Rasp, Gustl Gstettenbaur, and Gustav von Wangenheim. Directed by Fritz Lang.

Andy Warhol in “The Driver’s Seat” (1974)

Andy Warhol’s scenes in the 1974 Elizabeth Taylor movie, “The Driver’s Seat”, also known as, “Identikit.” Warhol was dubbed by some Englishman for his scenes…

Insane Moments in Movie History – Liz Taylor in “Driver’s Seat” (1974)

This is Elizabeth Taylor in a very weird and seldom seen 1974 film “Driver’s Seat”. She is talking about sex and food with a total stranger.

The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to stunned silence and it has been suggested that Liz at one point tried to buy up the rights and all prints of the movie.

links for 2010-02-06

Burka Blue : No Burka !

Nargiz started the Burka Band when she met a German music producer in Kabul in late 2002. The producer was teaching Afghans to play modern music, and Nargiz learned to play the drums. One day she wondered why all the burkas in Kabul were blue, and together with two friends she wrote the song “Burka Blue” which is about burkas and the way you feel when you wear them. The song was recorded in Kabul with help from the German producers. The band would rehearse behind locked doors, so nobody would find out that

AFGHAN STAR – DOCUMENTARY – Trailer

I just saw this. It’s a great to learn a bit more about those afghans and their idea of a nation in general!

“After 30 years of war and Taliban rule, Afghan pop Idol is taking the nation by storm… but this is more than just a TV show. In Afghanistan you risk your life to sing.”

Gone with the Wind… with Vampires

What, no zombies?

links for 2010-02-05

James Cameron’s Cheesy ’80s Music Video Starring Kathryn Bigelow!

Back in 1988, Bill Paxton had a truly terrible little band called Martini Ranch, and Cameron shot a long music video for them featuring his future wife, one Ms. Bigelow.