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House of Sober Second Thought
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About Me

“… but I maintain images are action” – Flaubert.

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Since gradations among bad films don’t matter, I’ve tried to rate on a scale of excellence, relegating everything from the worst up to the merely so-so to one star, and spreading films with merit across two to five stars. Not that I’ve been remotely consistent in applying this parsimonious rating scheme… in fact most of my ratings reflect how inebriated I was when I watched the movie.

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The Quiller Memorandum

It might have been far nastier, like Le Carré's A Small Town in Germany. Or funnier, à la Greene's Our Man in Havana, which Pinter appears to have unconsciously imitated in the scene of the higher-ups eating at their club. Better still, it might have been more thoroughly absurdist, as in the Pinter of The Birthday Party, The Homecoming, or The Servant. The film we have instead is interesting, but insufficient.

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House of Sober Second Thought

4May13

now avail. 5 new Lubitsch silents, Ford's Sun Shines Bright, Criterion Gate of Hell.

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Jerry Johnson

20Mar13

"the robotelezoomthingy" - you are a prince.

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House of Sober Second Thought

20Feb13

avail. inter-library: all my loving; o thou transcendent (ralph vaughan williams); a time there was (britten); all u need is love (serial);

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Mike Spence

13Apr12

That's funny, I saw this in my local surviving record store. I was way because I really want the music more than the interviews but I will probably pick it up soon anyway since I hear such good things about the performances that are included. Have you watched it yet? (I accidentally deleted your wall post on my page)