Yes, please.

The Block

Thing is, there’s no single cure for the Block (this is what serious writers call it; cf. the Clap, the Syph, the Herp).
And the reason there’s no single cure is that there’s no single type of Block. The Block can be daylong, or weeklong; it can last for years (Truman Capote) or decades (Ralph Ellison, Henry Roth). I can’t think of any other writers just now.
Hold on—let me top myself off.
You might take comfort from the fact that while writing can’t be forced, time spent not writing can be put to good use. Try acquiring other skills, like rolling cigarettes or reading. Learn to differentiate between scotch and bourbon. Learn the differences among corn whiskey, rye whiskey, and wheat whiskey. Learn what, if anything, separates whisky from whiskey.

Electro Choo-Cho

Yes, please.

The Golem - Black Francis

The Golem - Black Francis from Black Francis on Vimeo.

Black Francis To Release The Golem Rock Album + DVD

Original Score To The Golem : How He Came Into The World

 Out November 16th Exclusively On Black Francis Web Store

THE GOLEM: HOW HE CAME INTO THE WORLD
An original score by BLACK FRANCIS

Often regarded as the height of German expressionism, the silent, black and white film "The Golem" (also known in it's German form, "Der Golem") was the last of a series of three films by director Paul Wegener and was released in 1920.

Set in the 16th century, "The Golem: How He Came Into The World" tells the story of the persecution of the Jews of Prague. The towns Rabbi (Rabbi Loew), foreseeing these events, constructs a giant 'Golem' out of clay in order to protect his people. Mayhem ensues when the creature rebels and begins to destroy the ghetto. The highly expressionistic imagery seen in the film was captured by legendary cinematographer Karl Freund, who went on to do the classic "Metropolis" in 1927. 

Groundbreaking as it was, the film sat 'silent' for nearly 88 years until the San Francisco International Film Festival requested Black Francis score the film and perform it live for their annual film festival in April, 2008. Despite the sold out show at San Francisco's Castro Theatre (with a line stretching around the block) the score has never been performed live since. However, BF recorded the resulting double album in a matter of days in SF at Hyde Street Studios, with help from longtime collaborator/producer Eric Drew Feldman. The album features Black Francis on vocals/guitar, Duane Jarvis on lead guitar (who has since passed away), EDF on keys, Joseph Pope on bass, Jason Carter on drums and Ralph Carney on horns.

In early 2010 the double album, along with the recordings of the live performance in 2008 and the DVD was compiled into a special, limited edition booklet. Only 500 copies were released and sold exclusively through the Black Francis web store. 

However, November 16th, 2010 will see the release of The Golem 'rock album': a stunning one-hour 'rock opera' derived from the original 2-disc album. To accompany the album, the DVD with complete score (both housed in simple & elegant, eco-friendly packaging) will also be available exclusively through the Black Francis web store and Amazon.com.

For Press Inquiries Please Contact Kip@TellAllYourFriendsPR.com

Massive

Break an ankle.

Brookton Hollow

Brookton Hollow from Joshua Smith on Vimeo.
a gay faerie tale about a boy and his cow

Men in love.

National Coming Out Day

Monday is National Coming Out Day. Who was the very first person you came out to? How'd they handle the news? What about your parents? And since they say coming out is a never-ending process, who was the mostrecent person you came out to?

"My Mind to Me A Kingdom Is" by Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford - c.1585

My mind to me a kingdom is;
Such perfect joy therein I find
That it excels all other bliss
That world affords or grows by kind.
Though much I want which most men have,
Yet still my mind forbids to crave.
No princely pomp, no wealthy store,
No force to win the victory,
No wily wit to salve a sore,
No shape to feed each gazing eye;
To none of these I yield as thrall.
For why my mind doth serve for all.
I see how plenty suffers oft,
How hasty climbers soon do fall;
I see that those that are aloft
Mishap doth threaten most of all;
They get with toil, they keep with fear.
Such cares my mind could never bear.
Content I live, this is my stay;
I seek no more than may suffice;
I press to bear no haughty sway;
Look what I lack my mind supplies;
Lo, thus I triumph like a king,
Content with that my mind doth bring.
Some have too much, yet still do crave;
I little have, and seek no more.
They are but poor, though much they have,
And I am rich with little store.
They poor, I rich; they beg, I give;
They lack, I leave; they pine, I live.

I laugh not at another’s loss;
I grudge not at another’s gain;
No worldly waves my mind can toss;
My state at one doth still remain.
I fear no foe, nor fawning friend;
I loathe not life, nor dread my end.
Some weigh their pleasure by their lust,
Their wisdom by their rage of will,
Their treasure is their only trust;
And cloaked craft their store of skill.
But all the pleasure that I find
Is to maintain a quiet mind.
My wealth is health and perfect ease;
My conscience clear my chief defense;
I neither seek by bribes to please,
Nor by deceit to breed offense.
Thus do I live, thus will I die.
Would all did so as well as I!

Dramatron

His Holy Visage

This must be the place.

BYUN from thismustbetheplace on Vimeo.
Produced and directed by Ben Wu and David Usui,
of Lost & Found Films (www.lostfoundfilms.com).


THIS MUST BE THE PLACE

There's no place like home.  It's where we live, work and dream.  It's our sanctuary and our refuge.  We can love them or hate them.  It can be just for the night or for the rest of our lives.  But whoever we may be, we all have a place we call home.
                                       
THIS MUST BE THE PLACE is a series of short films that explore the idea of home; what makes them, how they represent us, why we need them.

We're always on the lookout for dwellings of all sorts.  If you've come across any curious or eccentric homes, feel free to send them along.

www.thismustbetheplace.tv
mail@thismustbetheplace.tv

Yes, please.

Thanks Tonio!

 

Solve for yum.

Yes, please.

undead

Late at night, when it is cool outside and the streets are quiet, I go running. Sometimes I get a late start and I am out running very late indeed.

My path takes me by a cemetery. And very often, around 11 or midnight, I see a single taxi parked in front of the gate. The lights and engine are on, and the driver is sitting inside. It is hard to tell, but I think he is asleep, or resting.

It is very quiet late at night, and my thoughts tend to drift as I run, and as often as not they drift to whose taxi it is, and what brings him out the cemetery each night at midnight. If he goes alone, why does he go? And if he is waiting for someone, for whom is he waiting?

Maybe he is on the night shift, and waits for a call somewhere he expects not to be disturbed. But why wait in front of the cemetery?

Maybe he is homeless, and parks his taxi in an unvisited, out-of-the-way place so he can get some sleep. But then why would he leave his lights on?

Maybe he is the getaway car for a thriving industry of grave robbers. But if there's a thriving industry of grave robbers, how come the medical school makes everyone crowd around the same old corpse because of a constant cadaver shortage?

Maybe he's one of those ghost hunters, and the back of his taxi is filled with magnetic field detectors and stuff and he's just sitting there, watching the readings and ready to jump out with a video camera on a moment's notice. But why would he always stay in the car?

Maybe his passenger is a broken-hearted widow or widower, who comes each night to the grave of their beloved. Maybe he has read Poe's Annabel Lee too many times, and so all the night tide he lays down by her side, his darling his darling his life and his bride in her tomb by the side of the sea. But we're a bit far away from the ocean.

Maybe he's waiting for the zombie uprising, when the dead rise from their graves and shamble towards the bright warm neighborhoods of the living, and figures he can make a few extra bucks carrying the ones who are too cool to shamble. But why would he expect zombies to have money on them?

The mystery deepens.

Hunter-Gatherer : Père Lachaise

Hunter-Gatherer : Père Lachaise from Eoghan Kidney on Vimeo.
Actor: Kieran Crowley
Shoot assistant: Magdelena Turnier

Breakdown

BREAKDOWN the video (remix) from kasumi on Vimeo.

Female dog subterranean space

  Bitch Cave @ The Church -- 09/21/10 by user5490581

Chess

Yes, please.

Don't buy a Mac!

Tuvalu

Tuvalu is the name of an island which Anton dreams of escaping to -- a dream which seems unlikely to come true given that he works as the maintenance man at the dilapidated and largely deserted pool owned by his father. Located in the middle of nowhere the pool has been going out of business for years but Anton goes to elaborate measures to convince his blind father that the pool is still popular and frequented. When Antons entrepreneur brother Gregor hatches a scheme to have the pool razed and sold off as real estate Anton must enlist the help of the few regulars who support the pool. Banding together the group attempts to save the pool from a health inspection that will put it out of business while Anton tries to win the love of his longtime friend Eva.





Imdb

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162023/

Forbidden Zone

Oingo Boingo fans and midnight movie mavens will love this bizarre black-and-white feature packed with music, madness, and members of the Elfman clan. The story revolves around the Hercules family, who live in a house that just happens to hide a secret entrance to the Sixth Dimension in the basement. When daughter Frenchy (Marie-Pascale Elfman) skips school one afternoon, she finds herself irresistibly drawn to the forbidden door, and winds up a prisoner in this alternate world. King Fausto (Herve Villechaize), the diminutive leader of the Sixth Dimension, is enamored with the beautiful young Frenchy and keeps her in the same cell as his favorite concubines, despite the disapproval of Queen Doris (Susan Tyrrell). Frenchy's brother, Flash (Phil Gordon), follows her into the Forbidden Zone with Gramps (Hyman Diamond) in tow, intending to save her, but they too are captured and must call school chum Squeezit (Toshiro Baloney, aka Matthew Bright) for help. Squeezit tries to assist, but ends up captured and decapitated by Satan (Danny Elfman), though this development doesn't keep his disembodied noggin from flying about and informing King Fausto that the Queen is planning to dispose of his beloved Frenchy. The appearance of the King's first wife and the kidnapping of his topless daughter further confuse matters, but everything is wrapped up neatly with an elaborate song and dance number at the conclusion.



Imdb

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080752/

Awesome sudsy wedding!

Yay! They're back!

Truth

Queen