Hey, Chuck (Mr. Palahniuk), could you say what you’re top 3 (or more) movies are? After watching “They shoot Horses, Don’t they?” for the the first time on your recommendation (thank you for that), I’d be interested in seeing what movies occupy your favourite list.
I’m going to assume that “Rosemary’s Baby” is in the top 3. Maybe even in first place.
Hi Chuck, you say that you're like a gallery owner because your job is to steal ideas from others (you said that), well could you please steal from me? I have a few Chuck Palahniuk-ideas I just don't know what to do with them. What should I do?
My mom loves Cabaret so much. I've never seen it, and I feel like I've just discovered something borderline unbelievable about her. She's this really easily embarrassed tiny church lady who grimaces any time sex is even alluded to on TV, but then I hear about some of the stuff she's into and...well, I guess I'm saying I'm still learning about my mom even though I'm creeping up on thirty, which is kind of cool.
I've seen Rosemary's baby a couple times, but I just finished reading it for the first time and plan to watch again soon! Europa, Europa too, in my Western Civ class, and I think about a third of the alcohol I consumed my freshman year was me drinking to forget...so that clearly went well...
Yet again, I’m blown away by the collective unconscious (the two faced friend of every creative artist - in this case best friend). Every year I watch ‘Cabaret’ and ‘All That Jazz’ as a double feature and then throw ‘Lenny’ into the mix if I want to continue the sneaking-in -to-another/theater-without-paying-on-the-same-day vibe. ‘Star 80’ and ‘Sweet Charity’ are solo artists playing their own individual gigs. Last Saturday, I made the trip (albeit into the Living Room) back to school (as I refer to it) for the triple feature. Along with Hal Ashby, Fosse is not mentioned enough or even just higher atop the lists of enough people who consider themselves to be die hard cinephiles or even just fans of films. ‘All That Jazz’ is like a Bible to me. It’s a holy book that also happens to be the King of the Land of Metaphors while I can say the same of ‘Cabaret’ as the Queen of a neighboring civilization. I’ve always seen ‘Lenny’ as more of a Duke who happens to be the fun guy at the dinner party. While there’s nothing I can add that you haven’t already mentioned, I never fail to shoot my hand in the air at any chance to mention my love of Fosse’s film work. All of that said, the Bingo angle is new to me and I never discount new experiences. I’ll get out my ruler and some printer paper asap. I have a box of old-school perforated printer paper that’s been screaming out for some attention for at least 35 years.
I've seen you'll be at the Yorkshire comic con (thought bubble 13-14 November). Are there other places you're going to be in Europe these months? Can you give them all on Facebook or here please?
Funny thing about Session 9 that ties into your idea about a website for house histories. I was unlucky enough the be the onsite warehouse manager at Guitar Center Boston in the early 2000s. Because the store was an old car dealership on Commonwealth Ave (it was close to Berklee, which many called "training camp for Guitar Center managers"), it didn't have an actual warehouse space. Only a quarter of the store's inventory was kept onsite, and the remainder resided in an old packing house in Allston, about a mile away. Because we were the only store in the chain to have such a facility, we became the unofficial distribution center for every store in Massachusetts. The last Friday of every month my partner and I would have to load a truck and spend ten to twelve hours transferring gear from store to store.
Transfer days were good days. Being young musicians, the road seemed more like home than anywhere else, and it was nice to get out of the city.
It must have been cold, because the trees were bare. That's why the building was visible from I-95. I'd never seen anything that looked so haunted in my life. After we made our trip to the Danvers store, we tried to find it. At that time, as the movie indicates, it was unoccupied and gated by the local historical preservation society. We got as close as we could without being arrested. Even at the bottom of the hill, peering through the trees at the gothic spires, the air felt colder.
The internet wasn't as ubiquitous in those days, but a bit of digging led me to Session 9. The fact that they'd left everything as they found it for filming made the movie one of the coolest and creepiest things I'd ever seen. I even liked David Caruso with his stony monotone. It would be awesome if someone with better video editing skills than mine slipped a Roger Daltrey scream into the tense standoff between him and Peter Mullan (Gordon). I'd have to watch it again, but I'm pretty sure he even whips his sunglasses off.
The funny thing is, the preservation society lost their battle to preserve the building. Much of it was torn down to make way for an apartment complex, and many of the building materials were salvaged for flooring and upcycled "rustic" appointments. How'd you like to find that in your apartment's history? It's like "Poltergeist" if Cuesta Verde was built using the coffins they'd relocated the headstones from. To add to the spookiness, there was a massive fire during construction of the apartments that consumed four of the buildings in progress, four construction trailers, and the remaining center spires of the Kirkbride complex.
Maybe the builders should have reached out to Josh Lucas to see if his Home Depot gig came with a discount.
I'd say it's a plot hole, if circumcision was widely known to be part of Jewish culture at the time the film is set in, rather than when it was made.
It makes me wonder - were there those that performed backstreet foreskin replacements during WW2?
Hey, Chuck (Mr. Palahniuk), could you say what you’re top 3 (or more) movies are? After watching “They shoot Horses, Don’t they?” for the the first time on your recommendation (thank you for that), I’d be interested in seeing what movies occupy your favourite list.
I’m going to assume that “Rosemary’s Baby” is in the top 3. Maybe even in first place.
Hi Chuck, you say that you're like a gallery owner because your job is to steal ideas from others (you said that), well could you please steal from me? I have a few Chuck Palahniuk-ideas I just don't know what to do with them. What should I do?
Cabaret Bingo is a good name for a band.
Oh, hell yeah! I love this! Now I want to host bingo movie nights for my friends.
My mom loves Cabaret so much. I've never seen it, and I feel like I've just discovered something borderline unbelievable about her. She's this really easily embarrassed tiny church lady who grimaces any time sex is even alluded to on TV, but then I hear about some of the stuff she's into and...well, I guess I'm saying I'm still learning about my mom even though I'm creeping up on thirty, which is kind of cool.
I've seen Rosemary's baby a couple times, but I just finished reading it for the first time and plan to watch again soon! Europa, Europa too, in my Western Civ class, and I think about a third of the alcohol I consumed my freshman year was me drinking to forget...so that clearly went well...
Yet again, I’m blown away by the collective unconscious (the two faced friend of every creative artist - in this case best friend). Every year I watch ‘Cabaret’ and ‘All That Jazz’ as a double feature and then throw ‘Lenny’ into the mix if I want to continue the sneaking-in -to-another/theater-without-paying-on-the-same-day vibe. ‘Star 80’ and ‘Sweet Charity’ are solo artists playing their own individual gigs. Last Saturday, I made the trip (albeit into the Living Room) back to school (as I refer to it) for the triple feature. Along with Hal Ashby, Fosse is not mentioned enough or even just higher atop the lists of enough people who consider themselves to be die hard cinephiles or even just fans of films. ‘All That Jazz’ is like a Bible to me. It’s a holy book that also happens to be the King of the Land of Metaphors while I can say the same of ‘Cabaret’ as the Queen of a neighboring civilization. I’ve always seen ‘Lenny’ as more of a Duke who happens to be the fun guy at the dinner party. While there’s nothing I can add that you haven’t already mentioned, I never fail to shoot my hand in the air at any chance to mention my love of Fosse’s film work. All of that said, the Bingo angle is new to me and I never discount new experiences. I’ll get out my ruler and some printer paper asap. I have a box of old-school perforated printer paper that’s been screaming out for some attention for at least 35 years.
So will this movie night be virtual? I'm not a people person
Thanks, I really like the movies you introduce.
I've seen you'll be at the Yorkshire comic con (thought bubble 13-14 November). Are there other places you're going to be in Europe these months? Can you give them all on Facebook or here please?
Funny thing about Session 9 that ties into your idea about a website for house histories. I was unlucky enough the be the onsite warehouse manager at Guitar Center Boston in the early 2000s. Because the store was an old car dealership on Commonwealth Ave (it was close to Berklee, which many called "training camp for Guitar Center managers"), it didn't have an actual warehouse space. Only a quarter of the store's inventory was kept onsite, and the remainder resided in an old packing house in Allston, about a mile away. Because we were the only store in the chain to have such a facility, we became the unofficial distribution center for every store in Massachusetts. The last Friday of every month my partner and I would have to load a truck and spend ten to twelve hours transferring gear from store to store.
Transfer days were good days. Being young musicians, the road seemed more like home than anywhere else, and it was nice to get out of the city.
It must have been cold, because the trees were bare. That's why the building was visible from I-95. I'd never seen anything that looked so haunted in my life. After we made our trip to the Danvers store, we tried to find it. At that time, as the movie indicates, it was unoccupied and gated by the local historical preservation society. We got as close as we could without being arrested. Even at the bottom of the hill, peering through the trees at the gothic spires, the air felt colder.
The internet wasn't as ubiquitous in those days, but a bit of digging led me to Session 9. The fact that they'd left everything as they found it for filming made the movie one of the coolest and creepiest things I'd ever seen. I even liked David Caruso with his stony monotone. It would be awesome if someone with better video editing skills than mine slipped a Roger Daltrey scream into the tense standoff between him and Peter Mullan (Gordon). I'd have to watch it again, but I'm pretty sure he even whips his sunglasses off.
The funny thing is, the preservation society lost their battle to preserve the building. Much of it was torn down to make way for an apartment complex, and many of the building materials were salvaged for flooring and upcycled "rustic" appointments. How'd you like to find that in your apartment's history? It's like "Poltergeist" if Cuesta Verde was built using the coffins they'd relocated the headstones from. To add to the spookiness, there was a massive fire during construction of the apartments that consumed four of the buildings in progress, four construction trailers, and the remaining center spires of the Kirkbride complex.
Maybe the builders should have reached out to Josh Lucas to see if his Home Depot gig came with a discount.
Another one to add to the list for game night should be "The Nowhere Inn"