tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post3599853025621397897..comments2024-03-25T16:07:58.927-04:00Comments on House of Self-Indulgence: Pass the Ammo (David Beaird, 1988)Yum-Yumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17897678877069611172noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-20244332732390890512021-08-13T19:44:01.320-04:002021-08-13T19:44:01.320-04:00I love this movie SO SO much. I don’t live too far...I love this movie SO SO much. I don’t live too far from the former JimNTammyland so I especially loved it. nettiemachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00835731271577804010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-84994476278287510322021-08-13T19:42:55.793-04:002021-08-13T19:42:55.793-04:00I love this movie more than I can say and NO ONE e...I love this movie more than I can say and NO ONE else seems to know about it!! nettiemachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00835731271577804010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-10483599145347550402011-08-05T21:36:02.180-04:002011-08-05T21:36:02.180-04:00Salvation!: Have You Said Your Prayers Today? Woo-...Salvation!: Have You Said Your Prayers Today? Woo-hoo! Stephen McHattie! <br /><br />I wonder if this is the flick where Exene and Viggo first met. <br /><br />The soundtrack is full of Cabaret Voltaire and New Order songs. Weird.<br /><br />90% of the commercials that air during the heavily edited episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm on the Buffalo FOX station seem to be ads for law offices and car dealerships in Cheektowaga.<br /><br />The word "flummoxed" is also a good way describe my reaction to The Nylons when I saw them perform at the Ontario Place Forum when I was eight. <br /><br />Justin Bieber is Canadian?!? *sheepish denial*<br /><br />Some misguided individual has uploaded the 1985 CASBY awards to YouTube. I haven't watched it yet (and not sure I ever will), but I hear the Pukka Orchestra beats out Glamorcult for the Most Promising Group of the Year award. Fuck them, man, Glamorcult rule!Yum-Yumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897678877069611172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-85308687306710748612011-08-05T14:57:27.105-04:002011-08-05T14:57:27.105-04:00Hello,
When I first heard about this movie, I thou...Hello,<br />When I first heard about this movie, I thought it was that one with Exene Cervenka, also an 80s flick about televangelism. I guess it was a popular topic during that time. Heck, Jim Bakker had a theme park up the road in Rock Hill. Russ might be able to tell you more--I was still in NY when it closed. Speaking of NY...<br /><br />Useless trivia: My mom once lived in Cheektowaga. <br /><br />I don't know if you are a fan of the webcomic The Oatmeal, but you should at least get an internal chuckle out of this:<br />http://theoatmeal.com/comics/state_web_summer#spotify<br /><br />(I'm listening to the Hip on Spotify as I type this.)<br /><br />I've continued my CFNY countdown on my blog, but I was somewhat flummoxed as to what to say about The Nylons and Van Morrison. O.oKarim Amirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12548335754518818364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-80238277921885866492011-07-30T06:20:55.717-04:002011-07-30T06:20:55.717-04:00Personally, I would have teased Annie Potts' h...Personally, I would have teased Annie Potts' hair a little bit more. But not to the point where she looked like she belonged in a Mr. Show sketch (Hail, Satan!)<br /><br />Arkansas locals played the television viewers? Cool. I thought the audience in the temple itself were the only "townsfolk" used in the film.<br /><br />Speaking of reaction shots, the looks on the faces of Temple of Bethlehem house band when the male choir members said they were staying was classic.<br /><br />I liked how everyone raised their hand when the Rev. asked the audience about alcohol abuse.<br /><br />Flow on, indeed. Flow on, Russ. Score a touchdown for Jesus!Yum-Yumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897678877069611172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-79550229981988403512011-07-29T12:20:18.455-04:002011-07-29T12:20:18.455-04:00Yeah, I think you nailed all the high points, not ...Yeah, I think you nailed all the high points, not the least of which is big-haired Annie Potts and the on-screen chemistry she shares with her equally charismatic partner, Tim Curry. I’ve always held this film in curiously high regard, despite its sitcom-like veneer and its story limitations (the ending is pretty ragged and poorly conceived, but I still love it like I love all my ugly stepchildren). <br /><br />I particularly enjoyed Carter Burwell’s tacky and dated synth ‘n bells score because it meshed so well with the insincerity of televangelism. The whole affair has a kind of ‘past its sell-by-date’ charm that characterizes some of the best of the 80’s classics. Gotta also give props to the large cast of enthusiastic Arkansas locals who comprised the Temple of Bethlehem’s television audience, and provided a wealth of very funny reaction shots (delivered in ample amount by director Beaird). <br /><br />And, yes, like your acknowledgement of the butt-fucking line, this is a very quote-heavy movie. (“Give me all your Moon Pies…”, “The crack of dawn ain’t safe around that man”, “Bubba, hand your momma that grenade launcher”, etc.) You seemed to enjoy the film overall, tho, and this pleases me. <br /><br />So, flow on, Yums. <b>Flow on</b>.Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06018270837212714581noreply@blogger.com