tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post6272327180867500925..comments2024-03-25T16:07:58.927-04:00Comments on House of Self-Indulgence: Rock & Rule (Clive A. Smith, 1983)Yum-Yumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17897678877069611172noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-15852215053346607562012-01-30T10:18:23.054-05:002012-01-30T10:18:23.054-05:00Another from the teenage past that burrowed into m...Another from the teenage past that burrowed into my brain stem. You mentioned director Clive A. Smith being a co-founder of Nelvana, and it turns out ROCK & RULE was the very first film by Nelvana. An entire empire was built off this one. I could be wrong about this, but Iggy Pop sings some of the other Mok songs, and the always awesomely Canadian Catherine O'Hara voices the Aunt Edith character.sambsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12644725117909948716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-43648702917323093412009-11-25T21:00:51.783-05:002009-11-25T21:00:51.783-05:00davidfullam: It rules because it rocks, it rocks b...davidfullam: It rules because it rocks, it rocks because it rules. <br /><br />Karim: I saw Chris & Cosey live back in the early 90s and recall them playing Kraftwerk's The Mix before they hit the stage. So, to see them both featured in a well-made doc was a real treat.<br /><br />I wonder what happens in part nine. <br /><br />Oh, and Giorgio Moroder getting props was cool as well.<br /><br />Yeah, raccoons taught me that littering was bad. :D<br /><br />Fred Schneider?!? Weird.Yum-Yumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897678877069611172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-68461700500288779042009-11-25T18:07:17.848-05:002009-11-25T18:07:17.848-05:00I knew you'd like the Throbbing Gristle part. ...I knew you'd like the Throbbing Gristle part. And I had no idea John Foxx was so cool.<br /><br />So did your animated raccoons warn young Canadians not to litter?<br /><br />The manager of our indie theater and that guy from the B52s who sang "there's a monster in my pants" are teaming up for some Thanksgiving lunch. So randomly odd, you would think it's April 1st.Karim Amirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12548335754518818364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-68060281175608191752009-11-25T12:12:01.306-05:002009-11-25T12:12:01.306-05:00FUCK YES! This movie rules!FUCK YES! This movie rules!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-2292786730579869332009-11-24T20:42:19.821-05:002009-11-24T20:42:19.821-05:00John: I don't have a Cheap Trick bias, so I ba...John: I don't have a Cheap Trick bias, so I basically just dived in without looking. ;)<br /><br />The Vicar of VHS: Ga-buttload-billion? Is that metric?<br /><br />Getting "My Name is Mok" stuck in your head all day doesn't sound all that bad. So... you're welcome.<br /><br />Jay Amabile: Good point about it needing to be "tightened up." I thought it dragged in a few places.<br /><br />Keith: Thanks. :)<br /><br />Karim Amir: You're probably in a more advanced literacy class than I am. <br /><br />The Raccoons. You know, the Canadian animated show from the 1980s. I think was trying to make a point about... Actually, I have no idea what I was trying to do with that particular clump of words.<br /><br />To quote a random YouTube user: Synth Britannia was "pants-wettingly good." Awesome stuff. After watching docs on Heavy Metal and American Hardcore, it was a nice see the "Alienated Synthesists" get some recognition. <br /><br />Don't tell anyone, but I've watched parts of it twice. Loved the Cabaret Voltaire, John Foxx, Throbbing Gristle (Chris & Cosey in their kitchen!), and Gary Numan segments.Yum-Yumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897678877069611172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-82413456065927379012009-11-24T19:35:32.328-05:002009-11-24T19:35:32.328-05:00I've been reading up on Nelvana, working on my...I've been reading up on Nelvana, working on my Canadian literacy. :)<br /><br />"And I'm definitely not motivated by the desire to be exposed to crudely drawn renderings of raccoons who insist on telling us that littering is unethical"<br />Raccoons?Karim Amirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12548335754518818364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-8920544713601952492009-11-24T11:53:02.831-05:002009-11-24T11:53:02.831-05:00I actually think I saw this years ago, but I'm...I actually think I saw this years ago, but I'm not quite sure. It seems so familiar. Great post.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14832710800680256206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-38769324829493757102009-11-24T11:13:00.911-05:002009-11-24T11:13:00.911-05:00It's a cool film although there is a point whe...It's a cool film although there is a point where I started to drop off a little bit. I think it could've been tightened up. BTW My Name is Mok is an awesome song, you're right! I have a shitty version on my iPodAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979914565647698188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-44792038716966745152009-11-24T09:58:25.490-05:002009-11-24T09:58:25.490-05:00When we were kids, my younger brother taped this o...When we were kids, my younger brother taped this off Showtime and must have watched 15 ga-buttload-billion times. It got to the point where I could sing all the songs, just through osmosis. I'm sure he could still recite it for you, more than 20 years on.<br /><br />I do remember it being a lot of fun in a bleak post-apocalyptic way, and "My Name is Mok" is going to be stuck in my head all day now.<br /><br />Thanks a lot.The Vicar of VHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-53202705506651913932009-11-23T22:35:32.358-05:002009-11-23T22:35:32.358-05:00Just got this yesterday. Planning on seeing it soo...Just got this yesterday. Planning on seeing it soon I'm just hesitant with Cheap Trick being on the soundtrack. I suspect Lou Reed will balance it out... but not every thing he's done is a winner.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09266981314880340809noreply@blogger.com