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Latest word on Nick Nolte film by Dartmouth grad Jonathan Nossiter

Posted on June 4, 2020 by markweiss86

Times says that Jonathan Nossiter, a Dartmouth ’84 which means I may have overlapped with him two years although I’m not sure we’ve met, yet I think so, has a new film called “Last Words” that was selected for Cannes … Continue reading →

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Bong’s ‘The Host’ featuring Jerry Stiller

Posted on May 16, 2020 by markweiss86

Yesterday I read the Times’ preview of the TNT pilot of an adaptation of another Bong movie, “Snowpiercer” and commented that current Hollywood should do a remake of “The Host” as a comedy, with Jerry Stiller as the creature. (I … Continue reading →

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Total recall: one hundred short films about November, 2019, not to exceed an hour total viewing time nor 30 seconds each, unless they feature Matt The Electrician

Posted on April 18, 2020 by markweiss86

1. 11/1/19 Palo Alto (recycling)2. 11/1/19 Palo Alto Lytton Plaza (music)3. 11/2/19 Palo Alto (media)4. 11/2/19 Palo Alto (media)5. 11/2/19 Palo Alto (dog)6. 11/2/19 Palo Alto Barron Park (street train)7. 11/2/19 San Francisco (basketball)8. 11/2/19 San Francisco (miscellaneous)9. 11/219 Palo … Continue reading →

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Vida Blue vs Pumpsie Green

Posted on March 23, 2020 by markweiss86

Joel Selvin mentions that Pumpsie Green was a truant officer, chasing kids from Provo Park, near Berkeley High, in 1970, and maybe knew the stabbing victim who died at Altamont, Meredith Murdock, Hunter (Selvin, 2006: Altamont: The Rolling Stones, The … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 19, 2020 by markweiss86

Dario Fo do not know Bw Sudden vivid flashback to 1981 Jefferson starship at the Greek theater what you gonna do about stairway to Cleveland whatcha gonna do about Cleveland? whatcha gonna do about rock & roll? whatcha gonna do … Continue reading →

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Bendtime for Bongo

Posted on January 5, 2020 by markweiss86

Director Bong Joon Ho prepares to take a bow, as first foreign film director to win Best Picture. I touteded him 12 years before The Carpet bagger: Dear relatively short and random list of friends: I want to share with … Continue reading →

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Mel and Bey and Queen and Slim

Posted on November 23, 2019 by markweiss86

(I am psyched about this new black bonnie and clyde thing, by the director of lemonade video…) Big Game Remi and Clay at the Fillmore Niners Packers Sunday night Larry Ochs onsale Elvin Bishop onsale Charlie Musselwhite onsale 2019 = … Continue reading →

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Forest thru the car window, 36 year interval

Posted on November 18, 2019 by markweiss86

1982 Fast Times (LA)2018 Harlem Bumpy More: His new show is god father

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Improv trio to crash The Mitch

Posted on October 3, 2019 by markweiss86

A trio of improvisational instrumentalists comprising Scott Amendola, drums; Trevor Dunn, upright bass and Phillip Greenlief clarinet convene Friday, October 11 at The Mitch, as part of the ongoing Earthwise Productions assault on the normal comfy tranquility of South Palo … Continue reading →

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Tutte Lemkow VS Jack Tuttle

Posted on September 29, 2019 by markweiss86
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