(Seasonal Reblog) Stick a Pitchfork in Her, She’s Donne

Man–I was really hoping to post something Hallowe’enish… but no dice… However, in case you missed it, here’s my paean to Val Lewton’s greatest film (posted out of season at my now-defunct cineblog)… Have a haunted weekend! Val Lewton (and director Mark Robson)’s The Seventh Victim is a deeply divisive film. Extravagantly praised by some [...]

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Chimera Interview

Hello everyone– I’m still busy building my credentials as the latest avatar of Dave Intermittent (or Dave, Interrupted), but I’m checking in here to point you in the direction of this conversation re: my book, Chimera Lucida (at the Agora Review). I hope you’ll read it–it (or, I should say, my interlocutor Jenny Sampirisi) gave [...]

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Lynch Meme

So much to write about, and so little time! Here’s a fun exercise that I did manage to complete, prompted by an IMDB thread, of all things! Rank the Lynch films (giving a few reasons along the way)–and then tack on 5 favourite non-Lynch films. This is what I came up with: 1. Mulholland Dr. [...]

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