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Untitled Lovers

30 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

Unbalance is a film by Takashi Ito.  "Untitled Lovers" is a collaboration with Trey Blake of Brighton, England.  She provides background vocals and original poetry.  You can hear her original work in the song "Free Me Love," pasted below. Thanks for...

Primordial Rhythms: A Metaphysical Analysis of 'M*A*S*H'

28 Jun 2023 7 minute read 0 comments MatTehCat

"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse." - John Stuart Mill, "The Contest in America" Is war a game? The 1970 film "M*A*...

3 Movies That Transformed Our Perception of Technology

24 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments seaticket

In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, cinema has played a pivotal role in shaping our understanding and outlook. Over the past decade, a selection of remarkable films released after 2011 have emerged as catalysts, profoundly altering the way...

The Symphony of Chaos and Order: Unveiling the Metaphysical Tapestry in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'

14 Jun 2023 5 minute read 1 comment MatTehCat

"One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star" -- Fredrick Nietzsche, Thus Spake Zarathustra    At the core of the 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, based on the 1962 book by Ken Kesey, lies a perennial pro...

Disney's In Trouble - How Did It Get Here?

13 Jun 2023 4 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty

Disney is in a precarious position. A company once known for making magical experiences is now facing stiff headwinds at many fronts. Despite having a multi-billion dollar market cap, Disney surprisingly only has around $200 million (page 5) in liqui...

The Beauty of the Film Camera

3 Jun 2023 3 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti

With today’s digital gadgetry practically ubiquitous with daily life, it’s hard to imagine the practicality of going backwards to film photography, especially given the advantages of modern digital cameras and the latest advances with the mirror less...

The Solar Man and Dr. Strangelove

2 Jun 2023 10 minute read 2 comments MatTehCat

Does the Solar Man's blazing flame unveil the inherent frailties of humankind, laying bare the vulnerabilities that dwell within the depths of our existence?   In the dark recesses of Stanley Kubrick's mesmerizing 1964 masterpiece, "Dr. Strangelove:...

I'm So Beautiful (whoah is me)

29 May 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

In this insane documentary from the future, three MGTOW guys observe both a nuclear blast and the rapture while riding the one-way Merry-Go-Round to the stars.  The song starts out with a bunch of excuses from the wife, in which she fails to justify...

The Great Taco-Truck Bug-Out

15 May 2023 4 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

Last month I released Nukular Hula Coast, a selection of nihilistic bug-out tunes for the zombie apocalypse.  Since then, I have made a handful of colorful music videos based on (or inspired by) the experimental short films of Len Lye, who died in 19...

The Eye Like A Strange Balloon

28 Apr 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

The Eye Like A Strange Balloon Mounts Toward Infinity is a lithograph made by Odilon Redon in 1882.  It was inspired by Edgar Allan Poe, and is on display at the L.A. County Museum of Art: In 1995, the BBC commissioned Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin...