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When we first heard about the birth of eight infants in Bellflower last January, there was no sign that the story of Nadya Suleman, now better known as OctoMom, would become a modern fable about fame and public disgust. ... Full Article
SPECIAL TO THE AMERICAN-STATESMAN Friday, November 28, 2008 Time to buck up, dear reader. The American economy, it would seem, demands that you spend more money in the next 27 days than during the previous 339 combined. ... Full Article
Eraserhead still stands out
thisislondon.co.uk –
2008-09-11
David Lynch 's remarkable first film, made in 1976, still looks like a minor masterpiece, mixing Gothic horror, surrealism and darkly expressionist mise-en-scène. Jack Nance's electro-shock hairdo Henry, whose girl produces the aforementioned baby, now seems funnier in his perpetual... ... Full Article
Sound Check | Inside local music
jsonline.com –
2008-08-22
They say they sound like: Different than most.We say they sound like: A samurai slicing and dicing riffs, kicking the bass drum like an old mule, with one-punch knockout choruses, soulful guitar tantrums and brilliant lyrics torching your eardrums. ... Full Article
ERASERHEAD: DVD
urbancinefile.com.au –
2008-08-09
SYNOPSIS: Factory worker Henry Spencer (John Nance) lives in a drab apartment somewhere in an industrial hell-hole.When his girfriend, Mary X (Charlotte Stewart), falls pregnant, Henry is forced to marry her and move in with her bizarre family. ... Full Article
Touring L.A.'s literary landscape
latimes.com –
2007-05-25
On Saturday, a company specializing in offbeat tours of L.A. will offer "Pasadena Confidential," touted as "delving deep into the weird and horrible past of one of L.A.'s most exclusive suburbs." ... Full Article
Midnight Movies (18)
independent.co.uk –
2007-03-23
A tatty but affectionate survey of six cult movies of the 1970s, instantly recalling the sprockety whirr and smelly stalls of those old fleapit cinemas where they found their home. ... Full Article
I was thinking about the cult classic Film Noir Eraserhead this morning. I know a lot of people define it in a particular way; diving into the realm of sin and consequence - and suicide. ... Full Article
Library Goes Eclectic for Registry
filmstew.com –
2004-12-30
A wide variety of films has made the cut this year and will be added to the National Film Registry for 2004. The Library of Congress announced the 25 films to be added to the Registry earlier this week, with... ... Full Article
David Lynch movies such as Blue Velvet and Eraserhead give you the cinematic equivalent of an inner-ear imbalance.His Mulholland Drive makes you feel the world is threateningly off-kilter. ... Full Article