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  • Zepfanman’s mega spreadsheet of movie ratings

    Some people like to write reviews on films. I generally prefer to crunch movie numbers. Read on (below the spreadsheet) for an explanation. Bonus: Check out my ongoing 10 Years 10 Films project, a history of film since 1888! Bookmark this page: zepfanman.com/mymovies 2024 update: Use my frequently-updated XLSX OneDrive link for the latest spreadsheet.…

  • Watch and share this new Pirate Bay documentary

    TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away from Keyboard is a fascinating documentary about the three founders of said Swedish file sharing website. Watch and share the free film on TPBAFK.tv (there’s an interesting annotated version there using LinkLib), or just stream it directly from YouTube.

  • A few album ratings – Part 7

    ********** 10 James Brown – Love Power Peace, Live at the Olympia, Paris 1971 (June 1992, soul) ********* 9 Motor City Drum Ensemble – DJ-Kicks (July 2011, house, soul) ********* 9 Young Galaxy – Ultramarine (April 2013, dream pop) ********* 9 Stars of the Lid – And Their Refinement of the Decline (April 2007, ambient)…

  • Collecting Images of Liberation (Befrielsesbilleder, 1982)

    It is a challenge* to find commentary online about Lars von Trier’s film school graduation piece, Befrielsesbilleder (translated as Image of Relief / Liberation Pictures/Photos or variants of these words). Without giving away too much of the plot—is there one?—I’ve attempted to collect as much information about the film that I could dig up. Take…

  • Kirkeby’s panoramas in von Trier’s *Breaking the Waves*

    Per Kirkeby has created unforgettable works of art, some of which were commissioned for three of Lars von Trier’s films. After watching all of von Trier’s theatrical releases over the last three months, I kept returning to Kirkeby’s digitally-altered landscapes in Breaking the Waves (1996) for inspiration. To avoid spoilers, I’m including screenshots only of…

  • Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters, Forecastle 2013

    Zepfanman has finally seen (a fourth of) Zeppelin. Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters played at 7pm on the final day (Sunday, 7/14/13) of Louisville’s annual Forecastle festival. The performance was the icing on the cake of an epic weekend of music, with a set on the main Mast Stage between Grace Potter &…