By Steven M. Ronquillo DIVERSION PART 1 – IVAN, HAROLD, MAUDE, AND BABS After the success of El Topo there was a decade-plus boom in “midnight movies” which provided a safer niche for off-beat films. This niche allowed films to “cruise”, lessening the pressure of needing to make big, big … Continue reading
By Steven M. Ronquillo EPISODE ONE: ALL THE COLORS OF THE RAINBOW This series of articles is about the gimmicks and techniques that make movies fascinating, not the movies themselves, so none of the titles I discuss will be critiqued. From how we see them, to how we hear them, … Continue reading
By Nate Bradford & Steven Ronquillo We pop culture. EPISODE NINE: MOCKUMENTARY-A-GO-GO In the past few years, the mockumentary has gotten a bad rap. People are so sick of the shaky cam / found footage aesthetic, that many deserving films and television shows are sadly being left to fall by … Continue reading
By Steven Ronquillo EPISODE FIVE: JODOROWSKY – A JOURNEY INTO LAS PECULIAS DE PANICA (PART 2) EL TOPO (1970) Fellow pilgrims, it is time for the journey to continue. Let us go back in time to 11:58 on December 17, 1970. John Lennon takes the stage at the Elgin Theatre … Continue reading
By Steven M. Ronquillo EPISODE ONE: MY TOP 20 HARD-TO-FIND FILMS or THE SCORE I COULDN’T SPY CANDY TANGERINE MAN (1975) The above clip perfectly showcases why this movie isn’t available on DVD. There isn’t a known print in existence that isn’t at least this shitty. END OF THE ROAD … Continue reading
