archive dip #2

This was the last post i did under the previous incarnation of Slacker Chronicles, it wasn't up for long because i was fucking around with the template after posting it.

My over-generous brother has given me his copy of Metallica's "Some Kind of Monster" dvd. This is one helluva documentary, being a fan of the band since my mid-teens it was a real eye opener. Somehow though in the back of my mind i couldn't help thinking that this was some marketing ploy from a band who had lost their way after the "Black" album (i wasn't a fan of their Load / Re-Load stuff, more old-school Metalli-fan), and needed to get back some artistic credibility.

Secondly i successfully bid on ebay for a film called "Dark Days", a truly independent film by Marc Singer. The only reason i heard about this was because of DJ Shadows involvement with the soundtrack. It follows the lives of the people who lived underground in New York, living beside the tube tracks around Penn Station. It was a real eye opener.

I also got re-aquainted with a favourite film of mine called "Dead Mans Curve". I remember seeing this for the first time back in 2001 before heading off on my travels. Last time i watched it i was with my ex, and we split not long after so i had some shitty emotions linked with it. But a really good film shouldn't be sidelined purely by what emotions you associate with it. Hasn't really aged well, but Matthew Lillards performance is top notch. I've just seen his new film "Without a Paddle", it's one of those MTV funded movies, and, well, it's shite, not just shite, fucking shite.

I need a sandwich.

(I did actually go and get a sandwich for those interested).