Well before I disappeared last week to go visit The Fam in the land that is round on the outside and high in the middle, James and I sat down to record the latest episode of our podcast High and Low (Brow). This episode the theme is Comas, meaning in each film at least one major character had to be in a coma at some point. The films we reviewed for this episode, The Mind of Mr Soames, a relatively unknown and very hard to find 70’s science fiction film starring Terrance Stamp, and Pedro Almodovar’s Talk to Her. Will we like them? Hate them? Or will we somehow get stuck discussing giant vaginas and public masturbation for far more time then is necessary. I’ll leave that up to you to decide.

Make sure to stick to the end, where James and I select the theme and films for the next episode, which hopefully will be just as enjoyable and disturbing as this one. Did I mention in this episode I read poetry?

Make no mistake, this is a very special episode of High and Low (Brow).

Thanks for listening, and be sure to leave your comments. And if you have any ideas for films or themes for future episodes, or simply want to berate us in private, be sure to email us at inbox at wherethelongtailends dot com. We appreciate any and all feedback.

 

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In an effort to help boost readership I entered a blog carnival and an online writing contest this past week. As it turns out, it seems people enjoyed my submissions and Where the Long Tail Ends ended up getting selected for both. So in an effort to both pimp my own success and that of others I am providing links to both. Be sure to read the other articles and stories, there is some good stuff in there.

First up is the Movie Monday Blog Carnival for Monday September 22nd over at Observations from Missy’s Window.

Next is the WOOF Winners for September 19th.

Non-Fiction
Matthew R. Usner – Natural Selection By Beer Glass – A rather horrifying anecdote from one of the first jobs I ever had.
Matt Gamble – Cool World – A review of the Ralph Bakshi film Cool World, a film that somehow manages to do everything wrong, yet still results in a truly terrible movie.

Fiction

Penelope Anne – The Divide - When love is lost, how do you cope?

Poetry
dragon blogger – Love of a Lifetime, In a Moment, Ancient Song – There are three love poems from a guest blogger.

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And since you all are clicking these links as well as reading this blog, I figured I’d give you all a special gift. You’ve earned it.

Over the past year at Cinema Fusion I have spent the majority of my time reviewing new releases. While I enjoy this, I certainly spend more then an acceptable amount of time watching old, obscure, and even outright awful movies. So in an effort to make it appear to my girlfriend I am not completely “wasting my time watching crap like Shaker Run” I am starting up my own semi-regular column.

With series I plan to ramble, and even possibly review, films that you may not have either had the time, opportunity, or even the inclination to view with your own valuable time, with the hope that maybe, just maybe, something might catch your fancy that otherwise would have been passed on by.

I might even throw in a few surprises too. You know … for kicks.