Directed by a future Danger Bay alum btw
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Directed by a future Danger Bay alum btw
youtu.be/bWX0ss8_HYk?...
They are radically different adaptations of the same novel!
I put this one, A Man Named Rocco, on because I saw it was directed by Jean Becker, and Touchez Pas Au Grisbi is one of my all time favourites. But that was by Jacques Becker, Jean is the son.
This one has an organ grinder too! Very different tones. This one is more New Wave, the other one was zany 70s.
This is the second Belmondo I’ve seen this week where he plays a guy who takes over a gang in an attempt to get a guy named Xavier (who has a sister) out of jail.
Three men in a black and white movie.
John Munch in this 1961 Belmondo flick.
The Son of Touchez Pas as Grisbi
(I can say this because some of my best friends are white men) how about white men take a break from politics for a bit?
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BOGO used to mean something.
Folks, our nation-building project, for thousands of good jobs, to bring Alberta back into Confederation, to unite this country and honour the best of us, is to build a real Melonville outside Edmonton.
Your country needs you.
Canafian actor Donnelly Rhodes.
You might say I’m a Rhodes scholar.
(General you, not specifically you.)
Most people won’t start reading anything you write.
Neoliberalism in action
Moranis so good at this kind of Overthinking In Comedy
youtu.be/sk-odZHym-k?...
My Own Private Melonville
How do you like your pizza, Napolitano thin crust, Chicago Deep Dish, or Boot Cut?
P.O. Box 2
Melonville
Key Largo; or, Mother of Mercy, is this the resurrection of Rico? (plus red scare content) open.substack.com/pub/hotdogco...
GLOW had the juice.
Have you seen his Fritz Lang noirs? Stumpy little guy who gets in over his head for a dame.
Perennial Vancouver theme: you just missed the good times.
For a guy so easily caricatured, he has great range.
@emath.bsky.social I watched this special on early nineties garage punk and metal in Vancouver and it may be of interest to you
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlCm...
Kurt Dahle, Age of Electric, on Power30.
“I think Toronto’s nicer to Vancouver bands than Vancouver people are.”
Basement punk show. Caption: Scooter Trash.
via @jrbolt.bsky.social
