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    John Lennon’s favorite movie?

    By |June 7, 2012|Categories: john and yoko, John Lennon|Tags: , , |

    El Topo poster by Graham Humphreys. Reading this post on "El Topo" at BoingBoing.com made me recall that I read somewhere it was John Lennon's favorite movie. Anybody ever seen it? Should I seek it out? I have an insatiable desire to watch pre-1980 movies, especially foreign ones, but I have a low tolerance for symbolism (Bresson's "Au Hasard Balthazar," [...]

      The Beatles as wicked-looking innovators

      By |June 5, 2012|Categories: 1963, Beatlemania|Tags: , , , , |

      Sometimes it’s good to go through the time tunnel and remember that once the Beatles were “the strangest group to ever hit the pop scene.” I was reminded of this when I happened across The Best of Boyfriend (ed. Melissa Hyland: Prion, 2008) in a bookstore. Boyfriend was a UK magazine for young women published from 1959 to 1966, and in addition [...]

        Our Comment Policy, and the Future of Dullblog

        By |June 1, 2012|Categories: Housekeeping, Uncategorized|Tags: , |

        Flower Power. Hi folks! We're getting a LOT of comments these days, which we love. Hologram Sam just sent a yawp of protest over a couple of his comments not appearing, so I wanted to set down what our guidelines are, because I realized that we haven't ever done that. 1) We love comments. Love 'em. 2) We approve 99% [...]

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