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"I had the chance to see Pennebaker give a talk before a screening of Monterey Pop. The audience got incredibly rowdy during his discussion of his short film Daybreak Express and interrupted Pennebaker’s remarks, chanting “Let’s rock!” Pennebaker gave up and rolled the film. Really lousy, but fitting. Watching Pennebaker and the Maysles’ incredible documentaries in tandem give me those same raw and complex feelings about rock ‘n’ roll as an art and a primal force."

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Hazel (2934 KP) rated Armadillos in Books

Jan 12, 2018

Armadillos

P.K. Lynch | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry

6.0

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Once again, I want to thank the Publisher, Legend Press, for sending me a copy of this book in order to provide an impartial review as part of the Legend 100 Club. Its not a book I would normally pick up to read and therefore I had no expectations at all but overall, I was pleasantly surprised although it is not a happy story rather one that is quite dark and intense.

Full review: <a href="http://readingstuffnthings.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/armadillos-by-p-k-lynch.html">Reading Stuff 'n' Things</a>

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Hazel (2934 KP) rated The Skeleton Road (Inspector Karen Pirie, #3) in Books

Jan 12, 2018

I havent read anything by Val McDermid before (shock, horror!!) so didnt really know what to expect but I have heard many good things about her previous books so took a punt and requested a copy via NetGalley and was approved by the publisher, Little, Brown Book Group UK to receive it in return for an honest review which can be found on my blog - <a href="http://readingstuffnthings.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/the-skeleton-road-by-val-mcdermid.html">Reading Stuff 'n' Things</a>.

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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) in Movies

Mar 18, 2019

Much-mythologised musical spoof of 50s American pop-culture probably isn't quite as transgressive or shocking as everyone thinks it is, or it would really like to be. Newly-engaged couple Brad and Janet end up at the mansion of the peculiar Dr Frank N. Furter where equally strange experiments are in progress, not to mention dance routines.

Very distinctive if nothing else, even if Richard O'Brien's claims that it's a mash-up of Hammer horror and the Carry On films seems a bit spurious on reflection. The plot is, frankly, incoherent, and becomes increasingly peripheral as the film continues - this is basically just a collection of pastiche rock 'n' roll songs belted out with great gusto by a cast who are really going for it. Luckily, most of the songs are really good. I'm not entirely sure why this has become the type specimen of the modern cult movie, but it's entertaining enough to watch.