the passionate moviegoer

a fan's notes by joe baltake devoted to movies neglected and mostly misunderstood

Thursday, June 30, 2016

cinema obscura: the missing songs/moments from Milos Forman's "Hair" (1979)

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Twyla Tharp's athletic dance corps performs the Hare Krishna dream sequence Milos Forman's brilliant 1979 film version of the Rag...
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Wednesday, June 22, 2016

façade: Mimsy Farmer

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One of the minor icons of the 1960s and '70s, the fascinating Mimsy Farmer flitted from Hollywood ingenue to biker-flick staple to jet...
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Friday, June 03, 2016

"And coming up in our next hour - Robin's exclusive sit-down interview with the amazing little gorilla boy and his parents! But first..."

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The handsome, sentient Harambe's fate was sealed the very minute that kid fell into his moat.  Whatever would have transpired, he w...
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Tuesday, May 31, 2016

cinema obscura: annoyingly altmanesque

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Robert Altman in 1978, directing Mia Farrow and Vittorio Gassman in "A Wedding."  Not good. As a working critic, I was often ...
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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

HBO and the bane of 'edge'

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Lena Dunham, HBO's poster girl It came as little surprise to learn this week that Michael Lombardo is leaving his current post...
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