I think it’s time for a genre called ‘Scorsese’. Continue reading
Archive for June, 2011
'Goodfellas' Versus 'Love Ranch'
Posted in Film with tags Goodfellas, Helen Mirren, Joe Pesci, Lord of War, Love Ranch, Raging Bull, Scorsese, Taxi Driver on June 28, 2011 by Jarrod Boyle
Hell's Angels
Posted in Reading, Real Men with tags Gonzo, Hell's Angels, Hunter S Thompson, Ken Kesey on June 17, 2011 by Jarrod Boyle
“No sympathy for the devil; keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride…and if it occasionally gets a little heavier than what you had in mind, well… maybe chalk it off to forced conscious expansion: Tune in, freak out, get beaten.”
No doubt Fear and Loathing is a fabulous read, but I’m disappointed it’s the book Hunter S. Thompson has become best-known for. As a teenager, I bought Hell’s Angels and it has become a stand-out amongst all the books I own. Continue reading
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In Defence of Pornography
Posted in Pornography with tags Birth of Venus, Chloe, e.e. cummings, Feminism, First Time Videos, Gail Dines, Karen Pini, Martin Grimwood, Penthouse Magazine, Playboy Magazine, The Age Newspaper on June 8, 2011 by Jarrod Boyle
“There is no place for pornography in a just society.”
– Gail Dines, ‘How the Hardcore Porn Industry is Ruining Young Men’s Lives’, as published in The Age, May 18, 2011.
“Those magazines, they aren’t about sex. They’re about beauty.”
– Martin Grimwood, in reference to my collection of Penthouse Magazines, published circa 1970. Continue reading
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Cardinal Sin
Posted in Film, Journalism with tags Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean, Russell Brand, Snowtown, Tango and Cash on June 4, 2011 by Jarrod Boyle
When you go to see a mainstream film, you know you’re going to have to put up with certain things. Continue reading
Theme Park at its Darkest 