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My Top 20 New-to-Me Viewings of 2013

Posted on 27 December, 2013 by Lyzette

Much thanks to Cinema Enthusiast who wrote a similar post that inspired this list. This year has been pretty satisfying in terms of movie-watching. To date I’ve watched nearly 50 films from 2013 – a feat that I’d usually have … Continue reading →

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Sick: the Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist (1997) – dir. Kirby Dick

Posted on 25 July, 2013 by Lyzette

During one of the opening scenes of Sick, longtime cystic fibrosis sufferer, performance artist, and self-proclaimed “supermasochist” Bob Flanagan is seen performing a short tune he wrote to the melody of Mary Poppins’ “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”. The words are as follows: ”Supermasochistic Bob has cystic … Continue reading →