It's political day on TCM! 1776 is currently on (yay! "But, Mr. Adams" is just beginning!), followed by Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, All the King's Men, and The Manchurian Candidate.

Mr. Adams
But, Mr. Adams
The things I write
Are only light
Extemporania
I won't put
Politics on paper
It's a mania!
So I refuse
To use the pen
In Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania!
Pennsylvania!
Refuse to use the pen!

We may see murder yet!

Do you mean to say that it is not yet finished?
No, I mean to say that it is not yet begun.
Good God--a whole week! The entire earth was created in a week!
Someday, you must tell me how you did it.
Disgusting. Look at him, Franklin, Virginia's most famous lover.
Virginia abstains.

Wake up, Franklin! You're going to New Brunswick.
Like hell I am. What for?
The whoring and the drinking!
Franklin leaps to his feet.

Ohhh, this is the director's cut, too! "Cool, Considerate Men" just started.

To the right
Ever to the right
Never to the left
Forever to the right

"Oh, how I wish I had never seen the Continental Army! I would have done better to retire to the back country and to live in a wigwam. Your obedient...[drum roll] G. Washington."

In such COMPLETELY other news, Dario Argento fans should know that his third film (and his most interesting pre-DEEP RED movie) is out in a glorious transfer: FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET. This was considered a "lost movie" because while Paramount held the rights, they wouldn't give them up for anyone (at least at a reasonable price). The only available versions have been incredibly wretched bootleg copies - literally unwatchable (I know because I bought one) in a literal sense (some scenes you couldn't make out what was supposed to be happening).

Hey Frank, do you recommend Mother of Tears?

Hey Frank, do you recommend Mother of Tears

That's a difficult question to answer. There are beyond absurd aspects that I'm not sure were intended to be humorous, but are utterly ridiculous. Contrasted with that, it is EXTREMELY gory, in very nasty ways, especially when it comes to the female victims. I realized thinking about it that all of the deaths are very medieval in the old school sense (which the opening credits hint at): the men get hacked and slashed, and the women suffer more protracted, torturous fates.

It's definitely the liveliest Argento film in a long time, and, if you're a fan, worth watching. I mean, I saw it in the theater, and bought the DVD, but haven't gotten around to a second viewing (I bought it because I'm a completist on certain filmmakers, but I do want to give a second go at least). But I'm still not sure if I'd recommend it to anyone but a hardcore Argento-phile.

I canna stop myself: [link]