The Tao of Charlotte Rampling

Charlotte Rampling has certainly pushed the boundaries of traditional film roles with her choice of provocative characterizations in The Damned, The Night Porter, Swimming Pool and the incomprehensible Max, Mon Amour.

Billed as the "greatest ape romance since King Kong", our heroine becomes enamored with a chimp to the delight of her cuckold, diplomat husband. I recall seeing it years ago on a Betamax with a hipster buddy who claimed the director, Nagisa Oshima was the second coming of Jean Luc Godard.
I thought he was full of shit then and this clip reaffirms that belief.


Thanks to coisas do arco da velha for the link.

Synergy or Self Referential? - You Decide.

Cheeta: Exposed!!

Since I was the one earlier this week who brought up the topic of Cheeta, known as the world's oldest chimp and veteran of Tarzan movies, I feel I must be the one to break the news of this story in today's Washington Post that pretty much puts the entire Cheeta saga in question. It sounds like no one bothered to check the claims of Cheeta's first owner, and despite evidence to the contrary everyone seems to prefer to believe the myth.

Which brings me to the most important question of all, what are we going to do with the extensive collection of authenticated Cheeta paintings we have displayed in a climate controlled east wing at PCL headquarters, hanging amid the Red Skelton clowns?

Above image found here.