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Brief Nights of Madness

The situation ain't real Like a world ending in pain Cataclysmic in poetry Like my great grandmother in 1925 What is the movie they're watching? Chaplin or Lloyd or the twin Diablo? There's a world alight like Watts Magically, the end. Ha, ha, ha. This is it. Foiled. Like a praying mantis. Poised for the kill. A reader of the red. The classic parabola. What's that? Ho ho ho. The life of Reilly? There's a world out there. Ask Mick Jones.

365 Films in 2017 # 119-128

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119. City Lights (1931), Charlie Chaplin, United Artists 120. The Freshman (1925), Fred Newmeyer and Sam Taylor, Pathe 121. Gator (1976), Burt Reynolds, United Artists 122. Gold Rush (1942 re-release), Charlie Chaplin, United Artists 123. What Comes Around (1985), Jerry Reed 124. Sharky's Machine (1981), Burt Reynolds, Warner Bros. 125. A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971), Lucio Fulci, AIP 126. Stick (1985), Burt Reynolds, Universal 127. Safety Last (1923), Fred Newmeyer and Sam Taylor, Pathe 128. Dr. Jack (1922),  Fred Newmeyer and Sam Taylor (uncredited), Pathe

365 Films in 2017 #109-118

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109. Judex (1963), Georges Franju, CFFP 110. Five Women for the Killer (1974), Stelvio Massi 111. Blank Generation (1980), Ulli Lommel 112. Why Worry? (1923), Fred Newmeyer and Sam Taylor, Pathe Exchange 113. Girl Shy (1924), Fred Newmeyer and Sam Taylor, Pathe Exchange 114. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972), Kenji Misumi 115. Eyes Without a Face (1960), Georges Franju, Champs-Elysées 116. Straight Outta Compton (2015), F. Gary Gray, Universal 117. The Godfather (1972), Francis Ford Coppola, Paramount 118. Delinquent Daughters aka Accent on Crime (1944), Albert Herman, Producers Releasing

365 Films in 2017 #99-108

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99. Hail Caesar! (2016), Coen Brothers, Universal 100. Amuck! (1972), Silvio Amadio 101. Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90) (2014), Scott Crawford, MVD 102. Color Me Obsessed: A Film About the Replacements (2011), Gorman Bechard, What Were We Thinking Films 103. D.O.A. (1950), Rudolph Maté, United Artists 104. The Money Pit (1986), Richard Benjamin, Amblin 105. Frank Zappa: From Straight to Bizarre (2012), Tom O'Dell, Sexy Intellectual Promotion 106. The Ringling Brothers: Kings of the Circus (2000) 107. Castle Freak (1995), Stuart Gordon, Full Moon 108. Near Dark (1987), Kathryn Bigelow, F/M