Snobbin: Beautiful Trash in the Pop Culture Gutter

349. Fearless (2006), Ronny Yu, Rogue 350. The Cat's-Paw (1934), Sam Taylor, Fox Film Corporation 351. The Plumber (1979), Peter Weir, CEL 352. Rollerball (1975), Norman Jewison, United Artists 353. A Film Unfinished (2010), Yael Hersonski, Oscilloscope 354. Fat Girl (2001), Catherine Breillat, Canal 355. The Apartment (1960), Billy Wilder, United Artists 356. Jules and Jim (1962),  François Truffaut, Cinedis 357. A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923), Charlie Chaplin, United Artists 358. A King in New York (1957), Charlie Chaplin, Attica

The final three songs focus on the plane ride and subsequent crash of both bands: the fictional one and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Cooley's “Shut Up and Get on the Plane” is a premonition of what is to come, as well as an excoriation of those that fear life and do not want to live it to its fullest. He sings, “We've been this close to death before; we were just too drunk to know it / Guess the price of being sobers being scared out of your mind.” Cooley dares listeners to get on the plane because death is inevitable and there is no use in complaining. The adventure the band is on trumps all. Even though the narrator would like to go home and lay around, he is a working man and needs to keep on moving. This theme continues through Cooley's songs; they revolve around men of action who move through less specific worlds. They carry on because they have to, despite the odds, not concerned with the specifics of history, but moving through a more generalized world. He writes songs for...

339. Goon: The Last of the Enforcers (2017), Jay Baruchel, Entertainment One 340. The Stunt Man (1980), Richard Rush, 20th Century Fox 341. The Night Porter (1974), Liliana Cavani, Avco Embassy 342. Escort Girl (1941), Edward E. Kaye 343. Test Tube Babies (1948), W. Merle Connell, Screen Classics 344. The Curse of the Cat People (1944), Robert Wise and Gunther von Fritsch, RKO 345. The Witch (2015), Robert Eggers, A24 346. Shock (1977), Mario Bava, Titanus 347. Cronos (1993, Guillermo del Toro, Prime 348. Bigger Than Life (1956), Nicholas Ray, 20th Century Fox

329. Chafed Elbows (1966), Robert Downey Sr., Impact 330. Bed and Board (1970), Francois Truffaut, Columbia 331. I Married A Witch (1942), Rene Clair, Paramount 332. Monsieur Verdoux (1947), Charlie Chaplin, United Artists 333. Limelight (1952), Charlie Chaplin, United Artists 334. Dog Soldiers (2002), Neil Marshall, Pathe 335. Beetlejuice (1988), Tim Burton, Warner Bros. 336. The Spirit of the Beehive (1973), Victor Erice, Bocaccio 337. Repulsion (1965), Roman Polanski, Compton 338. The Skin I Live In (2011), Pedro Almodóvar, Warners Espana