Snobbin: Beautiful Trash in the Pop Culture Gutter

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.

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

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

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

89. The Fog (1980), John Carpenter, Avco Embassy 90. Assassin of Youth (1937), Elmer Clifton, BCM Roadshow 91. Reefer Madness aka Tell Your Children,The Burning Question, Dope Addict, Doped Youth, and Love Madness (1936), Louis Gasnier, Motion Picture Ventures 92. A Time for Drunken Horses (2000), Bahman Ghobadi 93. Doctor Strange (2016), Scott Derrickson, Walt Disney Studios 94. Marihuana (1936), Dwain Esper, Roadshow Attractions 95. Gimme Danger (2016), Jim Jarmusch, Magnolia 96. Blues Road Movie (2002), Louis Mouchet 97. Child Bride aka Child Brides, Child Bride of the Ozarks, and Dust to Dust (1943), Harry Revier, Astor 98. Deadpool (2016), Tim Miller, 20th Century Fox

What is classic rock anyway? Sometimes genre specification make me wonder, especially when I listen to music from numerous genres as I work. However, I often believe the genre, rock music, is not so much a genre as a catchall category for most types of guitar-based music made after 1965. Just like alternative rock, such subgenre categories as hard rock, have become close to meaningless. Those who have suffered through my endless diatribes about certain periods of music know that I reserve specific definitions for other genres: rock 'n' roll to me is a very specific type of music drawing from Sun Records luminaries like Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis. Indeed, bands who play rock 'n' roll today follow this template. Yet it is more about rocking out on bass, guitar, and drums than exploring guitar solos. Rock 'n' roll is also an attitude like punk that gets the job done fast and dirty with little indulgence. In the last couple days my musical ex...

79. Breakfast With Hunter (2003), Wayne Ewing 80. Blow-Up (1966), Michelangelo Antonioni, MGM 81. The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972), Giuliano Carnimeo 82. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972), Kenji Musimi, Toho 83. Spasmo (1974), Umbero Lenzi 84. The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971), Sergio Martino,  Copercines, Cooperativa, Cinematográfica, Devon Film 85. The Trouble with Angels (1966), Ida Lupino, Columbia 86. Do Not Disturb  (1965), Ralph Levy and George Marshall, 20th Century Fox 87. The Central Park Five (2012), Ken Burns, Sundance Selects 88. Torso (1973), Sergio Martino, Joseph Brenner