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The Dud Avocado – Virago Modern Classics

Posted by Notcot on Jul 26, 2012 in Cult Film
The Dud Avocado - Virago Modern Classics

THE DUD AVOCADO gained instant cult status on first publication and remains a timeless portrait of a woman hellbent on living. It is, as the GUARDIAN observes, ‘one of the best novels about growing up fast’. Sally Jay Gorce is a woman with a mission. It’s the 1950s, she’s young, and she’s in Paris. Having dyed her hair pink, she wears evening dresses in the daytime and vows to go native in a way not even the natives can manage. Embarking on an educational programme that includes an affair with a married man (which fizzles out when she realises he’s single and wants to marry her); nights in cabarets and jazz clubs in the company of assorted “citizens of the world” an entanglement with a charming psychopath; and a bit part in a film financed by a famous matador. But an education like this doesn’t come cheap. Will our heroine be forced back to the States to fulfill her destiny as a librarian, or can she keep up her whirlwind Parisian existence?

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180W Strobe/Flash Light for Studio, Location & Portrait Photography

Posted by Notcot on Feb 25, 2011 in Photography

Product Description

This strobe is typically used for background, fill, or highlighting. These are very high quality professional strobes that will give you years of service.

This is a strobe, not a continuous light. Because of the way a strobe bursts a huge amount of energy in a very short period of time, the strobe will not generate any lasting heat. This is much easier for your models/subjects. Also, strobes produce daylight-type color temperatures (5600K), so you do not need special films or filters.

They are perfect for commercial studios, location photographers and advanced amateurs. You can use this strobe for a main light, fill light, back light, or hair light. With the variable power setting you will have complete control over your light output.

  • Professional-grade studio lighting
  • Great background lighting
  • 180 watts of power
  • Not continuous light
  • Does not generate lasting heat

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Phantasm

Posted by Notcot on Jun 9, 2010 in Cult Film

Average Rating: 4.5 / 5 (12 Reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Review
Jody is the kind of guy that every 1970s teen looked up to. He’s in his early 20s, has a cool car, splendid 1970s hair, a leather jacket, plays guitar and (naturally) snags all the girls. His little brother, Mike, in particular, admires him and emulates him at every turn. Things start to go astray, however, when the two brothers and their friend Reggie attend a funeral for a friend. Mike notices a tall man working at the funeral home; in the course of his snooping, he sees the tall man put a loaded coffin into the back of a hearse as easily as if it was a shoebox. Jody doesn’t believe his little brother’s stories, though, until he brings home the tall man’s severed finger, still wriggling in what appears to be French’s mustard. From there, the film picks up a terrific momentum that doesn’t let up until the sequel-ripe twist ending.

Phantasm was one of the first horror movies to break the unspoken rule that victims were supposed to scream, fall down and cower until they were killed. Instead, Mike and Jody are resourceful and smart, aggressively pursuing the evil inside the funeral home with a shotgun and Colt pistol. Furthermore, the script has a great deal of character development, especially in the relationship between the two brothers. The film even has a surprisingly glossy look, despite its low-budget origins, and little outright gore (except for the infamous steel spheres that drill into victims’ heads). This drive-in favourite was a big success at the time of its release, and spawned three sequels. Little wonder; it includes an inventive story, likeable characters, a runaway pace and, of course, evil dwarves cloaked in Army blankets. The end result is one of the better horror films of the late 1970s. Hot-rod fans take note: Jody drives a Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda, the pinnacle of 1960s muscle cars, rounding out his status as a Cool Guy. –Jerry Renshaw

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