Movies Watched -- Brief Encounter (1945)

86 minute running time … a Noel Coward play made for the big screen … an extramarital affair treated with great sensitivity, maybe too much sensitivity … "When I behold upon the night starred face huge cloudy symbols of a high … something with seven letters. Romance, I think. I’m almost sure it is.” A very British approach …I’ll give it a green-go rating for now, haven’t seen many movies from 1945 so it might get bumped off the list later, we’ll see.

I'm sure that the whole situation must seem inexpressibly vulgar to you.

Movies Watched -- The Naked Prey (1966)

96 minute running time … this wasn’t bad, but it’s not good enough to recommend either … survival in the African bush after being captured and set free (hunter and hunted stuff) … John Farr recommended this one, probably for the homoerotic element (you watch a handsome nearly naked guy (the writer-director himself) with an amazing physique for 90% of the picture). Glad I saw it anyway.

Watouvi

2020 Media Consumption Diary -- February

• 2020.02.29 … Watched … The Killing (1956) | Stanley Kubrick

• 2020.02.28 … Watched … Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007)

• 2020.02.27 … Abandoned … House of Games (1987) | David Mamet

• 2020.02.26 … Watched … Possessed (1948) | Curtis Bernhardt

• 2020.02.24 … Watched … Thieves’ Highway (1949) | Jules Dassin

• 2020.02.22 … Watched … The Big Clock (1948) | John Farrow

• 2020.02.20 … Read … Be Cool (1999) by Elmore Leonard

• 2020.02.19 … Watched … The Naked City (1948) | Jules Dassin

• 2020.02.18 … Watched … Nightmare Alley (1947) | Edmund Goulding

• 2020.02.17 … Watched … Call Northside 777 (1947) | Henry Hathaway

• 2020.02.16 … Watched … Crossfire (1947) | Edward Dmytryk

• 2020.02.13 … Watched … Brute Force (1947) | Jules Dassin

• 2020.02.12 … Read … Rum Punch (1992) by Elmore Leonard

• 2020.02.10 … Watched … Kansas City Confidential (1952) | Phil Karlson

• 2020.02.09 … Watched … The Maltese Falcon (1941) John Huston

• 2020.02.08 … Watched … Murder, My Sweet (1944) | Edward Dmytryk

• 2020.02.07 … Watched … To Have and Have Not (1944) | Howard Hawks

• 2020.02.07 … Watched … Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) | Anatole Litvak

• 2020.02.05 … Watched … Raw Deal (1948) | Anthony Mann

• 2020.02.04 … Watched … T-Men (1947) | Anthony Mann

• 2020.02.03 … Abandoned … Fail-Safe (1964) | Sidney Lumet

• 2020.02.02 … Watched … Safety Last! (1923) | Fred Neymeyer

• 2020.02.02 … Read … Beautiful Boy (2008) by David Sheff

• 2020.02.01 … Watched … Kiss Me Deadly (1955) | Robert Aldrich

Movies Watched -- House of Games (1987)

102 minute running time, so the right length, but this was terrible and I abandoned it at the ten minute mark and fast forwarded through … dumb story, bad dialogue, bad acting, awful late 80’s look, unattractive female lead with a butch haircut … just dreadful. David Mamet directorial debut, ugh. A rare case where John Farr gets it completely wrong and leads me astray. Avoid this one, full red rating.

A little page in the history of the short con

Movies Watched -- Possessed (1947)

108 minute running time so about ten minutes too long, but this was interesting… a mental illness movie … Joan Crawford plays a disturbed, hysterical woman (yet again) … it wasn’t a great movie but it was good enough to get a green-go rating, and may be a top five movie from 1947. John Farr recommended it.

Take her to psycho

How That Work?

More Summer Walker … I think she’s great .. But I wish she’d stop mutilating herself with the tats and piercings.

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Drug Names

Found a nice list of drug names in David Sheff’s book, “High.” I’m especially interested in the street names.

Name; common commercial name; and street names:

Cannabinoids

Marijuana; weed, pot, grass, dope, Mary Jane, herb, chronic, blunt, ganja

Club Drugs

Flunitrazepam; Rohypnol; circles, forget pill, date rape drug, roofies

GHB; Gamma-hydroxybutyrate; G, grievous bodily harm, liquid ecstasy

MDMA; ecstasy, E, Molly, roll, X, XTC, MDMA

Dissociative Drugs

PCP; Phencyclidine; angel dust, boat, hog, love boat

Ketamine; Ketalar CV; cat tranquilizer, cat valium, special K, vitamin K

Dextromethorphan (DXM); (found in some cough and cold medicine); dex, triple c, robo, robotripping

Hallucinogens and Psychedelics

LSD; Lysergic acid diethylamide; acid, blotter

Psilocybin; magic mushrooms, shrooms

Mescaline; peyote, buttons, cactus, mesc

Opioids

Heroin; Diacetylmorphine; H, horse, junk, smack

Opium; Laudanum, paregoric; Big O, black stuff, hum

Other

Synthetic pot; spice, K2, black mamba

Inhalants; poppers, whippets, huff, laughing gas

Bath salts; cloud 9, stardust, white lightning

Anabolic steroids; Anadrol, Oxandrin, Durabolin, Depo-Testosterone, Equiposide; roids, gear, juice, pumpers

Prescription Opioids

Codeine; Captain Cody, schoolboy

Fentanyl; Actiq, Duragesic, Sublimaze; China girl, dance fever, goodfella, jackpot

Methadone; Dolophine, Methadose; Amidon, fizzies (with MDMA: chocolate chip cookies)

Morphine; Duramorph, Roxanol; M, Miss Emma, monkey, white stuff

Oxycodone; OxyContin, Percadon, Percocet, Roxicodone; Oxy, oxycotton, hillbilly heroin, percs, roxies

Oxymorphone; Opana; biscuits, blue heaven, blues

Hydrococdone or dihydrocodeinone; Vicodin, Lartab, Lorcet; vike, Watson-387

Hydromorphone; Dilaudid; D, dillies, footballs, juice, smack

Meperidine; Demerol; Demmies, pain killer

Propoxyphene; Darvon, Darvocet

Prescription Sedatives and Tranquilizers

Barbiturates; Phenobarbitol, Amytal, Seconal, Nembutal, Phentobarbital, Luminal; Barbs, reds, yellow jackets

Benzodiazepines; Xanax, Librium, Klonopin, Valium, Ativan, Halcion; downers, sleeping pills, tranks

Sleep medications; Lunesta, Sonata, Ambien; Mexican Valium, R2, roofinol, rope, rphies

Prescription Stimulants

Amphetamines; Biphetamine, Dexedrine, Adderall; Bennies, black beauties

Methylphenidate; Ritalin, Concerta; JIF, Skippy, the smart drug, vitamin R

Stimulants

Cocaine; Cocaine hydrochloride; blow, bump, coke, dust, nose candy

Methamphetamine; Desoxyn; meth, crank, tweak, ice, crystal, speed

I'ma Need More Than a Hug

Short and sweet, well, maybe sweet isn’t the right word, but I love it, short and true … great voice, great song.

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Movies Watched -- Thieves' Highway (1949)

94 minute running time, so the perfect length … really enjoyed this one, 1940s California, moralizing wasn’t heavy-handed and it was pretty dark, all things considered … even the weird bits that Zanuck tacked on the end couldn’t ruin what came before … and the great Dassin staged an amazing fruit truck crash … this is a green-go, recommended movie. John Farr recommends this one too.

This ain't no lace pants business … [or lace bra]

Movies Watched -- The Big Clock (1948)

96 minute running time … the story was sort of interesting, but not really … all these Americans speaking in fake British accents, high class ya know … Charles Laughton was in Island of Lost Souls (which I liked) and Ray Milland was in Dial M for Murder (which I liked), but I wasn’t thrilled with this and wouldn’t recommend it. Falling down the elevator shaft was a great scene, but one great scene doesn’t a good movie make. John Farr recommended this.

Could I invent a name like Casimir Kowalski?