Cormac McCarthy’s book, Blood Meridian, inspired Ben Nichols to write an album about many of its characters and landscape. There’s a longer video of him performing the entire album, along with a professor giving a talk about the book, but I love this clip of him performing one of the main songs.

prepping for a trip next week that will include some of the filming locations for No Country for Old Men, so giving it a reread

Another amazing documentary about an artist who I hold in the highest regard, that is also streaming now

Jodorowsky&;s Dune (2013)

The tale of Jodorowsky’s doomed film adaptation of the sci-fi novel is a fascinating trip through the pursuit of a dream and the necessity of art.

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One of the most influential documentaries I’ve rewatched over the years, and it’s finally streaming

Beautiful Losers (2008)

This film follows this lives and careers of a group of DIY artists and creators who emerged in the early 1990s and went on to transform culture.

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