Die for the Government Anti-Flag tosses up the kind of vintage, early-’80s, So-Cal, melodic punk that B.Y.O., Frontier, Posh Boy, and other labels specialized in, and a ska song is welcome. New Red Archives.
Customer Review: An album I could imagine Emma Goldman and Ward Churchill slam-dancing to!
Besides being really awesome activists and talented punk rockers, these guys are totally hot! I’m sure that some of you homophobes out there will cringe at that remark, but oh well, get over yourselves. What can I say? Mohawks and righteous politics turn me on. More accessible than earlier anarcho-punk bands like Crass or Conflict, Anti-flag is bringing radical punk into the 21st century. Imagine a younger, cuter Noam Chomsky playing an electric guitar and you’ll get an idea of what this band is about. Fans of Propagandhi will love this album. Angry, passionate, and committed to social change, this is a band you need to hear, a band that truly speaks to the real concerns of my generation, a band using their talent not to pacify the masses but to encourage them instead to fight for a better world.

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Starman A departure for director John Carpenter, STARMAN is a gentle, simple film that won accolades from critics and applause from audiences. Jeff Bridges plays the title character, an alien that has come down to Earth on a peaceful scouting mission. When he takes the form of a recently widowed woman’s dead husband he unintentionally involves her in his mission. The alien only has a few days to reach a rendezvous point where he will be picked up by his mothership. Along the way he must discover what he can about human beings and our civilization. He finds out plenty very quickly, as his relationship with the young widow grows very strong as they make their way to the rendezvous point. Meanwhile, the FBI is in hot pursuit after it discovers the discarded landing vehicle, and the alien’s own health is deteriorating in Earth’s foreign atmosphere. The story tells of the struggle for communication, the pain of letting go, and the search for understanding. Jeff Bridges gives an unforgettable performance as the gentle alien trying his best to cope with being a human. With STARMAN, Carpenter proves he is a master storyteller, not just of horror and science fiction, but of subtle, emotional drama as well.
Customer Review: A Star of a Story
I didn’t remember how good this movie was until I saw it again this afternoon. This is one of Jeff Bridges masterpieces as well as for Karen Allen, whom I first saw in “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and her great performance recently in “Basket.” I felt that Bridges gave a convincing job of an alien learning earth customs and gradually acquiring more grace with his speech. It moved toward tender moments between the two as one remembered a mate and the other succumbed to feelings emanating from his body. All this developing while running from a fanatically dedicated government official searching for the alien. It will be forever one of my favorite movies of whatever genre. This review is of a VHS from my private library.

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