DouglasReese

I said I was going to do a write-up on Hotel. Don't say I didn't warn you. It's pretty lengthy. 
 


 
 Sorry for any spelling/grammar errors; of which I'll fix when I return to read some replies. 

Like I said, I don't just think it's the best of the American Horror Story miniseries, so far - but it's probably my favorite singular miniseries ever (that isn't Mike Nichols' Angels in America, or Ingmar Bergman's Scenes from a Marriage). 

I said I was going to do a write-up on Hotel. Don't say I didn't warn you. It's pretty lengthy. 
 


 
 Sorry for any spelling/grammar errors; of which I'll fix when I return to read some replies. 

I said I was going to do a write-up on Hotel. Don't say I didn't warn you. It's pretty lengthy. 
 


 
 Sorry for any spelling/grammar errors; of which I'll fix when I return to read some replies. 

I said I was going to do a write-up on Hotel. Don't say I didn't warn you. It's pretty lengthy. 
 


 
 Sorry for any spelling/grammar errors; of which I'll fix when I return to read some replies. 

Like I said, I don't just think it's the best of the American Horror Story miniseries, so far - but it's probably my favorite singular miniseries ever (that isn't Mike Nichols' Angels in America, or Ingmar Bergman's Scenes from a Marriage). 

you really went OFF. wow im 

Just going to leave this here.
 

Just going to leave this here.
 

You're good! I get ya.
 
Hotel really just appeals to a lot of my interests. It's over-the-top, visually stimulating, has neon colors and 80s New Wave music, sex equated to death, fluid sexuality, weird setpieces, and camp. So it was tailor-made for me to adore it. 

I may be alone on this, but...
 
Hotel >>>>>>>>>>>> Murder House >> Asylum >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Coven>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Freak Show
 
I'm going to put together an essay soon on Hotel. Because, I shit you not, I think it's one of the best "miniseries" in the past fifteen or so years.
 
 
 

You're good! I get ya.
 
Hotel really just appeals to a lot of my interests. It's over-the-top, visually stimulating, has neon colors and 80s New Wave music, sex equated to death, fluid sexuality, weird setpieces, and camp. So it was tailor-made for me to adore it. 

You're good! I get ya.
 
Hotel really just appeals to a lot of my interests. It's over-the-top, visually stimulating, has neon colors and 80s New Wave music, sex equated to death, fluid sexuality, weird setpieces, and camp. So it was tailor-made for me to adore it. 

I may be alone on this, but...
 
Hotel >>>>>>>>>>>> Murder House >> Asylum >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Coven>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Freak Show
 
I'm going to put together an essay soon on Hotel. Because, I shit you not, I think it's one of the best "miniseries" in the past fifteen or so years.
 
 
 

I do keep going. It's my one true hobby on all fronts. Film, in general.
 
I've considered L.A., but have decided to move to the Seattle area in the next two or so years. My fiancé and I both LOVED it there. Plus, you just hop on the interstate to go to either L.A., Portland, or Vancouver - all very arts heavy. 
 
Thanks for the kind words, and giving it a go. It's been my least watched film thus far, but that may because of what it's about. Haha

https://vimeo.com/185100206

https://vimeo.com/185100206

https://vimeo.com/185100206

I hear this now, but for years I've heard "My man's crazy and his mind is a knife".
 
Am I alone on this? 

I didn't see a post like this anywhere, so if there is, if a mod could just merge it into that one, that'd be pretty slick. But if not, here we go. 
 
Top 5? Top 10? Top 100? Whatever it may be, what are your all-time favorites?
 
I'm going to get a bit excessive and post my 100 favorites. 
 
01. The Velvet Underground and Nico. The Velvet Underground.
02. Ultraviolence. Lana Del Rey. 
03. Animals. Pink Floyd.
04. Revolver. The Beatles.
05. Led Zeppelin IV. Led Zeppelin.
06. Nina Simone Sings the Blues. Nina Simone.
07. Siamese Dream. The Smashing Pumpkins.
08. Hounds of Love. Kate Bush.
09. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea. Neutral Milk Hotel.
10. After the Gold Rush. Neil Young.
 
11. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Kanye West.
12. Rain Dogs. Tom Waits.
13. The Cars. The Cars.
14. The Graduate. Simon and Garfunkel.
15. White Album. The Beatles.
16. ​The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan.
17. Either/Or. Elliott Smith.
18. Pet Sounds. The Beach Boys.
19. American IV: The Man Comes Around. Johnny Cash.
20. ​Nevermind. Nirvana.
 
21. Pink Moon. Nick Drake.
22. The Smiths. The Smiths.
23. Kind of Blue. Miles Davis.
24. Born to Die: The Paradise Edition. Lana Del Rey.
25. The Velvet Underground. The Velvet Underground.
26. Straight Outta Compton. N.W.A.
27. Illinois. Sufjan Stevens.
28. Blue. Joni Mitchell.
29. There's a Riot Goin' On. Sly & the Family Stone.
30. Blue Album. Weezer.
 
  31. Love and Rockets. Love and Rockets. 32. Frances the Mute. The Mars Volta.
33. Let It Bleed. ​The Rolling Stones.
34. Demon Days. ​Gorillaz.
35. The Wall. Pink Floyd.
36. Illmatic. Nas.
37. Power, Corruption & Lies. New Order. 
38. ​Starsailor. Tim Buckley.
39. The Dark Side of the Moon. Pink Floyd.
40. Dummy. Portishead.
  41. Days of Future Passed. The Moody Blues. 42. Blood on the Tracks. Bob Dylan.
43. Unknown Pleasures. Joy Division.
44. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. The Flaming Lips.
45. Remain in Light. Talking Heads.
46. OK Computer. Radiohead.
47. Faith. ​George Michael.
48. Transformer. Lou Reed.
49. Queen of Denmark. John Grant.
50. Fragile. Yes.
  51. Americana. The Offspring. 52. Modern Vampires of the City. Vampire Weekend.
53. Boots. Nancy Sinatra. 
54. The Idiot. Iggy Pop.
55. Ocean Rain. Echo & the Bunnymen.
56. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The Beatles.
57. ​A Flock of Seagulls. A Flock of Seagulls.
58. Is This It. The Strokes.
59. The Seer. Swans.
60. What's Going On. Marvin Gaye.
  61. The Downward Spiral. Nine Inch Nails. 62. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Elton John.
63. Funeral. Arcade Fire.
64. The Infamous. ​Mobb Deep.
65. Back to Black. Amy Winehouse.
66. ​Isn't Anything. My Bloody Valentine.
67. Alopecia. Why?.
68. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. The Smashing Pumpkins.
69. Take Off Your Pants and Jacket. blink-182.
70. Tea for the Tillerman. Cat Stevens.
  71. ​Dookie. Green Day. 72. Too Bright. Perfume Genius.
73. Mezermize. System of a Down.
74. Daydream Nation. Sonic Youth.
75. Purple Rain. ​Prince and the Revolution. 
76. Goon. Tobias Jesso Jr.
77. She's So Unusual. Cyndi Lauper.
78. Young Liars. TV on the Radio. 
79. In the Court of the Crimson King. King Crimson.
80. The Blueprint. Jay-Z.
  81. (What's the Story) Morning Glory?. Oasis. 82. Fairytale. Donovan.
83. Sweet Baby James. James Taylor.
84. Black Holes and Revelations. Muse.
85. Strange Days. The Doors.
86. Post. Björk.
87. Disintegration. The Cure.
88. Get Rich or Die Tryin'. 50 Cent.
89. Psychocandy. The Jesus and Mary Chain.
90. Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz. Miley Cyrus.
  91. The Virgin Suicides. Air. 92. Letting Off the Happiness. ​Bright Eyes.
93. Goblin. Tyler, the Creator.
94. Under Construction. Missy Elliott.
95. Metallica. Metallica
96. FutureSex/LoveSounds. Justin Timberlake.
97. Dead Man's Bones. Dead Man's Bones.
98. Buddy Holly. Buddy Holly.
99. Treats. Sleigh Bells.
100. Like a Prayer. Madonna.
 
Whew. 

I didn't see a post like this anywhere, so if there is, if a mod could just merge it into that one, that'd be pretty slick. But if not, here we go. 
 
Top 5? Top 10? Top 100? Whatever it may be, what are your all-time favorites?
 
I'm going to get a bit excessive and post my 100 favorites. 
 
01. The Velvet Underground and Nico. The Velvet Underground.
02. Ultraviolence. Lana Del Rey. 
03. Animals. Pink Floyd.
04. Revolver. The Beatles.
05. Led Zeppelin IV. Led Zeppelin.
06. Nina Simone Sings the Blues. Nina Simone.
07. Siamese Dream. The Smashing Pumpkins.
08. Hounds of Love. Kate Bush.
09. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea. Neutral Milk Hotel.
10. After the Gold Rush. Neil Young.
 
11. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Kanye West.
12. Rain Dogs. Tom Waits.
13. The Cars. The Cars.
14. The Graduate. Simon and Garfunkel.
15. White Album. The Beatles.
16. ​The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan.
17. Either/Or. Elliott Smith.
18. Pet Sounds. The Beach Boys.
19. American IV: The Man Comes Around. Johnny Cash.
20. ​Nevermind. Nirvana.
 
21. Pink Moon. Nick Drake.
22. The Smiths. The Smiths.
23. Kind of Blue. Miles Davis.
24. Born to Die: The Paradise Edition. Lana Del Rey.
25. The Velvet Underground. The Velvet Underground.
26. Straight Outta Compton. N.W.A.
27. Illinois. Sufjan Stevens.
28. Blue. Joni Mitchell.
29. There's a Riot Goin' On. Sly & the Family Stone.
30. Blue Album. Weezer.
 
  31. Love and Rockets. Love and Rockets. 32. Frances the Mute. The Mars Volta.
33. Let It Bleed. ​The Rolling Stones.
34. Demon Days. ​Gorillaz.
35. The Wall. Pink Floyd.
36. Illmatic. Nas.
37. Power, Corruption & Lies. New Order. 
38. ​Starsailor. Tim Buckley.
39. The Dark Side of the Moon. Pink Floyd.
40. Dummy. Portishead.
  41. Days of Future Passed. The Moody Blues. 42. Blood on the Tracks. Bob Dylan.
43. Unknown Pleasures. Joy Division.
44. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. The Flaming Lips.
45. Remain in Light. Talking Heads.
46. OK Computer. Radiohead.
47. Faith. ​George Michael.
48. Transformer. Lou Reed.
49. Queen of Denmark. John Grant.
50. Fragile. Yes.
  51. Americana. The Offspring. 52. Modern Vampires of the City. Vampire Weekend.
53. Boots. Nancy Sinatra. 
54. The Idiot. Iggy Pop.
55. Ocean Rain. Echo & the Bunnymen.
56. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The Beatles.
57. ​A Flock of Seagulls. A Flock of Seagulls.
58. Is This It. The Strokes.
59. The Seer. Swans.
60. What's Going On. Marvin Gaye.
  61. The Downward Spiral. Nine Inch Nails. 62. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Elton John.
63. Funeral. Arcade Fire.
64. The Infamous. ​Mobb Deep.
65. Back to Black. Amy Winehouse.
66. ​Isn't Anything. My Bloody Valentine.
67. Alopecia. Why?.
68. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. The Smashing Pumpkins.
69. Take Off Your Pants and Jacket. blink-182.
70. Tea for the Tillerman. Cat Stevens.
  71. ​Dookie. Green Day. 72. Too Bright. Perfume Genius.
73. Mezermize. System of a Down.
74. Daydream Nation. Sonic Youth.
75. Purple Rain. ​Prince and the Revolution. 
76. Goon. Tobias Jesso Jr.
77. She's So Unusual. Cyndi Lauper.
78. Young Liars. TV on the Radio. 
79. In the Court of the Crimson King. King Crimson.
80. The Blueprint. Jay-Z.
  81. (What's the Story) Morning Glory?. Oasis. 82. Fairytale. Donovan.
83. Sweet Baby James. James Taylor.
84. Black Holes and Revelations. Muse.
85. Strange Days. The Doors.
86. Post. Björk.
87. Disintegration. The Cure.
88. Get Rich or Die Tryin'. 50 Cent.
89. Psychocandy. The Jesus and Mary Chain.
90. Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz. Miley Cyrus.
  91. The Virgin Suicides. Air. 92. Letting Off the Happiness. ​Bright Eyes.
93. Goblin. Tyler, the Creator.
94. Under Construction. Missy Elliott.
95. Metallica. Metallica
96. FutureSex/LoveSounds. Justin Timberlake.
97. Dead Man's Bones. Dead Man's Bones.
98. Buddy Holly. Buddy Holly.
99. Treats. Sleigh Bells.
100. Like a Prayer. Madonna.
 
Whew. 

Did anybody else notice that the opening of "24" is the same as the opening strings of "Honeymoon"? 
 
Someone online pointed that out and I'm, like, "how did I not figure that out?"

I highly recommend this to all my fellow popheads. The film is TANKING at the box office, so it probably won't even be in wide release by the time this weekends rolls around - but this film is batshit bonkers, over-the-top, and feels like a catty, campy, feature-length pop video. It's absolutely sublime, and Cliff Martinez's score pulsates over every frame, and the film's end credits is pretty much a Sia music video with her track "Waving Goodbye".
 

 
Check out a bit of the score from the opening credits here:
 

https://vimeo.com/151264560
 
Vimeo told me this was embedded here and got about 25 clicks from users here, but I couldn't quite find it on the forum. (Damn, it's huge. And damn, how have I not known of its existence?) If anybody can link me to that spot, that'd be awesome - but I also just wanted to start a thread for it. I've never done a video essay, but I plan on doing more (I'm currently putting some together for the films of Sofia Coppola, John Carpenter, Eric Rohmer, Don Hertzfeldt, and other filmmakers). It says something about my thoughts for Del Rey when I put her up with names such as them. Thought other Lana fans would appreciate what I think about her and such. 
 
Oh, and hi new frequent forum I shall visit! 

Did anybody else notice that the opening of "24" is the same as the opening strings of "Honeymoon"? 
 
Someone online pointed that out and I'm, like, "how did I not figure that out?"