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PINNLAND EMPIRE

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Film Blog 👇🏾👇🏾 www.pinnlandempire.com/?m=1 #sidebyside YouTube channel 🎬 youtube.com/@pinnland_empire?si=6ZQ… #sidebyside Music 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 threedollarpistol.com/album/night-m… garfunkle.bandcamp.com/album/moses-…

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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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HER PRIVATE HELL
Her Private Hell is Nicolas Winding Refn doing a parody of his own films. There’s even a few direct callbacks to Only God Forgives . Only G...
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David Lynch's Worlds @davidlynchsworlds.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
49 years ago, #Eraserhead premiered: #DavidLynch
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Häxan/Werewulf #sidebyside #werewulf
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Ghost Dog/Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother #sidebyside www.pinnlandempire.com/2026/09/your...
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I liked this overall but it kind of falls apart at the finale. There was an opportunity to go full-on John Woo and it just doesn’t. Still an interesting movie. www.pinnlandempire.com/2026/09/your...
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YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER
People have been comparing Bassam Tariq’s latest film to Jim Jarmusch's  Ghost Dog just off of the trailer. After watching Your Mother You...
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The Brad That Dreaded Sundown @bradmilne79.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
There is only movies so people can make stupid memes. Sung to the tune of Arctic Monkeys song with the line, “There is only music so that there’s new ringtones.”
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Passion of Joan of Arc/You Can See Everything #sidebyside @a24movies.bsky.social
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Michael C. Maronna @mcmaronna.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is the reason I ad-libbed “Forest Whitaker” in Slackers
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“When I watched it [Ghost Dog] a long time ago there was this feeling where I was like, 'Oh there's this man that lives in an urban environment that wants to follow some kind of ancient code” - Bassam Tariq, @HuffPost Ghost Dog/Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother #sidebyside
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“He [Seijun Suzuki] was the first one to establish a new style, a different style, for Japanese movies. His movies always gave me a very happy time in my youth” - John Woo, @TimeOutNewYork Tokyo Drifter/The Killer #sidebyside
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
His [Seijun Suzuki] movies always gave me a very happy time in my youth”- John Woo, Timeout New York “I’ve always tried to imitate Melville” - John Woo, @cahiersducinema.bsky.social Tokyo Drifter/Le Samourai/The Killer #sidebyside #sidebysidebyside #johnwoo
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“Sam Peckinpah made everything change” - John Woo, Venice Magaize, July 1997 Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia/Hard Boiled #sidebyside #SamPeckinpah #johnwoo
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Here's to 30 years of DJ Shadow’s Endtroducing! Probably the most important piece of music to me. Ever. I still listen to this album like it just came out. #endtroducing #djshadow #turntablism #scratching #happyanniversary
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“I’m not a film analyst but most of the things we do nowadays, also in advertising, lead back to Kenneth Anger’s work” - Nicolas Winding Refn, @indiewire.com Scorpio Rising/Her Private Hell #sidebyside
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“It [PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES] is a truly great film. It's melodramatic; it's operatic; it's campy; has great music; leather costumes; space ships” - Nicolas Winding Refn, @variety.com Planet Of The Vampires/Her Private Hell #sidebyside
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
“Between when I was a kid and watched Twin Peaks for the first time and when the show got rebooted in 2017, I just had recurring nightmares about it” - Jane Schoenbrun, @inverse.com Twin Peaks/Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma #sidebyside www.pinnlandempire.com/2026/09/teen...
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Tetsuo: The Ironman/Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma #sidebyside
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
*NEW* www.pinnlandempire.com/2026/09/teen...
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TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA
For those of you that are tired of reference/homage-heavy cinema where the director is constantly tipping their hat to their favorite direct...
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gamedotfilm @gamedotfilm.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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Night Music, by Marcus Pinn
16 track album
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Boards of Canada vs. DJ Shadow threedollarpistol.com/album/music-... #scratching #boardsofcanada @boardsofcanada.bsky.social @bocpages.bsky.social @warprecords.bsky.social #djshadow
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum/Reacher Season 4 #sidebyside #Reacher
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QuasarSniffer @quasarsniffer.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
On Popcorn Eschaton, the serene workshop inside of Zebras in America, the brilliant @pinnlandempire.bsky.social returns to discuss the historical musical biopic (of sorts), THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE, religious communities, and its incredible music and ambition! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
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Popcorn Eschaton 83 - 'The Testament of Ann Lee'
Podcast Episode · Zebras In America · August 14 · 1h 11m
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Ganja and Hess/Sinners #sidebyside www.pinnlandempire.com/2025/05/sinn...
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Persona/Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma #sidebyside
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
“I just find the glow of a screen to be appealing. It's something that I very naturally gravitate toward, in the way that David Cronenberg gravitates toward body horror” - Jane Schoebrun, @thr.com Videodrome/Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma #sidebyside
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Being John Malkovich/Backrooms #sidebyside #BackroomsMovie
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
“Im a big big believer in David Lynch” - Kane Parsons, @interviewmagazine.com.web.brid.gy Twin Peaks/Backrooms #sidebyside #BackroomsMovie #twinpeaks
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
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PERFECT DAYS - SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL *UPDATED*
A Hen In The Wind / Perfect Days Last year I shared my thoughts on Wim Winders' Perfect Days and it's connection to the work of Ozu ( cli...
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
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A FEW WORDS ON PERFECT DAYS *UPDATED*
Wim Wenders’ latest is one of those films that’ll be miscategorized as “simple”, “light” or even “boring” to those that watch it casually or...
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
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DISTANCE
I’ve kept this in the drafts since the first wave of C-19 and completely forgot I wrote it. My knowledge of Hirokazu Koreeda’s filmography ...
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Spider-Man w/ my son and godson
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
“Im a big big believer in David Lynch” - Kane Parsons, @interviewmagazine.com.web.brid.gy Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me/Backrooms #sidebyside #BackroomsMovie #twinpeaks
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Lost Highway/Obsession #sidebyside
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
“I like the idea of expressionism. Someone once defined it to me as the way an artist expresses him or herself while using the inner landscape of a character outwardly” - Guy Maddin, @theberliner.bsky.social The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari/Careful 1/2 #sidebyside
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Another Abel Gance/Guy Maddin connection J’Accuse/Careful #sidebyside
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I had the pleasure of chatting with the legendary DJ John Doe of the 1200 Hobos. Listen as we talk about everything from music equipment and the recording process to movie & television samples and how they play a part in his themed tracks. www.pinnlandempire.com/2026/07/a-co...
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A CONVERSATION WITH DJ JOHN DOE (1200 HOBOS)
I had the pleasure of chatting with the legendary DJ John Doe of the 1200 Hobos. Listen as we talk about everything from music equipment and...
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The great Guy Maddin was kind enough to sign his book for me. I had him make it out to my son.
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
“One thing I do often - I watch a movie and I pretend Luis Bunuel is sitting beside me” - Guy Maddin, @avclub.com L’Age d’Or/Careful #sidebyside @filmforumnyc.bsky.social
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Went to see Guy Maddin at @filmforumnyc.bsky.social last weekend and he spoke about Abel Gance’s influence on his work… J’Accuse/Archangel 1/2 #sidebyside
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
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I'm Gary Suarez of CABBAGES @imgarysuarez.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I spoke with DJ Marcus Pinn (aka @pinnlandempire.bsky.social) about his new Boards Of Canada inspired mixtape. Read all about it at CABBAGES. www.cabbageshiphop.com/marcus-pinn-...
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Marcus Pinn Has The Right To Scratch
The turntablist talks up his Boards Of Canada mixtape. +reviews of twogeebs & Action Figure 973, Lync Lone
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
One of my personal favorite music journals/platforms/sites/newsletters interviewed me recently about my Boards of Canada mix. Check it out!!! 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
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QuasarSniffer @quasarsniffer.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
On this Zebras in America, @pinnlandempire.bsky.social is joined by the one-and-only Guy Maddin as they discuss the director's cinematic and literary influences, the desolation of Manitoba, and why he prefers you to view his films on an Apple watch! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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A conversation with Guy Maddin
Podcast Episode · Zebras In America · June 17 · 1h 9m
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Music has the right to scratch 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 threedollarpistol.com/album/music-...
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I interviewed Guy Maddin a few weeks ago. We talked about Eraserhead, L’Age d’Or, John Paizs, Canadian Patriotism, American patriotism, Kenny Omega and so much more. This is one of my favorite directors so this meant a lot… www.pinnlandempire.com/2026/06/a-co...
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
The Boards of Canada mix is live (limited tapes available) threedollarpistol.com/album/music-... BoC is one of my favorite groups so I decided to do a hip-hop style mixtape incorporating their music, their original sample sources & classic rap #boardsofcanada #mixtapes @threedollarpistol.bsky.social
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David Lynch's Worlds @davidlynchsworlds.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
David Lynch and Richard Pryor on the set of #LostHighway:
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
This was not good… www.pinnlandempire.com/2026/06/kidn...
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KIDNEYS ON FILM: ONE SPOON OF CHOCOLATE
I guess we can add Rza to the list of filmmakers that thinks the only prerequisite for making a grindhouse homage is giving your movie a gra...
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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Cassettes are sold out 🙏🏾🙌🏾 But if you haven’t got the digital - make sure to do so!! (It’s pay what you want)
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