#trees lounge 1996

[girlstevebuscemi]

Chloë Sevigny and Steve Buscemi at a party for the premiere of Trees Lounge (1996)

[troquets]

Steve Buscemi, Trees Lounge, 1996.

[gotankgo]

currently watching Trees Lounge (1996)

[rodpower78]

Chloë Sevigny as Debbie, Trees Lounge (1996).

[bivampires]

Chloë Sevigny at a party for Trees Lounge, circa 1996, in New York City by Catherine McGann

[mad-prophet-of-the-airwaves]

Trees Lounge (1996, Steve Buscemi, USA)

[justfornowokaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Trees Lounge (1996) Dir: Steve Buscemi

[pommedepersephone]

Okay I have to ask about Dog Days are Over because I had a WIP called like that last time 🤣🤣 i'm so curious to know what the song inspires you!!

Okay, okay, so this is a very fluffy-fun-OH-FUCK-FEELINGS follow up to A Disaster Puppy and his Dog. The basic premise is Crowley thinking through the dangers of promises - putting off the things one wants for a future you may not get, and not seizing the moment when it arrives unexpectedly.

BUT I have to confess that there is a really long, rambling story behind my obsession with this song and the art that inspired it. And somehow it is all very Good Omens.

If you don't know, the song was inspired by a London art installation by Ugo Rondione -

AND this isn't his first installation with this name.

"...one of Rondinone’s first institutional exhibitions (“dog days are over”), in 1996, at Zurich’s Museum für Gegenwartskunst, where he created an installation that brought together live actors, sound, painting, and video and took the figure of the clown as its centerpiece. At the show’s opening, several paunchy, middle-aged men made up as clowns lounged lazily on the floor of one of the museum’s galleries, moving only to change position or to yawn. Fits of hysterical laughter could be heard from hidden speakers activated by sensors whenever a visitor entered... If the ensemble’s initial effect was carnivalesque, with time, a creeping sense of unanswered expectations, boredom, and emptiness took over. This was due partly to the fact that the clowns never performed (they barely moved) and partly to their pathetic appearance."

You can read the full article about this installation.

And so, there is something about the idea of expectation of performance, something about "Crawley" saying - “You’ve got to admit it’s a bit of a pantomime, though... I mean, pointing out the Tree and saying ‘Don’t Touch’ in big letters. Not very subtle, is it? I mean, why not put it on top of a high mountain or a long way off?” and the idea that you will be punished simply for fulfilling your assigned role...

And there is something about the symbolism of rainbows, something about Aziraphale saying "Oh, and when it's done, the Almighty's going to put up a new thing called a rainbow, as a promise not to drown everyone again." and the idea of being expected to be grateful for being punished...

I just have a lot of feelings about it all. Which SOMEHOW ended up shaping this seemingly silly but actually serious little WIP that I haven't finished yet.

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Actor and director Steve Buscemi (R) poses for a photo with actress Chloë Sevigny (L) at a party for the premiere of his film Trees Lounge in October 1996. Buscemi wrote, directed, and starred in the film...

[jimsmovieworld]

TREES LOUNGE- 1996 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Long Island loser Tommy (Steve Buscemi) is a hopeless alcoholic who loses his job for stealing from his boss and best friend Rob (Anthony LaPaglia), who's now dating his ex, Theresa (Elizabeth Bracco). Tommy copes with his failures by hanging out at local dive bar Trees Lounge which he happens to live above...

When he isnt drinking he harrasses Rob at his store and starts spending time with Theresa's little sister Debbie (Chloe Sevigny) in his new ice cream truck....

Absolutely brilliant movie. An amazing combination of smart, funny dialogue, colourful characters and insightful moments that really make you think.

Steve Buscemi is teriffic as the very likable, very flawed Tommy. A guy who seems to have no actual friends but everyone knows and likes him. So many hilarious scenes. Him talking to Kevin Corrigan and Michael Imperioli characters at the funeral. Him trying to steal a bump of coke from the Mark Boone Jr character was so funny. His scenes with Chloe Sevigny were all great. Chloe Sevigny is one of my favourite names ever.

Lots of Sopranos cast members in Trees Lounge.

Excellent film from start to finish.

Written and Directed by Steve Buscemi.

[notyourgirlloser]

Chloë Sevigny at premier of Trees Lounge in New York (1996).

[girlstevebuscemi]

Steve Buscemi, 2004

[cassnderson]

Movies I’ve Watched & Thoroughly Enjoyed

- The Unbelievable Truth (1989) - Dir. Hal Hartley•

- Near Dark (1987) - Dir. Kathryn Bigelow•

- High Plains Drifter (1973) - Dir. Clint Eastwood•

- Crimes of Passion (1984) - Dir. Ken Russel

- The Devils (1971) - Dir. Ken Russel

- True Romance (1993) - Dir. Tony Scott•

- Less Than Zero (1987) - Dir. Marek Kanievska

- Phantom of The Paradise (1974) - Dir. Brian De Palma•

- But I'm a Cheerleader (1999) - Dir. Jamie Babbit

- Sleeper (1973) - Dir. Woody Allen

- Magic in the Moonlight (2014) - Dir. Woody Allen

- Josie and The Pussycats (2001) - Dir. Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan, & Marc Webb

- The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) - Dir. Blake Edwards•

- Reality Bites (1994) - Dir. Ben Stiller

- Scream (1996) - Dir. Wes Craven

- Tank Girl (1995) - Dir. Rachel Talalay•

- Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) - Dir. Steven Soderbergh

- The Before Trilogy (1995) (2004) (2013) - Dir. Richard Linklater

- Lady Bird (2017) - Dir. Greta Gerwig

- Jennifer's Body (2009) - Dir. Karyn Kusama

- Muriel's Wedding (1994) - Dir. P.J. Hogan•

- Blue Velvet (1986) - Dir. David Lynch

- Mulholland Drive (2001) - Dir. David Lynch

- Urban Cowboy (1980) - Dir. James Bridges

- Grey Gardens (2009) - Dir. Michael Sucsy

- Opera (1987) - Dir. Dario Argento - The Palm Beach Story (1942) - Dir. Preston Sturges•

- Weird Science (1985) - Dir. John Hughes•

- Election (1999) - Dir. Alexander Payne

- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) - Dir. Mike Nichols•

- Bottle Rocket (1996) - Dir. Wes Anderson

- Raising Arizona (1987) - Dir. Coen Brothers

- O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) - Dir. Coen Brothers•

- The Love Witch (2016) - Dir. Anna Biller

- Dream Lover (1993) - Dir. Nicholas Kazan - One From The Heart (1982) - Dir. Francis Ford Coppola•

- Something Wild (1986) - Dir. Jonathan Demme

- Only You (1994) - Dir. Norman Jewison

- Moonstruck (1987) - Dir. Norman Jewison•

- Death Becomes Her (1992) - Dir. Robert Zemeckis

- So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993) - Dir. Thomas Schlamme•

- Romeo + Juliet (1996) - Dir. Baz Luhrmann•

- The Craft (1996) - Dir. Andrew Fleming

- Juliet of the Spirits (1965) - Dir. Federico Fellini

- Society (1989) - Dir. Brian Yuzna

- Murder by Death (1976) - Dir. Robert Moore•

- Better Off Dead… (1985) - Dir. Savage Steve Holland - Trees Lounge (1996) - Dir. Steve Buscemi

- 12 Monkeys (1995) - Dir. Terry Gilliam•

- Death Proof (2007) - Dir. Quinton Tarantino

- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) - Dir. Frank Capra•

- Chef (2014) - Dir. Jon Favreau

- Possession (1981) - Dir. Andrzej Zulawski

- Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997) - Dir. David Mirkin

- Amélie (2001) - Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet

- Night Shift (1982) - Dir. Ron Howard•

- Paris, Texas (1984) - Dir. Wim Wenders

- Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) - Dir. John Patrick Shanley•

- The Princess Bride (1987) - Dir. Rob Reiner•

- SLC Punk! (1998) - Dir. James Merendino

- Practical Magic (1998) - Dir. Griffin Dunne

- Foul Play (1978) - Dir. Colin Higgins

- The Crush (1993) - Dir. Alan Shapiro

- Ghost World (2001) - Dir. Terry Zwigoff

- Crash (1996) - Dir. David Cronenberg

- The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) - Dir. Robert Fuest

- Can't Buy Me Love (1987) - Dir. Steve Rash

- Cry-Baby (1990) - Dir. John Waters

- Little Miss Sunshine (2006) - Dir. Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris

[blizzardnacho]

Weekly Wrap Up

Tabletop & video-games:

Sid Meier's Civilization VI PS4

Manga, manhwa, graphic novels, comic-strips, fic & books:

The Frolic by Thomas Ligotti

The Horror of the Unreal | The New Yorker

The X-Files script that was too bleak to air | Dazed

Podcasts, playlists, JAMS, EPs & albuns:

Elder sign: A Weird Fiction Podcast - Ep 4 The Frolic by Thomas Ligotti

[Projeto Humanos: Altamira] 22 – As Novas Provas

TVshows, TVseries & movies:

Adaptation (2002) Spile Jonze

Barton Fink (1991) Joel Cohen, Ethan Cohen

Living in Oblivion (1995) Tom Dicillo

Trees Lounge (1996) Steve Buscemi

Archive 81

Vikings Valhalla S1 e1-3

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[bivampires]

Chloë Sevigny, October 9, 1996, at the premiere of Trees Lounge in New York City by Ron Galella