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SEP 22, 2009
'The BQE' FILM / TALK
'The BQE'

Sufjan Stevens's concept albums about states are vigorous and thoughtful works of art—the kind of wonky music-making that MP3s supposedly murdered a decade ago. He's put that same jittery energy into a 40-minute "cinematic suite" about the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, a poorly planned and ineptly produced stretch of ugly commuter highway in New York City. The BQE is a Wagnerian love letter to an ugly chunk of urban planning, featuring time-lapse photography, adventurous collage-work, and a trio of comely Hula-hoopers. (Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 829-7863. 7 and 9 pm, $6–$9.) by It's Paul Constant's Birthday, Everybody!!!

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Urgutha Forka 1
Ugh! Even hearing about the BQE makes my blood boil!

That fucking train-wreck of a highway has been "under construction" for as long as I've known about its existence and every year it looks more destroyed rather than improved.

I think the best solution for that mess is to simply demolish the entire thing and start over from scratch. Except plan it this time, and dump all the corrupt people involved in its construction.
Posted by Urgutha Forka on September 22, 2009 at 11:53 AM · Report
oldmanandthesea 2
Well at least Stevens put it to good use. SERIOUSLY, a great film.
Posted by oldmanandthesea http://www.lostgeneration.com/hrc.htm on September 22, 2009 at 12:09 PM · Report
josh 3
I want Sufjan to make a movie about the Viaduct!
Posted by josh http://www.sciencevsromance.net on September 22, 2009 at 12:41 PM · Report

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