last days pt. 1

I have not forgotten to express my undying jubilation about the recent Criterion Collection DVD release of Whit Stillman's genius take on youth and nightlife in "The Last Days of Disco." Although it happened over a month ago, my brain is still trying to compute that I met him and his muse, Chris Eigeman at the Lincoln Film Center screening timed with the release of the DVD. Once I'm able to fully put together my thoughts I'll of course share it with The Look-See. Until then, I've compiled my list of five songs that could have been on the already brilliant soundtrack. I can only imagine Charlotte and Alice awkwardly swaying off beat to these personal favorites:

"Dance Dance Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)
Chic


"Disco Nights"
GQ


"You Can't Turn Me Away"
Sylvia Striplin


"Wordy Rappinghood"
Tom Tom Club


"We Got the Funk"
Positive Force

"shove off mac! deviant! creep!"

This marks the fifth time I've written about Whit Stillman's "The Last Days of Disco", a fantastic tip of the hat to early 80s New York that has been long over due for a DVD release. Because I've written so much about it, the only thing left for me to say is watch it. It's now available on Hulu.com. Watch it. Love it. Support it and let's get it on DVD.