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I'm surprised no one has brought up the existing blu-rays, which look great. The Australian release has a commentary track by Schroeder and there is also a German one but it's locked to region B and doesn't have any extras. Both can be had for under $40. I went from a shit bootleg to the aussie...

you're both pretentious

That was amazing.

Barfly. When I first saw Factotum I hated it. After some years and a few more viewings, I enjoy it for what it is. It's no Barfly. One part I thought Hamer & the actors nailed though, was the "love thy neighbor" scene. I love how it is a long static shot & that that part of the novel made it in...

I am really considering burning my copy of Slouching, and the handful of other "New Poems by Charles Bukowski John Martin" books that I own. I just can't bring myself to do it yet. Reading this is really pushing me over the edge. Tonight, after this wine, I will probably do it. Out in the...

I first heard his name when I was in high school. I wasn't into literature back then (and concerning most writers, that still stands). The person described him and his writing as disgusting. Years later I was in the bookstore looking for something to read on a long flight I was taking. I found...

The sadness of the whole post makes me want to be in it. It's been a while since I've read the stories in Hot Water Music, but I've always considered it great cover to cover. "Strokes to Nowhere", "The Death of the Father", "Scum Grief" and a handful of others are pretty flawless little things...

Wow Thanks Do you guys know the specific changes? Again, I'm sorry if this is obvious to you. I just want to thank you. I've owned this book for a while and I would've never known of these edits.

I'm sorry if I'm misunderstanding this or have missed something obvious in the past. Are you saying John Martin changed words or added his own shit to the novel as he did with the posthumous poetry releases?

The film is a disgrace.

Yeah, something about this list - probably its title, or its point - lacks taste. But I can't say they didn't get it right.

Agreed, although not about Hot Water Music being bland. Love it. What I'm getting at is that the Ecco covers don't really match the feeling of the writing or the messages within them, especially in comparison to the originals. Sadly, my copies of Post Office and Women are the Ecco reissues and I...