New Movie: "Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea"

Matsubara

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Thu Jun-14-07 08:18 PM
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New Movie: "Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea"

Edited on Thu Jun-14-07 08:19 PM by Matsubara

I find the combination of 50s & 60s optimism/boosterism gone to pot & post-apocalyptic desolation of this place to be fascinating.

This doc takes a look at the Sea and some of the quirky characters living there who continue to cling to the dream, in spite of everything.

TRAILER:

http://www.plaguesandpleasures.com/saltonsea_trailer.mov

(takes a minute or two to load, but it is worth the wait.)

Official movie site:

http://www.plaguesandpleasures.com/

Once upon a time...

When I visited in the 1990s...

and today...

Here is a treasure trove of info on this bizarre place.

http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/salton/SaltonSeaHomePage.html

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Matsubara

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Thu Jun-14-07 10:11 PM
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1. kick

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Matsubara

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Fri Jun-15-07 01:54 AM
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2. OMG - Here's an even more bizarre Salton Film!

:wtf:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=1NaznoZoqeg

I don't even know wat to say about this!

:wtf:

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Suich

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Fri Jun-15-07 02:11 AM
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3. Thanks!

I've bookmarked this and will check it out after I get some sleep!

:hi:

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Matsubara

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Fri Jun-15-07 08:01 AM
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4. Enjoy. Unfortunately I'm in Japan and it probably won't hit theaters here.

I guess I'll have to order the DVD.

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graywarrior

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Fri Jun-15-07 08:31 AM
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5. Ha! That last pic looks like Capt Jack's Marina in Sarasota

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