When it’s late at night I start drawing connections between things that at first sight don’t seem to belong together. It makes me think of Jim Jarmusch’s 2003 film, Coffee and Cigarettes. Coffee and cigarettes go together, but the people sitting at the table sometimes did not. The contradictions and discomfort are what made the film work.
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One of the most memorable vignettes featured Iggy Pop and Tom Waits awkwardly sparring with one another. The atmosphere is thick with cheap smoke and fraught with tension. It’s beautiful because there is no definite resolution but we see that they are more alike than they themselves realize and potentially best friends.
