Si hay una película que en verdad me muero por ver es The Great Gatsby de Baz Luhrmann. Como en el caso de varias (si no es que todas) películas de Sofia Coppola, la banda sonora de la película está compuesta por canciones que seguramente le darán una atmósfera moderna a una historia basada en una ciudad de Nueva York en los años veinte (como en el caso concreto de Marie Antoinette). Entre los tracks que ya se confirmaron para la película están " No Church in the Wild " de Kanye West & Jay-Z ft. [...]
The latest cinematic adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's iconic novel comes from the hyperkinetic Baz Luhrmann and reunites the director with actor Leonardo DiCaprio. It also stars Carey Mulligan, Isla Fisher, Tobey Maguire, and Joel Edgerton. It looks and feels exactly like you'd think a Baz Luhrmann-directed Gatsby movie would look and feel like. That has me worried. Luhrmann just rubs me the wrong way on every level. It's like a chemical reaction where my entire being just intrinsically rejects his movies. Anyway, if you've never read F. Scott's Fitzgerald's book, well, go [...]
Running and music go together. They just do. If I had to choose between no iPod and punishing heat as a potential deterrent to an hour of hard road labor, boiling temps would win out every time. I can take the heat, but if I don't have tunes, I'd prefer to stay the hell out of the kitchen. Several years ago when my iPod was stolen in Buenos Aires (astonishingly, the one and only time I've ever lost one), I had to go running around the parks of Palermo for a few days with nothing but my [...]
So you took the plunge? Saved your pennies, reserved a room, bought a plane ticket and you're now inside of week from standing on 6th Street for your first ever SxSW experience. Congratulations! You're about to have equal parts; the time of your life and the hardest 4 days ever. At times you'll probably even swear you're never doing it again. We here at the ninebullets.net camp won't be getting out there this year. Instead, we'll be back here in Florida doing the CxCW thing and following all y'all's exploits on Facebook and Twitter.....and, admittedly, being a little [...]
This little ditty is a but of a mystery. It's a spoken word pop song dedicated to the class of 99 (moi) that managed to climb up the charts and inspire many along with its colorful music video. Listening to it now after a while, it's still as poignant as it was. Listen to the lyrics and give yourself a boost and a half. "Dance!" Filed under: Beats , Clip , Oldie Tagged: arts , Baz Luhrmann , free , Great Gatsby , Mary Schmich , music , [...]
This is my patented 'Early/ Mid/ Late Life Crisis Survival Kit', but works equally well as a couple of great songs to just calm down to: Caribou - Jamelia Buy it here. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Class Of 2011 Listen to Caribou and Baz Luhrmann If I could offer you only one tip for the future, Caribou (and [...]
Everyone Says I Love You While my wife is a big fan of theatre musicals, I have always been more drawn to musicals on the big screen. Sure I have seen a few theatrical productions that I have really enjoyed (e.g. Avenue Q, Evil Dead: The Musical, Jersey Boys, Miss Saigon ), but none of them seem to have a lasting impression on me the way films do. When Andrew invited me to take part in his blog-a-thon on musicals, the [...]
It's incredible to think that I haven't posted in just over a week… but it's just a reflection of how busy I am with uni applications and exams on top of the all the usual stuff. Really sorry about it, I promise that I'll be back to posting regularly very soon! The worst thing about this situation is that spare time is so rare that I haven't had enough time to look for new music, and the amount of music that I'm excited about has really dropped as a result. Consequently, I've been revisiting a lot of older songs, and [...]
"Dancing With The Stars" is on and now we're rolling through a basic recap from last night's performances . There was a bit of drama from Debi Mazar and Michael Irvin really did a better job and he was still as jovial as ever. It's hard to say at this point who is going to be in the bottom of the barrel for the dancers, but I know who's on top: Donnie Osmond , Aaron [...]
On tonight's "Dancing With The Stars", celebrity guest judge Baz Luhrmann has joined the show. Dancing first are Joanna Krupa and Derek Hough doing the "Jive". Joanna's outfit looks really cute (and bedazzled), but this dance seems a little fast for her talents. She gets close to Derek and it just looks awkward. And what is up with her hair? The judges were kind, giving them a total score of 20. [...]
I don't know about you, but the dog days of August are making me long for some levity. And what better way to bring in some hilarity than to think about the late Boots Randolph's delightful "Yakety Sax," a.k.a. "that Benny Hill Show song," a.k.a. the best way to make any YouTube clip hilarious ? Noted "Yakety Sax" enthusiast Jess Harvell and I put together a pair of lists related to the song-namely, a top 10 countdown of artists who need to cover the song soon, and a counterpoint list of 10 artists [...]
Words by John Dacapias Once again, we confront the elephant in the midst of the darkened room called the Oscars. We have all watched the yearly ceremony in one form or another, whether on the news or the whole of the lavish event, but the impact on myself has waned since I was a mere lad, fascinated by all things Hollywood. Let us now confront that elephant then: the efficacy of judging one film over another, as if watching a horse race, has lead to the classic yet deadly "apples and oranges" [...]
Baz Luhrmann returns with another entertaining movie full of beautiful scenes, music, Nicole Kidman and this time a happy ending. Leaving behind his three previous features, which have come to be known as The Red Curtain Trilogy , Luhrmann has moved to a new genre, the historic epic. He was thwarted in his original plans of making a film on Alexander the Great by Oliver Stone, who got there first, and so, he decided instead to do something closer to home. Nicole Kidman plays Lady Sarah Ashley, a posh uptight lady who worried about her [...]
Baz Luhrmann's new flick, Australia has for a while now been considered an Oscar favorite. Reviews are just starting to hit from the outback and they've been less than raves, even if Oprah Winfrey tried to ride in and save the crumbling buzz. The early buzz was describing it as Out of Africa meets Gone With the Wind , but it turns out that was probably just studio PR magic. Anyway, considering the movie comes out on Nov. 25 and Luhrmann was still tinkering with [...]
I really love atmospheric music that features spoken word in place of vocals. There's just something about talking vs. singing that sets a distinct mood for me. It transports me to a place where the backdrop of daily life is a soundtrack of conversations spoken over instrumentals of my favorite music. I wanted to share a few tracks that fall under this category with you all. First up is a new discovery for me— Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip . Thou Shalt Always Kill is a fantastic spoken word voyage of the rules for modern [...]
Baz Luhrmann : Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen) [ purchase ] The story behind Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen) is rather complicated. It was originally written for the Chicago Tribune by Mary Schmich in a column titled, "Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young" in June 1, 1997. She described it as the commencement address she would give if she were asked to give one. Wikipedia has the whole story over here . In these days of global warming, I don't think there's any better advice one can [...]
Now that Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer in the US, is in our rear mirror, it's time for some summertime music. Here's a repost from last year - judging by the stats it was one of the more popular posts at snuhthing/anything, so enjoy! When I was a kid in New York City, a sure sign the summer was about to start was when the local top forty radio station, WABC (now all news), played the Jamies paean to the season. Last year, Chris from Locust St, gave his read on Summertime, Summertime [...]
I can't remember the last day it rained, or better yet, I can't remember the last day we didn't break 90° heat. Speaking of, the high for tomorrow is hitting 99°! Some of you Californian or Arizonian folk may roll your eyes at the Kentucky weather, but this global warming induced frying pan is refusing to simmer and has been cooking on high heat for too long. I like to be outside in the sun and I also like the advice distributed by a certain film director; a tune spoken in a monotonous tone [...]
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