Melancholia - In Retrospect - The very definition of normal is a study in perceived reality and customary assimilation. Society has standards that help us define a person in terms of success based on these guidelines. Melancholia is the latest cinematic expression of acclaimed director, Lars Von Trier. Within the secluded landscape of a wealthy retreat, Von Trier sets the stage for the earth's possible [...]
Celluloide - In Power We Entrust The Love Advocated [Dead Can Dance] | bx . watch the original
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When you awoke this morning, do you remember talking in your sleep? i awoke at five am to the sound of current weather coming from the hibernation-free information channel on my television as a stumbled into the bathroom to ready myself for the day. I really was in the mood for a mild synthetic groove; so i quickly programmed a station in Pandora that would accommodate my limbo like state of mind. As i transitioned into a [...]
Lost, BRB By Jason Mazzariello It's been a month since my last post. On a strong recommendation from my closest friend I decided in late March to give the television series "Lost" a try. Since that day I have done absolutely nothing else with my spare time nor do I have any desire to. I realize that spending 100 hours on the couch is often frowned [...]
by Dr. Elliott H. King "Nothing seems to be more suited to be devoured by the surrealist fire than those mysterious strips of 'hallucinatory celluloid' turned out so unconsciously in Hollywood, and in which we have already seen appear, stupified, so many images of authentic delirium, chance and dream." -- Salvador Dali, 193 7 Born in the Catalan town of Figueres near Barcelona [...]
Massimo Carnevale è quello che può dirsi un bravo guaglione che si è fatto da solo, partito dalla Bonelli come copertinista (si dice così?) per John Doe, Dago ed altro è arrivato a disegnare le copertine di Y: The Last Man (fumetto culto scritto tra gli altri da firme del serial tv Lost), insomma uno che in quell'ambito lì ce l'ha fatta, e che sembra non volersi fermare. Tanto che propone alcune sue visioni di film, con stile da copertina di fumetto appunto, vive, di grande impatto e soprattutto con quel filo di gusto retrò che porta indietro alle [...]
Celluloid From the standpoint of plot, Crazy Heart isn't particularly original. The story centers around Bad Black, a washed up, alcoholic country singer relegated to playing bowling alleys and hole-in-the-wall bars. Along the way he meets an aspiring journalist and single mother named Jean, played by Maggie Gyllenhaal, and an unlikely romance blossoms. Yep, you got it, another story of the down-and-out grasping at a chance of love and redemption (see The Wrestler ). [...]
Celluloid With his first feature film, Moon , director Duncan Jones, who happens to be the son of none other than David Bowie, has created an intelligent, cerebral film whose thematic content is elevated even moreso by what is arguably Sam Rockwell's most stirring performance. Moon is a tough film to review without spoiling some of its surprises, but the basic premise is as follows: Astronaut Sam Bell is completing a three-year contract on [...]
Growing up in the 80's, I have a soft spot for bands from that time, something that I'm sure you've all figured out by now. So today I've got some great 80's covers for you, starting with MAVEN 's industrial take on the Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds ' classic Hard On For Love. Marilyn Manson gives an extra hand, too. Following next, Paradise Lost beef up Smalltown Boy with some guitar shredding, while Celluloide [...]
Celluloid I recently stepped my nerd game up by getting on XBOX Live, and although I play my fair share of Rock Band 2, I've mostly exploited its streaming instant Netflix feature. If you have a Netflix account and XBOX Live, you can watch their library of streaming movies for free. Some of them even stream in HD. The last month has pretty much been a documentary marathon. Here's a few documentary films I've enjoyed. -- Capt. Obvious Surfwise (2007) [...]
Celluloid It's fitting that Tomas Alfredson's film Let The Right One In derives its title from the Morrissey song "Let The Right One Slip In," which reads "I'd say you were within your rights to bite." The Swedish vampire flick, which owes its beautiful imagery to cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema, proves that horror doesn't necessarily have to consist of shaky-camera techniques and nothing-left-to-the-imaginatio n gore. The story is relatively simple. An isolated, bullied outcast named Oskar befriends his [...]
Celluloid Of all the star-driven dramas and forgettable comedies hitting cineplexes this time of year, the minimalist Rachel Getting Married makes for one of the season's more interesting viewing choices. Director Jonathan Demme's film takes its cues from the now-dormant Dogme95 movement, embracing stylistic measures like pure location-filmmaking, natural light, handheld cameras, etc. The music, too, occurs only within each respective scene, i.e. the audience hears what the characters hear. [...]
Celluloid Director Brad Anderson has put together an impressive resume that covers a wide variety of genre. He's proven to be equally adept at the smart romantic dramedy (2000's Happy Accidents) as he is at tense psychological fare such as The Machinest and his criminally overlooked horror-flick Session 9 . With Transsiberian , Anderson really gets to flex his Hitchcockian sensibilities. The story centers around Jessie and Roy (played by Emily Mortimer and Woody Harrelson), a married couple who decide to board the [...]
Celluloid James Marsh's Man On Wire chronicles what some consider "the artistic crime of the century." In 1974, tightrope walker Philippe Petit and a small cast of co-conspirators infiltrated New York City's World Trade Centers amidst tight security, ascended to the top, and set up a wire system for Petit to walk across. Petit is an intriguing character filled with wild-eyed enthusiasm and the film's insight into his crowning achievement is at times poetic, beautiful, sad, and poignant. Petit, a Frenchman, speaks poetically as it is. [...]
Celluloid Ever known anybody who took up the challenge of running a marathon? I can personally attest that it is no easy feat, but it is achievable nonetheless. I had the pleasure of viewing the documentary UltraMarathon Man on its opening night a few days before I ran the San Francisco Marathon. Needless to say, I came away inspired and amazed. Ultramarathon man Dean Karnazes decided to run 50 straight marathons in each of the 50 states, on 50 consecutive [...]
It's time once again to revisit that wonderful decade which, besides questionable fashion choices, gave us, in my opinion, some of the most innovative music of our lifetimes: The 80s. As you know from previous posts ( pt. 1 , pt.2 ), this robot tends to enjoy cover songs from this particular time period. Not only do they make for nice trips down memory lane, but they intertwine your memories of the past with the modernized noises of the moment, while validating your particular musical tastes. Our first selection is the lead-off track from [...]
Celluloid Christopher Nolan Filmmaking 101: if you want to construct a decent Batman flick, you don't strap Schwarzenegger to a Frigidaire and feed him shitty one-liners. You don't festoon the batsuit with man-nipples either. You pull in some serious talent and a solid script. And when fans identify Katie Holmes as the weakest link in an otherwise stellar movie, you find an excuse to replace her with Maggie Gyllenhaal for the sequel. It's precisely this type of discretion and maturity that makes The Dark Knight [...]
As promised here , I got a few (ten) Amoureux Solitaires coverversions to share. Not including the version by Kaptiv, that I posted before . Thanks to Franss, who found the most reprises, I bring you mostly electronic versions, a few with hard rocking guitars and one with a fille fragile. You'll never love alone again! Ludwig von 88 - Amoureux Solitaires Les Breastfeeders - Amoureux Solitaires Celluloide - Amoureux Solitaires John Lenine Band - Amoureux Solitaires MacDonald [...]
Vor einiger Zeit hab ich hier ja schon die Download-EP "Naphtaline" der französischen Synthpopper vorgestellt. Und diese exclusiv zum Download angeboten. Im November wird nun daraus eine komplette CD mit 7 weiteren Coverversionen von unter anderem Depeche Mode, The Cure, Dead Can Dance, The Sisters Of Mercy und Trisomie 21. Hier die komplette Tracklist: Amoureux Solitaires (Lio) In power we entrust the Love advocated (Dead Can Dance) Three Imaginary Boys (The Cure) ( MP3 ) [...]
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