Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Music #1

Trying to make it a point to commit the discography of certain artists to my memory.  Here's a brief, hastily drawn list --


The Beatles
Beethoven
Bach
Bad Brains
Black Flag
Black Sabbath
Bob Dylan
The Clash
David Bowie
Frank Zappa
John Coltrane
Joy Division
King Crimson
Led Zeppelin
Louis Armstrong
Miles Davis
Minor Threat
Mozart
My Bloody Valentine
Neil Young
Nirvana
Ornette Coleman
Pink Floyd
Radiohead
The Rolling Stones
The Roots
Rush
The Velvet Underground

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Film #2: 6/5/12

This is a bit older and should have been published, but here you go :)  I need to get caught up.
Last films viewed:

1. Cross of Iron, Peckinpah, 1977, 10.0
What more can be said? This film used high-tech editing and cutting before the ADHD generation snorted crushed-up oxycontin to it. James Coburn is amazing. It's hilarious, brutal, and masterful. It's the best war movie this humble movie reviewer has ever seen.

2. Breaking the Waves, von Trier, 1996, 7.6/10
Dark, obsessive, von Trier in so many ways.  I don't want to ruin anything about this film, but I highly recommend it to daring viewers.  The twisted positions that put us in a twisted mindset.

3. Suspiria, Argento, 1977, 6.2/10
Corny and over-the-top, complete with pre-80s music (I love the Goblin soundtrack actually), and neon blood.  

4. Fanny & Alexander, Bergman, 1982, 9.0/10
What to say?  For bringing us into a world which we will and could never know - especially in 21st century USA, we truly become enmeshed in this film.  The priest is chilling and the scene with him and the two brothers is after one viewing one of my favorite scenes in all of cinema.