Abbie Cornish
Judging from the trailer alone, I don’t have much interest in the new Jane Campion movie, but oh my lord, Abbie Cornish’s face is that of an angel.
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Charlotte Gainsbourg - IRM
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Lake - Gravel
(via britticisms)
From Let’s Build A Roof, I also like “Don’t Give Up” and “Madagascar”
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Grizzly Bear - Slow Life (feat. Victoria Legrand of Beach House)
(via britticisms)
Work has been somewhat intense and all-consuming the past month and a half so I’ve got a little catching up to do music-wise. And while I wasn’t looking, it seems that New Moon got itself a rather awesome soundtrack, with original tracks from a myriad of heavy indie weights. Impressive. Forgive me if I give the movie a miss, though.
Cadbury goes Ghanaian
I don’t get excited about cinema commercials the way I used to. I find them stale and unoriginal these days, or maybe I’m just turning into a grumpy old fart. Anyway, as I was sighing my way through some seriously boring and irritating adverts at my local cinema earlier, two of them actually grabbed my attention and made me rejoice in my seat: the Cadbury (featured here) and the Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Macadamia commercials. Both are about going fair trade…Simply put, I want more Africa in my ads.
The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassius (2009) by Terry Gilliam
I can never remember the title correctly so I actually bought a ticket for The Imagine thingy of Dr Pegassus. Ok, so that’s for the anecdote, as for the movie, it’s not very good. Regardless, I love Gilliam’s fantasy world and every time we get to step through the mirror and enter Parnassius’ imaginary world, it’s a real treat. And since we get to do that a lot (thank god), it’s well worth the lame story and the annoying characters who live on the boring side of the mirror. The film is full of amazing decors, colours and effects — all very reminiscent of the world inhabited by the Baron Munchhausen — and it is still ten times as good as, say, The Hangover.
Sidenote: Heath Ledger’s split into Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell ended up working out really well.
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Ryuichi Sakamoto - Chinsagu no hana
Monotonous yet beautiful and moody, from Sakamoto’s On Beauty.
Up (2009) by the Pixar wizards
Isn’t this film already out on DVD in the US and everywhere else? Oh yeah, it JUST got its cinema release here in the UK… And that is why, ladies and gentlemen, this retarded country hasn’t made it to the top 20 of this year’s Human Development index ranking board.
I went to see Up a few days ago, in a tacky multiplex/gaming arcade/shopping centre/tourist trap of Leicester Square (an area of London to avoid at all costs…it’s as bad as Time Square but smaller and tackier, if that’s possible), with the never ending escalators, the excruciating smell of popcorn and the stupid 3D glasses. Despite all that, I really liked the movie. Not my favourite Pixar, far from it, but still, a really enjoyable affair.
No matter how cute and mainstream they go, the Pixar guys always manage to sell some rather bold and intelligent ideas. I love the fact that they made the hero about 100 years old, his arch-nemesis even older, that the former becomes a true action hero and the latter a kick-ass villain — It’s been a while since Cocoon. Throw a chubby Asian American kid, some talking dogs, a really cool exotic bird, a floating house, a million balloons, and you’ve got yourself a nice little animation feature.
So, that was cool, but yeah, whatever, I’ve already moved on, looking forward to the next Pixar marvel.
….And still waiting for Ponyo to get to our side of the Cliff.
Provided by WNYC and distributed by NPR, Radio Lab presents thought-provoking, often funny, one-hour long science essays.
My usual source sent me a link to this radio show a month ago, not quite sure if its whimsical production style would appeal to me. I loved the format instantly, but she’s right, it’s easy to see how one could be put off by the quirky production and editing. I think Radio Lab strikes a perfect balance between style and substance. It’s fun, original, poetic at times and it handles interesting topics. Anyone who’d like to get a taste of Radio Lab could start with the Parasites episode for example — my favourite so far.
The eminence of the Cranes
- Frasier: This is my brother, Dr Niles Crane - the eminent psychiatrist.
- Niles: My brother is too kind - he was already eminent while my eminence was merely imminent.
Just got back from the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings in Istanbul. Phil, one of our reporters, and Scott, one of our photographers, covered the riots on our last day there. Going through a bunch of invoices today, I’ve just come across Phil’s expenses; one of his entries reads “Coffee with Scott after riot: TL10”. That made me laugh.
Photos by Scott McGale
Dear X,
I shall be frightfully bucked if you will come and mangle a spot of garbage on the boat tonight. Don’t dress.
Thank You, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
This is the invite I’d send out to friends if I had a boat and were to throw a dinner party on it. All I need now is a boat, a cook and a friend to invite.
This is the invite I’d send out to friends if I had a boat and were to throw a dinner party on it. All I need now is a boat, a cook and a friend to invite.
Gena Rowlands in Opening Night (1977) by John Cassavetes
I haven’t seen this movie for so long and there’s no reason why I should post this now, but isn’t time I started blogging my film list? I just don’t know how to go about doing it. By theme maybe? Anywho, Opening Night is on it, for sure.
