recuperari: Franklyn (2009)

am mai vazut si Franklyn, varianta englezasca la Watchmen meets Brazil plus The Jacket si Number 23 sau whatever movie happens inside someone's head. Un triptic de personaje si doua lumi distincte, Meanwhile City si Londra. Eva Green jucind frnteuzich a la Julie Christie, Ryan Phillipe as Preest si Sam Riley cu probleme de realiate gen edward norton in Fight Club. Bernard Hill sobru, un tata care-si cauta fiul prin azile, Art Malik si Sussanah York (nn: teroristul din True Lies si mama lui Superman) in roluri mici...muzica interesanta cu rapel de Pink Floyd,
produs ambitios de Jeremy Thomas, vazut pe dvd cu bonusuri in care debutantul regizor scenarist Gerald McMorrow explica prea mult si finalmente am adormit...
extrem de fancy si de pretentios, oricum un film interesant in acest moment, si da, asemanarile cu Rorschach sunt mari, mai ales in scena cu datul jos de masca pe gura pentru a bea whisky...
3 1/2 din 5 si merita vazut in cinema, vizual Meanwhile city: o lume matrix-iana interesanta vizual si cu baza de religii

Steve Lukather in Bucuresti

i know this is becoming more rockland than movieland but so is my life these dyas, in betweeen Manowar, Chickenfoot, Dianno & Ottis Redding from the soundtrack of PUBLIC ENEMIES, declared almost movie of the year (together with Inglorious B, Watchmen, Un propehte), which i saw on the day i saw also UP ! the only subtitled copy, & State of play (more on these maybe later), having a beer in between at Beckerbrau saw this poster
for those who have no idea who this guitar legend is, i got one word, Toto ! Youre not in Kansas anymore !

Public Enemies rules !!!

dont miss Michael Mann flawed but nevertheless masterful Dillinger vs FBI account, Public Enemies, definetly the most stylish movie of the year ! And a great score by Elliot Goldenthal, reminsiscent of Heat, actually the film in itself could be called Heat in the 30's, or "30's HEAT", with Johnny Depp as De Niro and Christian Bale as Pacino !
But see it in DIGITAL !!!!! otherwise you'll miss the intentions of cinematography, breakthrough for such a huge budget (evil voices dubbed it as "untouchables with a camcorder"). Great period songs and retellings, from Diana Krall's Bye Bye Blackbird to the fantastic Ottis Taylor song Ten Million Slaves which is featured in all trailers...(this is the second movie after Shooter)theat features Ottis Taylor's songs-in fact Nasty Letter from Shooter is also in Public Enemies soundtrack !

Great side performances, incredible set design and location authenticity (although not factual) and one epic running time (140 min.) which I'm sure was cutdown from a longer version to be seen on a director's cut DVD (more of James Russo would've been cool)!
trailer here
4 out of five, 8 out of ten

Manowar, Manowar, livin' on the road !

still shellshocked by the Metal Gods, ascultam azi Hail to England and co, The Crown and teh Ring, American trilogy, etc...

(from my mail to storebro T.)
"…Manower ruled Bucharest last nite,

you can say whatever ass you want but they are one of the best workmanship bands to see,

bring the best in fans and they can can get you quite emotional in the whole sword and sorcery drama

also hot chicks came on their panties…

:->

Death to false metal"

and my youtube clips...

intro cu muzica din Conan (Basil Poledouris si vocea lui Orson Welles, all hail...plus jumate din Manowar)


Joey Di Maio's Romanian speech - goes highly political ! 5'40 sec very nice pronunciation and we would vote for him if he decides to run here ;-)!!!


Joey De Maio bass solo goes classical !