vineri, 10 decembrie 2010

True Grit-Filmul care deschide Berlinul !



The 61st Berlin International Film Festival will open with True Grit by Academy Award winners Joel and Ethan Coen at the Berlinale Palast on February 10, 2011.
It an international premiere out of competition.

“Joel and Ethan Coen stand for first-rate American independent cinema. With their penchant for irony, and off-the-wall characters and stories they have repeatedly captivated audiences,” comments Berlinale Director Dieter Kosslick. “True Grit is a wonderful way to kick off the Berlinale 2011.”


e o ecranizare dar si o re-interpretare a clsicului western True Grit cu John Wayne din 1969
la noi s-a chemat 100 de dolari pentru serif si continuarea, Rooster Cogburn (1975) Adevaratul curaj. Inexplicabile alegeri de traducere. Pentru rolul din filmul din 1969 John Waybe a primit premiul Occar, singurul din cariera. In rolurile secundare apar Robert Duvall, Strother Martin si Dennnis Hopper.
True Grit e bazat pe romnanul din 1968 cu acelasi nume de Charles Portis, in care o fetita de 14 ani(in 1969, Kim Darby, in 2010 Hailee Steinfeld), angajeaza un serif (marshall) alcolist si baitriior cu 100 de dolari (de unde titul romanesc), pentru ca sa-i razbune tatal.
iar azi The Dude e John Wayne ! Adica Jeff Bridges (Rooster Cogburn), alaturi de Matt Damon vor pleca pe urmele lui Josh Brolin !

In America filmul iese pe 22 decembrie, deci e o optiune curioasa, macar Shutter Island (care a dechis anul trecut), ca si alte filme, nu aveau premiera inainte !
netul o sa fie infestat de True bootleg Grits de Craciun !
Ro Image 2000 lanseaza filmul pe 25 februarie 2010 in Romania, in Germania Paramount pe 24 februarie.

piesa zilei/noptii (9-10 dec)THE WHO-However Much I Booze

de pe WHO BY NUMBERS (1975), una din piesele lor sad dar true :) cintata la voce de Townshend, despre problemele lui din acea perioada :)
have a Merry Raindeer X mas


I see myself on T.V., I'm a faker, a paper clown
It's clear to all my friends that I habitually lie; I just bring them down
I claim proneness to exaggeration
But the truth lies in my frustration
The children of the night, they all pass me by
Have to drench myself in brandy
In sleep I'll hide
But however much I booze
There ain't no way out
There ain't no way out
I don't care what you say, boy
There ain't no way out

I lose so many nights of sleep worrying about my responsibilities
Are the problems that screw me up really down to him or me
My ego will just confuse me
Some day it's going to up and use me
Dish me out another tailor-made compliment
Tell me about some destiny I can't prevent
And however much I squirm
There ain't no way out
There ain't no way out
I don't care what you say, boy
There ain't no way out

Won't somebody tell me how to get out of this place?!

Then the night comes down like a cell door closing
Suddenly I realize that I'm right now, I'm on the scene
While sitting here all alone with a bottle and my head a-floating
Far away from the phone and the conscience going on at me
And on at me, and I don't care what you say
There ain't no way out
There ain't no way out

Now the walls are all clawed and scratched
Like by some soul insane
In the morning I humbly detach myself
I take no blame
I just can't face my failure
I'm nothing but a well fucked sailor
You at home can easily decide what's right
By glancing very briefly at the songs I write
But it don't help me that you know
This ain't no way out
Won't somebody tell me?
I don't care what you say, boy
There ain't no way out

There ain't no way out
There ain't no way out
There ain't no way out

Give me the key, lock it away

There ain't
There ain't
There ain't no way out
There ain't no way out
There ain't no way out

Keef ! Life ! Jack !



e nasol ca ne-am schimbat gusturrile (editorial we), si Keef si Lemmy sunt in continuare pe Jack D. pentru ca nu s-au lasat de fumat. Eu m-am lasat asa ca vinul roshu sau vodka -white knight, mitt eiss, r ok.
la extremis jack (which was my best friend-o few years back), sau da, un coniac, sau un single malt. prefer un Irish unui Scotch,
am primit cartea lui Keef direct dela NY (thanks man, mench, dude) ! I dont even need to read it. It's enough i have it on my bed. The influence is clear, I'm drinking and writing :-).
It’s not only the high quality of drugs I had that I attribute my survival to. I was very meticulous about how much I took. I’d never put more in to get a little higher. That’s where most people fuck up on drugs. It’s the greed involved that never really affected me.

(KeeF !)

I'm calling Leon Russell 2 show him pics of Axl Rose :->

joi, 9 decembrie 2010

Donovan cinta duminica la Bucuresti !!!

Donovan Leitch, da, el, nu Jason Donovan ! Da, Hurdy Gurdy man ! Sunshine Superman ! Universal Soldier ! Atlantis ! si Season of the Witch ! yep, le stiti din soundtrackuri daca nu din alta parte ! am aflat aleator, dintr-un poster stradal de pe Magheru,
Donovan e invitat special la spectacolul de 20 de ani de Folk, Om Bun, de duminica de la Sala Palatului !
comunicatul zice:

OM BUN - 20 DE ANI, 12 decembrie, ora 18.00, Sala Palatului

Cu 20 de ani in urma, Fundatia Culturala “Om Bun” lansa prima editie a Festivalului National de muzica folk "Om Bun", eveniment artistic menit sa desemneze in fiecare an cele mai bune noi creatii folk autohtone si cele mai promitatoare debuturi, precum si sa readuca in atentia spectatorilor, prin recitaluri de tinuta, marile nume ale genului din Romania. Popularitatea festivalului a crescut de la un an la altul, devenind principala manifestare folk din tara noastra, la acesta participand an de an cei mai valorosi artisti folk din Romania. In 2010, Festivalul OM BUN va avea un caracter special, datorita aniversarii celor 20 de ani de existenta. Editia aniversara a festivalului va avea loc pe data de 12 decembrie, la Sala Palatului din Bucuresti. Artistii care vor sustine recitaluri in cadrul acestei editii a festivalului sunt personalitati incontestabile ale folk-ului romanesc: NICU ALIFANTIS, ALEXANDRU ANDRIES, MIRCEA BANICIU, DUCU BERTZI, GEORGE NICOLESCU, VICTOR SOCACIU, DORU STANCULESCU, VASILE SEICARU, MIRCEA VINTILA. De asemenea, vor participa la acest eveniment special si castigatori ai unor editii anterioare printre care: ADA MILEA, DANIEL IANCU, MARIA GHEORGHIU. Amfitrionul festivalului va fi artistul ADRIAN IVANITCHI. Invitat special: DONOVAN LEITCH. Legendarul trubadur folk-pop-rock Donovan Leitch este unul din putinii artisti care a colaborat la cateva piese ale legendarilor Beatles, contribuind cu versuri la celebrul Yellow Submarine. Donovan le-a influentat lui John Lennon si Paul McCartney tehnica si stilul de cantat la ghitara. In timpul carierei sale, Donovan a cantat alaturi de «monstri sacri» ai muzicii folk ca Pete Seeger, Joan Baez si Bob Dylan, dar si de celebri muzicieni rock precum Jimmy Page de la Led Zeppelin sau Jeff Beck. In 2009 Donovan si-a pregatit noul sau album „Ritual Groove (Soundtrack to a film not yet made)” pe care il promoveaza printr-un turneu in acest an. Biletele se gasesc la Sala Palatului, libraria Mihai Eminescu, Music Store (vis-a-vis de magazinul Muzica), magazinul Unirea etajul 2, magazinul Victoria (la parter) si Palatul Copiilor, sau on-line pe www.biletoo.ro, www.vreaubilet.ro. Pretul biletelor variaza intre 40 si 250 lei, cu valori intermediare de 80, 100, 150 lei. Biletele categoria VIP, in valoare de 500 lei, includ si o intalnire (cu sesiune de autografe) cu Donovan Leitch, dupa recitalul acestuia.

http://vreaubilet.ro/spectacole/760-back-to-the-80svreaubilet.ro/spectacole/806-festivalul-national-de-folk-om-bun-2010-

Donovan azi !
pe situl lui a compus o piesa pentru memorialul John Lennon: Save the World ! (download cu itunes)