The Day of the Jackal (2024)

 the new version got me hooked

Eddie Redmayne that's why

some woke s*it but I got over it..

waited for it to be over to comment

Nicko Mc Brain retires

 at 72 and after being ill a lot these last two years, Nicko Mc Brain, Iron Maiden's drummer for the past 42 years announces his retirement, just when the 50th Anniversary Tour starts in a giffy...

Simon Dawson, from Steve Harris' band, British Lion will be the new Maiden drummer.

The Universal Theory/ Die Theorie von Allem (2023)

Die Theorie von Allem /The Universal Theory is a very strange little film. Deutsche Timm Kröger s third feature, after The Trouble with Being Born (2020) and The Council of Birds (2014).

Premiered in Venice 2023 fest and won Bisato d'Oro award, won the Jury Prize in Sitges and best visual effects and cinemtography at German Film Awards 2024.

Gorgeous black and white cinematography in 2.35.1 widescreen (shot in SudTirol by Roland Stuprich, in the splendor of a white majestic winter) 

and beautiful score, a pastiche of classical Hollywood thriller & drama music from the 40s raise the bar. Diego Ramos Rodríguez, composer, with David Schweighart.

Found the whole soundtrack on youtube here. 

Though there is terrible boredom in between and the film has no rhythm, could've been 15 mins. shorter, would've helped. A lot, IMO. Even flawed, it's a unique kind of film and deserves to be seen on the big screen (which in very limited release happens now in Romania, brought by Cay Films (Red Rooms, Oddity, The Apprentice), in what it is the most Curio of the year!-well, when I saw it there was no one in the theatre, so hurry up).

Mixed reviews complain about the third act mostly, which I think was the best. 

Mixing quantum physics with a Multiverse plot thriller its not easy. 1962 feels like 1930s here, the atmosphere is very in the inbetween wars (interbelique). The actors might be the week link, or such are they supposed to be (the lead, Jan Bülow as physician Johannes Leinert is like an alien, French Olivia Ross as Karin, the pianist, is like a Nouvelle Vague apparision (Karina?). There are the two scientists, dr. vs prof., Hanss Zischler (Munich), acting at his most severe and Gottfried Breitfuss, a grotesque character. The two cops (kommisaren) are out of a Billy Wilder picture. 

References,  subliminal or on purpose: Hitchcock, Lang, Wilder, Orson Welles The Trial, The Third Man, best B & W compared with Schindler's List, Cold War, Mank and Kafka (Soderberg's). People mention Lynch and Polanski, but all there it's way older. I bet. 

Thomas Mann's Der Zauberberg / Magic mountain  (obvious reference of the hotel Esplanade) mixes with The Lady Vanishes and Orson Welles' The Trial, Reed's The Third Man, reminded me also of 1964' odd thriller 36 Hours.

                                                ”A strange place between nostalgia and paranoia” (Timm Kröger)

interview with Kröger here: 

7 out of 10 / 3 1/2 out of 5 !

Rob Tognoni @Transilvania Blues Nights

 13. 12.24, Rockstadt club, Brasov, Transylavnia !!! Rob Tognoni, the Tasmanian Devil is Back !!!

Friday the 13th belongs to the Blues !!! A bit heavy blues, punk blues, rockin' blues, but nevertheless the Blues !!!

event:

https://www.facebook.com/events/582638714216754

The Tasmanian Devil Returns to Brașov!!!

Am avut plăcerea și onoarea de a-l aduce pentru prima dată în România pe însuși Diavolul Tasmanian, mr. Rob Tognoni. În Brașov, vineri 1 iulie 2022 la Transilvania Blues Nights! Chitarist exceptional de power blues-rock, cel mai bun din Australia, Rob T. se întoarce la clubul Rockstadt pentru un concert unic, vineri 13 decembrie, ora 20.00!

Rob Tognoni e originar din Tasmania, Australia și e cunoscut sub numele de "The Tasmanian Devil" / Diavolul Tasmanian.
Rob are un stil energic, inventiv și exploziv, proaspăt deși este sexagenar, supranumit acum și ”Errol Flynn al blues-rock-ului”. Rădăcinile sale sunt blues, blues rock și classic rock și influențele sale sunt variate, de la Cream la Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King și AC/DC.
Cariera sa acoperă peste 40 de ani, a scos 27 de albume, a cântat pe scenă alături de Peter Green, Sting, ZZ Top, Bo Diddley. Concertele sale sunt speciale, de la Cupa Mondială FIFA, la pușcăriile de maximă securitate din Australia sau Sala Mozart din Viena.
Rob vine la Brașov alături de trupa sa, Rob Tognoni Trio pentru a promova noul său album ”Rebel” (2024), descris de revista de specialitate Eclipse Magazine: ”Asskicker”.

https://www.robtog.com

Un eveniment marca Transilvania Blues Nights recomandat de Rock FM și Zile și Nopți.
Sponsori: BCR, Butan Gaz, BitDatamining, Tehnic Mihor.
Parteneri culinari: A-HA Bistro, Coliba Haiducilor