la noapte la Cinema(s)

reluarea la emisiunea lui Florin Barbu cu filmele anului (de pe 26 dec.), cu invitati, je si Ileana Birsan. Pe B1Tv la 2 noaptea, in contest cu ce-o mai fi, dar am zis sa postez aici, sa stiti ca mai exist-ez. Si la multi ani pt. 2011 !

Lemmy Xmas (again) !!!

azi e ziua lui Lemmy ! implineste 65 de ani !

i rest my case, de Craciun se ocupa Coca Cola...

shi un cinticel tematic, Run Run Rudolph Run... (da' l-am prins si l-am mincat :)
:-> have a good one (care poate :->)

Si care ar fi comedia anului ?

candidati:
Get Him to the Greek 65 % metacritics
Hot Tub Time Machine 63 % metacritics
Due Date (no Hangover) 51 % metacritics
The Other Guys 64 % metacritics
The Grown-Ups-(actually that was shite) 30 % metacritics
pentru ca Will Ferrell The Other Guys si Steve Carrell Dinner for Schmucks sunt mai buni ca voci de personaje (Mega-negative), Megamind (Ferrell) vs. Despicable Me (Carell)
in mod cert n-o sa fie MacGruber care avea potential dar inafara de Dieter Von Cunth (Val Kilmer) si faza cu castofonul si very offensive language si homoerotic jokes (am vazut versiunea unrated) 43 % metacritics
in mod cert n-o sa fie Little Fuckers si nici Jack Black as Gulliver.
so ?
funnyman-ul anului: Russell Brand-si acum sunt convins ca va face un Arthur bun !

Get Him to the Greek (2010)

dupa atitea RIP-uri grele, m-am relaxat cu Get Him to the Greek, si I got two words for you, Russell Brand, revelatia anului, nu disfunctionalul Jesse Eisneberg.

am recuperat ce nu vazusem, anume Get Him to the Greek si acum, sorry, trebe sa vad si Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), as this was a spin-off. Co-scris si regizat tot de Nicholas Stoller. Genial e comicul englez Russell Brand as Aldous Snow, derelict self-destructive rock star has been (Axl Rose meets Keef style),

si Jonah Hill (care mi-aduce aminte de Chris Penn) as geek-ul care trebuie sa aiba grije de el sa ajunga la concert la timp la Greek Theatre in LA in 72 de ore.
Incep sa cred ca asta e contenderul principal la categoria: comedia nului 2010. Desi e destula drama tip Almost Famous/Dazed and Confused si down-to-earth debauchery.
In primul rind inventia trupei Infant Sorrow, cu Brand la voce, de la The Clap cintata in loc de atrocele African Child, energie si productie si compozitie Lyle Workman (with a guest stint of Jarvis Cocker). F.O.H. (adica "fucked on heroin") si
care cinta toate piesele, ca si Rose Byrne ale fostei sale iubite, Jackie Q. ( a la Aguillera), care acum o arde cu tobarul de la Metallica ("the crying drummer", Lars Ulrich as himself). Seful casei de discuri e psihotic si hyper, Sean Combs. Adica nimeni altul decit Puff Daddy ! El are o interventie funny la finalul filmului, post-credits. Colm Meaney apare ca tatal lui Aldous, azi chitarist in Las Veags in trupa de acompaniamnet la impersonatorii Rat Pack !
in plus soundtrackul contine destule clasice, Sex Pistols (Anarchy in the UK), Clash(London Calling), New York Dolls(Personality Crisis), Ramones (Cretin Hop), T.Rex (20th Century Boy) si Rolling Stones (Rocks Off), Goldfrapp, The Mars Volta, The Only Ones...si Mariah Carrey si Chocolate Daddy !!!
aici lista completa de piese si unde apar ele in film !
ratings:
metacritics: 65 %
Ebert 3 stele din 4 !
Empire 3 stele din cinci, dar wtf, empire si stelele lor (yep, poseidon... 4, due date...2 )
3 3/4 din 5, 8 din 10 !
DVD-am vazut versiune UNRATED, care e cu 5 min. mai lunga decitc e atheatrical, nu suntvscen in plus ci doar lungite si bineinteles mai copios ofensatoare
diferentele dintre versiuni aici
Yeah Yeah Oi Oi si don't try The Jeffrey (see song Furry Walls) !

& even more Beefheart

quote:
There was a time, awhile back, when Bono - from U2 - had heard that Captain Beefheart was living in a trailer in the desert. My guess is that the guy assumed that Don - like so many eclectic players before him - was near destitute, and therefore - felt sorry for him. Sorry enough as it seems, to have extended an invitation...

So he sent him a letter and said “Captain Beefheart, if you’d like to come perform on our tour or open up or play a few dates with us - we’d be very proud - I want to write with you”... and Don writes back: “Dear Bongo, I don’t know who you are or what you want from me but don’t call me again.”
:-)
also:

"The stars are matter. We are matter. But it doesn't matter."


--Don Van Vliet

more Beefheart

Albumul meu preferat de Captain Beefhearst e apt intitulatul: A carrot is as close a rabbit gets to a diamond ! Nu glumesc, e un album-compilatie facut in 1998, si unul din cele 3 pe care le detin cu Beefheart, imi place pentru ca e eclectic si pentru ca are o seectie de piese ehhaustiva (19) si eclectica (de la baladescul succes Bluejeans and Moonbeams la elegiacul Further Than We've Gone, cu un pian si o chitara geniale, la tzacaneala de free jazz, Light Reflected off the Oceans of the Moon, la dementiala The Past Sure Is Tense, la piesa-titlu,

cu introducerile vocale din Apes Ma ("your cage isn't getting any better, Apes Ma") and so on...)
asa ca am stat sa-l ascult toata ziua pentru ca dupa citeva incursiuni pe youtube, aparitii la Letterman, interviu Frank Zappa despre el (Zappa a murit pe 4 decembrie 1993 la 52 de ani ! iar Van Vliet era deja retras de 10 ani, tot in acel an Anton Corbjin a facut un documentar scurt despre el, ultima marturie video cu ex-Capitanul!), am luat discurile din raft si e a treia oara cind A carrot is as close a rabbit gets to a diamond a curs, si m-a izbit dupa multa vreme genilitatea pieselor. Am mai ascultat doar o piesa Beefheart recent, Her Eyes (are a Blue Million Miles, din soundtrackul la The Big Lebowski, care m-a izbit cind am vazut filmul, prima oara la cinema in Praga, alaturi de Terje (cel care m-a introdus lui Cpt. B) , si cind The Dude asculta ceea ce la prima impresie poate parea o cacofonie sonora...(cum zicea un comentariu de pe youtube, "who needs drugs and/or beer when there's Beefheart ?")

Tom Waits despre Beefheart

Tom Waits intr-un email catre LA TIMES:

"He was like the scout on a wagon train. He was the one who goes ahead and shows the way. He was a demanding bandleader, a transcendental composer (with emphasis on the dental), up there with Ornette [Coleman], Sun Ra and Miles [Davis]. He drew in the air with a burnt stick. He described the indescribable. He's an underground stream and a big yellow blimp.

"I will miss talking to him on the phone. We would describe what we saw out of our windows. He was a rememberer. He was the only one who thought to bring matches. He's the alpha and the omega. The high water mark. He's gone and he won't be back."

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2011

abia acum Alice ? well, herer it goes, man ! Si Leon Russell !!! Si Tom Waits de care tocmai vorbeam (scriam)....Jon Bon Jovi a fost aminat :)
2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees:
Alice Cooper
Beastie Boys
Bon Jovi
Chic
Neil Diamond
Donovan
Dr. John
J. Geils Band
LL Cool J
Darlene Love
Laura Nyro
Donna Summer
Joe Tex
Tom Waits
Chuck Willis

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland will induct Tom Waits, Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper, Dr. John, and Darlene Love, according to the New York Times. Jac Holzman, who founded Elektra, and Art Rupe, who founded Specialty Records, will receive the Ahmet Ertegun Award, which is given to music-industry executives. Pianist Leon Russell will receive the Award for Musical Excellence. The ceremony will be held in March.

RIP Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet)

"I'd always thought music was too formal, and I thought 'well, I'll get into this and fix it'."

(Beefheart)
am gasit citatul pe situl trupei aternativ-experimentale Oedip Piaf, pe care i-am vazut la lucru exact acum o saptamina, inclusiv pe Mr. Pan(k)sament aka Brushvox aka Ticke. Azi dimineata am primit un sms de la un prieten (not) as reclusive as the Cpt.: Don Van Vliet...
well ): the past sure is tense

Capitanul a zis ca si-a dat numele de la faptul ca avea" a beef in my heart".
Am auzit de el relativ, tirziu in formarea mea muzicala, in anii '90 dupa ce eram destul de familiarizat cu Frank Zappa si cu Tom Waits. Dar dupa ce te aclimatizezi cu Beefheart(thanks, Terje care a insistat-pentru ca la inceput Beef ma chinuia la auz :), e cu ceea ce ramii. Si Tom Waits (care i-a preluat-sa nu zic altceva) mult din stil, a ramas in urma pentru mine forever. Iar acum cind ascult Cpt. Beefheart, simt tensiunea unei muzici unice, total far out, de undeva din desert, sau din the beef from his heart. Unul din cei mai importanti muzicieni ai secolului XX, total avangarde, partener cu Frank Zappa la albumul sau din 1969, Trout Mask Replica, Zappa i-a fost prieten, partener timpuriu, si i l-a produs), a fost votat de revista Rolling Stone nr. 58 in topul 500 de albume. Mojo l-a pus pe locul 28 in top The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made si #51 in lista The 100 Records That Changed the World.
Printre cei influentati de el: White Stripes, Tom Waits, Devo, PJ Harvey, the Talking Heads, Matt Groening (The Simpsons), John Lydon. In 1982, dupa albumul Ice Cream for Crow (1982), Cpt. Beefheart s-a retras din lumea muzicala, suferind de scleroza multipla, raminind pina azi pictorul Don Van Vliet (numele sau real minus Van :), ce-o sa semai vinda picturile lui de-acum inainte (pretul unui Van Vliet era de 40.000 $, acesta e Cross Poked Shadow of a Crow No1:

traind intr-un trailer in mijlocul desertului. A murit pe 17 decembrie. Avea 69 de ani.
obituaries:
yahoonews-informal
LA Times-v. good
entertainment weekly si aici weekly numeste 5 din albumele lui
youtube comment: I hope that he and Frank Zappa are jamming together and trading stories now.
further studying: Some Yo Yo Stuff (1993), un film de Anton Corbijn
"An observation of the observations of Don Van Vliet and documented on film by Anton Corbijn". Not a music video or concert film. More of an art house film.
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band; "Ice Cream for Crow" (1982, regizat de Don
clip rejected by MTV USA as "too weird" upon release, now in the Permanent Film and Video Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, NYC; track taken from the 1982 Virgin album
Stop the show, I need to say hallo to the crow !

Piesa zilei (17.12.10): Carrickfergus

din serialul HBO Boardwark Empire, episodul 5, al carui titlu, Nights in Ballygran e dat de versuri din piesa. Acolo e cintat de Loudon Wainwright III.
aici o versiune cu Van Morrison si the Chieftains (de pe albumul Irish Heartbeat)

Carrickfergus e un orasel in Irlanda...
dedicata roscatilor din toate tarile uniti-va !

I wish I was in Carrickfergus
Only for nights in Ballygrand
I would swim over the deepest ocean
The deepest ocean for my love to find

But the sea is wide and I cannot swim over
Neither have I wings to fly
If I could find me a handsome boatsman
To ferry me over to my love and die

My childhood days bring back sad reflections
Of happy times spent so long ago
My childhood friends and my own relations
Have all passed on now like melting snow

But I'll spend my days in endless roaming
Soft is the grass, my bed is free
Ah, to be back now in Carrickfergus
On that long road down to the sea

I'll spend my days in endless roaming
Soft is the grass, my bed is free
But I am sick now, and my days are numbered
Come all you young men and lay me down

two more Blake !!!

highly recommended unknown & underrated hidden gems by Blake Edwards:

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)

S.O.B. (Standard Operational Bullshit, 1981)

The Great Race (1965)

da, am stat si am revazut filmul pe care l-am vazut prima oara la tvr in anii 80 (gen 1986) alb-negru, si mi s-a parut genial...cred ca se dadeau din el secvente la ceea ce se numea "Cascadorii risului". Apoi l-am tras pe vhs, pentru ca am certitudinea ca nu l-am vazut la cinema. Blake si-a dorit sa faca cea mai nebuna comedie ever si productia este grandioasa. Ar costa o tona azi si nu cred ca ar fi decit un dezastru. They don't make them as they used to, numai el a incercat slapstick si i-a iesit partial pina la un moment dat, la fel ca si lui Mel Brooks !

am citit acum ca a fost primit cu raceala la data premierei (a iesit in acelasi an cu Acei oameni minunati si masinile lor zburatoare al lui Ken Annakin, cu care e asemanator in stil si story), si ca este considerat inegal si prea lung. O fi dar Jack Lemmon e genial (fiu-su crede ca asta e cel mai bun rol al lui !), Peter Falk asisderea, Nathalie Wood e hot, Tony Curtis e sexy in alb iar Keenan Wynn e...chel. Muzica lui Henry Mancini e ca si genericul minunat(a). Bataia cu placinte, cea mai elaborata din istorie

subplotul cu Prizonierul din Zenda, si citatul din Seicul, inceputul gen desene animate cu Willie Coyote si Road Runner, care chiar au inspirat serialul Hanna-Barbera Wacky Races, cu ciinele care ride ca mine :), e filmul de desen animate prefect, comedie de slapstick si omagiu adus tuturor celor mute, cu dedicatia inainte de generic si de logo-ul Warner, “For Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy”,
mai poti afla niste lucruri de pe wikipedia


posterul polonez e destul de artsy

si cel japonez e...pe lung !

prezentat frumos in format 2.20 cu Uvertura si intermission music.
dvd extras (zona 1): trailer-cool
cast and crew
si un featurette de 15 minute despre productie, cu imagini de la Viena si de la Paris si cu Blake, Jack si Tony C, toti fumind pipa !
9 din 10, 4 1/2 din 5 !

RIP Blake Edwards !

now these are the worst news so far 4 me since Dennis Hopper is gone ("but not forgotten":)..
Blake e unul din regizorii mei preferati, care mi-au incintat copilaria si ma incinta si acum, autorul filmelor mele preferate, The Party, S.O.B. si seria cu Pantera Roz, The Great Race, What did you do in the war, Daddy ?, The Wild Rovers...
A murit miercuri seara in Santa Monica, avea 88 de ani.
imdb obituary aici
am scris depre filmul sau Experiment in Terror recent (acum o luna) aici
si spuneam:

Blake Edwards e unul din cei mai underrated regizori din anii '60-'70. Multi il stiu doar datorita comediilor sale, colaborarile cu Peter Sellers (The Party si Pantera Roz)

si Marea Cursa. Filmul meu prefeat al sau este insa S.O.B., o satira la adresa Hollywoodului, citat in Big Lebowski de fratii Coen. Dar Blake Edwards a facut filme extrem de serioase, in diverse genuri, extrem de versatil: western-The Wild Rovers, drama despre alcoolism-Days of Wine and Roses, muzical-Victor/Victoria, thriller-Peter Gunn, The Carey Treatment, The Tamarind Seed si poate most famously Breakfast at Tiffany's.

un articol din DGA Quaterly de vara trecuta dedicat lui, excelent profil numit Blake Edwards: Old school
am vazut in direct cum a primit Oscarul omagial in 2004, si gagul sau cu scaunul cu rotile> acesta e omul care a pus pe Marea Cursa citatul “For Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy”, eroii sai absoluti.

“I don’t feel laughter like I used to. I don’t know whether it’s the material or me becoming older and more grouchy. But for me, it just isn’t that funny most of the time. I find it extra cruel, even beyond the man and the streetcar I described. I think we’ve lost sight of some of the subtle humor. Doctors acknowledge that laughter is great medicine, and for me lately there’s too little of that [in movies]. But,there’s always Stan and Ollie.”
(Blake)
mi-am schimbat programul de vizionare si am pus in dvd The Great Race ! For mr. Blake and mr. Edwards !

Notre Jour Viendra (2010)

prezentarea suna asa:

Patrick este un psihanalist nihilist şi Remy un tânăr nesigur pe el, care se întâlnesc din întâmplare. Ei nu aparţin niciunui popor, nu au ţară, şi nici armată: sunt roşcaţi. Împreună, combat lumea şi îi resping toate regulile într-o călătorie halucinantă spre Irlanda şi spre libertate.

primul lung metraj al lui Romain Gavras, fiul lui Costa-Gavras, e un scandal voit si provocat. De un umor parte, de tipul rece, belgian/flamand (semana cu stilul lui Alex Van Warmerdam si cu Gustave de Kervern & Benoît Delépine), film apocaliptic despre miscomunicare si neintegrare. La merditude des choses rencontre C'est arrivee pres de chez vous !
si aici scandalurile lui cinematografice preferate !
afisul anglofon e mai comercial :-)
film de dragoste nihilist si buddy movie cu roscati, mi-a amintit de cuplul damnat din Midnight Cowboy dar si de Sperietoarea, mixat cu Funny Games si Natural Born Killers. E un film nihilist, intr-un decor industrial dezolant chit ca e la marginea marii dar simtim frigul si vintul rece.
Olivier Barthélémy seamana cu Jesse Einsenberg, acelasi tip de misfit si incomunicado, teenager disfunctional. Cassel (psihanalistul deziluzionat) e in elementul lui maxim, (Sheitan, Mesrine, La haine, Irreversible, Doberman).
mi s-a parut un film de Cannes, posibil sa provoce un scandal de tipar Gaspar Noe, in stilul negru al comediilor belgiene despre absurdul vietii. Are cel putin o faza pe care n-am vazut-o in alta parte (v. poza)

ecran lat, muzica de SebastiAn , artist electro. Fragmente din Soundtrack aici dar se gaseste de download si aici dar extrem de slow.
cronica entuziasta de la Stiges pe Museum of Cinema
trailer:

al treilea film vazut la festivalul de film francais de anul asta (dupa Adele Blanc-Sec si Rubber), si toate trei au fost alegeri bune, eclectice si non-tipic french. Notre Jour Viendra e de pe acum unul din filmele-cult ale anului, shock si extrem de funny !
4 din 5, 8 din 10 !

Rubber (2010)

site oficial

vazut la festivalul filmului francais (numero deux, dupa Adele Blanc-Sec)
film-culte si meta-film absurd, ratat asta vara la Cannes (prezentat in Semaine de la Critique), despre un cauciuc ucigas (si telepat :->, in desertul american,
stiu ca suna dumb dar nu e...in a somehow weird way it has a (rubbery) point
-why ? No reason !!!
muzica funkytechno de MR OIZO (alias Quentin Dupieux) si Gaspard Augé (la final cu un rapel la Carpenter)
Noul Quentin, Quentin Dupieux, a mai facut inainte tot un film ciudat cu titlul
intr-un cuvint, Steak ! acela filmat in Canda, asta in SUA ! Filmat de Dupieux singur cu aparatul Canon 5-D ! Precizari de pe Filmosphere: "on le connait tous pour son pseudo Mr Oizo (créateur de la fameuse marionnette Flat Eric pour son tube Flat Beat)"un interviu cu el via mad Movies
Monologul lui Stephen Spinella de inceput (& more) e delicios, in plus Wings Hauser e un spectator in scaunul cu rotile ! Iar Roxane Mesquida e pur si simplu hot !
referinte: Duel, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Hitcher...

zombie6 s-a extaziat

"More a brutish film theory course than horror film, Rubber poisons the spectators of Plato's Cave and turns the whole idea upside down. The projection in question is the tale of a tire coming to life, realizing its telekinetic powers, and lashing out at whatever inanimate and living objects cross its path. An opening sequence of pure surrealism in the desert sets the bar high, with an absurd monologue about the lack of reason in every great film. Director Quentin Dupieux spends the rest of the film attempting to top this invigorating credo, rolling alongside his titular killing machine as it goes through various slasher film realizations (voyeurism, control, torture)."

(Slant Magazine)
3 1/2 din 5, 7 din 10

Nominalizarile la Golden Globes 2011

Nominees 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards
Winners to be announced on Sunday, January 16th.

Best Motion Picture - Drama Nominees:Black Swan (2010)

The Fighter (2010)

Inception (2010)

The King's Speech (2010)

The Social Network (2010)

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Nominees:
Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Burlesque (2010/I)

The Kids Are All Right (2010)

RED/ Greu de pensionat (2010/I)

The Tourist (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nominees:
Jesse Eisenberg for The Social Network (2010)

Colin Firth for The King's Speech (2010)

James Franco for 127 Hours (2010)

Ryan Gosling for Blue Valentine (2010)

Mark Wahlberg for The Fighter (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Nominees:
Halle Berry for Frankie and Alice (2010)

Nicole Kidman for Rabbit Hole (2010)

Jennifer Lawrence for Winter's Bone (2010)

Natalie Portman for Black Swan (2010)

Michelle Williams for Blue Valentine (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Nominees:Johnny Depp for The Tourist (2010)

Johnny Depp for Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Paul Giamatti for Barney's Version (2010)

Jake Gyllenhaal for Love and Other Drugs (2010)

Kevin Spacey for Casino Jack (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Nominees:
Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Anne Hathaway for Love and Other Drugs (2010)

Angelina Jolie for The Tourist (2010)

Julianne Moore for The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Emma Stone for Easy A (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nominees:
Christian Bale for The Fighter (2010)

Michael Douglas for Wall Street 2 (2010)

Andrew Garfield for The Social Network (2010)

Jeremy Renner for The Town (2010)

Geoffrey Rush for The King's Speech (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nominees:
Amy Adams for The Fighter (2010)

Helena Bonham Carter for The King's Speech (2010)

Mila Kunis for Black Swan (2010)

Melissa Leo for The Fighter (2010)

Jacki Weaver for Animal Kingdom (2010)

Best Director - Motion Picture Nominees:
Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan (2010)

David Fincher for The Social Network (2010)

Tom Hooper for The King's Speech (2010)

Christopher Nolan for Inception (2010)

David O. Russell for The Fighter (2010)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Nominees:
127 Hours (2010): Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy

Inception (2010): Christopher Nolan

The Kids Are All Right (2010): Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko

The King's Speech (2010): David Seidler

The Social Network (2010): Aaron Sorkin

Best Original Song - Motion Picture Nominees:
Burlesque (2010/I): Samuel Dixon, Christina Aguilera, Sia Furler("Bound to You")

Burlesque (2010/I): Diane Warren("You Haven't Seen The Last of Me")

Country Strong (2010): Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges("Coming Home")

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010): Carrie Underwood, David Hodges, Hillary Lindsey("There's A Place For Us")

Tangled (2010): Alan Menken, Glenn Slater("I See the Light")

Best Original Score - Motion Picture Nominees:
127 Hours (2010): A.R. Rahman

Alice in Wonderland (2010): Danny Elfman

Inception (2010): Hans Zimmer

The King's Speech (2010): Alexandre Desplat

The Social Network (2010): Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

Best Animated Film Nominees:
Despicable Me/Sunt un mic ticalos (2010)

Cum Sa Iti Dresezi Dragonul (2010)

L'illusionniste (2010)

Tangled (2010)

Toy Story 3/Povestea jucariilor 3 (2010)

Best Foreign Language Film Nominees:
Biutiful (2010)(Mexico/Spain)

Le concert (2009)(France)

Kray (2010)(Russia)

Eu sunt dragostea (2009)(Italy)

Hævnen (2010)(Denmark)

Best Television Series - Drama Nominees:
"Boardwalk Empire" (2009)

"Dexter" (2006)

"The Good Wife" (2009)

"Mad Men" (2007)

"The Walking Dead" (2010)

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy Nominees:
"The Big Bang Theory" (2007)

"The Big C" (2010)

"Glee" (2009)

"Modern Family" (2009)

"Nurse Jackie" (2009)

"30 Rock" (2006)

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Nominees:
"Carlos" (2010)

"The Pacific" (2010)

"The Pillars of the Earth" (2010)

Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)

You Don't Know Jack (2010) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:
Idris Elba for "Luther" (2010)

Ian McShane for "The Pillars of the Earth" (2010)

Al Pacino for You Don't Know Jack (2010) (TV)

Dennis Quaid for The Special Relationship (2010) (TV)

Édgar Ramírez for "Carlos" (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:Hayley Atwell for "The Pillars of the Earth" (2010)

Claire Danes for Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)

Judi Dench for "Cranford" (2007)

Romola Garai for "Emma" (2009)

Jennifer Love Hewitt for The Client List (2010) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
Alec Baldwin for "30 Rock" (2006)

Steve Carell for "The Office" (2005)

Thomas Jane for "Hung" (2009)

Matthew Morrison for "Glee" (2009)

Jim Parsons for "The Big Bang Theory" (2007)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
Toni Collette for "United States of Tara" (2009)

Edie Falco for "Nurse Jackie" (2009)

Tina Fey for "30 Rock" (2006)

Laura Linney for "The Big C" (2010)

Lea Michele for "Glee" (2009)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
Nominees:
Steve Buscemi for "Boardwalk Empire" (2009)

Bryan Cranston for "Breaking Bad" (2008)

Michael C. Hall for "Dexter" (2006)

Jon Hamm for "Mad Men" (2007)

Hugh Laurie for "Dr. House" (2004)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama Nominees:
Julianna Margulies for "The Good Wife" (2009)

Elisabeth Moss for "Mad Men" (2007)

Piper Perabo for "Covert Affairs" (2010)

Katey Sagal for "Sons of Anarchy" (2008)

Kyra Sedgwick for "The Closer" (2005)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Nominees:
Scott Caan for "Hawaii Five-0" (2010)

Chris Colfer for "Glee" (2009)

Chris Noth for "The Good Wife" (2009)

Eric Stonestreet for "Modern Family" (2009)

David Strathairn for Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Nominees:
Hope Davis for The Special Relationship (2010) (TV)

Jane Lynch for "Glee" (2009)

Kelly Macdonald for "Boardwalk Empire" (2009)

Julia Stiles for "Dexter" (2006)

Sofía Vergara for "Modern Family" (2009)

I am...(videoclip of introductions-250 of 185)

a lotta work has gone into it...smart, funny, iconic & iconoclast :)
250 introductions of 185 People, Groups, & Things

lista completa aici
am observat ca lipseste Indiana Jones, why ? si sunt doar filme din ultimii 20 de ani, mai putin "I am Spartacus".

Donovan la Folk Om bun

am gasit un singur videoclip pe youtube, cu piesa Colors.
Donovan a cintat jumate de ora, el cu chitara lui, in picioare, dupa care a primit un premiu, Doctor folk or something, dupa care au intrat a doua parte a folkistilor romani. Sunt sigur ca a mai cintat cu grupul o piesa la encore dar n-am mai stat sa vad inca o ora de folk romanesc. Si asa am stat pe hol pina a cintat, mai interesant e ca in timpul cintarii lui au iesit oameni buluc, si 99% dintre ei pareau sa habar n-aiba cine e si cu ce se ocupa.
am pierdut si prima piesa pina am intrat in sala, deci a cintat asa:
1. .....?
2. Jennifer Juniper
3. Colours
4. Lalena
5. There is a Mountain
6. Sunshine Superman
7. Season of the Witch
8. Mellow Yellow
award
9. Universal Soldier

Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)

Luc Besson s-a intors. Pentru Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec,
o poveste bazata pe benzile desenate-cult in Franta ale lui Jacques Tardi.

Adèle Blanc-Sec este o scriitoare care are aventuri fantasmagorice, comparat de producatori cu un Indiana Jones feminin, dar mai aproape de Tintin. Actiunea se petrece in Paris in 1912 si Besson a filmat (de fapt Thierry Arbogast a filmat :) in locatii reale, ceea ce e foarte frumos. Un clin d'oeil la inceputul celui de-al Cincilea element, cu un episod egiptean inspirat de prologul la primul Indy, cu un negativ machiat dens (sub care il decoperim sau nu pe Mathieu Amalric-Dieuleveult), si o protagonista care nu m-a convins total, e enervanta in citeva secvente, dar Besson ne-o si dezbraca apoi (n-am inteles ideea pina n-am verificat cum arata BD-ul si da, si acolo Adele face baie,

acum daca e voyerismul lui LB sau noua lui Muza , asa cum au fost Anne Parillaud si Milla Jovovich, Besson a creat ceva eroine, Nikita, Ioana D'arc (care are si un cameo funny in film), Leloo, fata are 29 de ani si-a remarcat in La fille de Monaco a Annei Fontaine, Louise Bourgouin enumele ei. La un film pentru adolescenti nu am priceput de ce, dar ne-a placut :) la fel si mumiei egiptene :)

Pterodactilul mi-a adus aminte de King Koopa (Dennis Hopper) si Super Mario Bros. dar plotul din film seamana si cu seria Mumia, ma refer la primul (celelate doua duda si chiftea indigerabile si indigeste), cross cu Micmacs a tire-larigot si in general universul lui Jean Pierre-Jeunet. E un Besson care aduce mult a Jeunet si mai ales pentru faptul ca el n-a acoperit pina acum aceasta perioada de timp (si un foileton de tipurile celor din epoca, Arsene Lupin, Fantomas, Judex) care mie mi-a adus cel mai mult aminte de copliarie cu Nick Carter superdetectiv (Dinner for Adela), filmul cehesc al lui Oldrich Lipský. Comparatii se pot face pt anul asat si cu Sherlock Holmes, si cu Vidocq din care se trage Holmes (Pitof vs. Guy Ritchie, England wins). Sau malignul LXG al lui Steve Norrington , cross cu A series of Unfortunate Events. Tradi s-a inspirat din Jules Verne si Fritz Lang,
Buget huge (30 milioane de euro), muzica de Eric Serra, roluri secundare fun (Philippe Nahon for once-prof. Ménard ), Jacky Nercessian-prof. Esperandieu, Jean-Paul Rouve-Saint-Hubert si Gilles Lellouche-Caponi.


amuzant fara sa fie pretentios, fantastic si totusi cam usurel. Astept continuarile, Besson a zis ca va adapta cele 9 serii ale bandei desenate (aici toate detaliile) in trei filme (acum a luat din prima, Adèle et la bête-1976, Le démon de la Tour Eiffel-tot 1976 si Le savant Fou-1977. Prefer sa faca Adele BS decit Arthur is minimoishii sau Angel-A si productiile sale EuropaCorpes de action, karate, revenge movies si Taxi-uri.
trei stele jumate din cinci, 7 din 10


vazut in cadrul festivalului filmului francez, pe grand ecran pt. ca asa merita
(e 2.35.1), si pt. ca am aflat ca distribuitorul roman, Media Pro, nu-l aduce la cinema, asa cum a facut si cu Mesrine acum 2 ani

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 :->

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)

My 15 seconds of Vai fame !

my 15 seconds of Vai fame ! (yes, I know I look fat, but so's my cousin :)

luni 6 dec. la conferinta de presa (thx. de poza lui Tudor Macovei !)


si BTW l-am intrebat de SV de actorie si de Crossroads si mi-a raspuns ca a fost "too much going into a dark place", si care sunt filmele sale preferate. Tough one. "L-am incuiat", cum a zis Ernesto :) Dar dupa, cind am facut poza l-am reintrebat si mi-a zis confidential; Willy Wonka si fabrica de Ciocolata, am intrebat inutil daca originalul , a zis ca da, apoi dupa o pauza de citeva secunde a zis, si West Side Story.
N-as fi zis...asa n-ai fi zis ca Mr. Vai e un om atit de modest, de non-addicted 2 booze(no info), drugs (never), cigarettes (meening s-a lasat), posteste cel putin 5 zile pe an, si e insurat cu aceiasi femeie cu care a fost din adolescenta (Pia Maiocco, basista la Vixen in AD 1984). Creste albine si face miere (Fire garden honey-remember the album ?)


si Poza pentru grup fara orchestra :) Fani, yo! Enel ! ho !
facuta tot de Tudor Macovei (thx again!)

Steve Vai redux !

Steve si-a dedicat concertul lui John Lennon. A cintat o piesa pentru el, semana cu Feelings dar se cheam Lotus Feet si e de pe Real Illusions: Reflections. A povestit ca pe 8 decembrie 1980, cind avea 20 de ani si era in turneu cu Frank Zappa, dupa concert s-au dus backstage si cineva le-a spus ca Lennon a fost impuscat.
well, the world reverberates in weird ways, pe 8 decembrie 1990 eram la Palatul Copiilor la un memorial John Lennon, spectacol PMT al lui Florian "Motu" Pittis, dedicat la 10 ani de la moartea lui Lennon. Cu unii din prietenii de azi nu ma stiam atunci, dar eram in aceiasi sala. Cu unii din prietenii de atunci nu ma mai vad. Motu nu mai printre noi de acum 3 ani. Life, ain't it ?
Iar azi la masa, la restaurant, din senin, intr-o serie de cintece italienesti, s-a inserat IMAGINE, varianta originala Lennon. Tocmai ce postasem piesa pe blog cu 2 ore inainte...



ascult acum Tender Surrender de pe Where the Wild Things Are, cel mai nou disc al lui (2009), de cind l-am vazut prima oara pe Steve in 2000, la Sala Palatului (15 aprilie 2000, a date 2 remember), s-a concentrat pe faza Evo, pe G3, pe simfonic si jazz. Intr-o decada a scos doar trei albume cu materiale originale, toate mai pretentioase decit etapa anterioara, Real Illusions: Reflections (2005, Sound Theories Vol. I & II (2007) si Where the Wild Things Are (2009).
in 2005 am scris un material despre el pentru cartea prietenului Radu Lupascu, "Pe urmele lui Hendrix".

concertul de asta seara a fost cam scurt dar vazut din primul rind, extram de intens si colorat. Au contribuit si fetele de la quartetul Passione, si-n primul rind, violonista nr. 1, Diana, imbracata rock :) si zimbind tot timpul,
uitindu-se fix la Steve. iar eu de la ea la el, etc...

Am ajuns la Freak Show Exccess...cu un excelnt solo de bass,
Steve n-a cinta foarte mult dar piesele au fost interesant orhestrate, la For the Love of God m-a dus gindul al Michael Kamen si BoB Ezrin si ce au facut ei pentru Dream On de Aerosmith, etc. La un moment dat i s-a dus sunetul la chitara pe piesa, asa ca a cintat-o la encore, cu toata sala in picioare.

Sala Palatului, plina ochi, sound bun in fata, nu stiu cum s-a auzit in spate dar cred ca Ok.



thx Ernesto :)
articolul extins /cronica va aparea pe hboclub (linkul il adaug cind e postat!) acum e aici :-)