vineri, 9 decembrie 2016

In a Valley of Violence (2016)

Westernul anului / Western of the year
In a Valley of Violence  has shades of Lucio Fulci and Clint Eastwood's High Planes Drifter in this unexpected homage to gritty westerns and the whole spaghetti genre, from the opening credits to the great music score (by Jeff Grace). Ti West's (The Sacrament, House of the Devil) most accomplished film, with elements of humor and horror. Travolta is great fun again for once, and Ethan Hawke is forgiven for the sin of Magnificent Seven. Taissa Farminga has the best performance, that after the genius dog Abby (Jumpy) that steals every scene she's in. Somehow weird, this film has the same premise that John Wick has.
3 1/2 out of 5. 7 out of 10 !

joi, 8 decembrie 2016

Greg Lake RIP

Greg Lake died today. He was 69. The second in row in Emerson, Lake and Palmer, he performed solo and before ELP with King Crimson. He composed Lucky Man and C'est la Vie (aceasta cu Peter Sinfield). This year (March 11) Keith Emerson died also at 71. These guys were like giants back in the day. They never played Romania, in any incarnation, or even solo. So I only got to listen to them and that I can say it now, as I said it then, was always an honor.
obituary on BBC 
"The greatest music is made for love, not for money,"  Greg Lake 


Le Fantôme: Jake Scott's Ford Short Film with Mads Mikkelsen

after the BMW films now the Ford films. Ridley Scott's son, Jake, directs  Le Fantôme, this short stylish thriller shot in Croatia, starring Mads Mikkelsen as the Phantom and Barbara Steele as The Widow !




duminică, 4 decembrie 2016

Kaspar Hauser, La leggenda di (2012)

 La leggenda di Kaspar Hauser,  long time i yearned to see it, esp. cos its shot in Sardegna..but no opportunity till Now !!!
has to be seen...
The Legend of Kaspar Hauser Poster
... to be believed
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Vincent Gallo a la doppio, pusher & sherrif,but master DJ !
The unique Silvia Calderoni as Kaspar Hauser, or Gaspar User ?
 pumped up hyped techno music by Vitalic (DJ francese_Pascal Arbez-Nicolas)
A mad blend of surreal, influences of Jodorowski, due Gallo -all in black and white by Davide Manuli (Beket)
uno UFO totale !!!! (e non uno, ma tre!)
# 20 on the list of 25 Great Movies from the 21st Century That No One Talks About  -from Tastes of Cinema , WHICH i said- a Third I saw, a Third I don't know, and a third I will catch-up !!! 
Here ya go, Gaspar Use :)
made me discover Vitalic too !