Saturday, February 19, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
Hollywood in the 1970's Pt. I
There are two books that I have read within the past year that are in many ways unlike other books I have read: Easy Riders, Raging Bulls and You'll Never Eat Lunch In This Town Again. Both books revolve around the state of the motion picture industry in the 1970's and provide a truthful insight regarding the players in the game. Some key points I have gathered from Easy Riders, Raging Bulls:
If anyone has slept with more women that Wilt Chamberlin, it was Warren Beatty.
The nerds of Hollywood were Spielberg and Lucas.
If there is a director who makes films solely for the purposes of the unconventional, it is Robert Altman.
Leonard Cohen does an amazing soundtrack for McCabe and Mrs. Miller. But, throughout the movie - one frequently asks - WTF is the purpose of the western period peace.
Martin Scorsese had a terrible coke problem and is sort of a hypochondriac.
Jackson Browne's music video in Taxi Driver was the only song used from the period. The rest was a haunting and original score from Elmer Bernstein.
All the President's Men (Redford, Hoffman) is really a story about good journalism, not Watergate.
Terrence Malick is a literary, script-writing genius who never gets the credit he deserves (and then exiles himself, temporarily - abroad).
Martin Sheen is the man. My God. What a talent. Especially in Badlands.
Godfather Pt.II is the best film in the trilogy. If you disagree, I can convince you otherwise. But it accordingly goes to the tune of: Young Vito's (De Niro) rise is totally in sync with Michael/the family's demise - which is often overlooked. Brilliant, Francis.
Jaws, may likely have ruined Hollywood. While still a great film and can still scare the Hell out of me, it was the beginning of the Summer Blockbuster - which has since been known to produce feces.
Mark Hamill ruined his face in a car accident after Star Wars. Look closely in Empire Strikes Back (opening scene, when he get's whacked off of his snow llama). Yes, that mug was somewhat shifted.
Harrison Ford evolved in to an actual real-life pilot (thanks, Millenium Falcon). I was in the Grand Tetons one summer. My cab driver told me about some mountain climbers who got stuck on South Teton. Old Harry Ford took his chopper up and saved them. Then was fined by the state for some reason along the lines of a license, or using a radio signal out of his jurisdiction.
The Deer Hunter is my favorite movie with Huge, Huge flaws. Character building, racism, story-line. We can talk about it if you disagree. I've read four essays on the flaws of The Deer Hunter. I hated reading them, but I couldn't argue.
The Day of the Jackal - later inspired The Jackal (Bruce Willis, Richard Gere). Great movie. Keeps one guessing.
More to come later.
If anyone has slept with more women that Wilt Chamberlin, it was Warren Beatty.
The nerds of Hollywood were Spielberg and Lucas.
If there is a director who makes films solely for the purposes of the unconventional, it is Robert Altman.
Leonard Cohen does an amazing soundtrack for McCabe and Mrs. Miller. But, throughout the movie - one frequently asks - WTF is the purpose of the western period peace.
Martin Scorsese had a terrible coke problem and is sort of a hypochondriac.
Jackson Browne's music video in Taxi Driver was the only song used from the period. The rest was a haunting and original score from Elmer Bernstein.
All the President's Men (Redford, Hoffman) is really a story about good journalism, not Watergate.
Terrence Malick is a literary, script-writing genius who never gets the credit he deserves (and then exiles himself, temporarily - abroad).
Martin Sheen is the man. My God. What a talent. Especially in Badlands.
Godfather Pt.II is the best film in the trilogy. If you disagree, I can convince you otherwise. But it accordingly goes to the tune of: Young Vito's (De Niro) rise is totally in sync with Michael/the family's demise - which is often overlooked. Brilliant, Francis.
Jaws, may likely have ruined Hollywood. While still a great film and can still scare the Hell out of me, it was the beginning of the Summer Blockbuster - which has since been known to produce feces.
Mark Hamill ruined his face in a car accident after Star Wars. Look closely in Empire Strikes Back (opening scene, when he get's whacked off of his snow llama). Yes, that mug was somewhat shifted.
Harrison Ford evolved in to an actual real-life pilot (thanks, Millenium Falcon). I was in the Grand Tetons one summer. My cab driver told me about some mountain climbers who got stuck on South Teton. Old Harry Ford took his chopper up and saved them. Then was fined by the state for some reason along the lines of a license, or using a radio signal out of his jurisdiction.
The Deer Hunter is my favorite movie with Huge, Huge flaws. Character building, racism, story-line. We can talk about it if you disagree. I've read four essays on the flaws of The Deer Hunter. I hated reading them, but I couldn't argue.
The Day of the Jackal - later inspired The Jackal (Bruce Willis, Richard Gere). Great movie. Keeps one guessing.
More to come later.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
The Quan Kwon: Montego Slay
It's good getting reconnected with music you forgot you had (usually as a result of a computational crash or a stolen/lost iPod). Enough said, Let it Spin People.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
To The Moon & Back
...The mission was launched on April 11, 1970 at 13:13 CST. Two days later an explosion crippled the service module upon which the Command Module depended. To conserve its batteries and the oxygen needed for the last hours of flight, the crew instead used the Lunar Module's resources as a "lifeboat" during the return trip to Earth. Despite great hardship caused by limited power, loss of cabin heat, shortage of potable water and the critical need to jury-rig the carbon dioxide removal system, the crew returned safely to Earth on April 17. NASA called the mission a "successful failure" ...
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Shielded: Feel The Break
The beautiful Alyssa shielded by a hoodie on the West Coast. Enjoy the song (Thanks Hood Internet). I took the liberty of throwing a photo up and uploading it for the social music community.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Musical Punctuation
Another remix from another blog, but I applied video (pic) to make it youtube accessible. Power to the people! Enjoy this one, it's one of my favorites.
Stock Rising
Hitting up some of my California photography and applying it to some new remixes I have come across via animalswearingtuxedos.blogspot.com Thanks to Ror for making that a great music blog with some excellent photography. I'll try and get one more of these up today. Hang tight, Stocks are rising.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Lissie, the Organic
First off, I hate any youtube video advertisement that precedes a video. Additionally, now when I see 'Consumer Reports' or some credit card report agency, I am equally disappointed. So, bear with this video which has a minute intro by the service who put it on (I guess they do deserve a small spot for their work).
Here is Lissie, playing a very organic version of "Little Lovin,'"which I think is easily enjoyable. And take a look at those sweet spectacles she is rocking. No microphones here, just a couples Axe's and a guy who doubles on the bass and drum. When I saw them live at Antone's the other night, their set up was exactly the same. Mighty impressive. The more I listen to this girl, the more I understand why she is a pretty raw talent.
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