Wednesday, May 28, 2008
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Sunday, May 11, 2008
what do you think of adult?
Batoru rowaiaru
(2000, Kinji Fukasaku)
Teens pitted against one another in lottery for mockery of adults.
Eh, it was ok? Translation quality was spotty. Flashbacks confusing. Characters had ~3 names each. Initially thought the characters were in their 20s. So hard to tell w/ Asians. Sorta neat fight scenes. Felt kinda like FF cut scenes temp-de-temps (feel free to post corrections to my French, I'll do my best to ignore you). Not terrible, but also not rad.
Not recommended
(2000, Kinji Fukasaku)
Teens pitted against one another in lottery for mockery of adults.
Eh, it was ok? Translation quality was spotty. Flashbacks confusing. Characters had ~3 names each. Initially thought the characters were in their 20s. So hard to tell w/ Asians. Sorta neat fight scenes. Felt kinda like FF cut scenes temp-de-temps (feel free to post corrections to my French, I'll do my best to ignore you). Not terrible, but also not rad.
Not recommended
disappointment
Electroma
(2006, Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo)
Boring as f**k.
In fact this film was so terrible I could not stay awake through the entirety. Even the Ferrari sucked. However, do chase down the OST.
Not recommended (not even for fans, which I am a huge Daft fan, but s**t, I could have done w/o that)
(2006, Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo)
Boring as f**k.
In fact this film was so terrible I could not stay awake through the entirety. Even the Ferrari sucked. However, do chase down the OST.
Not recommended (not even for fans, which I am a huge Daft fan, but s**t, I could have done w/o that)
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Buchla Music Easel
Those with even a passing interest in sound synthesis and/or the bending of circuits owe it to themselves to check out the following video, also available in HD.
via Music Thing
via Music Thing
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Sanshô dayû
Shanso the Bailiff
(Kenji Mizoguchi, 1954)
Family (royal) torn asunder, sold into servitude.
Second viewing of this fellow. Amazing stuff. Pretty freakin' heavy tho. I can see where most aren't going to like since they'll have to think while watching. Makes a stitch of sense why the ancient French dug on this shiz. Feminist types should enjoy for study of women's role in JP society. Heavy on social commentary on other levels as well. Might be the first old JP film I've seen where I did not recognize any of the actors. Feels longer than it is. BEAUTIFULLY shot. Dialog is pretty sharp, recall the same for umm... what was it... Ugetsu monogatari (which got me a bit emotional and the Books have sampled).
RECOMMENDED (but more for academically minded)
(Kenji Mizoguchi, 1954)
Family (royal) torn asunder, sold into servitude.
Second viewing of this fellow. Amazing stuff. Pretty freakin' heavy tho. I can see where most aren't going to like since they'll have to think while watching. Makes a stitch of sense why the ancient French dug on this shiz. Feminist types should enjoy for study of women's role in JP society. Heavy on social commentary on other levels as well. Might be the first old JP film I've seen where I did not recognize any of the actors. Feels longer than it is. BEAUTIFULLY shot. Dialog is pretty sharp, recall the same for umm... what was it... Ugetsu monogatari (which got me a bit emotional and the Books have sampled).
RECOMMENDED (but more for academically minded)
nnnnaaaahhnrgh nrrrr
Dead Man's Shoes
(Shane Medows, 2004)
Vengeance exacted on retard's behalf.
What a lovely little corner of the world the British Isles are! Wonderful costuming. Seemingly appropriate musical scoring. Totally sweet bolt action action! Best usage of the word cunt in a film from 2004, I'm sure. All characters are very "so-what" or nobodies. A story that could be anywhere really, but something more interesting about it being quieter versus big city. Shades of I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, perhaps?
Recommended
(Shane Medows, 2004)
Vengeance exacted on retard's behalf.
What a lovely little corner of the world the British Isles are! Wonderful costuming. Seemingly appropriate musical scoring. Totally sweet bolt action action! Best usage of the word cunt in a film from 2004, I'm sure. All characters are very "so-what" or nobodies. A story that could be anywhere really, but something more interesting about it being quieter versus big city. Shades of I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, perhaps?
Recommended
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Ay, there's The Rub
NYC-based hip-hop DJ collective The Rub have apparently been hard at work on a series of historical mixtapes—one for each year since 1979. More importantly, all of the releases, which so far stretch to the end of the millenium, can be had on mp3 at their website for frizzle.
via RapidShare
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