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The Walkmen – You and Me [2008]

In music on October 11, 2008 at 4:59 pm

He was just wandering through the city today. There was nothing he had to do  for anyone, nothing on his mind, his headphones on he went out the door and  started walking towards the bus stop. The same voice he’d heard all month  starts singing to him again. The guy is talking about parties and beaches and  dancing to the tom-toms, it sounds like a waltz. He met a girl there but she  was married, so… Is this year better than the last one? He gets on the first  bus that comes along, pushed by the echoing guitar that tells him it’s OK to  loiter. He finds a free seat by the window and looks at the sky. He hears the  guy singing about the decades flying by.  “I’ve been doing this for awhile”,  he whispers to himself. The sky looks cloudy but it’s better that way. “It’s  gonna be a good year. Out of the darkness and into the fire”

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Double Indemnity [1944]

In film on October 11, 2008 at 4:59 pm

    *      * Paramount's terrific story of an unholy love, and an almost perfect crime!

Film noir directed by the great Billy Wilder, starring the also great Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, and Edward G. Robinson. This was a truly thrilling watch for me.

Barbara Stanwyck waiting for her man

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Detektivbyrån – Wermland [2008]

In music on October 11, 2008 at 4:59 pm

What do you know about Northern Europe? Damn right, it’s cold. Last summer I went to Denmark and had to wear three shirts at once, while the locals walked around in shorts and tees. That’s pretty hardcore, and probably has a lot to do with their Viking heritage (btw, they pronounce “Viking” as “Wiking” – haha that’s hilarious). Those people knew how to live – eat tons of meat, have sex with blonde chicks and kill people. ‘Course, times have changed, and nowadays the North (including Iceland) are better known for their music. Give Scandinavian people musical instruments and they’ll either create some gay crap that you’ve heard a million times before or something truly special, that shines out like the Northern Lights. Also, some of them worship Satan, but may be included in either of the aforementioned categories.

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Young@Heart [2008]

In film on October 8, 2008 at 7:34 pm

“Punk’s not dead, it just smells bad.” Never have these words rung truer than in the case of Young@Heart, a documentary about the eponymous chorus, which is made up of really old people. The members’ average age is 80, yet they sing hits by The Clash, the Ramones and Sonic Youth. “If it’s too loud, you’re too old”? Nah, these grandpas and grandmas (one is even a great-great-grandma) are down with the scene like you wouldn’t believe. Read the rest of this entry »

Waltz with Bashir [2008]

In film on October 8, 2008 at 6:54 pm

R. Ari Folman

It’s a film about a Jew gradually remembering his time before and during this massacre of Palestinian refugees in 1982. It’s presented as a documentary, interspersed with flashbacks that occasionally take the form of music videos. At the same time, it’s a very personal picture; director Ari Folman himself is at the centre of the film and his uncovering of memories is what carries the film forward. Read the rest of this entry »

Vivian Girls – s/t [2008]

In music on October 8, 2008 at 6:32 pm

Hi there. I am currently free from the burden of employment. As such I have lots of spare time, which I spend sat on a chair, with music blasting into my ears and radiation slowly burning my eyes away. From time to time I sip coffee, in an effort to prolong this behavior. As a consequence, I think I might have developed ADD. This prevents me from reading more than a few sentences in the span of 60 seconds and listening to songs longer than three minutes in a single session. Remember the ‘60s, when every song was at most three minutes long? Man, those were the days; too bad Bob Dylan went and ruined it for everyone with an awesome organ riff. Read the rest of this entry »