Wednesday, 7 January 2009

Music Introduction : Claude Debussy - Arabesque No.1



Feeling fucked up today as lots of unfortunate things happen. Might blog bout it later. But for now, music introduction as always. My selection for today is a quiet little number from one of my all time favourite movies, All About Lily Chou-Chou.

I'm not kidding. I'm a big fan of Claude Debussy AFTER watching All About Lily Chou-Chou. This is the version that's truest to the film. The faster version might be easier to digest but I still prefer this version the best :)

Enjoy.

Tuesday, 6 January 2009

Music Introduction : Various - Moody's Mood for Love



Fuck the Amy Winehouse version, this is the real thing. This is how its supposed to be sung. Although most parts of the songs are of clever improvisation, somehow you feel Miss Winehouse improvised to the "wrong" direction. Feel the smoothness of Brian Mcknight's voice and tell me you are not in the heaven of love after listening.

Enjoy.

Music Introduction : Queen - Don't Stop Me Now



Queen, at its most energetic.

Enjoy

Sunday, 4 January 2009

Thursday, 1 January 2009

Music Introduction : Herman's Hermits - Something tells me I'm into something good



Please don't mind the clip of The Sims. I couldn't find a better quality of this song. There's another version of this song by the original singer Earl Jean. YT for that if you wanna listen to that version. It's better composed and arranged of this popular sunshine song.

Enjoy.

Sunday, 7 December 2008

Movie Introductions : Man Bites Dog

Hi, good evening everyone. For my 1st attempt at showing that I have really great taste in movies, I will introduce a movie that I stumbled upon, upon endless surfing of the net in my spare time.

Man Bites Dog is a satirical, Belgian, black comedy mockumentary starring Benoît Poelvoorde. In the film, a crew of filmmakers follow a serial killer, recording his crimes and grotesquely candid commentary for a documentary they are producing. At first dispassionate observers, they find themselves caught up in the increasingly chaotic violence.

Benoit is a charming and charismatic young man who maintains a healthy relationship with his mother, plays the piano and discusses at length whatever comes to mind, be it architecture, philosophy, pigeons or classical music. He is also a serial killer who goes on murderous rampages. A film crew made up of three men join Benoit on his sadistic adventures, recording the sickening actions as a fly on the wall documentary. Benoit takes them to meet his family and friends, while explaining at length the "craft" of his work.

He then ventures into apartment buildings explaining how it is more cost-effective to attack old people than young couples because the former have more cash at home and are easier to kill. In a following scene, he screams wildly at an elderly lady causing her to have a heart attack. As she lays dying, he casually remarks that this method allowed him to spare a bullet. Benoit continues with his candid explanations and his killings, targeting anyone who comes his way: women, children, immigrants and postmen (his favourite victims). He even shoots down his lady friend's partner during his birthday party, when everyone is having dessert.

The camera crew begin to get more and more involved in the murders, first as mere accomplices but eventually taking an active part in them. During filming, two of them are shot, their deaths later called 'occupational hazards' by the crew. The film develops a sympathetic view of the protagonist because, despite his abhorrent killings, he is very witty and, somewhat paradoxically, very likable.


Above text completely copied of Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Bites_Dog_(film)

Downloading this movie as of now, lets hope its not a dissapointer :)