Showing posts with label favorite movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label favorite movies. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Movies and Soundtracks


I love watching good movies. I've just seen The Breakfast Club again, it is about a story of couple of common teenages during their disciplinary punishment in same school. Drama sounds like something put people off. I like drama genre, because life is a complete drama, sometimes its funny, silly and maybe shocking.

Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)

I watched Persona fourth times so far, in the year 1966 written by Ingmar Bergman. Its genre is psychological drama movie and this movie is one of my all time favourite ones. I still could not  understand the thing about that Nurse, she's so weird. What a strange movie character!

The last and the best one is an Ingmar Bergman classic again. The Seventh Seal (1957) gets my fourth watch. Scott Walker wrote a song about this film, showing his admiration to this movie. The lyrics tell the same story like in the movie. It is about a knight is confused about existence of God and he's playing chest with Master Death.

Scott Walker - The Seventh Seal

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Kurt Cobain - About A Son

For this unique film, director AJ Schnack assembled selections from the Azerrad interviews and merged them with newly filmed, evocative imagery of the three cities in Washington state that played a major role in Cobain's life: Aberdeen, Olympia and Seattle. Shot entirely on 35mm film, Schnack brings the Northwest to life in vivid detail: the logging industry where CobainÕs father worked, the small bars where local bands played their first shows, the endlessly overcast sky.

These impressionistic images, many of which were filmed in locations that were key to Cobain's life -- his home, apartment, school, record label, etc. -- are set to an evocative original score by noted Northwest musician and producer Steve Fisk, who produced Nirvana's Blew EP, and Death Cab for Cutie frontman Benjamin Gibbard, as well as the music of more than 20 artists who influenced or touched Cobain during his life, from childhood favorites Arlo Guthrie and Queen, to the influential punk bands Bad Brains and Big Black, to his Sub Pop contemporaries Mudhoney and Mark Lanegan to legendary music figures Iggy Pop, David Bowie and R.E.M.

Benjamin Gibbard - Indian Summer
Iggy Pop - The Passenger
Half Japanese - Put Some Sugar On It

Sunday, November 04, 2007

Hable Con Ella: Talk To Her

I like this movie its the kind of movie I like to watch on a Sunday morning. One of my favorite words go in this movie. Like in life, every end comes so hard, and pathetic. You shouldn't believe in words like ' They live happy forever', because this won't happen. Love can be so bitter, it doesn't matter if it's a men or woman, love is everywhere. In the movie, you see a cross between three beautiful person Benigno, Alicia and Marco. And in time Benigno and Marco become close friends, bonding in their shared devotion to women who cannot return their affection.

Some Favorite Pedro Almodóvar Songs:

Mina - Esperame en el cielo
Maysa Mataraso - Ne me quitte pas
La lupe - Puro teatro
Dúo dinámico - Resistiré
Hable con ella - Hable con ella

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Control Soundtrack

The Killers cover the 1979 Joy Division song Shadowplay on the soundtrack. However, all live Joy Division performances in the film are performed by the actors. The actors contribute a cover of an original Joy Division song (Transmission) to the soundtrack. Incidental tracks by 1970s artists like David Bowie and the Sex Pistols are the original recordings. New Order provided the original incidental music for the soundtrack.

1. New Order - "Exit"
2. The Velvet Underground - "What Goes On"
3. The Killers - "Shadowplay" (Joy Division Cover)
4. Buzzcocks - "Boredom (Live)"
5. Joy Division - "Dead Souls"
6. Supersister - "She Was Naked"
7. Iggy Pop - "Sister Midnight"
8. Joy Division - "Love Will Tear Us Apart"
9. Sex Pistols - "Problems (Live)"
10. New Order - "Hypnosis"
11. David Bowie - "Drive In Saturday"
12. John Cooper Clarke - "Evidently Chickentown"
13. Roxy Music - "2H.B."
14. Joy Division - "Transmission" (Performed by the cast)
15. Kraftwerk - "Autobahn"
16. Joy Division - "Atmosphere"
17. David Bowie - "Warszawa"
18. New Order - "Get Out"

Saturday, September 29, 2007

Reign Over Me

Reign Over Me is a 2007 drama film written and directed by Mike Binder. The film stars Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Jada Pinkett Smith, Liv Tyler, Donald Sutherland, Saffron Burrows and Binder himself. The reason of being my favorite film is close and striking role of Adam Sandler. A good film, but it also features modern tunes, original soundtrack written by Rolfe Kent. You can some famous tunes in the movie at times. The title of the film comes from the song "Love, Reign o'er Me" by The Who. The song appears on the film's soundtrack along with a cover version recorded specifically for the film by Pearl Jam. Also, the song that plays in the trailer on TV is Ashes by UK band Embrace.

Rolfe Kent - Remar's Scent
Graham Nash - Simple Man
Jackson Browne - The Birds Of St. Marks

Friday, September 21, 2007

Lost Highway

Spooky and cool--those two words pretty much sum up this soundtrack for David Lynch's stranger-than-usual movie. It's a mix of hard-edged techno-industrial, slightly spooky jazz, and orchestral compositions from Angelo Badalamenti. David Bowie's "I'm Deranged" is a major highlight, proving once again that he is the coolest man on the planet. Badalamenti's instrumental tracks are reminiscent of Elliot Goldenthal's Interview with the Vampire soundtrack, although "Dub Driving" sounds like an accompaniment to Sam Spade. Sandwiched between a pair of tense city-thriller tracks by Barry Adamson, Lou Reed's rendition of "This Magic Moment" acquires its own disturbing dimension, but the most entertaining track on this CD is, without a doubt, Marilyn Manson's rendition of "I Put a Spell on You." It's not exactly party music, but it's loaded with atmosphere.

David Bowie - I'm Deranged
The Smashing Pumpkins - Eye

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Silence of the Lambs

I delight in watching the high artistic quality movies, betweentimes I'll try to post cult movies on this blog. This is already very famous motion picture, but what i like the most is not the scenario, it's acting of each character -- Hannibal Lecter, Clarice Starling and Buffalo Bill, they're quite memorable everytime you think of Silence of the Lambs. Buffalo Bill Dancing is my favorite scene from the movie, and also the song by a goth band Psyche sounds quite good!

Psyche - Goodbye horses

Saturday, August 04, 2007

Mr. Brooks

I like idea of being a serial killer in the movie, it got me feeling that having skill to be a serial killer without clues behind sounds good. On the other hand, if it is an addiction like in the movie, it's very bad! And after murders, you're going to say this to yourself like Kevin Costner did, yeah I'm a genius! I know this is a nice movie. I like his acting after a lot embarrassing love movies. As for the soundtracks, there are nothing interesting except one song. To the go, the last song starts to playing, it's a striking one!

The Veils - Vicious Traditions

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Live Free Or Die Hard

This ain't the best Die Hard Serie for sure, but it's one of the best action movies of the summer.
If you don't like the term 'the best', it's a nice movie you can eat popcorn with. Despite John McClane's funny jokes, it still includes the most overdone action scenes that i saw in a long time.
For example, McClane learns to walk on a F-16! He also learns jumping to a long distance from the F-16. On Live Free Of Die Hard, you watch unlimited action scenes one by one, and you adore McClane as a character. By the way, typical Hollywood always has lovemaking scenes. I believe my eyes that McClane wasn't going out with a chick. Still Die Hard (1988) may be the best action/adventure series of all.

Live Free Or Die Hard Theme

Sunday, July 15, 2007

1408

A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408
in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror. With John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson. I saw the film two days ago. Despite John Cusack's very small lips that i hate,
1408 was imaginative and something worth watching. When a The Carpenters song kept playing, i remembered beautiful Karen Carpenter, i thought it'd be very nice sharing with you. "We've only just begun" was playing several times in that room 1408, and song sounds more frightening than Cusack's selfish acting when you're in a locked creepy hotel room.
The Carpenters - We've only Just Begun

For More Mystery:
Pan's Labyrinth

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

The Lives of Others

The way of looking both sides of life from motion pictures is a great gift for modern people. Many different stories, tragedies, happinesses, voices, faces, and i do believe that we can learn a lot about these from a movie. Thanks to Live of Others' creators for bringing such a meaningful movie despite its desperate atmospehere at times. However, life comes as a gift and it all depends on us to see the best or worst side of it.

Lives of Others is about a stunning story connected to historical events (cultural scene of East Berlin), at the same time a deep love of two person. The movie includes very nice soundtrack by Gabriel Yared & Stéphane Moucha. The one i really love:
Bayon - Stell Dich Mitten In Den Regen

Sunday, June 10, 2007

Little Miss Sunshine

Great road movie connected with real stories of some of our lives. Like in the movie, there is only winner in the life, so it's not end of the world if you're not winner. I'm really tired of movies which have always a winner at the final. Despite good things that you want in your life, you can't achieve success in rat race everytime. And getting used to this is the best thing to do. Finals are absolutely important in a movie, and Little Miss Sunshine doesn't disappoint you. The soundtrack album was written for the most part by touchy indie rock band DeVotchKa. It's nice to listen their "How it ends" album after this lovely movie.
DeVotchKa - How It Ends
DeVotchKa - You Love Me

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Shrek The Third - Motion Picture Soundtrack

New series of popular Shrek animated movie includes eclectic set of pop/rock songs, a classic Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin, joyful tunes of Eels' Royal Pain and Losing Streak, also one of my favorite songs "Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio?" by The Ramones.

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Pan's Labyrinth

Modern Music Favorite Movie of the Year

For today, i did a different post. I know, this is somewhat out of topic, is there anyone who dislikes this masterpiece? I've watched to the film five days ago, and i can still remember wonderful scenes from the picture. Although Pan's Labyrinth is essentially a re-imagining of Alice in Wonderland, contrasts between destructive side of war and fairy side of fantastic world have truly been life-changing experience for cinema-lovers. I've also seen standout works like 300, Babel, Children of Men and they're not amazing but impressive. In addition Pan's Labyrinth has won numerous film awards, including three academy awards; best cinematography, best art direction
, best makeup.
Pan's Labyrinth also reminds me dark atmosphere of my favorite classical records such as "Glassworks" by Philip Glass or Wendy Carlos's "A Clockwork Orange". They're all unique musical pieces. I don't know if you're interested in classical stuffs, but you should listen some distinctive modern composition records at least. Do you have one of these? There are many memorable scene on Pan's Labyrinth. It's very hard telling what are the effects of a movie on you by writing, however this is the best film that i've seen for a long time. Essential!
Director: Guillermo Del Toro
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Pan's Labyrinth Official Movie Site

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