Happy Birthday Thandie

thandie's performance in 'crash' was amazing. although the oscars ignored her the baftas gave her the deserved best supporting actress award that year.she needs to be working more...

Song of the Day: 'Walk Away Renee'

'walk away renee'

extended remix

david cassidy gave it a spin

Song of the Day: 'I Turn to You'

'i turn to you' 

techno version with anime video

techno

i love this extended piece

Song of the Day: 'Gloria'

'gloria' laura branigan's smash hit in 1982 was written and recorded by italian singer/composer umberto tozzi in 1979.

first up branigan's hit recording live

umberto tozzi's english version

italian version

'127 Hours' Opens Friday

'127 hours' opens friday. it's getting a lot of oscar buzz. and it stars james franco who is amongst the best of his generation.

this is the one i've been waiting for along with 'the king's speech'.

three teasers

trailer

GO VOTE DEMOCRAT!!!

In Case You Missed It

jon stewart's speech saturday in a pitch to restore sanity

there's a lot of truth here

So Your Thinking of NOT Voting???

before you vote or don't vote tomorrow rember this jackass and what the republicans want to return to

Song of the Day: 'Vincent''

'vincent' also known as 'starry starry night' was written and recorded by don mclean. a beautiful ballad about the famous artist vincent van gogh. it truly is one of the beautiful songs.

two of my favorite vocalists made it all the more beautiful

josh graban

jane olivor

November Video Recommendations

 

 new bluray releases

'city island' one of this year's best.

        academy award winner 'the sound of 'music' with a delightful julie andrews and the alps. sugary? you bet! so what?

the best adaptation of 'a christmas carol'.  george c. scott is brilliant as scrooge. treat yourself.

from the vault

three magical comedies of a time past. two with the zany carole lombard, 'nothing sacred' and 'my man godfrey' and the enchanting claudette colbert in 'midnight'. do yourself a favor and see these for the first time or revisit them and relive the magic of hollywood's golden age

Song of the Day: 'San Francisco'

scott mckenzie's 'san francisco' became the anthem og a generation and the backgriund music of the sexual revolution of the late 60's and early 70's

and as luck would have it the anthem was recorded by the always wonderful pet clark

Happy Birthday Matthew

'spingtime for hitler'

'younger than springtime'

'bring him home'

'you've got to be taught'

Song of the Day: 'Master Jack'

Olbermann: If The Tea Party Wins, America Loses

Song of the Day: 'Be My Baby'

'be my baby' was a revived 60's hit when it showed up in 'dirty dancing'. the original and said film version was recorded by the ronettes.

john lennon recorded it with his own unique style

Song of the Day: 'MacArthur Park''

when 'mcarthur park' was released it was the longest 'single' ever to get radio play. it was also a surprise hit for actor richard harris.

even more of a surprise was donna summer disco version of it and making a dance floor fave out of it. it's true that 'wonders never cease'. and in this case twice!

Joy Behar: Sharron Angle A 'Bitch,' 'Going To Hell'

'Agora': A Remarkable Important Film ***1/2stars

'agora' is a good film that did not find an audience mainly because earlier this year it was released in select cities but never opened wide. it did open in europe in 2009. it's a historical drama set in ancient alexandria that pits pagans vs the new but thriving christian cult and after that the now established christian cult against the jews. it pits them all against science. does any of this sound familiar? i was taught that we study history to see where we came from and learn from past mistakes, one, and i've also been taught that history repeats itself, two. the latter appears to be the truth. 

first we must look at the rise of the christian or jesus cult that grew as the roman empire lost it's strength. the multiple gods thinking was being replaced by monotheism. and all would accept it or be damned. damned as in be persecuted and put to death by being skinned or stoned to death. ah christianity!  insane clerics, literally insane, would be made saints and called martyrs upon their death because they went after those jews, philosophers and scientists who would not convert to the new faith. sweet arrogance. again i ask: does any of this sound familiar? 

for my american readers i ask you to think about the current climate in the states today. we have a political party that basically denies science. political candidates who do not believe in evolution or climate change. to them stem cell research is something against nature. we have political candidates running for office who freely wear nazi garb and call their opposition nazis.  i think you see where i'm going. these 'new christians' on the right who disavow science, make a mockery of jews and mock jews by espousing hitler like tactics and vocabulary. this newest jesus cult condemns an entire religion for the fanaticism of a minority. muslims anyone? and yes they do not recognize science. science is to them evil. they think jesus would not like science. i think they should remember jesus supposedly changed water into wine. a damn good bit of chemistry going on there friends*. i think jesus would like science. jesus was a philosopher first and foremost. he was not a king or a god until the 3rd century when elevated by a cult preying on the fears of the downtrodden. but i digress or think i do.

'agora' is an important film. it is a necessary film. i am not surprised that it has been seemingly suppressed in the united states. it is an ancient story mirroring our modern day. how the hell does that make us modern?

today you can see this film. it is available on dvd. if you are a thinking person you owe it to yourself to see it. if you care about history and our humankind past you owe it to yourself to see it. if you believe history should not repeat itself you owe it to yourself to see it.

the film is well directed by alejandro amenabar ('the sea inside', 'the others'). the well cast film is headed by rachel weisz, max minghella, oscar isaac and rupert evans all of whom excel.

it is quite possibly one of the most important films of our times.

*on a personal note i believe jesus was a great man, prophet and philosopher. no more, no less.

trailer

on dvd now

Song of the Day: 'Pretty Ballerina'

the left banke had a major hit with 'walk away renee' and a minor hit with 'pretty ballerina' a quiet little gem.

i'm using the opportunity to showcase the upcoming festival favorite and oscar bait film 'the black swan' starring natalie portman.

two remixes

Song of the Day: 'Mr. Dieingly Sad'

a haunting song about longing...we've all been there...

the critters

i really like this version. i'm not sure who is doing the vocals. is it lou christie? i know he covered it.

anyway, who better than julie christie to be the 'blue be your eyes, blond be your hair' object of

         longing and lost affection both in her personal life and her sporadic film appearances that always make us long for more.