Posts Tagged ‘music’

Abraxas (2010)

Abraxas (2010)
It’s a familiar story. The rocker who burnt out looking for a moment of redemption and/or a rekindling of his spirit amidst a lifestyle now full of pills and attempts to find inner peace. People talk about him behind his back and the odds don’t look good when he decides to put on one last...
April 10th, 2012 | Film Reviews | Read More

StreetDance 2 (2012)

StreetDance 2 (2012)
With the rising prevalence of street dance reality TV stars, StreetDance 2 is well placed to show off UK home grown talent and inject further excitement for what they can achieve.  It does just that and parallels the storyline by recruiting some of the best street dance acts in Europe to take this...
March 30th, 2012 | Feature, Film Reviews | Read More

Talihina Sky: The Story Of Kings Of Leon (2011)

Talihina Sky: The Story Of Kings Of Leon (2011)
For fans of the featured band, Kings Of Leon, this is fascinating viewing. There’s a wealth of footage that’s a “warts ‘n’ all” look at the band and it’s dynamic while, of course, the soundtrack is full of their great tunes. But, much like the band themselves, this documentary is almost...
November 21st, 2011 | Film Reviews | Read More

Endhiran (2010)

Endhiran (2010)
Or, to give it the translated title, The Robot. Sometimes viewing certain genre films can lead me down avenues and sidestreets I’ve been meaning to visit for quite some time. While exploring a number of sci-fi movies recently I remembered that I’d been wanting to see Endhiran for quite some...
November 13th, 2011 | Film Reviews | Read More

George Harrison: Living in the Material World

George Harrison: Living in the Material World
  Double biopic of the Beatles’ seeker-guitarist  This HBO miniseries by Scorsese, which adds to a musical portfolio including a Rolling Stones concert (Shine a Light) and a Bob Dylan biography ( No Direction Home) focuses on the other Beatle who isn’t around any more, and perhaps the...
October 12th, 2011 | Feature, Film Reviews | Read More

First Night (2010)

First Night (2010)
A bizarre, bizarre film that throws together some classic farce and romantic comedy stylings with the world of opera, First Night starts off as something almost unbearable and yet somehow keeps moving upwards from that low point to become something that could almost carry you along with good spirits...
October 10th, 2011 | Feature, Film Reviews | Read More

David Hess Dies At The Age Of 69

David Hess Dies At The Age Of 69
While the loss of any beloved actor is always a blow to fans, the passing of David Alexander Hess during this horror-filled month is especially untimely. Hess was probably best known for his (in)famous turn as the very, very bad man Krug in notorious Wes Craven horror movie, The Last House On The Left....
October 9th, 2011 | Feature, News | Read More

Powder (2010)

Powder (2010)
There is a short but telling scene in Powder where a top music producer is asked to leave everything behind and come away on tour with an up-and-coming band. The following shots show the regretful sell-out producer on tour in backwater shit-holes with what turns out to be a ragtag bunch of self-deluded...
August 25th, 2011 | Film Reviews | Read More

The Colour of Pomegranates (1968)

The Colour of Pomegranates (1968)
“Medieval Armenian poetry is still one of the most remarkable victories of the human spirit known in the annals of the entire world” Valery Brivsov Sergei Parajanov’s seminal classic, The Colour of Pomegranates, finally becomes available for UK audiences to buy after years of only being accessible...
August 24th, 2011 | DVD Reviews, Feature | Read More

Carmen (1984)

Carmen (1984)
You could be forgiven for thinking that the world’s single most popular opera is a work by Verdi, or Mozart, or even Puccini. Strangely, however, the title is held by Georges Bizet’s 1875 French-language homage to the hotblooded Spanish gypsy woman known as Carmen. Or perhaps it’s not so strange,...
August 2nd, 2011 | DVD Reviews | Read More
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