Guide to my 1,000 film picks PINNEDI would see lists on Mubi when the internet was new to me claiming to be "The New Canon" well that is what I am doing for myself. I wish to gravitate to and highlight World cinema, but everything of value imo will be represented, I shall pin this... See More »
My idea of the sacred in music -- a curated experience which is the 4th PINNEDBjork -- Mother Heroic John Tavener -- Ikon of Eros II Michael Stearns -- Samsara opening Cocteau Twins -- Lorelei Kuura | Claudio Constantini (official video) Pink Floyd -- Careful With that Axe, Eugene Josephine Foster -- Force Divine... See More » (12)
The 1st Experience PINNEDYou know how directors claim that a work of theirs is to be considered the first even though they did stuff earlier? Well this is my first playlist. I wanted this to have sections dominated by moods, either sombre, fun, or something like dead... See More » (31)
I'm at the 2:20 point in AmadeusAnd The Magic Flute is being introduced, that makes me want to take a quick detour into Ingmar Bergman's production of that sublime opera which he had used in a haunting scene in Hour of the Wolf. I love how he begins by showing the faces of the... See More » (1)
I never liked the actor playing Mozart in AmadeusHe makes me think it’s Ferris Bueller pretending to be him!! Or Jerry Seinfeld!! But the film is glorious like Visconti style set design If he’d look like this more often I’d not be so critical And here (2)
Finding new to me words in my booksEdulcorate -- make something more acceptable or palatable ... origin 17th century Latin -- sweetened (where dolce comes from in Italian I bet!!) as used in Drawn & Quartered "a kind of endulcorated Saint-Simon" Saint-Simon was one of those... See More »
So this is August, and what have you done ....See how my title goes, a spin off the beloved Christmas song from John Lennon. My phone is currently at 44%, once it's all charged up i'm heading back out for some free tasty food that I earned by being a fool with the credit card. If I take pics,... See More »
An attempt to describe my trinity of interestsEach are self contained progressions, an ongoingness that means finding new material to enshrine as what the self deems worthy of admiration and praise. This post will be continuously updated to achieve as crystallized and flawless execution of what... See More »
The films of Kira Muratova with War and Peace as an overtureI have talked about this a few times, but I have never finished it yet, it is an undertaking but it is, and I can confirm this with absolute sincerity that it is among the greatest achievements in all of cinema. The Russians in the 60s wanted to... See More » (6)
A German Expressionism starter packFilm 4 of 1,000 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Film 5 of 1,000 The Golem Nosferatu Paul Leni was a part of the German zeitgeist of stellar filmmaking, but here is his most important work he made in Hollywood Film 6 of 1,000 The Man Who... See More » (5)
The Sealed Soil Film 3 of 1,000(Quote) This was a revelatory watch a little whiles ago, one of my favorite cyber friends played a part in me embracing the Iranian New Wave, I had collected close to 50 films, about 20 I would consider faves, and many more remain unseen as of... See More » (2)
Cries and Whispers Film 2 of 1,000Always will be needing to adjust approach till it feels perfect, I shall thus alternate between newly mentioned to those which I have in the past mentioned quite a few times. For the time being on this post i'll just write about it. This is my #1... See More » (1)
The Spirit of the Beehive -- Film 1 of 1,000I want to press on with my film journey that began on January 7, 2005. Over the course of the rest of my time on earth there has to be a full disclosure to the masses of what I consider the finest in all of cinema, cinema as an art form primarily.... See More » (2)
Maybe the weekend is for music and film, with only a little readingA Mon - Fri reading schedule, sure that could be best, and it is possible I might give up the vocaroo venture, if so I will be spending long chunks of time without doing anything on here. I currently love the machinations of hand eye coordination in... See More » (2)
I have decided dear folks to wait till next week for that blood work to be doneI had said to the doc i'd do it this week, but it'll be ok, I just need to have a Sooper dooper sleep, and then get a cumulative amount of 15 hours of recorded reading done. Like Fitzcarraldo bringing opera to the jungle i'm bringing my stuff to SW... See More »
Deep Trance with Primal Rhythms | 30-Min Didgeridoo, Shamanic Drum and Flute | NO AI Get high to the rhythms (1)
10 Frank Zappa songs to excite and educatety to my friend @InterdimensionalSideEye for the Zappa love, he was a genius, also doing serious avant-garde classical, inspired by such composers as Edgar Varese FZ's best gift to me is the good vibes, music that sounds so fresh sounding. The tag... See More » (10)
10 Songs Serial Killers Were Obsessed WithGather around children, it's Learning Time!! I might do y'all the favor of putting the songs these sickos liked down below!! Just the good songs (2)