On my playlist

Like I said earlier today, I've been walking down memory lane and listening to some (golden) oldies:

Dusty Springfield
Kate Bush
Fleetwood Mac
10-CC
Eagles
Herb Albert
Orleans

Arrinconamela

Walking down memory lane today. I hope you like this video from Tony Gatliff's movie "Vengo" starring Antonio Canales. I love this piece of flamenco "Arrinconamela" performed by Gritos de Guerra.

Arrinconamela

Oldboy

' 'Even though I'm no more than a beast, don't I, too, have the right to live?"

"Laugh and the world laughs with you. Weep and you weep alone" 

Summary: a man (Oh Dae-su) is kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years without any explanation. He is then released, equipped with clothes, money and a cellphone. He tries to find an explanation for his imprisonment and finds out that his kidnapper has still plans for him.

I don't like reviews, because I believe movies are pure entertainment and either you like the movie or you don't. We should not analyze movies too much as they are for entertainment purposes. However, in this case I feel the need to express my thoughts after seeing this movie on DVD. If you are not interested, then stop reading NOW.

Based on Japanese manga 'Oldboy' by Nobuaki and Garon, this Korean movie about revenge I find beautiful, shocking, intelligent and visually stunning. The director Chan-wook Park once said ' My films are the stories of people who place the blame for their actions on others because they refuse to take on the blame themselves'. At one point one of the main characters realises that he cannot blame anyone else for his own suffering, while Oh Dae-su remains afraid to accept the consequences for his actions. And there is this one scene though that I cannot place. I have watched the movie twice and still don't understand why they wanted to pull his teeth. Can someone explain this to me? The story line was hard to follow especially because of the many flash backs and there was a huge amount of aggression. But overall it was amazing to watch this movie. Oldboy, virtuosic and perhaps a bit .. strange?

Persepolis

" I cheated in the final of my metaphysics examination: I looked into the soul of the boy sitting next to me."  Woody Allen

I truly believe that books are good for the soul. And it certainly is the case with 'Persepolis', the graphic novel of Marjane Satrapi. She tells a really powerful story of what it was like from a child's perspective to grow up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution and the war with Iraq. At times it is very funny, but also very sad what makes it even more heartwarming and touches one's soul. I just finished the comic book and now I would like to see it on the big screen. It must be refreshing to see a 2D animated movie in the midst of all the CGI animated and special effects movies. 

Katy Perry "U R SO GAY"

Madonna likes it; Perez likes it, so I'll give it a try and listen to it.

I HEART DEVENDRA BANHART

Ay tu primo colorado
Con barba camburada
Y llena de ballena
Inclinadose al sol
Ay tu rayo de luz roja
Besando nuestra boca
El beso que te sopla
Huele al col

Tus tres ojos lunares
Extraterrestriales
Entran cuando sales
Por eso no se ven
Ay tu barba colorada
Traviesa y rebelde
Me afeito con espada
Pero devuelve

La la la la la la...

Si la noche te persigue
Entrégate a ella
O dile que tienes dolor de cabeza
Sombrita de reflejo
Dame algo tierno
Me como tu amor
Y cago el infierno

Adio, adio, adio
Primo granje
Hola Bernardo...

La la la la la la la...

Ay tus ojos colorados
Azul y anaranjados
Amarillo verde y marrón
Mi amor envuelto en tu corazón
No lo sueltes por favor
Somos elefante y serpiente semejante
Tomando aguardiente
En el sol
De una flor...

La la la la la la la...

Love is not love.
Which alters when it alteration finds.
Or bends with the remover to remove.