January 2010
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Jay McInerney on J.D. Salinger →
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Michael (1996)
Michael: Remember what John and Paul said.
Frank Quinlan: The apostles?
Michael: No, the Beatles. All you need is love.
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Dusty Springfield & Daryl Hall - Wherever...
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Five acclaimed directors speak directly →
We put James Cameron, Quentin Tarantino, Kathryn Bigelow, Lee Daniels and Jason Reitman in a room together. Action! [With videos]
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J.D. Salinger, the legendary author, youth hero and fugitive from fame whose “The Catcher in the Rye” shocked and inspired a world he increasingly shunned, has died. He was 91. Salinger died of natural causes at his home on Wednesday, the author’s son said in a statement from Salinger’s literary representative. He had lived for decades in self-imposed isolation in the...
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Drexl Spivey, “True Romance” (1993) Even people like me who don’t like “True Romance” too much - Tony Scott amps up Tarantino’s worst aspects, though Tarantino himself was a big fan - have to bow before the flawless conceit of Oldman as a dreadlocked pimp and all-round bad guy speaking some kind of accent only he thinks is right and discoursing on the genius of...
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“Un cinghiale si scontrò con un guidatore di Suv che andava a centocinquanta....”
– [Stefano Benni, “Pane e tempesta”]
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Ninotchka (1939)
Ninotchka: We don't have men like you in my country.
Leon: Thank you.
Ninotchka: That is why I believe in the future of my country.
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Dips! →
Dunking dishes for the Super Bowl, the Oscars, or any old time
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The Style Council - Ghosts of Dachau I close my...
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Former Clash stars Mick Jones and Paul Simonon have revived their punk partnership by recording together for the first time in almost 30 years. The pair reunited for a guest appearance on the new Gorillaz album after being approached by the band’s creator, Damon Albarn. They worked on the title track of the third Gorillaz album, Plastic Beach. Guitarist Jones told Q magazine:...
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Whoo! Oh! Thank you. Thank you so much. Aw, this means so much to me. My god, this is a heavy thing. Whoa! This means so much to be acknowledged like this by my acting family. You guys, that’s what it’s like. It’s like a big family with you guys, playing “advanced pretend.” You know, my mom was real good at that. You always encouraged us to pretend, and it’s like this is just, you know,...
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Thank you so much. A stage actor acts on a stage. But a screen actor doesn’t act on the screen. The stage actor just walks on by himself, but the screen actor is put on by projectionist. Yet we dedicate our lives to our contribution of the whole, and yes in occasional fits of megalomania we consider ourselves worthy of a script like “Inglourious Basterds,” or a director like Quentin Tarantino,...
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“They Had Absolutely Nothing. But They Were Willing To Risk It All.”
– [The Commitments]
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Van Gogh: in his own words →
A new collection of Van Gogh’s letters redefines our view of the artist, says Jonathan Jones. They reveal his untutored genius, the depth of his personal plight – and the true influence of madness on his art
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How much does your life weigh? Imagine for a second that you’re carrying a backpack. I want you to pack it with all the stuff that you have in your life… you start with the little things. The shelves, the drawers, the knickknacks, then you start adding larger stuff. Clothes, tabletop appliances, lamps, your TV… the backpack should be getting pretty heavy now. You go bigger. Your...
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After the adaptation of author Neil Gaiman’s quirky fantasy adventure Stardust failed to receive proper and respectful marketing attention from Paramount, the author is no stranger to disappointment when it comes to adaptations of his award-winning books. Unfortunately the director has to feel that pain yet again as he revealed to LA Times’ Hero Complex that Neil Jordan’s...
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Everything but the Girl – Native Land Heaven is a...
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The legendary Suede will reunite for one incredible night only as part of Teenage Cancer Trust’s series of concerts at the Royal Albert Hall this March. Brett Anderson, Mat Osman, Simon Gilbert, Richard Oakes and Neil Codling will regroup onstage for the first time in almost a decade to play an extraordinary one- off gig benefitting Teenage Cancer Trust. The tenth year of shows at the Royal Albert...
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I Camaleonti - Eternità
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In this first instalment of a mini podcast series introducing Scratch My Back, Peter talks about the first four tracks from the album, and we hear excerpts from the final studio masters. Peter Gabriel will release his Scratch My Back album project on February 15th 2010 on Virgin Records. The album is the first part of a series of song exchanges in which Peter and other leading artists reinterpret...
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“A me, m’ha rovinato la vita. A lei anche. Se magari vieni a conoscerla la...”
– [La Prima Cosa Bella]
You have received the gift of nothing. Absolutely nothing. This is the ultimate in minimalism. Less is more. More or less. Nothing is precious. Nothing is simple. Nothing is sacred. Open the pack and be enthralled when nothing happens. Allow the nothing to flow through your mind and calm your soul. Savour the moment. Soon you’ll discover that nothing really is so much better than something
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Their Best Role: Philip Seymour Hoffman →
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supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (supah-calli-fraji-listik-ecks-pe-alli-dow-shus) adj. 1. A feeling of unrestrained pleasure. 2. Absolute gibberish. See also: maori parpens (colloquialism)
Okay, so you don’t hear this word bandied about in general chat these days, but it’s still a great word for summing up an experience of complete and utter joy. It’s also part of one of those...
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Donald Fagen - The Nightfly Tonight the night is...
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