Guillermo del Toro
A good director and screenwriter; visionary, never trivial, a lover of Lovecraft and extraordinary fantasy. It's no coincidence that his proposal for "At The Mountains Of Madness" is constantly rejected by the studios seeking easy profit. I'm glad he's taking care of it, and I hope he succeeds and doesn't compromise. more
van Canto
No, because I mean, the power is already too epic, plus they are just too brutal! They do everything with their voices, I mean, they are geniuses... damn, so much power epic. more
Cinderella
Keifer's voice is among the most beautiful I've ever heard, a band with solid blues foundations and if I have to find a flaw, maybe they're a bit too sentimental like many others in the hair metal scene (Whitesnake above all), musically I prefer them to Guns. more
Cinderella
Great band that the label "glam" truly doesn't do justice to. more
Sam Rivers
Coltrane, Hill, Rivers are the backbone of the 60s/70s jazz avant-garde, the others come after... Ornette Coleman and Davis's quintet? Sure, and I'm a Napoli bear chief. more
Coen Brothers
The two terrible little brothers from Minnesota.
They have created gems like "Lebowsky," "Fargo," "No Country for Old Men," "A Serious Man," among the best of our time. more
Stanley Kubrick
My favorite director. Although he has never made a film from an original subject, he has managed to create incredible masterpieces like 2001 and the underrated Barry Lyndon and Eyes Wide Shut. Let's not forget Full Metal Jacket and A Clockwork Orange, perhaps more famous, but not on par with that trio. more
David Lynch
A unique director, perhaps yes, he has taken something from Fellini and Bunuel, but he remains one of the best directors since the 80s; he has created a highly recognizable stylistic signature, sickly atmospheres, and memorable characters. And to those who say he only makes incomprehensible films, take a look at that gem "The Straight Story." Mulholland Drive, Lost Highway, and Blue Velvet are among my all-time favorite films. more
Luis Buñuel
The director of dreamlike and absurd situations, and a fierce critic of society. UNIQUE. more
Sergio Leone
Quentin Tarantino defines a close-up as: "Gimme a Sergio Leone." more
Quentin Tarantino
Even while incorporating (some say copying) everything that is cinema, both high and very low, he has managed to create a style and a distinctive mark. You either love it or hate it. I love it. more
Black Sabbath
One of the most influential bands of all time, from them came metal, doom, stoner, grunge; they made slow riffs and gloomy soundscapes their trademark. Seminal. more
The Black Crowes
The only major heirs of Southern Rock more
AC/DC
Three essential guitar chords, bass, and drums, and a dirty, alcoholic voice—rock is served, everything else is just talk. more
Guns N' Roses
They started with a bang with an excellent album like Appetite For Destruction, then they overloaded with the two "Use Your Illusion" albums, and they were really overrated compared to their actual talent... just look at what happened with Axl who kept postponing an album endlessly and Slash who definitely did better, but never enough to be considered a true great. more
Faces
Raw, alcoholic, ultimately: ROCK N ROLL more
The Allman Brothers Band
A band that created a sound influenced by blues, jazz, and rock, almost inventing Southern rock, and unfortunately giving rise to the great tragedies of premature deaths linked to this musical "movement," truly unique, just as unique was Duane Allman's playing style. At Fillmore East is my all-time favorite album. more
Dave Grohl
Great drummer, excellent collaborations with QOTSA, Juliette Lewis, Them Crooked Vultures, and an honest rock band like the Foo Fighters; he just needs to try acting, and given his hilarious music videos, he should give it a shot. more
Vasco Rossi
Considering Vasco Rossi rock is like saying that tg4 is an "objective" news program. more
Sidney Lumet
A few days ago, one of the most underrated American directors passed away, who gifted us with gems like "12 Angry Men," "Serpico," "Dog Day Afternoon," "Network," and his last excellent film, "Honor Thy Father and Mother." I see him just slightly below the greats like Scorsese, Coppola, and Kubrick. more