psychopompe

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DeAge™ : 8187 days • Here since 11 january 2004
Quentin Tarantino Kill Bill Vol. 1
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happy, but did you ever pass by Peoco to Rialto? Maybe you even came to some of the parties we organized from 95 to 00. Which sestiere are you from? Casteo metal?
The Other Half The Other Half
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mmmmhhh let me think.... go for the nuggets box set and you can’t go wrong, many of these bands hardly hold up over an entire album, these are one of the few in my opinion (also because the album lasts less than 30 minutes). In the genre, but more powerful and almost no garage, I recommend Yesterday's Children (released by Akarma for 10 €), which also has a review on the site.
Takeshi Kitano Hana - Bi (Fiori di Fuoco)
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one of Kitano's best along with Sonatine. Then I read Bartle. I’ll show off a bit and tell you that I exchanged a greeting with him once when I was working for a Japanese artist who is his friend at the 2003 biennale. You can't make head or tail of what he says when he speaks frankly. Moreover, in person he’s unsettling because you can see the facial droop after the motorcycle accident. I also have anecdotes about the interview he gave after winning in Venice that my professor did, but I’ll skip that. I really liked Kikujiro's Summer too. One note: hana bi means fireworks even though it literally translates to flowers of fire (those are the kanji).
Windy & Carl Drawing of Sound
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how strange an aristarco resembles what I was saying about krautrock in the review of Walter Wegmuller. A bit complex as a text, but the relationship between human transcendence/immanence in music is always interesting to explore.
Shinya Tsukamoto A Snake Of June
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I saw him in Venice at the premiere during the biennial. What can I say, honestly it didn't make a huge impression on me; I had just come from all the previous films, and this one was quite different from what Tsukamoto had produced before. I should watch it again. However, I remember that after our cinema teacher introduced us to Tsukamoto, her friend since before Tetsuo. To call him reserved is an understatement, practically mute.
Hiroshi Teschigahara Donna Di Sabbia
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Perhaps the best book of Japanese literature from the 20th century, morbid, fascinating, sick. I saw the film in bits and pieces a long time ago. A friend of mine wrote a thesis on it; unfortunately, it doesn't seem to have been published in Italy, at least not until over 4 years ago. And unfortunately, the book (I repeat, if you find it, absolutely get it) once published by Guanda has been out of print for ages. There are some errors in the names, but that's not an issue. Anyway, I also recommend Abe's "The Box Man" (available in Einaudi edition) and "Tanin no Kao" (The Face of Others), which I don't know if has been translated into Italian to be honest; I read it in English.
Quentin Tarantino Kill Bill Vol. 1
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In fact, no one forces you to change your tastes; everyone speaks from their own point of view.
Colosseum Valentyne's Suite
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downloaded. liked it, found it for 12 euros. I like the suite, but maybe there are a few too many horns....what can I say, I prefer psychedelia to prog, that's for sure. The first cries of prog are very interesting, but less horns and more guitars is my policy. That's why I prefer things like Arcadium, elaborate yet psychedelic, with as many guitars as keyboards.
Quentin Tarantino Kill Bill Vol. 1
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If you want, I can mention a couple of titles for you, Ogre: the series "Once Upon a Time in China" (from which "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and the battle scenes in "The Matrix" and "Kill Bill" are derived), for the fight scenes—though there are obviously others. "Jingi Naki Tatakai," recently released on DVD even in Italian, if you want the non plus ultra of Yakuza movies. And maybe add the aforementioned "Lady Snowblood." For anime, Production IG's works (those of "Ghost In The Shell," who did the animated parts of "Kill Bill") are well-known, even among the rocks, so you can choose your favorite. Keep in mind that these are often B-movies, with some really ahead-of-their-time ideas, but I don’t watch them often. In this, Tarantino was very clever, blending a lot of elements to create a highly entertaining and enjoyable film, even if it's still too long. Ola.
Quentin Tarantino Kill Bill Vol. 1
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one of the most overrated films of recent years, very clever in riding the wave of the Japanese pop culture invasion in America and blowing it up definitively here. It doesn’t draw inspiration from Lady Snowblood nor is it an almost pedantic copy. Of course, being Tarantino, it’s always above average, even though I still find it just a spectacular film that’s copied from left and right. But well, in the end, he even said it was a tribute to his sources of inspiration... the important thing is not to consider it original; it’s a good mix of things done by others, but redone with a mountain of money behind it.
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