Blood - The Last Vampire

Sunflowers by Vince Van-G

by Rem Koolhaas (Architect)

Seattle Public Library

Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D

My Fav 3 tracks =

1. Alive

2. Meet Me Halfway

3. One Tribe

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Great pace.
Great CGI.
Skillfully made.
Sets new standard for HD action movies.

Karoo Moose (Play) [Tricycle Theatre, London]

Loved this.
Great storytelling techniques.
Interesting use of stage-space, props, music.
Great cast.
Chuma Sopotela (pictured) is a revelation as Thozama.
Highly recommended.

Galaxy Triplet ARP 274 (NASA Image)

'We are made of star stuff ' Carl Sagan

DNA Architecture

the body's song (yo cuz!)

by Zaha Hadid

me fav architect

The Hangover

This one's okay. Some pretty cool moments.
But overall some kinda spark missing.

Outkast - So Fresh So Clean (Video)

legendary!

Kanye West - Flashing Lights (Video)

awesome song. awesome vid. kanye at his best.

Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown

My Fav 3 tracks =
1. Last Night on Earth
2. Restless Heart Syndrome
3. 21 Guns

Terminator Salvation

Atmospheric. Immersive. Enveloping.

Love is Stronger than Death (Lyrics)

Love is Stronger than Death
by The The

LoveLoveLoveLoveLoveLove

Me and my friend were walking
In the cold light of mourning
Tears may blind the eyes
But the soul is not deceived
In this world even winter
Ain't what it seems

Here come the blue skies
Here comes springtime
When the rivers run high
And the tears run dry
When everything that dies
Shall rise

LoveLoveLove is stronger than death
LoveLoveLove is stronger than death

In our lives we hunger
For those we cannot touch
All the thoughts unuttered
And all the feelings unexpressed
Play upon our hearts
Like the mist upon our breath

But awoken by grief our spirits speak
"How could you believe
That the life within the seed
That grew arms that reached
And a heart that beat
And lips that smiled
And eyes that cried
Could ever die?"

Here come the blue skies
Here comes springtime
When the rivers run high
And the tears run dry
When everything that dies
Shall rise

LoveLoveLove is stronger than death
LoveLoveLove is stronger than death

Shall rise
Shall rise
Shall rise
Shall rise

Synecdoche, New York (Movie Review)

Let me tell y'all about a movie I saw this weekend. It's called Synecdoche, New York (pronounced Si-NECK-doh-kee) and it stars Philip Seymour Hoffman (the guy from Capote, The Savages, Big Lebowski).

He plays a playwright and theatre director who writes this massive all-encompassing play over the course of like decades and it doesn't ever really get performed in front of a theatre audience. I know: big idea. But so for me what makes this movie really interesting is the script. And the script-writer who is none other than the much-talked-about, much-hyped, much-loved and much-admired Charlie Kaufman (the guy who wrote the screenplays for two very influential recent movies: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Being John Malkovich). Note too that this isn't comedian Andy Kaufman from the REM movie-song. And let's not even go near the fact that Jim Carrey plays in the former (that's first-mentioned i.e the screenwriter) Kaufman's movie and plays the latter Kaufman (that's last-mentioned i.e the comedian) in Man on the Moon.

Okay. So. What I'd like to say about this movie is that the most interesting thing about it is the way the script works. The easiest way to explain it is to say that it's like an Impressionist painting. For those unfamiliar with Impressionism (check out Wikipedia! (ed.) :-)) it's this style of painting from the 19th century (thanks Wikipedia) which uses lots of short brush strokes (ibid.) to slowly and painstakingly assemble together a much bigger image. Monet and Renoir are both associated with this style of painting. So too is the great Vince Van-G!

What was I saying? Oh yes. This guy Charlie Kauman writes scripts using little pieces that come together very gradually (while you're sitting there in the cinema thinking 'hmmm ... stay ... or go?') until by the end of the movie this big beautiful Impression has been painted into your head. And you go 'WOW! How did that happen?' and you wander around a bit after to let it all sink into the creases and folds of the old brain. It's quite a nice feeling. But you need time and you need to be in the mood too for that kinda pic.

Just as a footnote: Kaufman's scripts and movies remind me a litle of some of David Fincher's movies (Zodiac, Seven) in that Fincher also uses small plot-pieces to assemble together a complex story. But if Kaufman's movies are like an Impressionist painting then Fincher's movies are more like modern architecture. Meticulously planned but also more science and design to them. Civil engineering maybe. Oh and finally. The big idea that Kaufman explores in this movie (I think) is the question of whether art imitates life or whether life imitates art. Or maybe both. Or maybe neither. Dunno. But worth a watch anyway.

P.S. Some career advice for Philip Seymour Hoffman: ease off the bookish writer roles for a while to avoid getting typecast!

Takin' Care of Business

Snoop World
by Snoop Dogg (featuring Master P)

[Master P]
At ease, I'd like to welcome the newest No Limit Soldier
Mr. Snoop D-O Double G, and he brings to the tank
Money, power, respect, leadership, street knowledge and wisdom
D.P.G., yah D.P.G.
Pop the Champagne

[Snoop]
So uh
You're about to enter a dimension you never thought existed
And even if you soft you can't get twisted
So pay attention and listen

[Chorus]
Welcome to my world nigga, and it's V.I.P
And the bitches and the bud for free (6x)

[Snoop]
Welcome to this world that you never thought existed
And you got to be a soldier to be enlisted
Listen, I'm gonna take your mind, and your body and your soul
On a whole lil' trip just don't lose your grip

Wait a second (Wait a second), where is the sack?
You don't have to ask no questions just jump in the back
And leave your strap, 'coz there ain't none of that
Where we goin', it ain't nuthin' but 808, beats and flauntin'

Niggas showin' niggas love, hoes suckin' di**s
That's how we do it, 'coz everything is in the mix
Doggy Land, Doggy World, Snoop World whatever
It don't matter 'coz we 'bout it, and homies down to do whatever

Everything is legit, and the bitches the shit
And niggas they give you love, 'coz dey down for it
And that's just how it goes, and all the hoes on me
And everything is V.I.P, and that's on D.P.G

I'm makin' it convenient, just like a liquor store
So if you want a hoe, nigga just let me know
I'll send her at you, and when she gets you (got you)
She with you forever and a day 'coz
That's the D.P way

[Chorus]
Welcome to my world nigga, and it's V.I.P
And the bitches and the bud for free (5x)

[Snoop]
Wipe your feet before you enter in
Now take a seat and peep dis beat and sip yo' gin
'Coz ain't no killin', everybody chillin'
Steady stackin' paper from the floor up to the ceilin'

Now in my world, a bitch is a girl
And man's best friend is his ends, and his mothafu**in' benz
But y'all can't get in just 'coz you all say that y'all down wit us
And try to get around wit us, and hang around wit us, and clown wit us

Hold on, this shit here is for the establishment
Niggas that's havin' shit, so if you ain't roll on and stroll on
This is the spot were the bangers at, the slangers at
Where red and blue equals green, and we proud to be black

In fact we stack G's for them keys, so when we finished doin' deeds
You all can't believe what we did
providin' opportunity in the community,
Tryin' to spread a lil' unity between you and me

Since I'm the mayor, I think I gotta say-ahh a lil' something
Lets keep it jumpin' playa (playa), ain't too many places that you know
about
So everybody in the world, welcome to the muthafu**in dogg house

[Chorus]
Welcome to my world nigga, and it's V.I.P
And the bitches and the bud for free (2x)

[Master P]
UGGHHHH, picture me ballin' (ballin')
A 3rd world hustler out the ghetto of New Orleans
Some say life is like a fairy tail (fairy tail)
Did a song with Snoop Dogg, and it turned into a business deal

But it ain't bout da ends, 'coz we all got matches and we all got
benz's
It's about ridin' with the homies (homies)
Gettin rid of the fake and lookin' through the phonies
And the haters can't stop this, check billboard, number one

The only company with a profit, So say Ughh and How You Do Dat There
It's No Limit and D.P.G. nigga we don't care

[Chorus]
Welcome to my world nigga, and it's V.I.P
And the bitches and the bud for free (4x)

[Snoop]
Yah, Snoop World
Home of the No Limit Soldiers, Beats by da Pound
You know how we do dis, ain't no stoppin' this
We can't be stopped, we run da streets

You feel me, da streets is ours
Ain't no stoppin' this shit nigga
Ain't No Limit neither, you're lucky
Yah, it's on for life nigga

Yah, gonna drive this tank overseas nigga
Gonna get these g's, while we smoke on these trees

YAHH !
Welcome to my world nigga
That's real

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