As I mentioned in my last post, I'm a fan of the German filmmaker Werner Herzog. As much as I enjoy his documentary films like 'Grizzly Man', I'm glad to see he's got what us philistines like to call a Proper Movie coming out soon. So far as I can tell, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans isn't a sequel to Abel Ferrara's superbly twisted sick-flick from 1992. Rather, its a different story about a different cop who exists in the same fictional universe as Harvey Keitel's notorious high-protein squeegee man. From what I've seen so far, Herzog's Bad [...]
I watched Werner Herzog's documentary film Grizzly Man on DVD last night. It's a beautiful and moving film and I recommend it highly, at least to those who like beautiful and moving films. My good pal Pete Ashton told me on the oul Twitternets that I should also look out for Encounters at the End of the World ("Herzog in the desolate Antarctic. Bliss."), so I guess I'll be adding that to my Lovefilm list, too. There are lots of reasons why I'm a big fan of Herzog. He's a visionary filmmaker, a key figure in the German New Wave [...]
Saturday night's Technical Difficulties show on Rhubarb Radio is now available as a podcast. The theme of the show was 'cats', so Danny played some cat-themed tunes, Jane discussed quantum physics favourite Schrodinger's Cat and Phil ate some cat food (live on air). I was in the studio, too, and said some things. Don't let that put you off.
My pal Pete Ashton's DJ set from last night's 8Bit Lounge is now available as a single 82MB mp3 download from here. Highlights for me included Triumphant by by the Modified Toy Orchestra and some beep-heavy cover versions of Kraftwerk's The Model, Weezer's Buddy Holly and (cough, cough) Europe's The Final Countdown (by Nullsleep, Nordloef and Moondabor, respectively). And, before you ask, I hadn't heard of Nullsleep, Nordloef and Moondabor before last night (although I have mentioned the rather excellent Modified Toy Orchestra both here and here). An acquired taste, perhaps, but one worth acquiring. That's assuming that you share [...]
From The Guardian: The Walt Disney empire is to buy the superheroes stable Marvel Entertainment for $4bn (£2.5bn) in a star-studded Hollywood deal that unites family names such as Mickey Mouse with lucrative characters including Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk and the X-Men. I didn't see that coming. Of course, if I did, then I would have invested heavily into Marvel stock last week, seeing as its value shot up by 26% today. Hindsight, as ever, is a pain in the arse. A lot of comics fans seem quite horrified at the prospect of the House of Ideas being converted into [...]
