"Basically, I think there's no difference between music and science, “ told Tel Aviv’s Haaretz in 2006. “The musician puts together different sounds in order to create something interesting; the chemist combines different chemicals in order to create something interesting. The success of both is determined by the proportions within the structure that they create. In music it's...
From Pitchfork: TV, a mashed up semi-cover by the "super group" Jim Jarmusch, Bob Mould, Bradford Cox & No Age of Neil Young's "Cortez the Killer".And this vid is rather tough to figure out what's going on. But if you stick with it, this is basically some hotel room rehearsals for ATP (All Tomorrow's Parties). Fast forward to about 4:30 to cut to the chase. Thanks Kyle Ellison!More...
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Out this week… Jim Jarmusch’s take on the hitman genre. A mysterious loner (Isaach De Bankolé) arrives in Spain with instructions to meet various strangers – each one a part of his dangerous mission. Featuring an all-star international cast that includes Gael García Bernal, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton and Bill Murray. It barely registered at the box office, taking [...]...
New Spy DVDs Out This Week: The Limits Of Control That's right, after an embarrassment of riches these past few weeks, there is only one new spy title to speak of hitting DVD shelves this week. And it's a pretty offbeat spy title. Jim Jarmusch's existential might-be-spy deconstruction The Limits of Control starring Casino Royale 's Isaac de Bankolé as a mysterious operative or assassin or something...
Recommended THE MOVIE: " You don't speak Spanish, right? " There is a metafictional scene in the first act of The Limits of Control where Tilda Swinton, decked out as a 1960s blonde cowgirl of some kind, seemingly lays out the entire thesis of Jim Jarmusch's movie for the writer/director. She is talking to Isaach De Bankol , telling him about the kinds of movies she loves. She mentions the...
With the holiday season quickly approaching, it's time for the November rush... which means we're in for a seriously packed DVD release day! When you look at the major releases, the only real blockbuster here is J.J. Abrams' Star Trek , but there are a ton of interesting indie releases and a solid line-up of Blu-ray discs as well. A pair of underperforming comedies hit stores today ( Bruno and The...
Another Tuesday, another day of DVD releases and we have a whack of great titles to explore this week! Starry Eyed Goodness The trekkie in me is jumping with glee for this week is the week that Star Trek comes out on DVD. Being a huge trek fan and even watching all the previous films with the Countdown to Star Trek marathon earlier this year, it's no surprize that it's the most anticipate release for...
In spite of the title, THE LIMITS OF CONTROL constantly reveals the controlling hand of its creator, the indie icon Jim Jarmusch. The film follows Jarmusch regular Isaach de Bankole as he ambles through various parts of Spain on an ambiguous criminal mission. Credited as the "Lone Man," de Bankole encounters a series of oddly disguised accomplices and absorbs their one-sided philosophical...
Star Trek fans should be happy tomorrow with the 2009 feature film on store shelves in a variety of formats, along with The Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Vol. 2 and The Best of Star Trek: The...
The Trumpet: Directors: Chen Kaige , Werner Herzog , Victor Erice , Spike Lee , Jim Jarmusch , Wim Wenders , Aki Kaurismaki . Nicolas McClintock , on the genesis of the film: "I was reading Italo Calvino's collection of lectures, Six Memos For The Next Millenium, that quoted one old Sicilian folk-story-teller saying something that jumped out at me: "Time takes no time in a story." In...
Blockbusters don't come much bigger in our guide to the best films this Christmas Me and Orson Welles Zac Efron proves he's ready to graduate from high school in Richard Linklater's latest. He plays Richard, a callow young fellow in the 1930s, who manages to persuade no less a figure than Orson Welles to give him a small role in the legendary Mercury Theatre production of Julius Caesar. Released on...
CD REVIEW Mulatu Astatke: New York - Addis - London: The story of Ethio Jazz 1965-1975 (Strut) If you were there, if you saw Mulatu Astatke live 40 years ago when his Ethiopian jazz first slithered into the unsuspecting ears of Americans and Europeans, why are you reading this? I'm a latecomer to the wonders of Ethiopian music, enticed by the Ethiopiques series and the more contemporary work of Gigi...
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