Okay, so the "Rum Diary" wasn't a big hit and frankly, wasn't a very good movie either. All the promise of a sun soaked Hunter S. Thompson surrogate in Johnny Depp was wasted with a narrative that went nowhere in a movie that is really only notable for Amber Heard looking great in it. But the music was pretty top shelf, and in fact, it seems to have been so good that a second soundtrack album is on the way. You might remember the first one featured Patti Smith, Dean Martin and Depp himself along with a good chunk of the score, well Smith's "Mermaid" is back, along with a batch of other tunes from the film including the quirky novelty hit "Telstar" by The Tornados, "Surfing Dreams" by Dick Dale & The Del-Tones and "After All (I Live My Life)" by Frankie Miller. All told, this spans 16 tracks (including a...
- 2/14/2012
- The Playlist
Tom Waits: Bad As Me (Anti)
This starts out as Waits getting by on gestures and timbres. That's actually pretty good, since Waits is the master of such sonic legerdemain (he uses a wide variety of voices; "Talking at the Same Time" is especially striking) and the energy exuded is infectious (the weird rockabilly hybrid "Get Lost" is hilarious). One could listen to this album solely to get off on the way the guitars sound (longtime collaborator Marc Ribot and Keith Richards both shine). Halfway through, the title track offers a solid song with amusing lyrics, and it's followed by the brilliant torch song "Kiss Me." Another quiet ballad, "Last Leaf," is even better (because the lyric uses a more original image). With this being the first Waits studio album of new material in seven years, I was hoping for more in the way of songwriting, but this'll do.
This starts out as Waits getting by on gestures and timbres. That's actually pretty good, since Waits is the master of such sonic legerdemain (he uses a wide variety of voices; "Talking at the Same Time" is especially striking) and the energy exuded is infectious (the weird rockabilly hybrid "Get Lost" is hilarious). One could listen to this album solely to get off on the way the guitars sound (longtime collaborator Marc Ribot and Keith Richards both shine). Halfway through, the title track offers a solid song with amusing lyrics, and it's followed by the brilliant torch song "Kiss Me." Another quiet ballad, "Last Leaf," is even better (because the lyric uses a more original image). With this being the first Waits studio album of new material in seven years, I was hoping for more in the way of songwriting, but this'll do.
- 10/25/2011
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Strap in people, this is a big one. I’m going to lay my cards on the table now. Any chance of real impartiality went out of the window the second I confirmed I’d be reviewing Pulp Fiction’s debut on Blu-ray in the UK. It’s not only my favourite Quentin Tarantino movie but I also believe it to be one of the most important pieces of contemporary Cinema existing today. It’s no secret though – Tarantino’s body of work is widely regarded as one of the finest currently in Hollywood and with roughly a million billion words worth of available justification. The speed of his unprecedented ascension to ‘voice-of-a-generation’ can surely be rivalled only by former face of popular Cinema, Orson Welles.
If I were to describe Pulp Fiction with a single word it’d be this: ballsy. Everything about Pulp Fiction...
Strap in people, this is a big one. I’m going to lay my cards on the table now. Any chance of real impartiality went out of the window the second I confirmed I’d be reviewing Pulp Fiction’s debut on Blu-ray in the UK. It’s not only my favourite Quentin Tarantino movie but I also believe it to be one of the most important pieces of contemporary Cinema existing today. It’s no secret though – Tarantino’s body of work is widely regarded as one of the finest currently in Hollywood and with roughly a million billion words worth of available justification. The speed of his unprecedented ascension to ‘voice-of-a-generation’ can surely be rivalled only by former face of popular Cinema, Orson Welles.
If I were to describe Pulp Fiction with a single word it’d be this: ballsy. Everything about Pulp Fiction...
- 10/17/2011
- by Stuart Bedford
- Obsessed with Film
With less than a month until the arrival of Pulp Fiction on Blu-ray, we've got a rather marvelous clip of Samuel L Jackson chatting about his role in the classic film...
Disturbingly, Pulp Fiction reaches its 17th birthday this year. It seems like only a few months ago that Tarantino's second movie invaded our consciousness, inspiring a legion homages and uninspired knock-offs, and when the rapid strumming of Dick Dale's guitar in the title song Miserlou seemed almost inescapable.
But Pulp Fiction really is 17, and while that makes us feel rather old, it's fair to say that the film remains a cinema classic. And as Pulp Fiction prepares to make its Blu-ray debut (it's out on 15th October in the UK, fact fans), we've got a brief yet pleasantly illuminating clip to share with you. It features Samuel L Jackson, on typically cool form as he reminisces about his role as the murderous,...
Disturbingly, Pulp Fiction reaches its 17th birthday this year. It seems like only a few months ago that Tarantino's second movie invaded our consciousness, inspiring a legion homages and uninspired knock-offs, and when the rapid strumming of Dick Dale's guitar in the title song Miserlou seemed almost inescapable.
But Pulp Fiction really is 17, and while that makes us feel rather old, it's fair to say that the film remains a cinema classic. And as Pulp Fiction prepares to make its Blu-ray debut (it's out on 15th October in the UK, fact fans), we've got a brief yet pleasantly illuminating clip to share with you. It features Samuel L Jackson, on typically cool form as he reminisces about his role as the murderous,...
- 9/29/2011
- Den of Geek
Po the punching panda is back in another trailer for Kung Fu Panda 2, and this time, he’s jamming to a whole other tune. Instead of cleaning house to “Kung Fu Fighting,” or “We Will Wok You,” the Dragon Warrior and the Furious 5 are now grooving to Dick Dale and his Del-Tones, a la Pulp Fiction. But at least this new extended trailer gives some clearer plot details, as well as revealing the new villain: an evil peacock named Lord Shen (Gary Oldman) who has a weapon that could end kung fu!
The trailer showcases several sequences that should shine in 3-D,...
The trailer showcases several sequences that should shine in 3-D,...
- 3/4/2011
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
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