Because the rain stopped and the sun is shining and I have iTunes playing Luis Bonfá, I gotta share my favorite song and scene from the 1959 film Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus). The movie sets the ancient Greek love story of the musician Orpheus and his beloved Eurydice in Brazil during Carnaval. The music (samba, bossa nova) is outstanding.
In this tranquil scene, Orpheus plays his guitar and sings so sweetly that the children, animals and Eurydice all draw near to listen.
Nina Paley made a movie! It’s not playing anywhere around here yet, but you can watch the trailer. It’s great eye-candy. I’m really curious about the story too. Sita Sings the Blues If the trailer makes you impatient to see more, you can watch a few excerpts. Paley made Sita Sings the Blues on her… Read more »
The best thing about I’m Not There is Cate Blanchett. Otherwise, the new Dylan movie is a big bore. By using six different actors and settings to portray Dylan, INT gets across its message just fine – that Dylan has refused, all of his life, to be pigeon-holed, though the world has tried its darndest… Read more »
Anyone want to go to the Del Mar Theatre and get creeped out with me? Wikipedia: Nosferatu is a German Expressionist film by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, starring Max Schreck as the vampire Count Orlok. Its original German title is Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (“Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror”). The film, shot in 1921 and… Read more »
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