Francis Lai "Live For Life" Soundtrack (1967) / Stranger Than Fiction (Mark Forster) [2006] |
Obviously not as famous as Francis Lai's sountrack for "A Man And A Woman", his next soundtrack album for director Claude Lelouche should be just as classic for fans of 60's French cinema. I personall...
Posted by James-Masaki on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 05:09:00 PST |
Funeral Parade Of Roses (Toshio Matsumoto, 1969) |
Every once in a while, you get blown away by a remarkable film. Toshio Matsumoto's debut "Funeral Parade Of Roses" in one such film. How to even start? Part non-linear fiction, part documentary, part ...
Posted by James-Masaki on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 01:21:00 PST |
Last Music Purchases of 2006 |
Incredible that I bought all of these CDs at 75% off! I've been really dissapointed in music this year. Nothing huge happened. No defining records. No big debuts...... Oh well, but caught up on these ...
Posted by James-Masaki on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 01:25:00 PST |
The Proposition (John Hillcoat/Nick Cave) [2005] / Dust Devil (Richard Stanley) [1992] |
"The Proposition" is not exactly a new take on the western genre, as what people like Sergio Leone or John Ford have done in the past. But this movie, along with Richard Stanley's "Dust Devil" from 19...
Posted by James-Masaki on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 04:18:00 PST |
Laika "Silver Apples Of The Moon" (1995) |
Laika's music has always been sexy. Something about Margaret Fiedler's sultry voice and Guy Fixsen's soothing melodies made their work stand out in the world of 'trip-hop' from many other groups.
Reme...
Posted by James-Masaki on Sat, 30 Sep 2006 06:29:00 PST |
Tales From Earthsea (Miyazaki) [2006] |
I finally watched this movie yesterday, and I must say that it was a disappointment for me. Although I can praise it for a few things, especially Theru's Theme song, most of the movie was filled with ...
Posted by James-Masaki on Sat, 02 Sep 2006 03:33:00 PST |
Kid Loco "DJ Kicks" (2000) |
Once I got my hands on Kid Loco's DJ Kicks mix album back in 2000, I couldn't wait to put it on. First of all, his debut "A Grand Love Story" (the non-trunicated version) was a whole new twist on the ...
Posted by James-Masaki on Fri, 07 Jul 2006 11:20:00 PST |
Dirty Ho (Liu Chia Liang) [1979] |
No, the movie has no Ho's. This piece of Kung-Fu action stars the awesome Gordon Liu doing his usual style of fun Kung Fu.
Old Shaw Brothers flicks especially Kung Fu films from the 70's is one of my ...
Posted by James-Masaki on Fri, 12 May 2006 09:40:00 PST |
Blur "Parklife" (1994) |
This record might bring back memories for quite a few people. For me it was my true introduction to Blur back when I lived in Germany. Got into everything they had done before and everything...
Posted by James-Masaki on Thu, 27 Apr 2006 08:29:00 PST |
The Bad Sleep Well (Akira Kurosawa) [1960] |
Kurosawa is a fucking master. I never cease to be amazed by his movies. Most everyone I know knows that I've seen quite a few of his films, and I consider Seven Samurai to be my favorite film ever.
Th...
Posted by James-Masaki on Wed, 26 Apr 2006 08:19:00 PST |
