A Pop Culture Post: Music and Movies
Dec. 6th, 2007 03:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tcpipI am quite fond of a certain dream-pop/post-punk band known as The Chameleons, and I recently managed to get a copy of their third album, Strange Times and have put in an order for a live DVD. Never particularly famous they've attracted a small and dedicated fan-base. Now here's some very tasty news - they're bringing out a special 25th anniversary edition of Script of the Bridge, which is considered by some to be one of the best items of contemporary music and lyrics available.
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recumbenteer, caseopaya, and L., with a good dinner, fine wine and then a visit to the Astor to see a double of Death at a Funeral and Black Sheep. The former was a quite impressive British-style cringe comedy where a serious of awkward situations and events collide into each other like a train wreck. The latter was a b-grade splatter film in the style of the early works of Peter Jackson; indeed it reminded me quite a lot of Bad Taste (except with zombie sheep), even down to the manorial house - indeed I suspect that it's even the same location (Gear House and Pukerua Bay respectively).
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Date: 2007-12-06 11:59 pm (UTC)It was a very good film and I suspect it will be popular for some time.
I was particularly chuffed for picking the midget's secret straight away.. :-)
Midget...
Date: 2007-12-07 06:48 pm (UTC)Re: Midget...
Date: 2007-12-07 09:41 pm (UTC)Re: Midget...
Date: 2007-12-07 09:49 pm (UTC)You know, the ability to pick up on the subtle signals film-makers use to signal something important coming up in a film. It's about understanding 'technique'.
Maybe a touch *just a wee one* of deviance too... ;)
Re: Midget...
Date: 2007-12-07 09:51 pm (UTC)My insight was more on the deviant side, I think.
Nevertheless the two avenues of revelation are not contradictory.
Re: Midget...
Date: 2007-12-07 10:00 pm (UTC)Are you flirting with me? ;)
Re: Midget...
Date: 2007-12-07 11:40 pm (UTC)Not intentionally, I assure you! ;-)