Luis Soares's Blog, page 255
July 24, 2017
I'm A Lonely Man
Sonny Boy Williamson - I'm A Lonely Man
Rebel In The Rye
Directed by: Danny Strong
Starring: Zoey Deutch, Kevin Spacey, Nicholas Hoult, Lucy Boynton & Sarah Paulson
The world of legendary writer J. D. Salinger is brought vividly to life in this revealing look at the experiences that shaped one of the most renowned, controversial, and enigmatic authors of our time. Set amidst the colorful backdrop of mid-20th century New York City, Rebel in the Rye follows a young Salinger (Nicholas Hoult) as he struggles to find his voice, pursues a love affair...
Les Bluets (Lydia Davis on Joan Mitchell)
I start with the fact that Les Bluets (The cornflowers) is the painting I think of first when I think of one that has had particular significance in my life. Then I have to figure out why. I am not even certain that Les Bluets was the actual painting I saw. What I did see was a very large white and blue painting by Joan Mitchell in her studio more than forty-five years ago, and that is the one I am thinking of.
To get closer to the actual experience of seeing the painting, I first confirm or...
Frank O'Hara - Poem
Instant coffee with slightly sour cream
in it, and a phone call to the beyond
which doesn’t seem to be coming any nearer.
“Ah daddy, I wanna stay drunk many days”
on the poetry of a new friend
my life held precariously in the seeing
hands of others, their and my impossibilities.
Is this love, now that the first love
has finally died, where there were no impossibilities?
July 22, 2017
Ainda Não Acabei
É da mesma forma inócua com que se reinventa de projeto em projeto que Manel Cruz mostra, em primeira mão, uma das canções que fazem parte do roster dos principais festivais portugueses durante os próximos meses.
"Ainda Não Acabei", como o ex-líder da banda de culto Ornatos Violeta avisa, é uma nova etapa da vida musical de Manel Cruz, a sucessora de Estação de Serviço. Assim, Extensão de Serviço faz-se acompanhar dos suspeitos do costume: Nico Tricot, Edu Silva e António Serginho.
July 21, 2017
Unchained Melody
Lykke Li - Unchained Melody
"Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. North used the music as a theme for the little-known prison film Unchained (1955), hence the song title. Todd Duncan sang the vocals for the film soundtrack. It has since become a standard and one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, most notably by the Righteous Brothers. According to the song's publishing administrator, over 1,500 recordings of "Unchained Melody" have...
Airborne
Cut Copy - Airborne
Starring:
Dan Whitford.
Manuele Pizzuti
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Director Gerson Aguerri
Produced By Canada
Executive Producer Oscar Romagosa
Head Of Production Alba Barneda
Producer Laura Serra Estorch
Producer Karen Saurí
1st Ad Txesma Lasa
2nd Ad Dani Velázquez
Production Manager Xavi Vara
Production Coordinator Cristina Marín
1st Production Assistant Ana Terrero / Elvira Avilés
2nd Production Assistant Kapo Chen
Production Runner Miguel Michavila / Sergi Richards / Ru...
Beach Rats
An aimless teenager on the outer edges of Brooklyn is having a miserable summer. With his father on his deathbed and his mother wanting him to find a girlfriend, Frankie escapes the bleakness of his life by causing trouble with his delinquent friends and flirting with older men online. When his chatting and webcamming intensifies, he finally starts hooking up with guys at a nearby cruising beach while simultaneously entering into a cautious relationship with a young woman.
WINNER – Best Direc...
Logo à meia-noite no Nimas
Night of the Living Dead is a seminal 1968 black-and-white independent horror film directed by George A. Romero. Early drafts of the script were titled Monster Flick, but it was known as Night of Anubis and Night of the Flesh Eaters during production. The film stars Duane Jones as Ben and Judith O'Dea as Barbra. The plot revolves around the mysterious reanimation of the dead and the efforts of Ben, Barbra and five others to survive the night while trapped in a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse.
Wonderstruck
From Todd Haynes. Based on Brian Selznick's critically acclaimed novel, Ben and Rose are children from two different eras who secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known, while Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue in his home and Rose reads an enticing headline in the newspaper, both children set out on quests to find what they are missing that unfold with mesmerizing symmetr...
