Things posted in 2008
“El Laberinto del Fauno” is a spanish/mexican production written and directed by the mexican Guillermo del Toro. The story takes place somewhere in Spain, five years after the Civil War. The fight between the rebels and the army is the background of a fantasy story where Ofelia, a young girl very passionate about fairy tales, is the main character. The story keeps the same rhythm through all the movie and the multiple story lines are very well connected without excessive grasping to any story, character or fact. I also enjoyed the “fight” between the innocence of Ofelia and the hate in the real world.
Title: Laberinto del Fauno, El (english: Pan’s Labyrinth)
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Writer: Guillermo del Toro
Main cast: Ivana Baquero (Ofelia), Sergi Lopéz (Captain Vidal), Maribel Verdú (Mercedes), Doug Jones (Fauno/Pale Man), Ariadna Gil (Carmen)
Language: Spanish
Year: 2006
Originally self-released under “Ibid Records” and later by XL Recordings, “The Loon” somehow sounds like a genuine indie-rock album. Having Pavement as main influence, this band from Minnesota has good vocals, Josh Grier, and nice tunes keeping the album solid all along the way.
Track listing:
- “Just Drums”
- “The Illiad”
- “Insistor”
- “Crazy Eights”
- “In Houston”
- “Manitoba”
- “Cowbell”
- “10 Gallon Ascots”
- “Omaha”
- “Buckle”
- “Jakov’s Suite”
Year: 2005
Label: Ibid Records, XL Recordings
My track selection: “Insistor”, “Cowbell” and “Buckle”.
The videos from the two singles, “Insistor” and “Cowbell”:
Links:
Tapes’n Tapes [official]
Tapes’n Tapes – “The Loon” [wikipedia]
Helsinki, Finland… February… +3°… I was expecting -20° and polar bears in the streets… disappointed!!
“Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I want to be,
Pony trekking or camping,
Or just watching TV.
Finland, Finland, Finland.
It’s the country for me.
You’re so near to Russia,
So far from Japan,
Quite a long way from Cairo,
Lots of miles from Vietnam.
Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I want to be,
Eating breakfast or dinner,
Or snack lunch in the hall.
Finland, Finland, Finland.
Finland has it all.
You’re so sadly neglected
And often ignored,
A poor second to Belgium,
When going abroad.
Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I quite want to be,
Your mountains so lofty,
Your treetops so tall.
Finland, Finland, Finland.
Finland has it all.
Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I quite want to be,
Your mountains so lofty,
Your treetops so tall.
Finland, Finland, Finland.
Finland has it all.
Finland has it all.”
Composer: Michael Palin
Author: Michael Palin
Arranger: John Du Prez
Lead Singer: Michael Palin
“Work” of finnish supermarket employees during Christmas,
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