H is for ... Hottie

G is for ... Glasses

Perhaps inadviseable company

As a child I remembered glimpses of this film but never the full story. It was only as I got older that I found a VHS of it on eBay. Remember the days when not every film was available to DVD or the net? Needless to say it came out for region 2 in 2005.

I'll admit the film is not to every ones tastes - most people I've shown it to don't really appreciate it. I've found that's the case for the majority of my most loved films, and I'm secure in my decision that sometimes in life things are more special if you enjoy them alone. This will be why I enjoy watching films more on my own.

To get back to the point, The Company of Wolves (1984) is based around Angela Carter's collection of shorts stories entitled The Bloody Chamber (1979). More specifically the short stories; 'The Bloody Chamber', 'Wolf-Alice' and 'The Werewolf.' The story centres around Rosaleen as 'Little Red' and her lose of innocence in a quest to become to shed her child.

Although never mentioned in the final version of the film, a trailer for the realise in the US hints the Rosaleen is 12 and three quarters years old. Sarah Paterson was 12 when she played the lead giving her a very nymphet quality in the film.

I love the use of Angela Lansbury as the grandmother, am mesmerized by Micha Bergese's eyebrows and how unforgettable Terrance Stamp is as the devil. Apparently Neil Jordan had wanted Andy Warhol to play the devil originally. In my opinion although Warhol would have made an amazing devil, his fame would have tainted the film.

I would and still will recommend the film but as stated know one else really gets it so I guess I'm alone on this one.

F is for ... Friends

E is for ... Exit

D is for ... Daffodils

What's playing on my walkman... 25/03/10

1. I Wanna Make it With Chu - Queens of the Stone Age
2. Disorder - Joy Division
3. Leni (Crystal Castles Vs GoodBooks) - GoodBooks
4. Flash in the Night - Secret Service
5. Enchanted - Patrick Wolf

C is for... Cooking pancakes

B is for ... Well my name actually!

Bedroom secrets

Skull of a skeleton with burning cigarette, 1985 - 1986



A pair of shoes, 1886



Sunflowers, 1989


On my recent trip to Amsterdam I went to the Van Gogh Museum.

These where my favourite paintings.

I had looked forward to seeing The Bedroom however it is currently in restoration.

The museum have set up a blog on the progress which is really cool.

A link to the blog is here: http://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/blog/slaapkamergeheimen/en/

Oh hi...

Meet my new best friends.

A is for ... Amsterdam

By lamplight...

...is how I am currently reading my book.

What's playing on my walkman...18/03/10

1. The Reeling - Passion Pit
2. Undercover Martyn - Two Door Cinema Club
3. Pure Imagination - Gene Wilder
4. Spanish Sahara - Foals
5. Remedy (Ft Mike Snow) - Crookers

Inbetween A and Z are 24 other letters

As of Monday I have set myself a new challenge.

I shall blog each day, my topic being alphabet related.

If my maths is correct this will last 26 days.

In your face

This is how I remember 3D and perhaps why I haven't jumped on the current bandwagon

"Whatever you do don't fall asleep"

So they have remade A Nightmare on Elm Street. I'm not sure if this was a wise choice. I do however look forward to finding out.






Micmacs à tire-larigot

Tim Burton lesson numero deux: Wild is the wind

Burton ♥ a James Whale windmill homage.



Frankenstein, 1931



Frankenweenie, 1984



Sleepy Hollow, 1999



Alice in Wonderland, 2010

Tim Burton lesson numero un: A poem can go a long way

This is an early short by Burton - made 3 years before I was born.

From the beginning he had a very distinctive look and although in this, he is yet to use some of his distinctive auteur traits, you get to see the ideas behind some of the characters in Beetlejuice and A Nightmare Before Christmas.

And who could forget the icing on the cake being the enchanting voice of Vincent Price.

What's playing on my walkman... 11/02/10

1. Angel Echoes - Four Tet
2. Sound of Love - Husky Rescue
3. Airplanes - Local Natives
4. Eat that up, it's god for you - Two Door Cinema Club
5. Evening / Morning - Bombay Bicycle Club

What's playing on my walkman... 04/03/10

1. Fear and Resilience (Danger Mouse Remix) - Pedro
2. Fool's Gold - Amy Winehouse
3. The Greatest - Cat Power
4. Your Heart is as Black as Night - Melody Gardot
5. In a World of my Own - Katherine Beaumont

Laurent's love lives on

A petite exhibition held in the Marjolle gardens in Marrakesh.

Simply put "Yves Saint Laurent mainly used collage when he created the "Love" posters exhibited here. Every year he would send them as new year's greetings to his friends and the clients of his fashion house."

Inspiration if ever i've seen it. Expect to see my own Love collage on here soon.

Same same but different

I recently watched A Single Man, which I really loved. As per my NY resolution I've been listening to the soundtrack which was composed by Abel Korzeniowski.

While listening I couldn't help but feel the hauntingly beautiful music sounded somewhat familiar in places. After listening again I realised that one of the pieces "And just like that" sounds (or at least I think) very similar (in places) to Javier Navarrete's "Pan's Labyrinth Lullaby".

See what you think.

Abel Korzeniowski, And just like that.



Javier Navarrete, Pan's Labyrinth Lullaby



As an aside I also really love this song from the soundtrack:



The Craft (10+)
A Single Man

Toastie

I see this guy on a regular basis on my way to work.

He makes me smile.