Little Ashes - Film Review

 

Little Ashes is a true story about one of the greatest artists that lived in the 20th Century, painter, photographer, sculptor, and writer Salvador Dali.

The film takes you back to a young Salvador Dali back in the 1920's - 1930's when Dali met poet Federico Garcia Lorca, who tried to have a homosexual relationship with Dali.

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While studying in The Residencia de Estudiantes (Students Residence), which was a modern and influential cultural centre in Madrid, especially in the 20's and during the Spanish Civil War in 1936, Dali, Lorca and film maker Bunuel formed an artistic group.

Salvador Dali moved to Paris where high society and a decadent lifestyle ensues and Dali becomes involved with a married woman known as Gala (who he later marries), when Lorca visits Dali in Paris he finds Dali has a different and changed outlook to life.

Little Ashes is available on DVD and Blu-ray

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Star Trek - Film Review

Star Trek has been remarkably and perfectly mordenised and will start a new beginning for existing fans of years gone by and a new younger audience that will enjoy this film.

The director J.J. Abrams, if unfamiliar with his name was responsible for directing films like Mission Impossible III, and programmes like Lost and Alias, and then the screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman who wrote for films such as Transformers, Mission Impossible I and II plus Lost and Alias, so if you like the films and programmes of the above then you'll love the slickness of Star Trek.

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So, what's in store for this new beginning in the world of Star Trek, well a new young crew which look very much like the original crew of the past. The film starts a new mission and that's a new construction of the Spaceship Enterprise going 'boldly where no one has gone before'.

The mission involves defending and being glorious in defeating their enemies with very impressive battles and fighting scenes but just as important is the story and with top notch screenwriters you get that not just relying with the special effects like we've seen with other films, which disappoints film fans, it is democracy in films where the 'people' are being listened to?

Go and see with your own eyes and enjoy.

Star Trek available on DVD and Blu-ray

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Stark - Put It To Your Head - Album Release

What do I get with NYC based band Stark? Vibes of energy from this trio that sound much more than three!

Lani Ford has a respectable job and on the opposite spectrum of life chooses to strap on bass guitar around her and sings punk rock songs like 18 Again, remember energy re-emerging, whta anout Dreams Come True with the opening line 'Kelly ended-up with the giy Kate s'posed to marry' this is a tiny snippet of how clever and well thought of poetic lyrics, maybe the appeal could-be that the lyrics have been lived rather than words waiting to invent the scenarios?

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Whatever the process of creativity from Stark, Put It To Your Head will do just that.

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Your Demise - Ignorance Never Dies - Album Release

Your Demise gives you an idea, things can go down until there is nothing, but what would you be left with? Ignorance Never Dies!

I suppose a band that has had quite a ride since they formed way-back in 2003 [this album was originally released in 2009], and have just released their debut album, you have to salute their girt, dirt, and bareknuckle persistence.

You may think it took a longtime in getting released that somehow this band isn't all that good?

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Fair comment, but what I've been head banging to for the past forty minutes don't come by from being bad, yes, they are a heavy metal band, and the music has many different angles to their songs, and tempos.

Your Demise very cleverly fused the first track and second so well that you beg for more!

Hopefully there will be a second coming.

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So Shush - Wistful Wanders - Album Release

 

So Shush are not quiet and floods of sound comes from the burst of the first song People Need Something.

To give you an idea of what you get with So Shush is not only distorted guitars but synthesizers are a major force, even taking main musicial patterns in the songs: Antarctica, In The Darkness, and Sigh and Smile.

When the third song plays Urban Sanctuary, I get hypnotised with the vocals provided by Carole Smart and the heavy usage of keyboards lifting up and down, with lead guitar bursting through in the middle of the song.

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While I listen further the vision, I have of this group is a good pop band and if I'm not mistaken while sounding modern that will appeal to today's audience, have an 'old soul' feel to them, which works very well and brings something fresh to the table.

There are many anthems in this album, so check it out for yourself, I did!

[Please note: The songs on Wistful Wanders are now on So Shush compilation album: This is So Shush.]

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Fancy a Space Shuttle from NASA?

If unlike me, you have a mere £26 million sitting in the bank and fancy a Space Shuttle from NASA then you're in luck.

Yes, that's right, NASA are selling three Space Shuttles because wait for it, they need the money.

Yes, the most powerful and richest country on Earth, not yet a superpower of the Universe, hasn't got enough cash to keep-up the space programme.

Now I know there is a recession on but you kind of think America could have chucked in a few more billions of dollars to make end meet when we're looking at the human race from living up above once we've polluted and destroyed planet Earth, wouldn't you?

Now it will cost £4 million making it safe in other words making sure you can't just do your own DIY space travel or heaven forbid compete with NASA, and this includes postage and packaging the Royal Mail could do with this money too!

I suppose Iran and North Korea couldn't buy one, just a thought?

*Please note this article was originally written in March 2009, and we are going through our archives and thought this news article was worth putting on our Blogger, it's kind of funny, hope you enjoyed reading this article and leave a comment if so desired; be kind!

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Milk - Film Review

Milk has been getting much respected adulation for this independent film telling us of the true story of the first openly gay American Senator Harvey Milk played by Sean Penn.

This is a powerful portrayal of Harvey Milk which sean Penn has made a point in his acting career of making films especially independent films of stories that matter.

A film like this wouldn't have been made by the top-gun studios as homosexuality is still not accepted by the American establishment.

In the 70's a period following on from the civil demonstrations on such issues as the Anti-War protests and black civil rights marches of the 60's, so it's seeming fitting someone like Harvey Milk would say, 'Hang-on what about gay rights?' Thus, a movement was born.

In 1970 Harvey Milk turned 40, and started like the most of us have, or will do and question one's life. What is it all about? Mid-life crisis is what it's termed. So, Harvey Milk with his lover moved to San Francisco the gay capital of America and the western world, and set-up a shop called Castro Camera in the poor working-class neighbourhood of Castro.

It's in San Francisco that Harvey Milk gets the notion of 'change' and to get equality across the board in American society. In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man to be voted into major public office in America.

Milk is available on DVD

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