Sonatine

"The Anarchist" is really beginning to grow on me, now that I've played the album 6 or 7 times over the last few days. But then again, that might all change by next Sunday so good is the variety of music on offer here.

"Glengarry Glen Ross". One of Jack Lemmon's finest performances.

"Hold Your Fire" tour of 1988/9, @ the NEC Arena in Birmingham, UK. This particular concert was filmed and subsequently used in their "A Show of Hands" video shortly afterwards

"Animate" from Counterparts. Ballsy, loud and very much "in-ya-face". Just right for a Friday afternoon

The longest day of the year has just passed by, and now its the slow inexorable slide into the dark, cold mornings & evenings and the total abyss that is Winter

The re-release of "Jaws" to the cinemas! Can't believe this is almost 40 years old, but still packs a hell of a punch! Who needs CGI?

UFO - "Strangers in the Night" Dire Straits - "Alchemy" Rush - "ESL" & "Moving Pictures" Thin Lizzy - "Live & Dangerous" I never tire of any of these, some of which go back decades, but still feel fresh & live now as they did way back when

QUOTE (ReflectedLight @ Jun 20 2012, 01:37 AM) QUOTE (J2112YYZ @ Jun 16 2012, 07:55 PM) Good song but I don't get the whole tearing up thing myself. Rush has never had that affect on me with any song. There's other songs from other bands that have done that to me but I just don't get that feeling from The Garden at all. neither do i. Same here really. I mean I can't deny it is an excellent & haunting musical arrangement, with very emotional lyrics from Geddy. But even though I have played it back quite a few times, it doesn't leave me with the same emotional footprint as say "Losing It" from Signals. Good song though, for all that

The Haunting (1963) Superb in every sense of the word; and incredibly scary too; and so much better than the 1999 remake

Ensorcelled Jejune Pacified

Certainly my favourite gangster film - just edging out the Godfather films too. So many great scenes, and the cinematography was exceptional, especially some of those long shots of Henry walking down restaurant corridors, kitchens and other rooms in one complete take! Then of course there's the highlight scenes, such as Henry taking that drag on his cigarette while contemplating Morri's fate; the brutal murder of Billy Batts & "Spider" by everyone's favour psycho, Joe Pesci. But I think my favourite scene is right at the beginning when Henry was a kid, and we see him fleeing from a carpark full of burning cars, and the voice-over says "As far back as I can remember, I've always wanted to be a gangster." Classic!

Young Jack was so bored of cutting his neighbour's lawn every other week for just a few bucks, that he said to him last week: "Your garden is so boring I bet a $100 I can cut it blindfold next time!"

dumb ass drivers who must have been bribed/threatened driving test examiners in order to get their licence. They're all over the place these days. Commuting too & from work is more like the film "Death Race 2000" mixed with a bit of "Rollerball" Grrrrr!!!

I have read every single post on every single thread of this site. And I did it all in one day. So there

QUOTE (Hatchetaxe&saw @ Jun 20 2012, 12:50 PM) QUOTE (Sonatine @ Jun 20 2012, 12:35 PM) QUOTE (Hatchetaxe&saw @ Jun 20 2012, 12:16 PM) I like all three to be honest. A couple of duffers on VT & SA, but overall both are very good. Still in love with CA, so am too blind to be critical at the moment. That will undoubtedly change with time. Same sentiments really. Although I personally like VT above the other two, albeit very very marginally. And this might change tomorrow Hey Sonatine, nice to see ya 'round these parts again! Thanks, Mate. I took a few month off from the rat-race treadmill and spent some time in Oz, New Zealand & Japan having adventures etc. Nice to be back home in Blighty now though, as well as catching up on things here

QUOTE (Hatchetaxe&saw @ Jun 20 2012, 12:16 PM) I like all three to be honest. A couple of duffers on VT & SA, but overall both are very good. Still in love with CA, so am too blind to be critical at the moment. That will undoubtedly change with time. Same sentiments really. Although I personally like VT above the other two, albeit very very marginally. And this might change tomorrow

Empire is the better film in terms of story and perhaps action. But in the context of this poll, New Hope is the best directed. As soon as those opening credits "rolled" into the distance and that battle cruiser oozed over our heads I knew Lucas had decided to take a standard storyline and polish it with some truly amazing (for the time) direction & editing.

went to the office vending machine for a chocolate bar and a packet of crisps. But found there was still change in the machine giving me enough credit to buy both on someone else's forgetfulness. Do I feel cheap & guilty? Yes Do I feel hungry? Not any more

He reminds me of the Hanson Brothers from the late 90s and their 15 minutes of pop fame. And yet they were universally despised for having no talent and being irritating young jerks.

what if Rush did a Dream Theater tribute?

Monty Python was definitely influential to non-mainstream comedy here in the UK back in the late 60s. Totally off-the-wall, surreal and manic comedy that pushed a number of boundaries of taste & decency

Another bill! This time my credit card. Have just paid 3 bills these last couple of weeks.

QUOTE (lerxt1990 @ Jan 29 2011, 02:55 PM) QUOTE (greg2112 @ Jan 29 2011, 09:05 AM) You want classic Hoffman? Check out Papillion and Marathon Man. Fantastic. "Marathon Man" and in particular "All the President's Men" were both great Hoffman vehicles. Was never struck with "Tootsie", no matter how many times I re-watch it.

"Hill Street Blues" stands out as perhaps one of the best written & influential TV dramas. The acting & writing was exceptional, but the whole feel of the show - the grimey atmosphere of the police station, the cross-over conversations, the "swaying" camera work; the "ordinary" looks of the actors (compared to the super-attractive puppets in modern TV dramas); the fact that each episode didn't always end happily. A great show that looks dated now in terms of looks, but everything else is still crisp.