Charlie Recommends

torikton recommended this 1 year, 5 months ago

Not Eco's best, but masterful all the same. A whirlwind tour of nineteenth-century Europe and an exploration of antisemitism.

torikton recommended this 1 year, 5 months ago

Good movie, really obviously from the '60s. Based on the Cortázar story of the same name. Music by Herbie Hancock and the Yardbirds.

torikton recommended this 1 year, 6 months ago

Solid indie pop out of Brooklyn.

torikton recommended this 1 year, 6 months ago

My favorite John Zorn project is his avant-surf-jazz-rock band, The Dreamers. This is their new Christmas album. It's lovely.

torikton recommended this 1 year, 6 months ago

This is a cool project.

stephanie4terry recommended this 1 year, 6 months ago

This is wild! This church is made of guns, gun parts, and ammo. Totally aside from the political statement, this is a really cool construction! (My husband calls it "The Church of the Holy Caliber.")

torikton recommended this 1 year, 6 months ago

Zany, absurd, self-referential: I like it!

torikton recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

Josh Keyes describes his work as a "hybrid of eco-surrealism and dystopian folktales."

amandapickering recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

Made by sculptor Isaac Kraus, this fully-functional coffee table is supported by a pretty realistic-looking bronze octopus.

Masae recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

Saori Yuki is singer and now 62 but still have a graceful voice.

torikton recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

This sci-fi classic (from 1956) is fascinating to watch if only to see what parts still hold up well and what parts seem insufferably hokey today.

torikton recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

This is a virtual who's who in contemporary jazz-rock, featuring Bobby Previte, Skerik, Charlie Hunter, Stanton Moore, Jamie Saft, Steve Bernstein, and Stew Cutler.

The video is a bit odd, and has apparently never been viewed by anyone but me.

tarakalmanson recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

No matter what band you enter, it's good for a laugh!

torikton recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

A grim little animated piece...about a rabbit. I think this is my favorite thing on the Internet.

lorireeser recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago

One of the greatest jazz musicians. Often overlooked today because his influence is so pervasive people think he's old-fashioned, which is like saying Shakespeare has too many trite phrases. Also he grew and changed his whole career, so try various decades.

venefrombucharest recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

His film scores are consistently beautiful

torikton recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

If you like Sergio Leone's classic "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," then you should check Leone's two earlier Clint Eastwood films, "A Fistful of Dollars" and " For a Few Dollars More." If you don't like "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"...what is wrong with you?

torikton recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

If you like Sergio Leone's classic "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," then you should check Leone's two earlier Clint Eastwood films, "A Fistful of Dollars" and " For a Few Dollars More." If you don't like "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"...what is wrong with you?

thomash recommended this 1 year, 11 months ago

This movie represents the most achieved form of cinema in the way it conveys tension and emotions. It's the new Citizen Kane: the rise and fall of a man and his empire, but set in a splendid scenery.
Also, a masterfully created soundtrack by Johnny Greenwood from Radiohead.

torikton recommended this 1 year, 10 months ago

VALIS is PKD at the height of his metaphysical paranoia.