There’s some songs on 1999 I can only describe as “funkabilly”

Found a Job on that album such a life affirming jam

definitely their best release

never heard it

i hope its just because you didnt reach that point in your rigorous chrono yet or something

Look what you're depriving yourself of only HP has the power to form such a Britpop supergroup

Just heard so much Stop Making Sense from my dad that I didn't feel the urge to track down another live album. I'm aware thread considers NOTB on another level and I been meaning to to check it.

Watched Melancholia last night, been in a minute since I seen it. Still one hellova flick from Lars, blending his themes of depression/anxiety with dark comedy especially in the first half. One thing I noticed and loved was Charlotte's reaction to the inevitable Vs Kirsten. A nice touch by Lars.

I feel so bad for Charlotte's character in the film. Can very much relate to her OCD/anxiety in the second half. My favorite part of that film is Lars' use of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde. Perfect soundtrack for the end of the world.

The whole cast was great, love Charlotte. That scene with Kirsten laying naked to the glowing planet was another surreal moment.

I like the way the light from the moon/planet illuminates the middleground and background in this scene. It gives the shot this painterly look and coupled with Wagner's score definitely creates the surreal moment you're talking about. We get the sense that the characters are totally isolated from everything, in their own little world.

for a moment I thought that was Jimmy Page

Nah just Greenwood they really pulled up with my favorite guitarist and my favorite frontman of the 90s

West Side Story was so good.

Ansel Elgort

What did Spielberg do so much better than the original?

He was great in it too.

I was going to say I see Hollywood is still trying to make this guy happen but then I looked him up and his days appear to be numbered

It’s about the same level of quality. He just breathes new life into the material. The direction is flawless and every striking image feels like it’s straight out of a dream. There’s an overhead shot just of a man standing in a puddle with the city lights at night reflecting off of it and it looks almost like he ascending into heaven. The original perfectly translates a stage performance to the cinematic form making the best use of editing and perspective. Spielberg goes out of his way to transcend just that, making so many frames feel like moving paintings as played out as that type of description is. There’s shadows clashing before bodies do, colors illuminating on faces, and romance framed behind flowing cloth. The whole thing is borderline surreal.

West Side Story doesn’t do much for me tbh

I hate it so much