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Miyazaki's Moving Castle

SnowBlack Movie # 1305



HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE

[HAURU NO UGOKU SHIRO]
by Hayao Miyazaki


an animation made in Japan 2004

watched it with japanese voices
and swedish subtitels [DET LEVANDE SLOTTET]





Happy role:  THE SCARECROW

Grumpy role: MADAME SULIMAN

Crazy role: THE MOVING CASTLE ITSELF

Shy role: SOPHIE AS GRANDMA


Explosive role: CALCIFER THE FIRE DEMON

Exhausted role: WITCH OF THE WASTE

Wise role: HOWL [= HAURU]


Beautiful role: SOPHIE AS GIRL



5 Characters
7 Scenery
6 Camerawork

4 Thrill
3 Conflict
2 Humour

2 Psychology
5 Philosophy
6 Fantasy

6 Composition
4 Music
7 Concept

= 57


I now give 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 12 = 84 never exist(?)




now # 189 on imdb Top 250





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Aimee Mann who made Bachelor No. 2 or The Last Remains of The Dodo

Since season 2 episode 7 of GIRLS included the soundtrack of her fucking cool "How Am I Different", I just had to bring out Aimee Mann again, to hear how she really sounded.

Bachelor shall be her best album, also the only I've ever come across = some years after it was made 2000. Aimee must have inspired more than one female songmaker, leading to the fields of Feist and Fiona Apple. And especially I hear "her style" in swedish pop sirens like Marit Bergman and Sophie Zelmani.

But her music sounds like it was made in The Bangles' period, on the border from 80's into 90's, when beatlesque productions really glistened here and there. Still it feels clear Aimee is grounded in the soil of american folk countryish songwriters, like Carly Simon and many more.




most Amusing song: NOTHING IS GOOD ENOUGH (FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU)

most Beautiful song: IT TAKES ALL KINDS

most Sexy song: HOW AM I DIFFERENT
[co-composed with Jon Brion]

most Smart song: GHOST WORLD

most Strange song: THE FALL OF THE WORLD'S OWN OPTIMIST
[co-composed with Elvis Costello]

most growing Strong song: (CIGARETTES AND) RED VINES

most Loving song: SUSAN



Overall Album

7 sound

6 melodies

6 accompaniment

3 rythms

6 singin' feeling

5 playin' dynamics

4 concept

2 variation

4 lyrics

2 titles

3 order of tracks

2 cover picture

6 historical importance

= 56


I now give 1 to 7 in thirteen cathegories
where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 13 = 91 never exist(?)





And so an extremely good live version of DEATHLY :  Deathly Live







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The Next Day with David Bowie

Finally Released!




most Amusing song: THE NEXT DAY
(They can work with Satan while they dress like the saints
They know God exists for the Devil told them so)

most Beautiful song: WHERE ARE WE NOW? (Berlin)

most Sexy song: IF YOU CAN SEE ME (I can see you)

most Smart song: LOVE IS LOST
(Your house and even your eyes are new, but your fear is as old as the world)

most Strange song: SO SHE [Deluxe Bonus Track]
(first thought he sang "...ever been the Only One Who's Not Alone")

most growing Strong song: I'D RATHER BE HIGH (I'd Rather Be Dead Than...)

most Loving song: (Girl Like You Would Become The) BOSS OF ME




Overall Album

3 sound

5 melodies

4 accompaniment

6 rythms

4 singin' feeling

5 playin' dynamics

4 concept

6 variation

6 lyrics

2 titles

3 order of tracks

4 cover picture

7 historical importance

= 59


I now give 1 to 7 in thirteen cathegories
where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 13 = 91 never exist(?)






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from my Recent Club Rounds

Thirteen East Asian Movies Spiritually Thrilling

I'm no expert at all on films from outside of Europe. Anyway, alot among the few movies from Japan, Taiwan, South Korea a.s.o. I've seen - they really has given rich experience with their psychological mystique...

Here's the ones I've watched more than one time, and will never forget my impressions of some supergreat scenes in:




1

PAPRIKA

by Satoshi Kon
Japan 2006


2

A TALE OF TWO SISTERS

by Jee-woon Kim
South Korea 2003


3

SPIRITED AWAY

by Hayao Miyazaki
Japan 2001


4

R-POINT

by Su-chang Kong
South Korea 2004


5

CUT [a segment from THREE EXTREMES]

by Chan-wook Park
South Korea 2004


6

SEVEN SAMURAI

by Akira Kurosawa
Japan 1954


7

SHI GAN
[= TIME]

by Ki-duk Kim
South Korea 2006


8

RINGU + RINGU II

by Hideo Nakata
Japan 1998-99


9

CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST

by Jin-ho Hur
South Korea 1998


10

SANSHÔ DAYÛ

by Kenji Mizoguchi
Japan 1954


11

RESURRECTION OF THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL

by Sun-woo Jang
South Korea 2002


12

HIJOSHI ZUKAN [consists of six short film segments]

by Keisuke Toyoshima [DRAWFORTUNES!] and five more
Japan 2009


13

AUDITION

by Takashi Miike
Japan 1999








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Hugo The Clockmaker Kid

SnowBlack Movie # 1304




HUGO
in a french milieu of the 1930's

but with mostly british actors

USA 2011
directed by Martin Scorsese
produced by Johnny Depp


based on book by Brian Selznick :
"The Invention of Hugo Cabret : a Novel in Words and Pictures"




Happy role:  ISABELLE THE GIRL (Chloë Grace Moretz)

Grumpy role: STATION INSPECTOR (Sacha Baron Cohen)

Crazy role: MONSIEUR LABISSE THE BOOK KEEPER (Christopher Lee)

Shy role: RENÉ TABARD THE MOVIE AUTHOR (Michael Stuhlbarg)


Extreme role: MADAME EMILIE (Frances de la Tour) OR HER DOG

Exhausted role: GEORGES MÉLIÈS (Ben Kingsley)

Wise role: HUGO CABRET THE BOY (Asa Butterfield) AND HUGO'S DADDY (Jude Law)


Beautiful role: THE ROBOT WITH A CLOCK HEART



6 Characters
7 Scenery
6 Camerawork

4 Thrill
3 Conflict
3 Humour

2 Psychology
6 Philosophy
7 Fantasy

4 Composition
2 Music
7 Concept

= 57


I now give 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 12 = 84 never exist(?)







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Bergman Movies with Maj-Britt from earliest 50's

Especially in the youthful looking-back scenes of "Summerplay", swedish actress Maj-Britt Nilsson reminds me extremely much of Harriet Andersson, like Bergman had shaped the same woman.

At the same time Maj-Britt makes this ballet dancer Marie so completely different from herself (portraying a gap of ten years) that I actually believed it was two different actresses.

(In Gunvall's "Sjösala spring" from -49 I have no memories of Maj-Britt acting so alike or unlike someone else. Maybe just because my attention went most to it's main character Evert Taube.)


TriangleDrama # 52






SUMMERPLAY / SUMMER INTERLUDE
[= SOMMARLEK]

by Ingmar Bergman
Sweden 1951



Happy role:  MARIE AS YOUNGER (Maj-Britt Nilsson)

Grumpy role: NISSE, JANITOR AT OPERA (Douglas Håge)

Crazy role: AUNT CALWAAGEN "THE CHESS PLAYING GHOST" (Mimi Pollack)

Shy role: HENRIK, THE LOVER OF MARIE (Birger Malmsten)


Explosive role: MAJA, DRESSER AT OPERA (Julia Caesar)

Exhausted role: MARIE AS OLDER (Maj-Britt Nilsson)

Wise role: UNCLE ERLAND (Georg Funkquist)


Beautiful role: KAJ, ANOTHER BALLET DANCER (Annalisa Ericson)


7 Characters
6 Scenery
7 Camerawork

4 Thrill
5 Conflict
5 Humour

6 Psychology
3 Philosophy
5 Fantasy

7 Composition
4 Music
3 Concept

= 62








TO JOY
[= TILL GLÄDJE]

by Ingmar Bergman
Sweden 1950



Happy role: MARCEL (Birger Malmsten)

Grumpy role: STIG ERIKSSON (Stig Olin)

Crazy role: MICHAEL BRO (John Ekman)

Shy role: MARTA OLSSON (Maj-Britt Nilsson)


Explosive +/- Exhausted roles: STIG ERIKSSON (Stig Olin) & MARTA OLSSON (Maj-Britt Nilsson)

Wise role: DIRECTOR SÖNDERBY (Victor Sjöström)


Beautiful role: NELLY BRO (Margit Carlqvist)


6 Characters
4 Scenery
6 Camerawork

5 Thrill
7 Conflict
3 Humour

7 Psychology
5 Philosophy
2 Fantasy

6 Composition
5 Music
3 Concept

= 59








"SUCH THINGS DOES NOT HAPPEN HERE"
[= SÅNT HÄNDER INTE HÄR]

also known as HIGH TENSION

by Ingmar Bergman (or rather by others?)
Sweden 1950


as a kind of action science-fiction
maybe this is the least Bergman:ish Bergman movie(?)



through my earlier Role parameters:

most charming character : THE DOCTOR (Gösta Cederlund)

most crazy character : VERA (Signe Hasso)

most provoking character : ATKÄ NATAS = "SATAN" (Ulf Palme)

most honourable character : ALMKVIST (Alf Kjellin)

most mystic character : "THE SHADOW" (Rudolf Lipp)


4 Characters
4 Scenery
6 Camerawork

5 Thrill
3 Conflict
3 Humour

3 Psychology
2 Philosophy
6 Fantasy

4 Composition
4 Music
7 Concept

= 51






I now give 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 12 = 84 never exist(?)





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Bloody Tourists in Tokyo, on Tube, through Time with 10cc

This has become my favourite 10cc album, more and more for every new return. In public it seems to be held as their definitive setback and recession from masterful heights. But in fact I can't hear any big difference here (1978) from the tracks before, only that I like these even more (and that ain't because they have put in some Reggae as almost every other band did that year) .

Maybe the 10cc satiric humour has been stripped down a bit - in favour of grown love, fear and compassion. But the smart variation + beautiful harmonies of Stewart & Gouldman is still overwhelming.

It seems like AMG [allmusic] always lower their votes radically for later career follow-ups, just to make it clear which albums really are the kings or landmarks. Could be a fair and good motive, but a tragic thing is that much less people seems to have listened to Bloody Tourists (14 private voters) than The Original Soundtrack (93 private voters). And in the case of other bands the proportions of course can be far more twisted, what they are well-known for or not at all.




most Amusing song: SHOCK ON THE TUBE (Don't want love, just looking for handy men)

most Beautiful song: TOKYO (I love you)

most Sexy song: REDS IN MY BED

most Smart song: ANONYMOUS ALCOHOLIC

most Strange song: DREADLOCK HOLIDAY

most growing Strong song: OLD MISTER TIME

most Loving song: FOR YOU AND I



Overall Album

7 sound

6 melodies

6 accompaniment

3 rythms

5 singin' feeling

4 playin' dynamics

6 concept

7 variation

5 lyrics

4 titles

3 order of tracks

5 cover picture

6 historical importance

= 67


I now give 1 to 7 in thirteen cathegories
where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 13 = 91 never exist(?)







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Japanese kind of Humanism

SnowBlack Movie # 1305



SANSHÔ DAYÛ
[SANSHO THE BALIFF]

about Japan in 11th-12th Century
by Kenji Mizoguchi

Japan 1954
based on story by Ogai Mori 1915

in it's turn based on traditional Oral tales
which is said to be more supernatural /spiritual
while this move shows purely sociological concerns betweeen humans


watched it second time with a very serious Commentary track
via Criterion collection




Happy roles:  PAINTED WOMEN ON BROTHEL

Grumpy roles: ZUSHIÔ THE SON/BROTHER and NEW GOVERNOR

Crazy roles: SANSHÔ THE BRISTLE-BEARDED SLAVE MASTER and HIS SOLDIERS

Shy roles: SLAVE PEOPLE (as well as Tree Branshes)


Extreme roles: OLDEST WOMEN HELPING or not helping OUR MAIN ROLES TO GO AWAY

Exhausted roles: MOTHER TAMAKI /NAKAGIMI and FATHER TAIRA

Wise roles: MONKS AT TEMPLE and TORO THE SON OF SANSHO


Beautiful role: ANJU THE DAUGHTER /SISTER



4 Characters
7 Scenery
7 Camerawork

1 Thrill
5 Conflict
1 Humour

2 Psychology
6 Philosophy
2 Fantasy

7 Composition
3 Music
4 Concept

= 49


I now give 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 12 = 84 never exist(?)





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The Raven that Refused to Sing and other stories with Steven Wilson

progressive rock released two weeks ago
made in a classical 70's way
an unusual skill today
so I will surely discover more of Steven Wilson...

Similar artists : Genesis, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Yes, Alan Parsons' Project, even Art Garfunkel




most growing Strong song: THE WATCHMAKER

most Strange song: THE PIN DROP

most Smart song: LUMINOL

most Sexy song: THE HOLY DRINKER

most Beautiful song: DRIVE HOME

most Loving song: THE RAVEN THAT REFUSED TO SING




Overall Album

7 sound

5 melodies

7 accompaniment

3 rythms

5 singin' feeling

6 playin' dynamics

4 concept

6 variation

5 lyrics

3 titles

5 order of tracks

2 cover picture

7 historical importance

= 65


I now give 1 to 7 in thirteen cathegories
where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 13 = 91 never exist(?)




All Music Looks Back as well as forward












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13 music pieces I've listened to most 2013

the 1:st snake
during latest month of February 10th to Mars 11th





like 13 times


LIFE IS FANTASTIC
with Army of Lovers

by Bard, De la Cour, Wollbeck
from Glory Glamour and Gold 1994




like 12 times


IF I TRY
with Secret Service

by Tim Norell and Björn Håkanson
from Cutting Corners 1982




like 11 times


SO THIS IS GOODBYE
with Stina Nordenstam

by Stina Nordenstam
from And She Closed Her Eyes 1994


Stina in Aquarium
They've only cut the last, returning part, with the last goodbye




like 10 times


END OF INNOCENCE
with Nils Erikson

by Nielsen
from On The Verge 2007




like 9 times


KEEP ON LYING
with Tame Impala

by Kevin Parker
from Lonerism 2012




like 8 times


THE OPPOSITE OF AFTERNOON
with Unknown Mortal Orchestra

by Ruban Nielson
from "part II" 2013




like 7 times


THE WATCHMAKER
with Steven Wilson

by Steven Wilson
from The Raven That Refused To Sing and Other Stories 2013




like 6 times


THE HEART'S FILTHY LESSON
with David Bowie


by Bowie, Brian Eno and others
from Outside 1995




like 5 times


SAY YES!
with Di Leva

by Di Leva
from Love is The Heart 1995




like 4 times


I FEEL MUCH BETTER
with Small Faces

by Lane, McLagan, Marriott
bonus track from Small Faces 1968




like 3 times


VERY LARGE GREEN TRIANGLES
with Matmos

by Martin Schmidt and Drew Daniel
from The Marriage of True Minds 2013




like 2 times (though heard it alot before)


THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD : NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE
with The Alan Parsons' Project

by Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson
from The Turn of A Friendly Card 1980




like 1 time (though heard it alot before)


END OF THE LINE
with Roxy Music

by Bryan Ferry
from Siren 1975





just one song for each artist alowed on this list








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Dai Dai Shogi : Reverse Chariot by Blind Monkey

like haiku

first impressions (in my fantasy) of these many many archetypical pieces





Reverse Chariot 1



Why are you gone, where??

no wood shades, moon train, just by

sunrocky people








Blind Monkey



Bigger than the nut

you bang you crush your own shell

rubbing dizzy sun











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Real Fiction Animation no 2

Each month I pick one little animation

which except being extremely well made

shall make me reflect about our world.


KEEN YELLOW PLANET


This time I found it was a video to one lovely song by Stina.





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if The GLEE Characters Would Star in Other Shows

these are where I would put each character

not just as guest star
rather to be a potentially great part of the whole series

(I've soon seen three seasons of Glee)





Will Schuester in The Muppet Show


Mercedes Jones in Fame


Quinn Fabray in Grey's Anatomy


Brittany Pierce in Girls


Blaine Anderson in Mad Men


Shelby Corcoran in Mentalist


Noah "Puck" Puckerman in The Wire


Sugar Motta in Big Brother


Dave Karofsky in OZ


Sue Sylvester in Dallas (the old one)


April Rhodes in The Partridge Family


Rachel Berry in Little House on The Prairie


Finn Hudson in Homeland


Kurt Hummel in Battlestar Galactica


Emma Pillsbury in House


Terri Schuester in V


Burt Hummel in Invasion


Sam Evans in Entourage


Santana Lopez in Game of Thrones


Roz Washington in Heroes


Shannon Beiste in M*A*S*H


Lauren Zizes in Planet Earth (BBC)


Principal Figgins in Numb3rs


Becky Jackson in Alf


Jacob Ben Israel in 30 Rock


Sebastian Smythe in Las Vegas


Rod Remington in Late Show with Letterman


Sandy Ryerson in Modern Family


Tina Cohen-Chang in Chobits


Artie Abrams in Work of Art


Holly Holliday in Life on Mars /Ashes to Ashes






I choose among series I've seen at least three episodes of, but most of them one season or more







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And She Closed Her Eyes with Stina Nordenstam

The 1994 masterpiece by Sweden's maybe most mysterious music maker, Stina who's also an especially strange singer.

Sometimes the production sounds almost like White Album or Abbey Road, even though her songs are far more meditative. She can also sound extremely shy and/or introspective, but I wonder whether that's just an illusion?




most Amusing song: VIEWED FROM THE SPIRE

most Beautiful song: FIREWORKS

most Sexy song: WHEN DEBBIE'S BACK FROM TEXAS

most Smart song: SO THIS IS GOODBYE (Remember your eyes around me??)

most Strange song: MURDER IN MAIRYLAND PARK

most growing Strong song: I SEE YOU AGAIN (window of a train)

most Loving song: PROPOSAL



Overall Album

7 sound

5 melodies

7 accompaniment

6 rythms

4 singin' feeling

5 playin' dynamics

7 concept

4 variation

4 lyrics

3 titles

4 order of tracks

6 cover picture

7 historical importance

= 69


I now give 1 to 7 in thirteen cathegories
where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 13 = 91 never exist(?)






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Swedish Prime Minister PALME in Retrospective

SnowBlack Movie # 1302



PALME
Sweden 2012

Retro-Documentary by Maud Nycander and Kristina Lindström (music by Benny Andersson). Very much here is archive material, also since some of the main characters aren't alive anymore.




Extreme role: OLOF PALME (Olof Palme)

Exhausted role: MATTIAS PALME (Mattias Palme)

Wise role: HARRY SCHEIN (Harry Schein)


Happy role:  TAGE ERLANDER (Tage Erlander)

Grumpy role: CARL BILDT (Carl Bildt)

Crazy role: INGMAR BERGMAN (Ingmar Bergman)

Shy role: LENNART GEIJER (Lennart Geijer)


Beautiful role: DAVID FROST (David Frost) or rather the clip of girls from his 60's show



5 Characters
4 Scenery
2 Camerawork

5 Thrill
6 Conflict
2 Humour

7 Psychology
6 Philosophy
2 Fantasy

4 Composition
6 Music
3 Concept

= 52


I now give 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 12 = 84 never exist(?)







Overall I got more positive impressions of Palme as a person than I imagined now. His curious joy and serious sharpness goes exceptionally intriguing together. Also realise he was more "close friend" with Bergman and other cultural icons than I've thought of, at least at an early stage.


most interesting quote (in swedish):

"Kanske är det just detta att han inom sig kände att han var i någon mån ändå en maktmänniska. Han tyckte sig s.a.s. ogilla maktmänniskor i princip. Men om man känner på sig att man har nånting som man egentligen i princip ogillar väldigt mycket, då ligger det väldigt nära tillhands att man lurar sig själv. Olof tyckte om att lägga sig i saker och ting som egentligen en stadsminister inte gör. Det gör man för att man tycker det är roligt att bestämma."
/companion Harry Schein







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Report to Heaven

in swedish RAPPORT TILL HIMLEN
by Ulf Malmros
Sweden 1994


my very favourite tv-movie /short-series of all time
now seen for the seventh time or more

first discovered in 1994 as I began to believe in out-of-body experiences and spiritual sides of reality




SnowBlack "Movie" # 1301


Beautiful role: ANNA THE DEAD GIRL (Lina Englund) who becomes friend with the living boy


Happy role: SONJA THE ICE-CREAM BAR QUEEN (Vanna Rosenberg)

Grumpy role: MR SPLENDID THE BINGO ENTERTAINER (Gert Fylking)

Crazy role: ALLAN THE NON-CONVENTIONAL PRIEST (Kjell Bergqvist)

Shy role: CLARA ANOTHER DEAD GIRL (Liv Alsterlund)


Surprising role: GARY "THE NEW POLICE" (Stellan Skarsgård)

Ordinary role: VICTOR THE BOY (Johan Widerberg) who personally gets to know the ghosts

Wise role: NIKLAS THE LEADER OF THE DEAD (Kalle Westerdahl)



6 Characters
6 Scenery
7 Camerawork

5 Thrill
3 Conflict
6 Humour

3 Psychology
5 Philosophy
7 Fantasy

5 Composition
7 Music
7 Concept

= 67


I now give 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 12 = 84 never exist(?)





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Sirius Us

Astro-Limerick 31




This siren from seas close to Sirius B

insisted to take us so seriously


As only Adam played by lake

she made deep research on his snake


gave birth to some million delirious we









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