Tinker Bell in her nowaday First Two own stories

SnowBlack Movie # 1307



a nowaday development of the little flying creature from Peter Pan, with it's origin in the earliest years of last century

Review of both movies together



TINKER BELL
+ TINKER BELL AND THE LOST TREASURE

written and directed by
Bradley Raymond (USA 2008)
Klay Hall (USA 2009)

which already has been followed by two more movies, soon to be seen...




Happy role: CHEESE THE MOUSE who fairys sometimes rides upon

Grumpy role: VIDIA the fast-flying fairy girl, who controls sand whirls

Crazy role: BOBBLE the smaller tinker fairy boy in glasses

Shy role: BLAZE the BumbleBee with the LightBulb


[Tinker Bell's voice is made by Mae Whitman, who I recently saw in a less soft role, in Perks of Being a Wallflower]

Explosive role: TINKER BELL herself, the new fairy girl, who will repair mechanisms

Exhausted role: THE MINISTER OF SPRING + THE MINISTER OF AUTUMN (with responsibility for each season being properly created)

Wise role: THE OWL who asks "WHO?"


Beautiful role: FAWN the pigtailed fairy girl, who shows birds how to fly



4 Characters
7 Scenery
5 Camerawork

2 Thrill
4 Conflict
3 Humour

4 Psychology
6 Philosophy
4 Fantasy

5 Composition
5 Music
6 Concept

= 55


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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13 music pieces I've listened to most

my 2:nd Snake of 2013
which felt more like a Turtle/Tortoise

from middle of March walking slowly through whole April


The number of listening times sometimes includes how many times I've heard it before, but for the most part I mean now.




like 13 times


PRUSSIA
(Memoirs I do)

with Vacuum

by Alexander Bard, Mattias Lindblom, Maria Schiptjenko and Anders Wollbeck
from The Plutonium Cathedral 1997




like 12 times


TIME
[...shorter to breath
and one day closer to death...]

with Pink Floyd

by Gilmour, Mason, Waters, Wright
from The Dark Side of The Moon 1973




like 11 times


ME ABOUT YOU
with The Turtles

by Gary Bonner & Alan Gordon
from Happy Together 1967




like 10 times


THINGS ARE NOT PERFECT IN OUR YARD
with Hem

by Gary Maurer and Dan Messe
from Departure & Farewell 2013




like 9 times


LOVE IS LOST
[Your maid is new and your accent too
but your fear is as old as the world]

with David Bowie
by David Bowie
from The Next Day 2013




like 8 times


I LOVE YOU (You Make Life Wonderful)
with Jon Anderson

by Jon Anderson
from The Lost Tapes : Searching For The Songs 2007


The song sounds extremely alike this italian piece
VADO VIA with Drupi
The verse must be a(n unintentional?) cover?
hiding in memories from early 70's




like 7 times


WONDEROUS STORIES
with Yes

by Steve Howe, Alan White and Jon Anderson
from Going for The One 1977




like 6 times


MORNING STORY
with Jack Bruce

by Jack Bruce
from Harmony Row 1971

also live version
Former Baseplayer of Cream




like 5 times


THE MAYOR OF SIMPLETON
with XTC

by Andy Partridge
from Oranges & Lemons 1989




like 4 times


FULL OF FIRE
with The Knife

by Olof Dreijer & Karin Dreijer
from Shaking The Habitual 2013




like 3 times


PULNOCNI BÁL
with Mahagon [a czech band]

by Petr Klapka & Pavel Kopta
from Mahagon's first single 1976




like 2 times


L'EQUILIBRIO
with Le Orme

by Smeraldi & Tagliapietra
from Felona e Sorona 1973

LE ORME ON ProgArchives
where I created a profile
as "Moon Fool Mole"




like 1 time


MERLIN THE MAGICIAN
with Rick Wakeman (without Yes)

by Rick Wakeman
from Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table 1975








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Plutonium Cathedral with VACUUM

THE PLUTONIUM CATHEDRAL, the premiere album of Vaccum, I never discovered it in 1997, but probably the better now. Vacuum's scientific persona clings extremely well to the space between what's superficial and what's really deep.


Vacuum was a swedish trio who took over where Army of Lovers ended in the mid 90's. Bard had flown into the more cinematically timeless nest of Wollbeck and Lindblom, where also a woman Schipjenko could be found. Their way of blending synth pop with orchestral music gives some fantastically strange harmonies.




most Loving song: CLOSER THAN THE HOLY GHOST

most growing Strong song: SCIENCE OF THE SACRED (Adam and Eve)

most Strange song: PRUSSIA (to write a page in history)

most Smart song: SIGN ON THE SKYLINE


science of Vacuum in a very fine video

most Sexy song: I BREATHE [clouds beneath my window... I feel satellites in limbo]

most Beautiful song: ATLAS SHRUGGED

most Amusing song: THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME



Overall Album


6 sound

5 melodies

7 accompaniment

3 rythms

4 singin' feeling

3 playin' dynamics

6 concept

4 variation

4 lyrics

6 titles

4 order of tracks

7 cover picture

4 historical importance

= 63


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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Ukraine through US eyes

SnowBlack Movie # 1308




CHERNOBYL DIARIES

by Bradley Parker, Oren Peli a.o.

USA 2012
located to Kiev + Pripyat




Most movies I see is fantastic in some way or another. This is just fantastic in the choice of theme and environment - the rest seems clumsy. Could have been so much more fascinating - even the scariness isn't really scary. Uri is the only character who feels genuine for this context, and maybe that's exactly what the movie is about.


1 Characters
7 Scenery
2 Camerawork

3 Thrill
2 Conflict
1 Humour

0 Psychology
1 Philosophy
3 Fantasy

2 Composition
1 Music
5 Concept

= 28


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





Happy role: Michael (Nathan Philips)

Grumpy role: Amanda (Devin Kelley)

Crazy role: Paul (Jonathan Sadowski)

Shy role: Humanoid (someone)


Explosive role: The Bear (someone)

Exhausted role: Check Point Guard (Milos Timotijevic)

Wise role: URi (Dmitri Diatchenko)


Beautiful role: Natalie (Olivia Dudley)






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Countries You maybe Read This in

Finally I begin to be a bit curious who my readers are...?


From the more than two years Rewinding Road has existed

most site views came from following countries:



1. USA

2. Russia

3. Sweden

then much fewer but anyway from

4. Germany

5. UK

6. France

7. Latvia

8. Ukraine

9. Poland

10. Denmark


How appropriate that it's 8 + 9 I will make a trip to!





On my mostly swedish language poetry blog
the stats during soon five years follows:


1. Sweden

2. USA

3. Russia

4. Germany

5. France

6. Netherlands

7. UK

8. Ukraine

9. South Corea

10. Canada




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Long Songs by Jon Anderson

Among all Jon's compositions
these I've Returned most times to



1

SONG OF SEVEN

from Song of Seven 1980


2

SURVIVAL

with Yes
from Yes 1969


3

AWAKEN

with Yes
from Going for The One 1977


4

STATE OF INDEPENDENCE
[co-composed with Vangelis]

from The Best of Jon & Vangelis 1984


5

I'VE SEEN ALL GOOD PEOPLE...

with Yes
from The Yes Album 1971

or with The New Life Band
from Live in Sheffield 1980


6

EVERYBODY LOVES YOU (but I just love you a little bit more)

from Song of Seven 1980


7

THE SPELL

from Animation 1983


8

OUTSIDE OF THIS (INSIDE OF THAT)
[co-composed with Vangelis]

from The Best of Jon & Vangelis 1984


9

THEN

with Yes
from Time And a Word 1970


10

TURN OF THE CENTURY
[co-composed with Howe and White]

with Yes
from Going for The One 1977


11

CIRCUS OF HEAVEN

with Yes
from Tormato 1978


12

OLYMPIA

from Animation 1983


13

FLIGHT OF THE MOORGLADE

from Olias of Sunhillow 1976







Bonus from more Recent albums


O'ER

from The Promise Ring 1997



I LOVE YOU

from Searching For The Songs 2007

sounds extremely alike this italian piece
italian song
where the verse must be an unintentional cover?
hiding in memories from early 70's








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LOST DOORS of Old Gothenburg

Departure & Farewell with HEM

Sung by Sally Ellyson
Compositions by Dan Messe (and Steve Curtis)


Since all their thirteen songs are beautiful, I now skip putting them into each cathegory. We just say everyone is BEAUTIFUL.



Instead I imagine which other folk singers would suit to make covers of Hem's songs (= in many cases make them a bit more expressive)
or which songs seems to be inspired most by which folk/country/jazz singers:


1. DEPARTURE AND FAREWELL
like Joni Mitchell

2. WALKING PAST THE GRAVEYARD, NOT BREATHING
like Madeleine Peyroux

3. THINGS ARE NOT PERFECT IN OUR YARD
like Judee Sill

4. THE SEED
like Carly Simon

5. THE JACK PINE
like Aimee Mann

6. TORNIQUET
like Nick Drake

7. SEVEN ANGELS
like Gordon Lightfoot

8. GENTLY DOWN THE STREAM
like Simon & Garfunkel

9. BIRD SONG
like Joan Baez

10. TRAVELER'S SONG
like Randy Newman

11. THE TIDES AT THE NARROWS
like Emmylou Harris

12. LAST CALL
like Sophie Zelmani

13. SO LONG
like Nina Simone





Overall Album

5 sound

7 melodies

7 accompaniment

3 rythms

7 singin' feeling

4 playin' dynamics

6 concept

2 variation

3 lyrics

2 titles

3 order of tracks

6 cover picture

4 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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yesterday's YES and Time And A Word with YES

I now try to do one common estimation of both their earliest albums:
YES (1969)
and TIME AND A WORD (1970)

Before Yes really became that big progressive band, before Howe and Wakeman arrived... I still do like Chris Squire's and Jon Anderson's interpretations of own and other's songs, maybe even more since they are more like... well, songs :-) no one longer than seven minutes maximum, but already played like they were symphonies or opera arias.

Anyhow the music's in full blossom of late 60's feeling. As eclectic and nice as on Deep Purple's very earliest albums, some would find it impossible to tell from here where the band would land later, while I find it not too far away.




most Loving song: THEN [by Jon A]

most growing Strong song: BEYOND AND BEFORE [by Bailey, Squire]

most Strange song: HAROLD LAND [by Bruford, Squire, Jon A]

most Smart song: THE PROPHET [by Jon A, Squire]

most Sexy song: I SEE YOU [cover of Byrds]

most Beautiful song: SURVIVAL [by Jon A]

most Amusing song: EVERY LITTLE THING [cover of Beatles]



Overall Album(s)

6 sound

6 melodies

7 accompaniment

6 rythms

6 singin' feeling

7 playin' dynamics

3 concept

6 variation

5 lyrics

2 titles

4 order of tracks

3 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(?)







Moreover here is very good material, original Yes-sessions:

YES Many Songs





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Unbelievable Evil and Chaotic Emptiness

my most Recently seen movies

Quadrant Drama # 90






ENTER THE VOID

by Gaspar Noé
France /Canada 2009

takes place in TOKYO



most charming character : LINDA THE SISTER (Paz de la Huerta)

most crazy character : ALEX THE BROTHEL MANAGER (Cyril Roy)

most provoking character : BRUNO THE BIG DRUG DEALER (Ed Spear)

most honourable character : MARIO THE COMPANION (Masato Tanno)

most mystic character : OSCAR HIMSELF (Nathaniel Brown)


1 Characters
7 Scenery
7 Camerawork

4 Thrill
4 Conflict
0 Humour

2 Psychology
2 Philosophy
1 Fantasy

6 Composition
7 Music
5 Concept

= 46









THE FUTURE

by Miranda July
USA 2011



most charming character : MARSHALL (David Warshofsky)

most crazy character : SOPHIE including VOICE OF PAW-PAW (Miranda July)

most provoking character : DANCE STUDIO RECEPTIONIST (Angela Trimbur)

most honourable character : JASON (Hamish Linklater)

most mystic character : JOE including VOICE OF MOON (Joe Putterlik)



4 Characters
2 Scenery
2 Camerawork

2 Thrill
4 Conflict
5 Humour

4 Psychology
5 Philosophy
6 Fantasy

5 Composition
3 Music
3 Concept

= 45









WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

by Lynne Ramsay
UK /USA 2011



most charming character : SISTER CELIA (Ashley Gerasimovich)

most crazy character : KEVIN AS TEENAGER (Ezra Miller)

most provoking character : KEVIN AS LITTLE BOY (Jasper Newell)

most honourable character : CO-WORKER COLIN (Alex Manette)

most mystic character : MOTHER EVA KHATCHADOURIAN (Tilda Swinton)


2 Characters
1 Scenery
2 Camerawork

4 Thrill
6 Conflict
2 Humour

5 Psychology
1 Philosophy
4 Fantasy

5 Composition
4 Music
3 Concept

= 39









A PROPHET

by Jacques Audiard
France /Italy 2009



most charming character : JORDI (Reda Kateb)

most crazy character : EVERYONE (in the whole prison)

most provoking character : CÉSAR LUCIANI (Niels Arestrup)

most honourable character : NO ONE (not even outside the prison)

most mystic character : MALIK EL DJEBENA HIMSELF (Tahar Rahim)



4 Characters
2 Scenery
2 Camerawork

6 Thrill
7 Conflict
1 Humour

5 Psychology
2 Philosophy
0 Fantasy

3 Composition
1 Music
3 Concept

= 36





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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when Harold Lloyd was Hangin' not only in the Clock Tower

SnowBlack Movie # 1311


Watched this incredible classic over four years ago. Repeating it now (with Maltin's commentary track) I'm more than astonished how all these magical comic scenes can actually be put in the same movie!


SAFETY LAST!
with Harold Lloyd


directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor
USA 1923



4 Characters
6 Scenery
7 Camerawork

7 Thrill
3 Conflict
7 Humour

4 Psychology
2 Philosophy
7 Fantasy

7 Composition
3 Music
6 Concept

= 63


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





Instead of role characters, in this movie I pick SCENES. Spoiler warning!

Almost everyone, even the hazardous scenes, is funny in some way or another.

Harold and "the boy" is reffered to as same person.



Explosive scene:
The boy trying to catch the tram, on which dozens of potential passengers are hangin' outside. When he finally also founds a grip, the boy is confronted by a car including the man he happened to tear down...

Exhausted scene:
As Harold has climbed almost the whole building, dingled from the clock and a loose roop too, just to have to face a mouse showing up (as if the hungry birds wasn't enough).

Wise scene:
Even though he was well in time for work, the boy by mistake gets caught in a delivery car, and now becomes late for work.


Shy scene:
Hiding under their hangin' coats, hissing their feet up, as someone search for them in the office...

Crazy scene:
Harold hiding first as a dressed dummy and then as a jumping frog behind an incoming package. As the delivery man turns another way, Harold continues to jump through the store in full open.

Grumpy scene:
An old lady has demanded to take a closer look to every cloth in the whole boutique shelf, but then just wants a small sample of the choosen pattern.

Happy scene: 
The girl friend visiting the boy's working place, and being so impressed by him acting the boss position, never knowing he pretends. The boy is far more successful in creating this live theatre than advance in his actual work.


Beautiful scene:
As Harold needs to get a glimpse of his own reflection, and uses a bald man's head as mirror. Or otherwise the whole modern city behind the building Harold is crawling upon...








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ARRIETTY + PONYO = Miyazaki and more

TriangleDrama # 81
See separate post for "The Moving Castle"








THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY
[KARI-GURASHI NO ARIETTI]

another animated movie from Studio Ghibli
Japan 2010
seen with japanese voices of course


directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi
screenplay by Hayao Miyazaki

based on Mary Norton's novel THE BORROWERS





most charming character : SMALL GIRL ARRIETTY

most crazy character : BIG HOUSE MAID HARU

most provoking character : SMALL MOTHER SADAKO

most honourable character : BIG BOY SHÔ

most mystic characters : BIG GRASS HOPPERS (or some other animals)


4 Characters
7 Scenery
7 Camerawork

5 Thrill
3 Conflict
2 Humour

2 Psychology
2 Philosophy
5 Fantasy

4 Composition
6 Music
6 Concept

= 53












PONYO ON THE CLIFF BY THE SEA
[GAKE NO UE NO PONYO]

another animated movie from Studio Ghibli
Japan 2008
seen with japanese voices of course


directed by Hayao Miyazaki

loosely based on H.C. Anderson's THE LITTLE MERMAID
and on Wagner's THE VALKYRIE





most charming character : MAIN "MERMAID" BRUNHILDE = PONYO

most crazy character : TOKI and/or YOSHIE

most provoking character : SEA SORCERER FUJIMOTO (FATHER of every "mermaid" and master of the waves)

most honourable character : THE HUMAN BOY SÔSUKE

most mystic character : MOTHER OF THE SEA GRANMAMARE


4 Characters
6 Scenery
7 Camerawork

3 Thrill
2 Conflict
3 Humour

3 Psychology
4 Philosophy
5 Fantasy

4 Composition
5 Music
6 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(?)

Watson and the not at all Wallflowers

SnowBlack Movie # 1309




THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER

directed by Stephen Chbosky
written by Stephen Chbosky

USA 2012



Happy role: PATRICK (Ezra Miller)

Grumpy role: MR. CALLAHAN (Tom Savini)

Crazy role: AUNT HELEN (Melanie Lynskey)

Shy role: ALICE (Erin Wilhelmi)


Explosive role: MARY ELIZABETH (Mae Whitman)

Exhausted role: CHARLIE (Logan Lerman)

Wise role: MR. ANDERSON (Paul Rudd)


Beautiful role: SAM (Emma Watson)



6 Characters
2 Scenery
3 Camerawork

6 Thrill
5 Conflict
4 Humour

7 Psychology
3 Philosophy
2 Fantasy

4 Composition
7 Music
5 Concept

= 54


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





Even though the story is set to early 90's (same time as I went to high school) the choice of music is much from 70's glam and 80's postpunk.

I remember also discovering many older superhits by that time, in the fresh 90's as MIX TAPES were given each other like never before (even though I've mixed times and looked back during my whole life).

Best Soundtrack: C'MON EILEEN with Dexy's Midnight Runners, made -82 but never heard it until -90, and then couldn't forget it.








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The Chronicles of Marnia

with Marnie Stern
Released now

Artists I feel has a Similar Sound : Siouxsie & The Banshees, Sparks, Arcade Fire, Kate Bush, Björk, Yoko Ono


And I don't think she sounds crazy, not even unique - just energetic.



most Amusing song: YEAR OF THE GLAD

most Beautiful song: PROOF OF LIFE

most Sexy song: EAST SIDE GLORY

most Smart song: THE CHRONICLES OF MARNIA

most Strange song: YOU DON'T TURN DOWN

most growing Strong song: NOTHING IS EASY



Overall Album

6 sound

1 melodies

5 accompaniment

4 rythms

5 singin' feeling

5 playin' dynamics

6 concept

2 variation

4 lyrics

4 titles

2 order of tracks

3 cover picture

4 historical importance

= 51


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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