Swedish Vintage Boutique FILIPINIANA filled with Animals and BookCases, Angels and Candy

seVen seen : A Broken Candelabra

my most Recent discoveries
among movies and series

3:rd tower of 2014
consists of quite contemporary material






Crown chakra


LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS : THE OWLS OF GA'HOOLE
by Zack Snyder 2010
based on novels by Kathryn Lasky


Roles I Remember most

Mars : KLUDD the "wrong" brother owl
Venus : EGLANTINE the small sister owl
Mercury : DIGGER the clownish owl (companion to TWILIGHT)

Neptune : SOREN the "right" brother owl
Uranus : MRS. P the snake
Saturn : NYRA the noble bad madame owl
Jupiter : EZYLRYB the old warrior owl







Brow /third EYE chakra


FRANKENWEENIE
by Tim Burton 2012


Roles I Remember most

Mars : MAYOR BURGERMEISTER the garden protector
Venus : VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN the keeper of dog SPARKY
Mercury : EDGAR "E" GORE the grinning boy

Neptune : WEIRD GIRL the keeper of cat MR. WHISKERS
Uranus : MR. RZYKRUSKI the science teacher
Saturn : NASSOR the skeptic competitor
Jupiter : BOB the balloonish companion







Throat chakra


GLEE, Season 4
first episodes : THE NEW RACHEL + BRITNEY 2.0

by Ryan Murphy 2012


Roles I Remember most = four new ones

Mars : CASSANDRA JULY (Kate Hudson)
Venus : BRODY WESTON (Dean Geyer)
Mercury : JAKE PUCKERMAN (Jacob Artist)

Neptune : MARLEY ROSE (Melissa Benoist)
Uranus : BRITANNY PIERCE (Heather Morris)
Saturn : CARMEN TIBIDEAUX (Whoopi Goldberg)
Jupiter : RACHEL BERRY (Lea Michele)







Heart chakra


BROKEN
by Rufus Norris
UK 2012


Roles I Remember most

Mars : MR. OSWALD (Rory Kinnear)
Venus : DILLON (George Sargeant)
Mercury : MIKE (Cillian Murphy)

Neptune : RICK (Robert Emms)
Uranus : ARCHIE (Tim Roth)
Saturn : SUSAN (Rosalie Kosky) and her OSWALD sisters
Jupiter : SKUNK (Eloise Laurence)







Solar Plexus chakra


THE HUNGER GAMES : CATCHING FIRE
part 2
by Francis Lawrence 2013
based on novel by Suzanne Collins


Roles I Remember most

Mars : KATNISS EVERDEEN (Jennifer Lawrence)
Venus : UNNAMED MORPHLING (Megan Hayes)
Mercury : HAYMITCH ABERNATHY (Woody Harrelson)

Neptune : EFFIE TRINKET (Elisabeth Banks)
Uranus : BEETEE (Jeffrey Wright)
Saturn : PRESIDENT SNOW (Donald Sutherland)
Jupiter : PLUTARCH HEAVENSBEE (Philip Seymour Hoffman)







Sex chakra /Sacred chakra


BEHIND THE CANDELABRA
by Steven Soderbergh 2013


Roles I Remember most

Mars : LIBERACE (Michael Douglas)
Venus : LIBERACE (Michael Douglas)
Mercury : LIBERACE (Michael Douglas)

Neptune : LIBERACE (Michael Douglas)
Uranus : LIBERACE (Michael Douglas)
Saturn : LIBERACE (Michael Douglas)
Jupiter : LIBERACE (Michael Douglas)







Root chakra


BREAKING BAD, season 1
first episodes : Pilot + Cat's in The Bag... And The Bag's in The River

by Vince Gilligan 2008


Roles I Remember most

Mars : JESSE PINKMAN (Aaron Paul)
Venus : CARMEN MOLINA (Carmen Serano)
Mercury : SKYLER WHITE (Anna Gunn)

Neptune : KRAZY-8 (Max Arciniega)
Uranus : WALTER WHITE (Bryan Cranston)
Saturn : MARIE SCHRADER (Betsy Brandt)
Jupiter : HANK SCHRADER (Dean Norris)







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LOUDER with LEA Michele

I don't want to say like allmusic and some else, but don't want to lie either. I miss the musical numbers of her Rachel Berry character!

Lea's voice, one of the world's best, would've deserved a more rich debut album. Whole package seems boring, and most songs feels "less music" than in Glee. Even though this pop is still uplifting! My appreciation of the tunes rises and falls like elevators, never on the same floor from round to round.



most Amusing song: CUE THE RAIN

most Beautiful song: EMPTY HANDED

most Sexy song: YOU'RE MINE

most Soulful song: BATTLEFIELD

most Tedious song: CANNONBALL

most Mysterious song: THOUSAND NEEDLES

most Growing Strong song: ON MY WAY



as my Spring Record 14 :59


3 sound

4 melodies

3 accompaniment

3 rythms

6 singin' feeling

4 playin' dynamics

1 concept

3 variation

3 lyrics

1 titles

2 order of tracks

2 cover picture

3 historical importance

= 38


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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7 + 7 + 7 very favourite songs by Billy Joel

as I experience them nowadays
while listening through every tune again

half I never grasped before
but half are same darlings as ever




1
SUMMER, HIGHLAND FALLS

from Turnstiles -76

in live version much later



2
THE BALLAD OF BILLY THE KID

from Piano Man -73


3
YOU CAN MAKE ME FREE

from Cold Spring Harbor -71


4
SHE'S RIGHT ON TIME

from The Nylon Curtain -82


5
UPTOWN GIRL

from An Innocent Man -83


6
MOVIN' OUT (ANTHONY'S SONG)

from The Stranger -77


7
STOP IN NEVADA

from Piano Man -73







8
THE GREAT SUBURBAN SHOWDOWN

from Streetlife Serenade -74


9
DON'T ASK ME WHY

from Glass Houses -80


10
HONESTY

from 52nd Street -78


11
I'VE LOVED THESE DAYS

from Turnstiles -76


12
VIENNA

from The Stranger -77


13
WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE

from Storm Front -89


14
FALLING OF THE RAIN

from Cold Spring Harbor -71







15
ALL FOR LEYNA

from Glass Houses -80


16
LAURA

from The Nylon Curtain -82


17
CAPTAIN JACK

from Piano Man -73


18
AN INNOCENT MAN

from An Innocent Man -83


19
NEW YORK STATE OF MIND

from Turnstiles -76

Cover version from GLEE


20
GOT TO BEGIN AGAIN

from Cold Spring Harbor -71


21
C'ETAIT TOI (YOU WERE THE ONE)

from Glass Houses -80









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Another 14 Films and Series seen during 2014

1. most Memorable

SANS SOLEIL
by Chris Marker and many more
locations from TOKYO and other places
France 1983



2. most Mysterious

SIWORAE
by Hyun-seung Lee
South Korea 2000



3. most Personal

BEFORE MIDNIGHT
third part with Hawke & Delpy

by Richard Linklater 2013



4. most Wise

BAKOM STÄNGDA DÖRRAR ["Behind Closed Doors"] = DANS LA MAISON
by Francois Ozon
France 2012



5. most Spiritual

SMILES OF A SUMMER NIGHT
[SOMMARNATTENS LEENDE]

by Ingmar Bergman 1955



6. most Provocative

GIRLS
soon every episode of Third Season

by Lena Dunham 2013-14



7. most Powerful

MAD MEN
first episodes of Fourth Season

by Matthew Weiner 2010



8. most Painful

PLATOON
by Oliver Stone 1986



9. most Beautiful

ARTHUR AND THE INVISIBLES
[ARTHUR ET LES MINIMOYS]

by Luc Besson 2006



10. most Comic

"THE 100-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT THE WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED"
by Felix Herngren 2013

based on Jonas Jonasson
HUNDRAÅRINGEN SOM KLEV UT GENOM FÖNSTRET OCH FÖRSVANN



11. most Thrilling

BREAKING BAD
first episodes of First Season

by Vince Gilligan 2008



12. most Loving

MONICA Z
about Zetterlund
by Per Fly 2013



13. most Serious

THE WHITE SISTER
silent by Henry King 1923



14. most Sexy

STUDENTFESTEN ["THE STUDENT PARTY"]
by Simon Sandquist
Sweden 2013







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Second Music Chakra Horse Race of 2014

14 Songs which Rode Closer and Closer to my Heart

or just made most rounds, during February

Here's my most important "Horses"
two for each chakra




Root chakra


14
FOUR LITTLE DIAMONDS

driven by Jeff Lynne & his Electric Light Orchestra
from Secret Messages 1983


13
I GOT STRIPES (I GOT CHAINS)

driven by Johnny Cash
from Old Golden Throat 1968





Sex chakra /Sacred chakra


12
DUMB BLONDE

driven by Dolly Parton
from Hello, I'm Dolly 1967


11
RIP THIS JOINT

driven by Rolling Stones
from Exile on Main Street 1972





Solar Plexus chakra


10
TUMBLING DICE

cover of Stones
driven by Jill Johnson with help from Kim Carnes
from Music Row 2007


9
THIS MUST BE DONE

driven by The Obits
from Bed & Bugs 2013





Heart chakra


8
ON MY WAY TO WORK

driven by Paul McCartney
from NEW 2013


7
I'LL BE THE ONE

driven by Badfinger
from Straight Up 1971





Throat chakra


6
BLUE MOON

driven by Flamingo-kvintetten
from their sixth album 1975


5
LONG DISTANCE RUNAROUND

driven by Yes = Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman, Bill Bruford
from Fragile 1972





Brow /third EYE chakra


4
(Gotta Do it Again) ON THE RUN

driven by Jeff Lynne & his Electric Light Orchestra
from Discovery 1979


3
MERLIN THE MAGICIAN

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





Crown chakra


2
JESUS WAS A CAPRICORN

driven by Kris Kristofferson
from Jesus Was a Capricorn 1972


1
LAVENDER ('s Blue, Dilly Dilly)

driven by Marillion
from Misplaced Childhood 1985








Above All and Under Everyone


0
ANTON BRUCKNER'S SEVENTH SYMPHONY
First Movement : Allegro Moderato

driven by Giuseppe Sinopoli & Staatkapelle Dresden
performed 1993
composed 1883




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Sweetie Turning Winter into Spring

Secret Messages with Electric Light Orchestra

Next after Time (-81) one of ELO's very most well-produced records still I feel is Secret Mesages (-83). And I even think it captures the nerve of that very electronical time better than Out of The Blue or Discovery captured the late 70's.

Resembling rather 10cc and Alan Parsons' Project in it's soundscape, the preceding decade is of course more than present. But for being so old-fashioned this album feels surprisingly full of fresh 80's.

At the same time Jeff Lynne succeeds to bring his diamonds of pure early rock & roll. And ELO's beatlesque signum gravitates more here around A Hard Day's Night than Magical Mystery Tour. I'm almost inspired to notice that Lynne travelled backwards...?

Maybe no one will get the idea of putting Secret Messages on a best albums' list of 1983. While I surely would've done, next to Animation by Jon Anderson, yes!




most Amusing song: ROCK 'N' ROLL IS KING

most Beautiful song: BLUEBIRD

most Sexy song: DANGER AHEAD (The Endless Summer is Dead)

most Loving song: (Looking Through The Eyes of A) STRANGER

most Growing Strong song: FOUR LITTLE DIAMONDS

most Melancholic song: LETTER FROM SPAIN

most Smart song: SECRET MESSAGES (Calling On You Endlessly)

most Mysterious song: AFTER ALL (Bonus track)




as my Spring Record 14 : 58


7 sound

5 melodies

7 accompaniment

5 rythms

3 singin' feeling

5 playin' dynamics

4 concept

6 variation

2 lyrics

2 titles

3 order of tracks

6 cover picture

7 historical importance

= 62


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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Creatures Drawn when I was Fourteen

with coloured ink pencils simply
from a series of imaginary portraits (first part)

Kristofferson by Kris Kristofferson

His first record, released 1970, later named Me And Bobby McGee. This shows to be overfull with good country songs, for Christ's sake! a compelling mixture of conservative with socially liberal, maybe the best from each field.

Kris' compositions has taken some time for me to appreciate... at first they seemed quite boring, but finally begins to feel really good. For me sounds most similar to : Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen, Roger Miller and Gordon Lightfoot. Among best of all is the use of xylophone or marimba in some songs.



most Amusing song: BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS

most Beautiful song: HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT

most Sexy song: JUST THE OTHER SIDE OF NOWHERE

most Loving song: TO BEAT THE DEVIL

most Growing Strong song: CASEY'S LAST RIDE

most Melancholic song: SUNDAY MORNIN' COMIN' DOWN

most Smart song: THE JUNKIE AND THE JUICEHEAD, MINUS ME

most Mysterious song: DUVALIER'S DREAM




as my Spring Record 14 : 57


5 sound

7 melodies

7 accompaniment

3 rythms

5 singin' feeling

4 playin' dynamics

3 concept

4 variation

6 lyrics

5 titles

1 order of tracks

4 cover picture

7 historical importance

= 61


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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First Fourteen Films seen during 2014

among those I've never watched before




1. most Spiritual

LA PLANÈTE SAUVAGE
[THE WILD PLANET /"FANTASTIC PLANET"]
directed by René Laloux
designed by Roland Topor
France & Czechoslovakia 1973



2. most Memorable

JODOROWSKY'S DUNE
with Alejandro Jodorowsky and more
by Frank Pavich
2013
documentary about the biggest movie ever made
which never even were released



3. most Comic

RANGO
by Gore Verbinski
2011



4. most Mysterious

SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE
by George Roy Hill
1972
made between Butch Cassidy and The Sting
based on Kurt Vonnegut



5. most Serious

A MAN HAS ESCAPED [Un Condamné à Mort s'est Échappe ou le Vent Souffle où il Veut]
by Robert Bresson
1956



6. most Wise

WALK THE LINE
by James Mangold
2005
based on JOHNNY CASH



7. most Thrilling

LAUREL & HARDY : SUGAR DADDIES
by Guiol & McCarey
short silent 1927



8. most Beautiful

DJANGO
by Quentin Tarantino
2012



9. most Sexy

THE THREE MUSKETEERS
by Paul W.S. Anderson
2011



10. most Painful

LORE
by Cate Shortland
Germany /Australia 2012



11. most Meditative

LADYHAWKE
by Richard Donner
1985



12. most Personal

HANNAH AND HER SISTERS
by Woody Allen
1986



13. most Provocative

AI WEIWEI : NEVER SORRY
by Alison Klayman
2012
about Ai Wiewei



14. most Loving

KÄNN INGEN SORG (FÖR MIG GÖTEBORG)
by Björn Stein & Måns Mårlind
Sweden 2013
maybe known as SHED NO TEARS (FOR ME GOTHENBURG)





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