Hitchcock Presents an endless spectrum of Short Stories

in very first season from 1955
now seen ten episodes, extremely different in between
each containing such a unique idea = splendid variation!

As usual I give 1-7 stars for each aspect = 35 maximum
where 3 is good and 7 extremely high
but test especially developed aspects for this series

Hitchcock himself always gets 7 stars, out of pure strangeness. Seldom his jokes fails to surprise me - never thought I would like him even better as a presenter than director.




First episode : REVENGE

by Alfred Hitchcock and Francis Cockrell
based on Samuel Blas

1 Context
3 Mystery
2 Charm
5 Drama
5 End Twist

= 16



Second episode : PREMONITION

by Robert Stevens and Harold Swanton

4 Context
6 Mystery
1 Charm
4 Drama
6 End Twist

= 21



Third episode : TRIGGERS IN LEASH

by Don Medford and Richard Carr
based on Allan Vaughan Elston

6 Context
2 Mystery
6 Charm
5 Drama
7 End Twist

= 26



Fourth episode : DON'T COME BACK ALIVE

by Robert Stevenson and Robert Dennis

6 Context
2 Mystery
4 Charm
5 Drama
5 End Twist

= 22



Fifth episode : INTO THIN AIR

by Don Medford and Marian Cockrell

7 Context
7 Mystery
6 Charm
3 Drama
2 End Twist

= 25



Sixth episode : SALVAGE

by Jus Addiss and Richard Carr
based on Fred Freiberger

2 Context
4 Mystery
2 Charm
6 Drama
1 End Twist

= 15



Seventh episode : BREAKDOWN

by Alfred Hitchcock and Francis Cockrell
based on Louis Pollock

7 Context
6 Mystery
2 Charm
4 Drama
5 End Twist

= 24



Eighth episode : OUR COOK'S A TREASURE

by Robert Stevens and Robert Dennis
based on Dorothy Sayers

1 Context
3 Mystery
3 Charm
4 Drama
2 End Twist

= 13



Ninth episode : THE LONG SHOT

by Robert Stevenson and Harold Swanton

4 Context
3 Mystery
6 Charm
4 Drama
6 End Twist

= 23



Tenth episode : THE CASE OF MR. PELHAM

by Alfred Hitchcock and Francis Cockrell
based on Anthony Armstrong

6 Context
7 Mystery
3 Charm
4 Drama
7 End Twist

= 27



Pelham I could almost imagine Hitchcock himself act as, though he would be different


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Samba Dancers along Gothenburg Avenue

French Films given me most strong impressions

as I reimagine them right now through my life

those movies most hard to forget
(even if not most easy to love)

psychologically placed in my symbolical house
(only one director in each room allowed)




Roof Top


LE MÉPRIS
[CONTEMPT]

by Jean-Luc Godard -63
based on Alberto Moravia

with Brigitte Bardot




Front Door(s)


LE DOUBLE VIE DE VÉRONIQUE
[DOUBLE LIFE OF VERONIQUE]

partly french, partly polish [WERONIKA]

by Krzystof Kieslowski -91
with Irène Jacob




Hallway


L'ANNÉE DERNIÉRE Á MARIENBAD
[LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD]

by Alain Resnais -61
based on Alain Robbe-Grillet

with Delphine Seyrig




Kitchen


CONTE D'AUTOMNE
[AUTUMN TALE]

by Éric Rohmer -98
with Beatrice Romand




Parlour


LE ROI ET L'OISEAU
[THE KING AND THE MOCKINGBIRD]

by Paul Grimault -80
based on H.C. Andersen
animated




Bathroom


TWENTYNINE PALMS

by Bruno Dumont -03
with Yekaterina Golubeva




Workroom


THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP

by Michel Gondry -06
with Gael García Bernal




Living TV Room


LE FANTÔME DE LA LIBERTÉ
[THE PHANTOM OF LIBERTY]

by Luis Buñuel -74
who is spanish, but this seems a mainly french production

with changing main characters




Bedroom


LAST TANGO IN PARIS
partly italian, partly french

by Bernardo Bertolucci -72
with Marlon Brando




Secret Passage Closet


PLAYTIME

by Jacques Tati -67
with Jacques Tati




Attic


FAHRENHEIT 451

by Francois Truffaut -66
based on Ray Bradbury

with Julie Christie




Stairway


LES TRIPLETTES DE BELLEVILLE

by Sylvain Chomet -03
animated




Basement


LA CITÉ DES ENFANTS PERDUS
[CITY OF LOST CHILDREN]

by Marc Caro & Jean-Pierre Jeunet -94
with Dominique Pinon




Balcony (by Back Door)


UN MOMENT D'ÉGAREMENT
[ONE WILD MOMENT]

by Jean-Francois Richet -15
based on Claude Berri

with Lola Le Lann




Tool Shed


HOLY MOTORS

by Leos Carax -12
with Denis Lavant




Play House


ZAZIE

by Louis Malle -60
with Catherine Demongeot




Garden (Border to World)


LE DERNIER COMBAT
[THE LAST BATTLE]

by Luc Besson -83
with Pierre Jolivet




Further Away


LE GAMIN AU VÉLO
[THE KID WITH A BIKE]
maybe more from Belgium

by Dardenne & Dardenne
with Thomas Doret






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Tightrope Walker of Basinga Dancing Over Gothenburg

Solos in Beatles Songs

Their solos doesn't seem to be especially appreciated in comparence with many other elements - and consists of quite short glimpses.

Anyway I've taken some curious time recently to remember and discover Beatles' instrumental passages, those which should be counted as solos.

On piano they're often played by George Martin, who opens my favourite list :


1
in IN MY LIFE : on Piano


2
in SOMETHING : on Guitar


3
in MAXWELL'S SILVER HAMMER : on Moog Synth (and guitar related)


4
in FOOL ON THE HILL : on Recorder


5
in GLASS ONION : Screaming voice and Strings (almost like a solo)


6
in ANY TIME AT ALL : on Piano and Guitar synchronized


7
in LADY MADONNA : on Saxophone (sordinated?)


8
in OCTOPUS'S GARDEN : on Guitar (with Bubbles)


9
in YELLOW SUBMARINE : Machine sounds and Voice commands


10
in PENNY LANE : on Piccolo Trumpet


11
in MARTHA MY DEAR : on Brass ensemble


12
in OLD BROWN SHOE : on Guitar


13
in I'M DOWN : on Hammond Organ (second time)


14
in HEY BULLDOG : on Guitar


15
in HONEY PIE : on Clarinettes and acoustic Guitar


16
in FIXING A HOLE : on Guitar


17
in BECAUSE : on Moog Synth(?)


18
in WITHIN YOU - WITHOUT YOU : on Sitar and Dilruba (versus Strings)


19
in THE END : on Drums






Outside this genre?:

in DON'T PASS ME BY : on Bluegrass Violin would've been a perfect solo - if it hadn't filled the whole song

in AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING : sounds like a great Guitar solo, but functions rather as a riff

in FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. KITE : Circus soundscape effects

in SEXY SADIE : on Guitar through the end - probably more of a coda than a solo?



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First Season of MR. ROBOT Ready Seen

which turned into surprising explanations during last episodes, became a bit more psychological than I thought from preceding impressions



most Frustrating Role : ELLIOT ALDERSON (Rami Malek)

most Adorable Role : ANGELA MOSS (Portia Doubleday)

most Crazy Role : TYRELL WELLICK (Martin Wallström)

most Smart Role : PHILIP PRICE (Michael Cristofer)

most Beautiful Role : SHAYLA NICO (Frankie Shaw)

most Boring Role : GIDEON GODDARD (Michel Gill)

most Funny Role : DARLENE (Carly Shaikin)

most Mysterious Role : JOANNA WELLICK (Stephanie Corneliussen)




I give stars from 1 to 7

4 Characters
4 Scenery
5 Camerawork

5 Thrill
6 Conflict
2 Humour

6 Psychology
3 Philosophy
6 Fantasy

5 Composition
3 Music
3 Concept

4 Total Experience During
5 Expectation Before
5 After Reflection


66 /15

= 4.4




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ZOOTROPOLIS / ZOOTOPIA

most Fascinating Role in Every aspect : MR. BIG the little maffia Shrew


most Crazy Role : CLAWHAUSER the lazy Cheetah

most Adorable Role : JUDY HOPPS the striving Rabbit

most Frustrating Role : BELLWETHER the assistant mayor Sheep

most Funny Role I : FLASH the slow receptionist Sloth

most Funny Role II : FUSCHIA the drill instructor Polar Bear

most Smart Role : NICK WILDE the flexible Fox

most Elegant Role : MR. BIG the little maffia Shrew

most Mysterious Role : MR. OTTERTON the sick Otter
 


for aspects of the whole movie
I give stars from 1 to 7

6 Characters
6 Scenery
7 Camerawork

3 Thrill
4 Conflict
6 Humour

5 Psychology
5 Philosophy
6 Fantasy

4 Composition
3 Music
4 Concept

5 Total Experience During
6 Expectation Before
6 After Reflection


76 /15

= 5.06



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House of Last Seen : Darker Summer among Brighter Animals

movies and series, where I would put them in my symbolical rooms




Roof Top

ZOOTROPOLIS

by Byron Howard & Rich Moore
Disney -16

most memorable role : MR. BIG a little Godfatheresque shrew (voice Maurice LaMarche)




Front Door

MOOMINS ON THE RIVIERA

by Xavier Picard & Hanna Hemilä
France and Finland -14

most memorable role : MARKIISI MONANGA




Hallway

STAR WARS part VII : THE FORCE AWAKENS

by J.J. Abrams
USA -15

most memorable role : KYLO REN (Adam Driver)




Kitchen

BY THE SEA ["BADLIV"] + PICNIC
with The Two Ronnies

by Bill Wilson & Larry Keith
UK -82 / -75

most memorable role : THE SON (Ronnie Corbett)




Parlour

IMITATION OF LIFE

by Douglas Sirk -59

most memorable role : ANNIE JOHNSON (Juanita Moore)




Bathroom

AMY

by Asif Kapadia -15

most memorable role : AMY WINEHOUSE (Amy Winehouse)




Workroom

RATATOUILLE

by Brad Bird & Jan Pinkava
Pixar -07

most memorable role : ANTON EGO (Peter O'Toole)




Living TV Room

THE FLINTSTONES
very first episodes

by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera -60

most memorable role : BARNEY RUBBLE




Bedroom

ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS...
season 1 episode 1,2,3

by Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Stevens, Don Medford -55

most memorable role : MAGGIE (Ellen Corby)




Attic

"LASSE-MAJA'S DETECTIVE OFFICE : THE SECRET OF VON BROMS"

by Pontus Klänge & Walter Söderlund
Sweden -13

most memorable role : ROLAND THE ORGANIST (Sten Elfström)




Stairway

DOWNTON ABBEY
episode 4.5 - 4.8

directed by among others Edward Hall -13

most memorable role : LADY MARY (Michelle Dockery) who took me the longest time to really like, almost as much as her grandmother Violet now




Basement

IT FOLLOWS

by David Robert Mitchell -14

most memorable role : YARA (Olivia Luccardi)




Balcony (by Back Door)

A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY
[first two hours so far]

by Edward Yang
Taiwan -91
(about gangs in the 60's)

most memorable role : CAT (Chi-tsan Wang)




Garden (Border to World)

DOLPHIN TALE

by Charles Martin Smith -11

most memorable role : DR. McCARTHY (Morgan Freeman)




Tool Shed

KUNG FURY
(computer game world of 1985 travels further back in time)

by David Sandberg -15

most memorable role : HACKERMAN (Leopold Nilsson)




Play House

ANIMAL HOUSE

by John Landis -78
(about college in -62)

most memorable role : KENT DORFMAN (Stephen Furst)





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Ringo Singing More, my Retroactive Wishing List

if Ringo would've sung more Beatles songs, as recorded official versions

here I'm trying to imagine which tunes he could have done most good

(some of them I even thought as a small boy that Ringo sung, until I grasped McCartney's full voice spectrum)



1. Lady Madonna

2. Back in The USSR

3. Drive My Car
(yes, I'm gonna be a "Starr")

4. Nowhere Man

5. When I'm 64

6. Love Me Do

7. Don't Bother Me

8. Mean Mr Mustard

9. Eight Days a Week

10. All You Need is Love

11. The One After 909

12. Rocky Raccoon

13. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

14. The Night Before

15. Good Day Sunshine

16. All Together Now

17. Savoy Truffle

18. Norwegian Wood

19. Tomorrow Never Knows

20. Why Don't We Do it In The Road?

21. You Can't Do That

22. Ob-la-di Ob-la-da

23. Hey Bulldog

24. Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby
[although Ringo already did two covers of Perkins, so Harrison should still have this]








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Second Summer Song Cycle as Symbolical House

listened to during June
mostly 80's pieces this time
among which half is new to me
and half familiar favourites Rediscovered




Roof Top

GOTTA GET UP
(Before the Morning Comes)
Harry Nilsson

from Nilsson Schmilsson -71



Front Door

RUNNING FOR YOUR LOVE
Baltimora

from Living in The Background -85



Hallway

SOME OTHER SUMMER
Roxette

from Good Karma -16



Kitchen

(She Wore a) RASPBERRY BERET
Prince

from Around The World in A Day -85



Workroom

WE GOT THE BEAT
Goo-Goo's

from Beauty And The Beat -81



Bathroom

FÖR MYCKET ÄR ALDRIG NOG
"TOO MUCH IS NEVER ENOUGH"
Gyllene Tider
"Golden Times"

from Puls -82



Parlour

PERFECT HOSTESS
Korgis

from Dumb Waiters -80



Living TV Room

DIAMOND SMILES ("She Shimmers for the Bright young Boys")
Boomtown Rats

from The Fine Art of Surfacing -79



Bedroom

RHYTHM OF LOVE
Yes (still Jon Anderson)

from Big Generator -87



Attic

OMMADAWN PART II
including ON A HORSE BACK

Mike Oldfield
from Ommadawn -75



Stairway

BICYCLE RACE
Queen

from Jazz -78



Basement

PRIVATE PROPERTY
Ringo Starr

from Stop And Smell The Roses -81



Balcony (of Backyard)

LOOK OUT (HERE COMES TOMORROW)
Monkees

composed by Neil Diamond
from More of The Monkees -67




Garden (Border to World)

(She Was Dancing Like a) BUTTERFLY
//SOM EN FJÄRIL (på en Sommaräng)
Carola

from Thunder And Lightning //Steg för Steg -84



Tool Shed

BUILDING A WALL ("not so much to keep you out - more to keep me in")
Pet Shop Boys

from Yes -09



Play House

THE TRUE WHEEL
Brian Eno

from Taking Tiger Mountain... -74



Caravan with Tent

(Drowning Here in) SUMMER'S CAULDRON + GRASS
Xtc

from Skylarking -86






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Transformation of Beatles Titles ('n' lines)

in a Psychedelic Lyrics Mixture



Lucy in the Pie with Almonds

Honey Sky (you are shining like crazy)

There Goes The Sun (it's all night)

High, You've Got to Fly Your Cloud Away!

Molly, My Love (don't let me fall - hold your skirt up)!

No Man Dies in a Sunny Submarine

In My Wife (I love you Too)

Around The Onoverse (no one's gonna drive my car)

Blink for Yourself (or green will be pink Too Soon)

Eight Weeks a Month (is not enough for summertime)

(Then I will Rewind them) Tunes we played Today

Bumblebee Dumbledoor (lives before - wrong!)

Strawberries Feels Tomorrow (-why must it just be hate or love??)

(...to Cloud Nine, from Cloud Nine, on Cloud Nine...)

I'm Fixing a Roof where The Fool Gets Down

Lovely Rigby Lonely Died (no cake were shared between us)

While Old Brown Star Hardly Laughs

/"Desmond Diamond"







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House of Thrones

an assorting attempt, among contemporary characters, still in Sixth Season of Game of Thrones

Here's those I would have taken as guests - if I had a house big enough to keep them in personal spaces (with a safe distance between each room or passage ;-))



on Roof Top

MARGAERY TYRELL


by Front Door

LORD VARYS


through Hallway

TYRION LANNISTER


in Kitchen

SAMWELL TARLY
(with new family)


in Parlour

DAENERYS TARGARYEN


in Bathroom

MELISANDRE
(as real ghost)


in Workroom

DAVOS SEAWORTH


in Living TV Room

THREE-EYED RAVEN
[Max von Sydow]


in Bedroom

SANSA STARK


up in Attic

HIGH SPARROW


along Stairway

PETYR "LITTLEFINGER"


down in Basement

THEON GREYJOY


by Back Door

HODOR


on Balcony

BRIENNE OF TARTH


cross Garden

OLENNA TYRELL


in Tool Shed

JACQUEN HIGHAR


in Play House

A Girl with No Name :
ARYA STARK
(watching people play her past life)




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