Peter Falk: 1927 - 2011
25 June, 2011
23 June, 2011
Favorite soundtracks - №6
Singin` in the rain - Good Morning
Good Morning is a song by Nacio Herb Brown (music) and Arthur Freed (lyrics) written for the 1939 film Babes in Arms.[1] Its best known performance was in the 1952 hit musical film Singin' in the Rain.
This link has a video with one of the best moments of the film:) (Couldn`t intergrate it as a video)
Here is the song in the film "Babes in Arms":
Good Morning is a song by Nacio Herb Brown (music) and Arthur Freed (lyrics) written for the 1939 film Babes in Arms.[1] Its best known performance was in the 1952 hit musical film Singin' in the Rain.
This link has a video with one of the best moments of the film:) (Couldn`t intergrate it as a video)
Here is the song in the film "Babes in Arms":
21 June, 2011
Favorite soundtracks - №5
The Talented Mr. Ripley - Tu Vuo' Fa L'Americano
Watch the moment with the song:
And here is a video of Renato Carosone singing:
And this is my favorite version - by Dany Brillant:
Also recomend to watch this - English version by Brian Setzer:
This is some kind of mix of clips with the song... or some kind of that:
The last and the stupidest version:
"Tu vuò fà l'americano" (English: "You pretend to be American", or more idiomatically, "You're an American wannabe") is a Neapolitan language song by Italian singer Renato Carosone.
Carosone wrote the song in collaboration with Nicola "Nisa" Salerno in 1956. Combining swing and jazz, it became one of his best known songs.[1] Commissioned by Ricordi director Rapetti for a radio contest, the music was composed by Carosone in a very short time after reading Nisa's lyrics; he immediately believed the song would become a great success. The song was featured in the 1960Melville Shavelson film It Started in Naples, in which it was sung by Sofia Loren. It was also performed by Rosario Fiorello in the 1999 film The Talented Mr. Ripley and was covered by The Puppini Sisters.
The lyrics are about an Italian who imitates the contemporary American lifestyle and acts like a Yankee, drinking whisky and soda, dancing to rock 'n roll, playing baseball and smoking Camelcigarettes, but still depends on his parents for money. The song is generally considered a satire on the process of Americanization that occurred in the early post-war years, when southern Italy was still a rural, traditional society.
Carosone himself wrote that his songs "were deeply based on the American dream, interpreting jazz and its derivatives as a symbol of an America, lively land of progress and well-being, but always Neapolitan-style, folding that symbol in a sly parody of its customs".[4] According to the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, "Tu vuò fa l'americano" is the symbol of Carosone's artistic parabola, as he retired from music in 1960, just four years after releasing the song.[5] (Wiki)
Watch the moment with the song:
And here is a video of Renato Carosone singing:
And this is my favorite version - by Dany Brillant:
Also recomend to watch this - English version by Brian Setzer:
This is some kind of mix of clips with the song... or some kind of that:
The last and the stupidest version:
20 June, 2011
Favorite soundtracks - №4
Kill Bill Vol. 1 - Bang Bang
"Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" is the second single by singer-actress Cher from her second studio album The Sonny Side of Chér. The song was written by Sonny Bono and released in 1966. The song reached number three in the UK Singles Chart and number two on the Billboard Hot 100. The same year, the song was covered by Nancy Sinatra. (Wiki)
Well, this song was used during the titles, there`s no definite scene, just maybe the begining of the film:
This is Cher singing it:
And here, as you see, is Nancy Sinatra singing the song:
An interesting one by Ania Dąbrowska:
One another, Italian version, by Dalida:
And another Italian one by Mina:
Well, in fact, I don`t want to continue looking for:)
"Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" is the second single by singer-actress Cher from her second studio album The Sonny Side of Chér. The song was written by Sonny Bono and released in 1966. The song reached number three in the UK Singles Chart and number two on the Billboard Hot 100. The same year, the song was covered by Nancy Sinatra. (Wiki)
Well, this song was used during the titles, there`s no definite scene, just maybe the begining of the film:
This is Cher singing it:
And here, as you see, is Nancy Sinatra singing the song:
An interesting one by Ania Dąbrowska:
One another, Italian version, by Dalida:
And another Italian one by Mina:
Well, in fact, I don`t want to continue looking for:)
14 June, 2011
Let me think about... the "Mulholland Dr."
Usually rather popular things are thought to have no hidden meaning or rather good things are not popular enough. I`m going to take sometimes some of them for a discussion.
The Twelth - "Surrealism". Discussion of the "Mulholland Dr." movie.
I decided to write this until I haven`t read anything about the film...The most complicated thing I`ve ever seen.
At first we see a girl, who has just come to the city of her dreams... To tell the truth, not only her, but everybody`s who wants to become a well-known actor. She is exited, her soul is pure and looking forward something new...
The world is open, the future is clear... Seem to be.. Everything is trying to persuade the girl in that - the people she meets in airport, the house she`s living in, the great surroundings - and all that influece on her so much that she even doesn`t pay attention to the fact, that a stranger came to her house and taking shower, takes her as a friend, later - as a lover... But Hollywood isn`t so holly...
You can see how beautiful are views of Los Angeles from Mulholland drive:
On the other hand, we see the dark, the real side of the city. A strange man is afrade of his dreams, that comes truth, another mercilessly kills tree people, than we see a scarry little man in a dark room, who probably is a director of the film company, but it seems that he plays a much bigger role than we can imagine... like he rules all the people.. like a devil.
Something like this room we also can see in Twin Peaks, and a man is also similar. Think, he really simbolyzes somebody out of an after death world, who has a great power.
In the theatre a presentator all the time tries to persuade us, that all that we hear there is illusion, after we recognise, that everything we see is also so. We can also see how strangely Betty reacts, like she didn`t knew that before, like it`s out of her nature and now she`s begining to change...
The strangest thing is that Betty suddenly turnes into Diane... Into a dirty thing, brutally killed after... Strange... But she really looks like her, Rita almost killed her moraly, Betty met her by chance, but she also could meet every other person like her - movie industry and the world is full of those ones. Look how she looks like now: She`s that Diane, Diane was just like her.
So we see a great psychological picture about humans nature and its secrets, like the story of "The picture of Dorian Grey". Quite clear instead of some aspects.
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Well, now I`ve read about it, and I`m agree with the version, that the first part of the film is a dream of Diane, the way she wantes to be. Not "she was" because everything tells us that it`s illusion... Yeah, that probabably is the real version.
(Next - Sherlock)
The Twelth - "Surrealism". Discussion of the "Mulholland Dr." movie.
I decided to write this until I haven`t read anything about the film...The most complicated thing I`ve ever seen.
At first we see a girl, who has just come to the city of her dreams... To tell the truth, not only her, but everybody`s who wants to become a well-known actor. She is exited, her soul is pure and looking forward something new...
The world is open, the future is clear... Seem to be.. Everything is trying to persuade the girl in that - the people she meets in airport, the house she`s living in, the great surroundings - and all that influece on her so much that she even doesn`t pay attention to the fact, that a stranger came to her house and taking shower, takes her as a friend, later - as a lover... But Hollywood isn`t so holly...
You can see how beautiful are views of Los Angeles from Mulholland drive:
On the other hand, we see the dark, the real side of the city. A strange man is afrade of his dreams, that comes truth, another mercilessly kills tree people, than we see a scarry little man in a dark room, who probably is a director of the film company, but it seems that he plays a much bigger role than we can imagine... like he rules all the people.. like a devil.
Something like this room we also can see in Twin Peaks, and a man is also similar. Think, he really simbolyzes somebody out of an after death world, who has a great power.
In the theatre a presentator all the time tries to persuade us, that all that we hear there is illusion, after we recognise, that everything we see is also so. We can also see how strangely Betty reacts, like she didn`t knew that before, like it`s out of her nature and now she`s begining to change...
The strangest thing is that Betty suddenly turnes into Diane... Into a dirty thing, brutally killed after... Strange... But she really looks like her, Rita almost killed her moraly, Betty met her by chance, but she also could meet every other person like her - movie industry and the world is full of those ones. Look how she looks like now: She`s that Diane, Diane was just like her.
So we see a great psychological picture about humans nature and its secrets, like the story of "The picture of Dorian Grey". Quite clear instead of some aspects.
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Well, now I`ve read about it, and I`m agree with the version, that the first part of the film is a dream of Diane, the way she wantes to be. Not "she was" because everything tells us that it`s illusion... Yeah, that probabably is the real version.
(Next - Sherlock)
12 June, 2011
Let me think about... the "World Trade Center"
Usually rather popular things are thought to have no hidden meaning or rather good things are not popular enough. I`m going to take sometimes some of them for a discussion.
The Eleventh - "Talking about the most important things over and over again: is it neccesary?" Disscussion of the "World Trade Centre" movie.
I`ve heared a lot good and bad about the film, some people liked it, some didn`t at all. Some say it`s not the right time to make such movies. I think that it`s impotant to discuss such things when they happens, that`s a time when everybody`s wounds are still bleeding, and they can tell what they really feel, and there`s already a lot of films that let them talk. But I think that this film is and isn`t one of those.
There`re really famous actors starring here, playing not bad... But the film doesn`t show all dimension of the tragedy. Only two people of twenty that were saved and almost nothing about others. Spesial effects also not bad, but there`s so much pathos in words and no sense. And this damned happy ending! No, that`s not a film for those, who want to know, what exactly those people felt. That`s just an opinion about how they may feel. Every opinion has a right to live, but that`s all. Thanks and good bye.
P.S.
(Next - Mulholland Dr.)
The Eleventh - "Talking about the most important things over and over again: is it neccesary?" Disscussion of the "World Trade Centre" movie.
I`ve heared a lot good and bad about the film, some people liked it, some didn`t at all. Some say it`s not the right time to make such movies. I think that it`s impotant to discuss such things when they happens, that`s a time when everybody`s wounds are still bleeding, and they can tell what they really feel, and there`s already a lot of films that let them talk. But I think that this film is and isn`t one of those.
There`re really famous actors starring here, playing not bad... But the film doesn`t show all dimension of the tragedy. Only two people of twenty that were saved and almost nothing about others. Spesial effects also not bad, but there`s so much pathos in words and no sense. And this damned happy ending! No, that`s not a film for those, who want to know, what exactly those people felt. That`s just an opinion about how they may feel. Every opinion has a right to live, but that`s all. Thanks and good bye.
P.S.
Every time you watch an American movie, that shows skyline of New York, do you find yourself paying attention to if the buildings still exist or are missing? I do it subconsciously every single time. What a noticeable scar...
If you`ve found a mistake, please leave a note in comments. Ok, I`ll be glad to see any comment:)(Next - Mulholland Dr.)
Favorite soundtracks - №3
You might think I`m a fan of Julia Roberts:), but I`m not, just like her... and I`m going to prove it:)
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Girl, Interrupted - Downtown
"Downtown" is a pop song composed by Tony Hatch which as recorded by Petula Clark became an international hit – No. 1 in the US – early in 1965. (Wiki)
This is the episode where Angelina Jolie and Winona Ryder are singing the song.
And this is Petula Clark singing the song.
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Girl, Interrupted - Downtown
"Downtown" is a pop song composed by Tony Hatch which as recorded by Petula Clark became an international hit – No. 1 in the US – early in 1965. (Wiki)
This is the episode where Angelina Jolie and Winona Ryder are singing the song.
And this is Petula Clark singing the song.
11 June, 2011
Favorite soundtracks - №2
My Best Friend's Wedding - What the world needs now is love
"What the World Needs Now Is Love" is a 1965 popular song with lyrics by Hal David and music composed by Burt Bacharach. First recorded and made popular by Jackie DeShannon, it was released on April 15, 1965, on the Imperial label after a release on sister label Liberty records the previous month was canceled. The song reached number 7 on the US charts in May of that year.
I haven`t found a video with the moment, but you may watch Jackie DeShannon singing the song:
Actually... I think that these moments...
...were the best in the film:) Yeah, that`s the song "I say a littlle prayer"
"I Say a Little Prayer" is a song written by songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David for Dionne Warwick which was a Top Ten hit in 1967. (Wiki)
Here you can listen to the song by Aretha Franklin...
...here - by Dionne Warwick...
and here - listen and watch by Diana King with some moments of the film:
"What the World Needs Now Is Love" is a 1965 popular song with lyrics by Hal David and music composed by Burt Bacharach. First recorded and made popular by Jackie DeShannon, it was released on April 15, 1965, on the Imperial label after a release on sister label Liberty records the previous month was canceled. The song reached number 7 on the US charts in May of that year.
I haven`t found a video with the moment, but you may watch Jackie DeShannon singing the song:
Actually... I think that these moments...
...were the best in the film:) Yeah, that`s the song "I say a littlle prayer"
"I Say a Little Prayer" is a song written by songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David for Dionne Warwick which was a Top Ten hit in 1967. (Wiki)
Here you can listen to the song by Aretha Franklin...
...here - by Dionne Warwick...
and here - listen and watch by Diana King with some moments of the film:
10 June, 2011
Favorite soundtracks - №1
The new project is about favorite songs used in good films. With their best moments sometimes.
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Stepmom - Ain`t no mountain high enough
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is an R&B/soul songwritten by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in 1966 for the Tamla Motown label. The composition was first successful as a 1967 hit single recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, becoming a hit again in 1970 when recorded by former Supremes frontwoman Diana Ross. The song became Ross's first solo number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was nominated for aGrammy Award. (Wiki)
In the film was used the version of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell:
And here you can listen and watch Diana Ross`s version:
You can listen to the song in the film two times:
Which is the best?:)
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Stepmom - Ain`t no mountain high enough
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is an R&B/soul songwritten by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in 1966 for the Tamla Motown label. The composition was first successful as a 1967 hit single recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, becoming a hit again in 1970 when recorded by former Supremes frontwoman Diana Ross. The song became Ross's first solo number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was nominated for aGrammy Award. (Wiki)
In the film was used the version of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell:
And here you can listen and watch Diana Ross`s version:
You can listen to the song in the film two times:
Which is the best?:)
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