My Wish List

 

Love love love this film! Tarantino is a genius! Need this in my collection like now!

  

Don't judge me, but some of these songs have memories attached to them. Plus, there's no denying that Spears is (or was, depending on how you look at it) a pop force. Some of these songs here are some of the most ubiquitous, most memorable, best popular songs of the last ten years.

 

The singularly most controversial book published in the last 5-10 years, I want to read this one to see what the hoopla is all about.

Curently Getting Into...

Like Coldplay before them, these guys are easy to hate- they wear their influences proudly on their shoulder and for most, they're a bit too fey. But just like their infectious self titled debut, their sophomore effort is filled to the brim with hooks and expert song-writing.

 

Here's another group that i'm not a big fan of, but has dumb-founded me with a new release. The name of the band is Beach House; the name of the album is Teen Dream. For some reason, I think of Fleet Foxes whenever I listen; fulfilling from end-to-end.

 

 Joy Division's Closer has got to be one THE coolest albums ever made. I have no words to describe it or when I listen- I just let it envelop me.

Currently Getting Into...

Hot song, even hotter video. The song plays none stop on my island (and my head). The pop arty-ness of the video works and the whole island theme ties in well with the video. Should be another huge hit for Ri-Ri.

One of my musical heroes, it's great that she can go away for ten fricking years and come back perfectly ahead of the game. It's almost as if she never left. Her voice sounds just as great as it did 15 years ago, and i'm loving the minimalistic elements of the video, too.

Love Green Day, love this song. The collaged video gives us images that complement the themes and energy of the song quite well.

Currently Getting Into...

 

My fave book of all time; i'm having a re-read :)

Had this one in my collection for so long, and despite all the rave reviews and buzz, I kept putting it off. When I finally picked it up, I finished it in almost one sitting. I love how James (a Facebook friend) ably spins a tale full of comedy, religious and sexual obsession and obscenity. His use of magical realism calls to mind Toni Morrison, but it doesn't outrightly apes her. And to think it's only his debut. Looking forward to reading his second.

 

Yes, I know it's a high-fashion magazine- I have an interest in fashion too, plus magazines actually have words in them, too. Recently got this one and I flip through it most every night. Rihanna looks great on the cover, and I love her spread. The editorials and ad campaigns are pretty compelling in themselves, too.

Currently Getting Into...

 

I don't fluently speak a foreign language, but I love foreign language film; they always seem so much arts-ier than regular movies. This one is pretty good, too. Yolande Moreau  gives such a good, understated performance as French painter Séraphine. She hardly speaks much through-out the entire film, but it's a performance that requires so much than words said.

 

One of my new fave films, Fox is perfect. Can't believe the Academy kept this one put of the Best Picture race. Perfectly voiced by George Clooney and Meryl Streep, Wes Anderson and Noah Bambauch don't allow arch-ness to get in the way of comedy and fantastic story-telling.

 

When I was ten and watching this, I ran and hid in my room. Re-watching this the other night, I realized why. I probably have never seen a scarier movie in all my life. It's a perfect blend of pitch and tone, too, and less you not realize, the movie doesn't have a cheap and manipulative accompanying score; it doesn't need that Just look at the expressions on Ellen Burstyn's face.