Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet
The Science of Sleep (2006), starring Gael García Bernal and Charlotte Gainsbourg
Be Kind Rewind, starring Jack Black and Mos Def
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
The Music Videos of Michel Gondry
"Carol Brown" by Flight of the Conchords (2009)
"Cellphone's Dead" by Beck (2006)
"Fell in Love With a Girl" by The White Stripes (2002)
"Mad World" by Gary Jules (2004)
"I Wonder" by The Willowz (2004)
"Let Forever Be" by The Chemical Brothers (1999)
"Hyperballad" by Bjork (1996)
"Cellphone's Dead" by Beck (2006)
"Fell in Love With a Girl" by The White Stripes (2002)
"Mad World" by Gary Jules (2004)
"I Wonder" by The Willowz (2004)
"Let Forever Be" by The Chemical Brothers (1999)
"Hyperballad" by Bjork (1996)
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
"With One Look" from the stage musical, Sunset Boulevard
Like the film, the musical stage version of Sunset Boulevard is about a has-been silent movie star named, Norma Desmond. In it, an obsessed Norma plots her grand comeback—the one, she is convinced, her fans have been begging for. Unfortunately, the new Hollywood establishment is less than enthusiastic about the prospect of an aged silent-era star coming back.
In this song, an impassioned Norma, played on Broadway by Glenn Close, sings about why silent film acting was so powerful—and why she was its greatest star.
“With One Look” from Sunset Boulevard
Lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton; Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
With one look I can break your heart
With one look I play every part
I can make your sad heart sing
With one look you'll know all you need to know
With one smile I'm the girl next door
Or the love that you've hungered for
When I speak it's with my soul
I can play any role
No words can tell the stories my eyes tell
Watch me when I frown, you can't write that down
You know I'm right, it's there in black and white
When I look your way, you'll hear what I say
Yes, with one look I put words to shame
Just one look sets the screen aflame
Silent music starts to play
One tear in my eye makes the whole world cry
With one look they'll forgive the past
They'll rejoice I've returned at last
To my people in the dark
Still out there in the dark...
Silent music starts to play
With one look you'll know all you need to know
With one look I'll ignite a blaze
I'll return to my glory days
They'll say, "Norma's back at last!"
This time I am staying, I'm staying for good
I'll be back to where I was born to be
With one look I'll be me!
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Week 12- In The Director's Chair: Mavericks of Cinema
If only one of Charles Chaplin's films could be preserved,
City Lights would come the closest to representing all the
different notes of his genius. It contains the slapstick, the pathos,
the pantomime, the effortless physical coordination, the
melodrama, the bawdiness, the grace, and, of course, the Little
Tramp--the character said, at one time, to be the most
M 5.4/W 5.6City Lights would come the closest to representing all the
different notes of his genius. It contains the slapstick, the pathos,
the pantomime, the effortless physical coordination, the
melodrama, the bawdiness, the grace, and, of course, the Little
Tramp--the character said, at one time, to be the most
famous image on earth.
-Roger Ebert in his review of City Lights
Lecture: The Films of Charlie Chaplin—An Overview
Screening: City Lights (Chaplin, 1931 USA)
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