近期看了的好電影

* 排名不分先后

1. Inglourious Basterds [Quentin Tarantino]

能夠把歷史改寫，再開了個大玩笑，更能引起全體觀眾的共鳴，不是每個導演都能做到。這點 QT 成功了，還帶點他早期的黑色幽默及暴力美學，QT 他回來了，真的是可賀可喜。整部電影情節的確有點長和慢，但絕不沉悶，更是娛樂性十足，尤其是那些 QT 慣性的無聊對白，但這次的對白內卻是笑里藏刀，諷刺味十足。最精彩的部分就是能夠觀賞到今屆康城影帝 Christoph Waltz 的精彩絕倫演技，演得實在是令人拍案叫絕，演得非常不錯的 Brad Pitt 也輸得徹底。影片里，導演安排希特勒的死無疑是跟歷史開了個很大的玩笑，甚至有人看完戲后問我：「希特勒真的是這樣死的嗎？」，可見導演把這幕戲拍得幾可亂真。以 cult 味十足的創意橋段來將故事分為幾個環節，分別評述每個人的歷史背景和故事發展，也是令我起立鼓掌的部分之一。

2. The Girlfriend Experience [Steven Soderbergh]

我本身非常喜歡這導演之前的作品，如 Traffic 和 Che: Part 1 和 Che:Part 2，但這部就孫色了一點，只屬可圈可點，但卻帶有導演典型的風格。精彩的攝影及剪接是這部電影精髓所在，也是成人電影明星 Sasha Grey 成功進入真正的演藝圈的轉捩點。導演刻意采用全非演員班底，營造出現實逼真的感覺。電影前半部的劇情編排得不錯，但后半部就不太理想了。在 117 分鐘的納悶隱藏著無形的張力和壓力是導演想要給你感受的，電影里唯一一段有配樂出現的部分（現場錄制街頭鼓手演出部分）更是整部電影的高潮和劇情的扭轉之處。

3. (500) Days Of Summer [Marc Webb]

身為一個新導演，這部愛情喜劇真的是佳作。一部沒有浪漫情節的愛情片，卻真真實實的把愛情徹底解剖。有我愛看的女演員 Zooey Deschanel 的演出，我怎么會放過這部電影呢？還有，電影的配樂超棒！這部電影最精彩的部分就是那一流的剪接，把典型愛情片變得另類和調皮。其實這部電影并沒有很好很好看，但拿來跟一般的愛情片比較，無疑這是部高評價的電影。

4. 竊聽風云 [麥兆輝 / 莊文強]

2009 年最佳港片，唯一一部能看的港制商業電影。有劉青云，古天樂及方中信的精彩演出（除了吳彥祖），絕對值得支持。女人更應看，因為是全帥哥型男班底演出。

5. Bruno [Larry Charles]

以真人實景紀錄片形式拍攝黑色幽默喜劇，是這位導演的專長。Sacha Baron Cohen 繼上回的 "Borat" 再次拋笑彈。擺脫 Borat 的傻仔形象，今次演個靚仔的基佬，同樣也是以一位電視節目主持身份，但卻完全不同的感覺，實在是一流。大膽的跟大家開個不小的玩笑，黑人，基佬，時尚人，猶太人等等看了會討厭死他。但我還是比較喜歡 2006 年演 Borat 的他。

Psychedelic meet Death Metal / Grind-Core

In 1990 Jeff Kahn met Erik Stenflo in Boulder Colorado and formed their first musical collaboration, Hideous Corpse. The pair quickly established a close partnership as song writers, delving into their shared taste for the brutality and the freedom of Grindcore and Death Metal. They shared a rare musical chemistry, and soon ignited a new vision of metal with a peculiarly psychedelic strain in the mix. In an inimitably ironic way they were trying to create music both based upon and avoiding their common influences.

The developing palette of the young band soon outgrew the limited subtlety of the name Hideous Corpse and something more complex and original was to be in order. They found that the moniker Skeleton of God (conveniently appropriated from Jeff's one man noise project) fit the bill nicely. Force and fire power were soon multiplied with the additions of bassist Joel DiPietro (Exit-13) from Pennsylvania and Tim Fouch from Boulder as a second guitarist. After just a couple months of intense rehearsals Erik and Jeff were impressed by the musical progress gained as the additional members each brought their full abilities to bear on their unified concept. "We realized that this was the birth of something new and inventive", something that now had a range far beyond the initial perspectives of Hideous Corpse. There came to be an outer worldly, "spiritual" quality to the music but with an unmistakable psychotic edge to it. The refreshing admixture of their strange personalities heightened the creative effect. With each bringing their different sensibilities to the project: Joel putting Eco-Grind on the table, Jeff the bizarre artist / surrealist, Erik the post-modern shaman / spiritualist, and Tim the introverted architect / scientist. Skeleton of God was afire from within, fueled on the joined passion of like minded individuals. Throughout early 1993 to mid 1994 Skeleton of God performed for diverse audiences. Whether playing with Carcass one week or punk and rock bands the next, crowds responded enthusiastically to their new brand of metal. Their uncontrived and unique sound, combined with their odd aesthetic and weird personalities, all added up to music even those not into harsh metal wanted to experience.

During this time only one 4-song CD entitled "Urine Garden" was released. Many more songs were conceived of and developed both during and after the recording of "Urine Garden", which showed a wealth of promise and formed a body of ground breaking work, but these songs never made it to tape. In late spring 1994, just when momentum was building and labels were knocking, the band members suffered a falling out. Soon fans were disappointed to hear that Skeleton of God had split up with Jeff going to Arizona, Joel to Pennsylvania, and Tim to Portland while Erik stayed in Colorado to man the helm of Napalm Records America.

Meanwhile the positive response to "Urine Garden" grew to overwhelming, as listeners of Metal, Punk and Rock alike took to the record. Followers not only in the U.S. but abroad, in places like Colombia or far flung Ukraine found their boundaries pushed in exciting new directions by the unique music. Unfortunately with the relocation of most band members to different parts of the country, hope for reconciliation was diminished. Looking back on it, members realized with some chagrin that "We were young, we didn't realize what we had until it was lost."

Shoot forward to 2004 when a bootleg re-release of "Urine Garden" and "Bleached in the Sun" was put out by the underground partnership of the labels Deathgasm and Highbrid Records. After more than a decade this music once again inspired maximum response from listeners in the underground, selling thousands of copies, as though desire for Skeleton of God's uncommon sound had never waned. Expectations were raised for a recording of new material.

As it so happened, it was only a short time later that a mutual friend of Jeff and Erik's from the old days crawled out of the woodwork and invited them both to a psychedelic happening. The two reacquainted themselves, and after settling past differences felt they should resurrect their artistic alliance. "After growing up a bit, we both could admit that the musical chemistry we had together was something rare". And indeed all past tensions were forgotten as the two once again reveled in their artistic collaboration. The result of this important reunion is the new release "Primordial Dominion". With Jeff and Erik's alliance intact, they recruited Joel DiPietro once again, as a remote member crushing on blower bass. The long awaited recording is Skeleton of God's first new release in 15 years.

The much anticipated "Primordial Dominion" picks up where "Urine Garden" left off, but with a decidedly more atmospheric approach. Once again Skeleton of God has expanded greatly upon standard Death Metal fare and has invented a thoughtful, soulful, and melodic variety of harsh psychedelia. Both underground followers and new fans alike may find a deep resonance with these unique, compelling sounds once again shaking up the scene, pounding from Skeleton of God's visionary conceptualization of what metal and music can be.

Link:

http://www.skeletonofgod.com/

http://www.myspace.com/skeletonofgod

Learn To Fly

由柔佛新山独立音乐厂牌 lo-fly 主办的 Learn to fly music festival 2009 既将在六月六号开唱！！

日期：6-6-2009

时间：1pm

地点：Golden Green Pub, Jln Abiad 1, Taman Pelangi, JB

票价：RM25

联络·：016-7273693 Mr.Dragon

表演乐队：孬，等等，裸体国王，慑魂，胎，灰色地带，雪糕公民, LAILA, THE GALE, NOVELEA, REDEMPTION, THE MIXED, THE LIPSTIK, BENG SHEWEN, THE STEREO, ALERT THE VILLAGE

RAIN PROJECT 5/12

THE RAIN PROJECT

PROJECT INFORMATION
Experiment is a definite boundary of unlimited cultivation of a subject matter.This spirit of development is in-line with the aspect of finding knowledge through a series of task to gain results of the targeted subject matter. In anyform of experiment, different expectation of a result may be an unexpected.

Visual sound experiment can be derived as the congregation of musical orsound structure, visual imagery and movement as an experiment that combinesand translate all into a related visual presentation. This simply meansa perception of experimental sequence as “a translation of music and soundas a host to painting or expressive form of movement to an overall visual presentation. This experiment is to invoke emotional thoughts and expressionto interchange music and sound with art as a whole.

The project of our experiment is called The Rain Project.

PROJECT DEFINITION
The Rain Project is a thematic title for our experimental art project. Rain, isthe cycle of condensation of atmospheric water vapour that is released to thesurface of the earth. The tiny raindrops that fall will form various splash ondifferent surface of objects which can be regarded as a form of visual entertainment.The drops of water also creates various sound and pitch as it hit ondifferent density of surface. This repeated cycle is a wonderful natural phenomena that benefits all living things. The inspiration of The Rain Project is based on this unique natural phenomena which consists of two elements,the visual and sound that are the subject for this experimental art.

This is a live experimental art using sound as the core and visual presentation as an interactive platform between the sound conductor and audience. In this project, the methodology and medium includes music and sound installation,videography, photography, painting and drawing.

The concept of open mindedness and free form of expression is needed to develop a new form of creativity in arts. The experiment will be conducted as an information to be shared with all participants. This is an open experiment for all participants regardless of the level of knowledge and creativity in arts and music. This enables audience to experience different level of anticipation,surprises and uncertain events that may occur during this project. Nevertheless,
in the midst of this development, this new creativity experience will benefit all in this unique form of experimental arts.

The use of digital music and videography is also a good experimental method to enhance music. The evolvement of music have been achieved with the use of synthesizer, MIDI, computer and multimedia to compose or produce the sequence in music. Musical genre such as rock, jazz and folk can be enhanced with the exploration of digital music. The unify of all thosemethod transcends sound to a new form of musical genre.

Visual music experiment provides the opportunity to create and mold channels of images and sound in imagined and unimagined ways through different artforms and the emotions of the participants and audience.

Each learning curve from the experiment will enable us to gain insight and better understanding of visual and music in striking the most unique balance.This experiment provides an interactive playground for all participants to feel and create excitements and other form of emotion development.

Every sequence of the experimental art of the Rain Project will be documented by video for reference purposes to enhanced every series of of the experiments.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROJECT
The Rain Project may invoke new energy in creativity through sound, visual,installation and multimedia. We hope to explore, rediscover the collaboration aspect of arts and music in a whole new dimension of visual presentation.The conceptual elements of this experimental art will served to foster deeper understanding between the participant and conductor and music and sound thus gaining a new breakthrough in the local art culture.

This aesthetic development of the experiment will be a platform to congregate different local artists regardless of their respective fields to conduct sound installation, videography, and fine arts in forming an environment of visual and sound. Through music exploration, the possible division of sound to other form of art may be achieved.

The Rain Project 5/12
Date: 30th May 2009
Time: 2030 - 2300
Venue: FINDARS SpAcE,Lot 2.01,The Annexe,Central Market.
Entry by donation

Schedule:
Experimental Project: 2030 - 2100
FINDARS

Music Performance:2100-2300
Silent Keat & Friends

RAIN PROJECT 4/12

THE RAIN PROJECT

PROJECT INFORMATION
Experiment is a definite boundary of unlimited cultivation of a subject matter.This spirit of development is in-line with the aspect of finding knowledge through a series of task to gain results of the targeted subject matter. In anyform of experiment, different expectation of a result may be an unexpected.

Visual sound experiment can be derived as the congregation of musical orsound structure, visual imagery and movement as an experiment that combinesand translate all into a related visual presentation. This simply meansa perception of experimental sequence as “a translation of music and soundas a host to painting or expressive form of movement to an overall visual presentation. This experiment is to invoke emotional thoughts and expressionto interchange music and sound with art as a whole.

The project of our experiment is called The Rain Project.

PROJECT DEFINITION
The Rain Project is a thematic title for our experimental art project. Rain, isthe cycle of condensation of atmospheric water vapour that is released to thesurface of the earth. The tiny raindrops that fall will form various splash ondifferent surface of objects which can be regarded as a form of visual entertainment.The drops of water also creates various sound and pitch as it hit ondifferent density of surface. This repeated cycle is a wonderful natural phenomena that benefits all living things. The inspiration of The Rain Project is based on this unique natural phenomena which consists of two elements,the visual and sound that are the subject for this experimental art.

This is a live experimental art using sound as the core and visual presentation as an interactive platform between the sound conductor and audience. In this project, the methodology and medium includes music and sound installation,videography, photography, painting and drawing.

The concept of open mindedness and free form of expression is needed to develop a new form of creativity in arts. The experiment will be conducted as an information to be shared with all participants. This is an open experiment for all participants regardless of the level of knowledge and creativity in arts and music. This enables audience to experience different level of anticipation,surprises and uncertain events that may occur during this project. Nevertheless,
in the midst of this development, this new creativity experience will benefit all in this unique form of experimental arts.

The use of digital music and videography is also a good experimental method to enhance music. The evolvement of music have been achieved with the use of synthesizer, MIDI, computer and multimedia to compose or produce the sequence in music. Musical genre such as rock, jazz and folk can be enhanced with the exploration of digital music. The unify of all thosemethod transcends sound to a new form of musical genre.

Visual music experiment provides the opportunity to create and mold channels of images and sound in imagined and unimagined ways through different artforms and the emotions of the participants and audience.

Each learning curve from the experiment will enable us to gain insight and better understanding of visual and music in striking the most unique balance.This experiment provides an interactive playground for all participants to feel and create excitements and other form of emotion development.

Every sequence of the experimental art of the Rain Project will be documented by video for reference purposes to enhanced every series of of the experiments.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROJECT
The Rain Project may invoke new energy in creativity through sound, visual,installation and multimedia. We hope to explore, rediscover the collaboration aspect of arts and music in a whole new dimension of visual presentation.The conceptual elements of this experimental art will served to foster deeper understanding between the participant and conductor and music and sound thus gaining a new breakthrough in the local art culture.

This aesthetic development of the experiment will be a platform to congregate different local artists regardless of their respective fields to conduct sound installation, videography, and fine arts in forming an environment of visual and sound. Through music exploration, the possible division of sound to other form of art may be achieved.

The Rain Project 4/12
Date: 29th May 2009
Time: 2030 - 2300
Venue: FINDARS SpAcE,Lot 2.01,The Annexe,Central Market.
Entry by donation

Schedule:
Experimental Project: 2030 - 2100
FINDARS 

Music Performance: 2100 - 2300

NAO孬
Straddling the line between the classic punk energy of the legendary Fugazi and today’s manic metal/hardcore upstarts System Of A Down, you get the hard-hitting outfit NAO.

Arguably the best band in the current Malaysian local Chinese independent scene, their politically charged live set, with its fair share of double pedal thumping, funkoid metal interludes, jarring dual guitar hammerings and spirited vocals, had fists pumping the air in glory.

Never far from voicing out social concerns and addressing anti-racial issues through its punk template, the band is rare breed unafraid of hitting a raw nerve.

The band recently embarked on a playing tour in China, with a remarkable and gutsy performance at the Midi Music Festival held in Beijing.

Link:http://www.myspace.com/isnao

Citizen Of Ice Cream 雪糕公民
If all that you wish to achieve, all that you desire, all that you wish would happen transform as a whole to an ice-cream. And as you think you could take just one bite of it, it melts. And so you wish, hope and dream endlessly, until all your frustrations and hopes give presence to another fictional, beautiful, sweet ice-cream-like dream...

Let frustration be your drive, let the "ice-cream" be all that you hope for, even if you "know" it's impossible, "believe" is the reason you dwell, the excuse for your devotion. Hopes and desires make us "Citizens of Ice-Cream".

Link: http://www.myspace.com/citizensoficecream

Neuyabe
Neuyabe is a solo project from ABE. Abe is a typical bedroom musician from kl, Malaysia.

Abe got a temporary band during his college life with a position of drummer. Right after his diploma, the band dismissed. He knows it is pretty hard to keep a band moving towards a single goal, which is yet to be defined.
Abe started to think if he want try more kind of idea by doing everything in a solo mode.

Link: http://www.myspace.com/neuyabe

犯罪想法

“犯罪想法”，硬核朋克乐队，来自北京。中国的朋克场景被“无所事事”的咒语施魔，他们想做点改变，于是在2006年，他们聚到了一起。它所有的成员，都深入地参与到了中国的音乐场景中，他们再也无法忍受身边普遍的冷漠与绝望，更相信人们能够控制自己的生活，积极创造他们所梦想的世界。“犯罪想法”力图将 DIY伦理转化为一个具有快乐创造力的氛围与硬核朋克的怒吼，并为此坚持不懈。

印象中他们应该是首支以自费方式前来东南亚巡演的中国乐队，除了吉隆坡外，乐队也将前往新加坡和印尼。本周三（5月20日）的演出阵容也包括刚出版EP的“等等”，时间是晚上8时，地点在Wangsa Maju的Shop,Studio,Space （内附地图），入门票RM5。

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