i lifted this behind the scenes video off goldenfiddle...i'm pretty much stealing everything from there these days...i'm guessing that after posting the new ween song & noting the comparisons to santana, spencer sloan was reminded of the second scene in zodiac, which prominently features "soul sacrifice" & started looking for zodiac stuff on youtube...the opening scene, by the way, brilliantly showcases "hurdy gurdy man" by donovan, & pretty much changes the way i'll ever listen to that song again...anyways, the video is a great find for what is probably my favorite movie of the year so far...
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download: santana - soul sacrifice
download: donovan - hurdy gurdy man
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...unfortunately, zodiac hasn't faced very stiff competition, as the crop of films released in the past nine months have failed to generate very much excitement...of course, there are a handful that i have yet to see, which are out now & look pretty good; like once, no end in sight, the king of kong, sunshine, rescue dawn, 3:10 to yuma, the hunting party & starting tomorrow, eastern promises...but from the movies i have seen this year, these have been my favorites:
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01. zodiac
02. the ten ...(previously)
04. knocked up
05. the lookout
06. ratatouille
07. the hoax
08. blades of glory
09. grindhouse
10. superbad*
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*this didn't quite meet expectations, but the scene where michael cera sings "these eyes" by the criminally underrated guess who is reason enough for it to be on the list.
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download: the guess who - these eyes
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...not a bad group of movies, but traditionally the best films each year are released during the fall & winter, just in time for awards season...i never understood this, why don't studios spread it out a little? that way great films (like last years children of men) don't get lost in the shuffle, plus the best movie of all time was released in march (the godfather), so...anyways, the previous list is probably going to change quite a bit by the end of the year, here are some of the movies i'm thinking might have a chance to be on it:
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01. american gangster ...(trailer)
02. no country for old men ...(trailer)
05. there will be blood ...(trailer)
08. margot at the wedding ...(trailer)
09. gone baby gone ...(trailer)
10. michael clayton ...(trailer)
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1 comment:
Good call on Hurdy Gurdy Man. I had never really thought of that as sounding "haunting" until seeing Zodiac...which was an awesome movie.
Did you know that Donovan was buddies with the Beatles and they sang backup on a lot of his songs?
Wear Your Love Like Heaven is the tune from the Simpsons when Homer smokes.
Mountain is the basis of Mountain Jam.
I am going to see Across the Universe this week and I'll let you know how it is.
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