Descubriendo a Marianne Faithfull

Marianne Faithfull,

The Salisbury Pub, London (1964) by Gered Mankowitz

Irina Palm

dirigida por Sam Garbarski, 2007

¿Puede ser cierto.....

... que lleve casi un año pasando del lugar?

Hellboy II. El ejercito dorado

Que grande es Guillermo del Toro y que grande es Hellboy.

http://www.hellboy-lapelicula.es/

Dirigida por Guillermo del Toro
USA, 2008
120 min.
Interpretada por Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Luke Goss...

Y te tuve a mi lado, no recuerdo la última vez que disfruté tanto en el cine.
Y aunque creas que es mentira o exagero, esta vez, te equivocas :)

Que grande es rojo, y ese toque de humor... el justo y necesario para no perder la seriedad.

Guillermo Arriaga

Y él se describe:

"Soy chilango. Nacido en el 58. Piscis, del trece de marzo. Soy hijo de Carlos y Amelia; esposo de Maru; padre de Santiago y de Mariana; hermano de Patricia, Carlos y Jorge; tío de Alan y hermano de esos otros hermanos que son los amigos. No fumo ni bebo. Soy abstemio desde niño. Detesto a los que dicen:
"Desconfío de los que no beben alcohol". Detesto también a la gente pusilánime. Admiro a los intensos, a los que van con todo, a los que no se detienen: a los hombres y mujeres que dejan pedazos de piel por donde caminan. Carezco de olfato y me quedé calvo. De chavo era muy malo para la madriza (por eso precisamente no tengo olfato), pero luego me compuse y aprendí a meter las manos. Intenté ser boxeador de peso semicompleto.
No lo logré. También quise ser futbolista profesional. Tampoco. Quise ser un buen basquetbolista, pero me ganó la desidia y terminé como jugador de cascaritas de apuesta. Crecí en la colonia Unidad Modelo, Delegación Ixtapalapa, en el Distrito Federal. Mido 1.88 y peso 90 kilos.
Soy cazador. Como dice Miguel Delibes: "un cazador que escribe". Creo que la cacería es uno de los últimos y más profundos ritos a los cuales puede acceder un ser humano. La literatura también es uno de nuestros últimos ritos. Contando historias los seres humanos podemos festejar los hondos dolores de la vida. Por eso se siguen escribiendo novelas y cuentos y guiones. Por eso escribo yo. Soy autor de tres novelas: Escuadrón Guillotina (1991), Un dulce olor a muerte (1994) y El búfalo de la noche (1999) y un libro de cuentos Retorno 201 (2003). Mi obra está traducida a nueve idiomas: inglés, alemán, griego, checo, hebreo, holandés, portugués, italiano y francés.
Soy autor también de los guiones Amores perros (2000), 21 gramos (2004), ambas dirigidas por Alejandro González Iñárritu, y Los tres entierros de Melquiades Estrada (2005), dirigida por Tommy Lee Jones. Por este guión gané la Palma de Oro al mejor guión en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Cannes."

3 días

Un meteorito se dirige a la tierra y quedan 3 días para el fin del mundo.
Hasta aquí podría ser una película más, tipo Deep Impact, Armageddon, y alguna más similar... pero no.
Aquí el fin del mundo es solo algo más en la película.
¿Que haríamos realmente si nos dijeran que nos quedan 72 horas de vida? Pues la película es la historia de lo que les ocurre a sus protagonistas... una abuela, un tío y cuatro niños.
Es un poco pronto para decirlo, pero de momento es la mejor película española del año.
La recomiendo.

Mostrar sin permiso

Recibí un comentario preguntándome si tenía permiso para poner unas fotos de la obra de un artista.
No sabía ni que hacía falta ese permiso.
No gano nada enseñando esas fotos, solo mostrarlas y que otros puedan disfrutar de ellas.
Me extrañó en su día encontrar tan poca información del artista por Internet... y hoy en día, si no estás dentro de este mundo no existes.
Si no es correcto o está prohibido me cuesta muy poco ir a aquella entrada y borrarla, pero sería una lástima que nadie más pudiera disfrutar de esas imagenes.

Murió Chris Gaffney

Una gran perdida.




Chris Gaffney, a beloved husband, revered entertainer, precious father, dear uncle, trusted friend, cherished brother has succumbed to liver cancer

Chris Gaffney passed away yesterday morning, April 17, 2008 in the Orange County hospital in California with his wife Julie at his side. He suffered a fall at home last night and died in his sleep after being admitted to the hospital. Further details are unavailable at this time. Funeral arrangements are yet to be announced.

"Chris Gaffney grew up in Arizona, where he learned to play the accordion as a young child. The instrument would later influence the performer's mix of norteño with country and rock & roll. Gaffney eventually mastered guitar as well and spent his teen years gigging in cover and house bands. In 1977, he formed a partnership with keyboardist Wyman Reese, who also produced Gaffney's initial solo efforts. Road to Indio appeared in 1986; it featured 1950s rock, soul, and dusty Bakersfield honky tonk. Chris Gaffney & the Cold Hard Facts followed in 1990, and delved into Gaffney's Hispanic heritage. His third solo effort, Mi Vida Loca, was issued in 1992. Loser's Paradise appeared in 2003. The album was produced by blue-collar stalwart Dave Alvin and featured contributions from Lucinda Williams and Jim Lauderdale." ˆ Johnny Loftus, AMG. Gaffney also recorded and toured extensively as a member of Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men. Gaffney & Alvin formed a bond of brotherhood that has been a cornerstone in each of their lives.

Gaff's most current project, The Hacienda Brothers is a collaboration between singer and songwriter Gaffney and Dave Gonzalez, best known as the guitarist, singer, and songwriter with the veteran blues-rockabilly combo the Paladins. "Longtime friends Gaffney and Gonzalez first performed together when they played an informal set for a mutual friend's birthday party in 2002; Gonzalez was impressed with the results, and as he was looking for an outlet for the country-style songs he was unable to perform with the Paladins, he proposed a more formal collaboration. Teaming up with David Berzansky on pedal steel, Hank Maninger on bass, and Dale Daniel on drums, the duo adopted the name the Hacienda Brothers, and set up a base of operations in Tucson, Ariz. Gonzalez, who has a passionate interest in vintage cars, struck up a friendship with fellow gearhead Dan Penn, the legendary producer and songwriter who was a key figure in the Muscle Shoals sound, and he persuaded Penn to produce the debut Hacienda Brothers album, the eponymous Hacienda Brothers. Penn also contributed two songs to the sessions, which appeared on the group's self-titled 2005 release. What's Wrong with Right was released the following year." ˆMark Deming, AMG. A live CD, Music For Ranch & Town, was released unofficially in August of 2007. Their sound, dubbed "Western Soul," culminated in the 2007 nomination for the Americana Music Association Duo/Group of the Year. In January of 2008 The Hacienda Brothers recorded their 4th CD, Arizona Motel, that will be released nationally on June 24th.

Plans are in the works for the band to tour in support of the CD in tribute to Chris Gaffney.

Chris Gaffney lived his life as a dedicated musician with little fanfare or ego. The industry recognition that had so long eluded him finally came with sincere praise & genuine respect for the quality of his work in The Hacienda Brothers. His fans worldwide have overwhelmingly shown their loved & appreciation.The HelpGaff

http://www.helpgaff.com/

www.helpgaff.com

Esto lo he sacado del myspace de Dave Alvin

Dear friends, fans and everyone else:

I want to sincerely thank everyone who has gone (and will go) to helpgaff. com and donated to the Chris Gaffney cause.I'm really at a loss for words regarding the overwhelming response from so many people to our call for help.
Beside your financial donations, your many heartfelt messages of love and support have deeply moved Chris, his family and me.
I don't think Chris ever realized how much his music touches people and how truly beloved he is.
These are rough financial times for many of us, but your selfless generosity in the face of that hard reality, has gotten me a bit misty eyed on more than a couple occasions lately.

I'd also like to thank all the people who are putting together benefit shows across the country.
Shows are currently being planned in Austin, Omaha, Houston, San Francisco, Nashville and several other locations.
Please let us know at helpgaff. com if you're doing a benefit for Chris so that we can plug it on the site.
Later this year I plan on doing a benefit performance in southern California with many longtime friends of mine and Chris's.
Check back here or at the Gaff site for information about when and where that will be happening.

My "other big brother" Chris is a fighter and having all of you in his corner has made me even more positive that he will win this fight.
Thank you all very, very much.

Dave Alvin
April 8 2008

Aquí el blog

http://www.helpgaff.com/