Fritz The Cat:
Cartoon based in/on the 60’s life of hedonism. Wickedly done, at first you think what kinda animation is this? But then you gotta look out for the directing, jokes, and history of things. All animals play a part. Like the cops are pigs, the poor black folks are the black crows. Nudity, orgies, pot smoking and killing’s are kinda like the norm in the movie. The Nazi rabbit was the scariest.
Fahrenheit 9/11:
Gets into details about how Bush suddenly won the election, what he’s been up to, how Osama was a buddy, how Iraq was a scapegoat, how people involved make profits especially from war and how they dupe the unemployed and similar to enrol for a war that promises them things that they/their families will basically not get. Best bit: When Bush was at a school chilling with the kids and someone came and whispered in his ear about the Twin Towers being attacked… DUDE JUST SAT THERE AND CONTINUED WHAT HE WAS DOING. Director shows what the soldiers are thinking when they are at the war zones. At first they’re either trigger happy or really boosted by their patriotism (really conned into believing it), then later their regrets and how they thought they’d be able to handle it all until faced with the situation (deaths and all). Lets not forget the obvious… the entertaining yet scary clips of our Ultimate Dumbass and his comments or inappropriate wisecracks. Some bits are leading but most of the footage is transparent. I just wanna know if Bush won the election as a ‘mistake’ why aint nobody come correct and fix it before it broke more and more? Special big up to Michael Moore for the film and showing the people things they needed to see. Especially trying to put their own people into the fear mode when there aint no real threats.
Gods Must Be Crazy 1
Gods Must Be Crazy 2
http://www.4shared.com/video/kGuCtCFb/TheGodsMustBeCrazy21989EngBy_w.html
Gods Must Be Crazy 1 & 2: DVD has a specials section Journey to Nyae Nyae where they go check out the hero after all these years and how they’ve advanced with solar power and computers and Bush folks that can speak English now, etc. Plus what N!xau thinks about what a movie is coz he’s totally Bushman so these guys don’t have a clue. Now imagine him on tour being loved by all these people and seeing all this new stuff. One thing I do wanna say… those extra clicks in the movie sound more dubbed than what they really talk like. Another section where Buster Reynolds remembers Jamie Uys. Uys is the dude that created, wrote and directed the movie. Now you wanna wonder why its so funny, classic… one of the best movies…
1 coz of the lovely Bush folk and their culture/way of life.
2 you got animals, trees and of course bushes.
3 – You got slapstick humour, clumsy-around-women humour, terrorist humour, all kinda flavours.
4 – Back in the day their editing ways were way different and Jamie dude cut his own reels and tapes.
Then he’d figure you need a special shot between certain parts so went out filming again and insert these extra shots… now normally that would be irritating if it wont so gripping. Then again most folks wouldn’t even notice it unless it was pointed out. There’s also a web link to the Kalahari People’s Fund.
Hip Hop Colony: Went for the screening for this ‘movie’ about how hip hop jumped in the Kenyan scene, difficulties artists have, controversy, how producers and stars try to keep it alive and what their next steps are. One things for sure the artists have SKILLS. I was so inspired I started thinking up lyrics again. Unfortunately my UK lyrical miracle book seems kinda… dry. Whatever you do… please don’t get bootleg/pirate copies coz the artist focus their vocals for us so the least we could do is help em stay in and step up the game. I’s well impressed with Bamboo… he’s like the Wananchi Jay-Z. Best/Bad Bit: After watching stuff like this I feel that pull of music… don’t know if it’s a good thing or bad thing coz I start feeling that itch. One sweet day… one sweet day. Note: Added my lyrics at the bottom for copyright reasons.
How to Play the Didgeridoo by… can’t remember: Ok you know in mostly Australian videos there’s that long low hum… which to me sounds like a spring constantly going BOING! That’s the didgeridoo. Now the didgeridoo is contribution from the aboriginals of Aussie. It basically looks like an extra large flute without key holes. You blow into it and while blowing make different sounds. That’s what they did to make it sound like different animals in their habitat. What I was surprised to learn was circular breathing… now that’s wicked… this is what makes the players seem like they’re not breathing in and constantly playing. Moving on… learnt how to play quite a few animals sounds. Lip work. Then dude moved on to dance. The clip shows him playing the instrument and an aboriginal/e dancing. The dance was more mimicking animals so the player would blow the respective sounds. Then went on to choosing one, making one and artwork.
Just For Kicks: WOW. Viv gave me link to a movie about sneakers! Imagine that! Well the documentary is amazing. Starts with how it became the in thing. How the fashions changed. How to keep them clean and laces to stay in sync. Then no laces coz that’s how they wore em in prison. Adidas’s rise thanx to Run DMC. How other companies got in on the game. How rappers got in on the game. One of Nikes shoes which they didn’t spent any money on marketing was the most profitable. Goes to people’s houses and how many pairs they have of all sorts. Dudes is like womens! But I guess it’s their thing. Good stuff.