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From Austria via France. . . . .Comes Cache ( Hidden). . .Classic Mindbender

Once in a while, there comes a film from the otherside of the pond that reveals the gap between traditional Hollywood fare and European Cinema. The gap is huge.
I have always found French Cinema very interesting, constantly probing and evolving. Cache is a classic Hitchcockian tale of alienation, guilt and other dark emotions that torment and spice up our lives on a daily basis. Visually stunning and disturbing - it is a must watch for fans of good cinema. The ending usually stirs a lot of debate- so watch it and lets discuss this one for a long time.

Not the Zing Thing - But it's still Gold Spot

Gold Spot - Its definately not the "Zing Thing" - but here is a band that is making it big on the West Coast with influences like Md Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar (????). I was confused and surprised ( Pleasantly!) Md Rafi is a stud. . . .but Lata cant sing for nuts. . .she's too nasal to be an influence. . . at the risk of incurring the wrath a gzillion fans- i think Lata is more of an "influenza" than an influence.
But we are talking about Gold Spot
. . . .Gold Spot is a pretty neat band and have a hit in Rewind ( http://www.goldspot.net/goldspotnew/index_preview.php) . . check them out and comment!!!

Recent Adventures in Celluloid. . .

After the "Hustler", I revisited "Cool Hand Luke" and the great admiration I had for Paul Newman's character of Luke- an irreverent loner who is put on a chain gang for destroying parking meters. When he stands up to the gang's merciless boss, he becomes an unlikely hero to his fellow prisoners. . .and me. Remember "What we have here is a failure to communicate" - wow!


A few months later, after some memorable modern classics ( V for Vendetta- I loved this film - a modern classic for sure, Blade Runner, Sin City - saw it 3 times already. . . still cant get enough) I ran into a very high voltage all time classic - Inherit the Wind. Some powerhosue performances by Spencer Tracy ( Remember those long conversations in Guess who is coming to Dinner ) Gene Kelly , and Fredric March. Classic debate on the evolution of man - and conflict with modern thought ( Book Of Genesis vs Darwin).

. . .and the adventure continues. . .