http://chomsky.info/articles/201002–.htm
Chris
Film Review: Shutter Island
Matt “Bob Matthews” Ramsden post an image of the film to accompany his review of the novel, so I’ll do the opposite.
Full Title: Shutter Island
Director: Marty Scorcesse
Year: 2010
Grade: A-
Here’s Why:
!SPOILERS AHEAD!
COME TO SHUTTER ISLAND! Where there’s always something exciting to do. You will meet a cast of colorful characters. You may have so much fun, you never leave! You could say, you’ll discover you are not actually who you think you are…. ok scratch that one BOSS. Essentially, Matt’s review, sums up the plot real nice, here’s a link, https://klyam.com/2010/01/10/book-review-shutter-island/. So, Leonardo Dicrapio and Mark Rufalo play the leading detectives and perform the fuck out of ther dramatic roles; it’s too bad this flick was released so damn early in the year, because it is worthy of numerous awards, certainly for acting, with regards to the aforementioned actors as well as Ben Kingsley. Not to say that awards measure the substance of a film or any form of art, they don’t at all. But, credit should be given, where it is due and far too many average flicks receive awards. Enough of that rant for now! SI dishes out more than its share of suspense, action, thrills, shills, and skills in just about every area. As the story unravels, we’re just as quizzical as Leo’s character. And since he’s totally mad, fucked in the head :) as viewers we’re all the more left with a “WTF is going on feeling?” But, we never get lost in the bedlam, a key aspect of Shutter’s success. Since, most of these “everyone’s against me andeverythng I ever knew as true was a lie” brand of films get tangled up in their own webs of conspiracy to the point that not even the filmmakers know what they’re thinking. Our umbilical chords to the story are never severed and thus maitain the suspense and our concern for the characters. In the end, the plot twist is pretty damn sweet, but a bit overrated. It ain’t Bruce Willis is a ghost, Vader’s my daddy, Bates is his mommy material! In fact, I thought the ending woudl come sooner; it drags toward the end, not too much, but enough to note. I haven’t read Dennis Lehane’s novel of which the movie is based and Matt wrote his review of, but I hear this stays true to it. Perhaps. Overall, a highly enjoyable experience at one of my favorite pastimes and definitely a KLYAM Recommendation.
Chris
A KLYAM Confession
Yeah, proceed to diss me for eternity, but I’ve got to admit that I thoroughly enjoy playing “Sexy Bitch” on guitar with bass on the amp turned all the way up and tone on the guitar turned all the way down. It’s fun.
And the sexy bitch of the day is:
Song of the Day: Slushy
The weather reminded me of this sorta.
Chris
US Gov’t Hates Free Speech
Telegraph
WikiLeaks, a non-profit organisation which tries to offer a means of anonymously exposing confidential documents, has become a thorn in the side of governments and private corporations.Its latest revelation concerns itself, namely a 2008 document attributed to the Army Counterintelligence Centre which concluded that the site constitutes a threat to military operations and US security.
The information could be used by foreign intelligence, insurgents or terrorists for “planning attacks”, the report added.
Its authors warned that the lack of editorial oversight over what could be posted could lead to it being used to spread lies and propaganda.
Their report also revealed that the army had tried to discover the identity of a possible mole leaking information to the site.
Homeland Insecurity!
“This Is Gonna Be On The New Record”
theFixedFocus
The oldest and most stylish Black Lip, Ian St. Pe, has got himself a side project called theFixedFocus.
The band’s first demo “Movin’ On Up” has a slick “Big Black Baby Jesus of Today” heavy guitar rhythm on top of a light reverb laced guitar. And features lyrics you’d expect from St. Pe like:
“Needed peace of mind/Oh hell yeah I got more than a lot/Laying back, feeling good/Doing like I’ve always done.”
“Can you hear that sound?/ Can you move it around?”
“Am I ready? Ready as I always was.”
“Question, am I all right? All right? In fact, I’m doing gooood.”
You ought to check ’em out: http://www.myspace.com/thefixedfocus
Favorite Film Femmes
This is NOT a list of favorite actresses, but rather a list of the actresses I find most attractive in no real order after # 1. Pornstresses, nude models, etc. are not listed because they have an unfair advantage.
1) Zooey Deschanel
2) Rosario Dawson
3) PJ Soles circa late 70s
4) Jessica Alba
5) Uma Thurman
6) Marilyn Monroe circa when she was famous up until her death
7) Winonya Ryder
8) Rachel McAdams
9) Heather Graham
10) Vivica Fox
11) Pam Grier circa 70s
12) Marissa Tomei
13) Diane Kruger
14) Michelle Williams
15) Britney Murphy
16) Megan Fox
17) Penelope Cruz
18) Isla Fisher
19) Diane Keaton circa 70s
20) Sharon Tate circa 60s
And Last, but certainly not Least, Ms. Jessica Rabbit!
That’s enough for now. I don’t want to go blind.
Chris
Funny Pic of the Day
Hahahahahahahaha. Gotta love Dave. Look at those psychosomatic arm aerobics.
Classic Album Review: Lost Sounds
Artist: Lost Sounds
Full Title: Lost Sounds
Year: 2004
Label In the Red
Tracks:
1) There’s Nothing- 9
2) Destructo Comet- 9
3) I Get Nervous- 9
4) Clones Don’t Love- 9
5) I Sit I Watch I Wait- 8
6) Ophelia- 8
7) Your Looking Glass- 8
8) Let’s Get Sick- 8/9
9) And You Dance?- 8
10) We’re Just Living- 8
11) Mechanical Feelings- 9
12) Bombs Over M.O.M.- 9
Grade: A
Comments: I’m always glad to hear “new”- meaning music I’ve never heard before- material from my favorite artists. Being a massive Jay Retard fan, I had to check out his earlier, Synth Punk band, The Lost Sounds. This was their last record and it is simply a delight. Much of it sounds nothing like Jay’s previous and later works. This is obviously due in part to the excessive (in a good way!) use of keyboards and vocalist/guitarist/synthist lol, Alicja Trout. “There’s Nothing” is a solid opener and sets the mood for the rest of the album. In fact, the songs do not really vary in sound/presentation all that much, but I do not see that as a flaw, it works very well here. The songs nicely flow into one another, creating an entire experience, rather than simply some songs thrown together, which often happens with other records. With that being said, the best tracks are at the beginning and the end, as indicated above. Most of this record, as I mentioned before, to me, does not resemble other Reatarded music, but the track “Mechanical Feelings” really does, especially the lines “don’t count me out, don’t count me out, I’ll scream and shout, don’t count me out.” The “ohh no no no, they won’t get me, they won’t get me” in Jay’s “Waiting for Something,” but faster and more intense. Anyone? Well, for me they sound alike. The LP concludes with the triumphant, “Bombs Over M.O.M.” one cannot help but chant along to the impassioned chorous, “All the Walls are Falling, Falling DOWN!” Trout then continues to sing, “FALLING FALLING FALLING….” for what seems like an eternity. Excellent closer, one of the best I have ever heard. Most closers are weak, in my opinion, parce que, they make overly ambitious attempts to floor the listener with an EPIC! ending. BOM is just right. This record honestly sounds like it could be a follow-up to 2009’s Watch Me Fall , if Jay added synth and a feamle vocalist. In other words, it’s nothing like his earlier Reatards work and in some ways sounds futuristic, if you will. All in All, I recommend this to Jay fans and anyone else. It’s KLYAM RECOMMENDED, but I’m not grabbing that little logo lol.
Chris
