Saturday, March 26, 2011

Excess Mucus After Ovulation

Sucker Punch: Trailers, Animated Short, Strange Soundtrack and critical reception and Public


Hi folks, today is Friday, March 25 and the United States and other countries of the world has officially released the latest film from Zack Snyder, Sucker Punch, starring a female cast led by Emily Browning.

The story was written by Snyder himself in collaboration with Steve Shibuya, who took uos 5 months to do so. Was conceptualized before Watchmen and its realization, Snyder summon the same computer I use in this movie. Sucker Punch, like Watchmen were shot in Vancouver, Canada.

The story revolves around Baby Doll ( Emily Browning), a girl who is locked in an asylum for years 50 by her evil stepfather and who is about to be lobotomized. With fellow Rocket ( Jena Malone), Blondie ( Vanessa Hudgens), Amber ( Jamie Chung) and Sweet Pea (Abbie Cornish ) joins to escape his captors, Blue (Oscar Isaac ), Madam Gorski (Carla Gugino ) and the High Roller ( Jon Hamm). According

Snyder himself is a sort of Alice in Wonderland with machine guns. In fact in his interviews always clear that this film is an experiment and its first original work, a mixture of ideas, influences and styles that not even know where I could get. Simply I wanted to do a story that combines all your fetishes as a regular on the pop culture.

originally Another curiosity is that the film would be rated R (Restricted) or for adults and due to pressure of censorship, had to cut a love scene between Browning and Hamm, which upset the actress, and she liked the idea that your character is sexually empowering. Finally the scene was removed and the film got the PG-13.

The movie looks interesting and was marketed in a very attractive first with the trailers, and more recently with a series of animated shorts. Likewise the soundtrack is incredible. Let's review a little progress, because unfortunately in Costa Rica who knows when we can see the movie (I'm afraid that if the ticket is not good, I'll have to get in line).

Trailers
The Sucker Punch
was officially announced at Comic Con 2010 with a video that was subsequently be released on July 27 at Apple Trailers. The video features the songs "Prologue" by Immediate Music and The Crablouse "Lords of Acid. Most of the people was impressed by the premise of an imaginary world that combined several elements of fantasy.



The second trailer is more explicit about the history of film, in which a girl known as Baby Doll and her friends locked in a mental institution, must pass a series of tests in a fantasy world to get 5 items that allow them to escape (a map, knife, fire, locked up and the last item is a mystery) and to support this feature a wise old man. This trailer was released with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows and Black Swan on November 3.




animated shorts

Created by animator Ben Comflix Hibon and studies, this series of 4 short animated films is impressive. Snyder Hibon saw the work of the animated sequence of the story of three brothers in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows and asked her to create these short films to illustrate the different worlds in the universe of Sucker Punch.
The Trenches: tells the story of German soldiers in World War II are artificially revived and returned to the battlefield. Despite that they are now zombies in them is still a vestige of humanity.



Dragon: An army of men is facing a grotesque orcs who worship a kind of cross with dragon wings. Just as the men begin to overwhelm the orcs, who seek for their faith, are caught and removed by a huge dragon.


Distant Planet: A world divided between rich and poor, the robots decide to revolt against their masters, starting a riot.


Feudal Warriors: Contral by a powerful wizard, an army of demonic samurai roam the world, conquering and destroying temples. When they reach the most important of all faced with Baby Doll and the rest of the girls.



The Soundtrack


The soundtrack of this movie is very good and highly recommended, using mainly covers of several popular songs from artists like The Beatles, Pixies, The Smiths, Eurythmics intepreted by Emily Browning, who worth noting is an excellent voice, along with other artists.

1. Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (Emily Browning)
2. Army Of Me (Sucker Punch Remix) (featuring Skunk Anansie Bjork) 3. White Rabbit (Emiliana Torrini)
4. I Want It All / We Will Rock You (Mash up) (Queen with Geddy aka Armageddon)
5. Search And Destroy (Skunk Anansie)
6. Tomorrow Never Knows (Alison Mosshart and Carla Azar)
7. Where Is My Mind? (Yoav featuring Emily Browning)
8. Asleep (Emily Browning)
9. Love Is The Drug (Carla Gugino and Oscar Isaac)





Comments:

It's no lie that I liked Snyder's previous work, mainly comiqueras 300 and Watchmen, and direct this new project caught my attention with flashy trailers. Top it has a very interesting soundtrack and a series of animated shorts that illustrate a little fantasy world where much of the history of film.

But in spite of all these items please apartir yesterday the movie has been criticized and even destroyed by U.S. criticism and a good group of spectators. What I find most curious is that opinions are highly polarized ... those who love it rave reviews for its visual approach and the fact of risk being original, while people who see it negatively, not to say that hated him from blame a bad script and flat characters to be a whirlwind of genres that getting anywhere. You can see the comments in rotten tomatoes.

And in spite of the bad reviews, STILL WANT TO SEE THE MOVIE ... and the truth is not the first time Snyder has drawn criticism as found with their work, as the same happened with 300 and Watchmen. Like these are the same critics who have missed clunkers like Twilight and Transformers and given from regular to some good scores.

What I wonder and I fed the curiosity about this film is that it makes many people feel so uncomfortable. Lives up to its name, is an unexpected blow to the face of the viewer and apparently enough people came out hurt. Seras the dialogues very cliches (not think they are worse than Twilight), very poor performances (examples abound) or just that the movie is so frantic that trip (if endured Transformers, this has to be an impressive level) or is simply of those films that appear at the wrong time and are rejected (I think the bad reviews of Sergio Leone westerns or the master David Fincher Fight Club at the time).

What I can say is that this film seems to be for hardcore pop junk geeks like me. Has Nazis, samurai, dragons, beautiful girls in schoolgirl uniforms and a story behind based on the search for identity. I'm going to like, but could be wrong ... this can only answer honestly watching the movie.

To conclude here I leave a little surprise ...



Jay "the eternal fan boy"

Thursday, March 24, 2011

What Happens To A Overfed Puppy

A look at the history of SKA


Taking some time to gather information, something that I've always been attracted, it is the SKA. A type of musical genre as interesting as the same Metal or Punk, so for a change today I give you a summary that tries to tell you how was the process leading birth to this entertaining genre.


:: HISTORY OF SKA::

First, ubiquémonos in Jamaica in the particular moment in history that created this rhythm.

After World War II the British Empire is in a particularly difficult situation. That's why this is forced to emancipate their colonies. And Jamaica by 1962 as an independent country start seeing a new optimism reflected in their culture and music from the newly liberated masses.

This optimism is characterized by the birth of a great number of bands adopted and adapted many musical styles from the United States.

Even before being declared an independent state, bands like Eric Deans Orchestra (with trombonist Don Drummond and guitarist Ernest Ranglin on the front line) based their music in the styles of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Glen Miller and Woody Herman. However

U.S. big bands were being replaced by a slightly smaller formations, oriented blues.Mas this new fashion week comes to Jamaica and is adapted by SOUND SYSTEMS Sir Nick the Champ, the Blues Blaster, among others. By 1950

Jazz, Rhythm and Blue s and mind are fused by the bands of the time to shape a new style of music called "Shuffle." (The shuffle is becoming very popular thanks to bands like the Overtakers, Neville Esson and the Matador Allstars). Thanks to this new rhythm that gives rise both in the birth of recording studios and companies in the search for new talent to fill the needs of growing public.

Duke "the Trojan" Reid and Clement "Sir Coxsone" Dodd and VINCET "King" Edwards were instrumental in the evolution of Jamaican Sound System 1950.

Note the importance of the contribution given by the China-Jamaican community, which go great producers associated with the owners of the Sound Systems. Some of the most important were: Lessius Kong, Byron Lee, Charlie Moo and certainly the most prolific of all Vincent "Randy" Chin.

Another important character was Cecil Campbell, later known as Prince Buste r , who was the first to envision and realize the need for a new style. Thus, as recommended by their guitarist (Jah Jerry) emphasize overtime, that is not on the beat or rhythmic beat, but after this. Thus was born the Ska. The Sound Systems

start recording his own songs to gain competitive advantage from them. The sound system war escalated to the point of sending saboteurs by the power to ruin the holidays. These saboteurs were known as "Dance Hall Crashers."

Despite the poor quality of the recordings of ska this time, fans of the rhythm take you to a point of high popularity. The ska is recognized as a dance and music of Jamaica NATIONAL . Noteworthy

"data rossa" the Ska as such made its world debut and international World's Fair in New York, 1964, in the flag of Jamaica. It was a great success. Ahi

were several issues of the time bands (Byron Lee and The Dragonaires, Prince Buster and Jimmy Cliff) had a big dance show where Ronnie Nasralla and Jannette Phillips eskeleto taught to move with this contagious rhythm.


: THE RUDE BOYS:

During the 60's (1964-1967), in the ghettos of Jamaica lived a generation of young people who had not had the opportunity to experience the new optimism for independence, this due to his bad economic situation and lack of employment.



These young people coming out of the Jamaican working class and marginalized by the system are beginning to identify themselves as RUDE BOYS. (Being a Rude Boy at that time meant, somehow, be "somebody" when the company told them they were not "one"). Ska at the time the music was trendy and the same Rudies adopt this style of music as their own. As the main theme of the songs that come out between '64 and '67.

The way the Rude Boys danced the ska was different as well: They did it more slowly and with an imposing stance. The Rude Boys connect with people who lived outside the law (scofflaws) and this was reflected in his music, his lyrics and the way they dress. Much like any gangster or criminal .

many gangs are formed Rudeboys with serious attitude problems. Turning the streets into real guerrillas. The contact was between Rude and scofflaws movement originated an enormous facility for the Rude Boy of acquiring a weapon and that enhanced the violence and fighting between gangs at that time.

Many young people who came to Kingston in search of fame and money only bumped with a life of crime and violence when they ran out money.

(The movie reflects this, with greater accuracy is Perry film Hanzel "THE HARDER THEY COME" starring Jimmy Cliff starring the anti-hero 'Ivanhoe Martin Rhygin')

ska music changes from this, will reflect the sentiments of the Rudies more stress on the low, unlike the previous style, which was a little more light and free. During this period the rude boys became the center of attention.




Public opinion was strongly against them and against weapons. He passed a law under which any person in possession of weapons or ammunition would be detained indefinitely.

This, of course, influenced the ska as artists and producers of this time supporting the actions of the rude boys.

Songs like " Lawless Street" of Soul Brothers and "Gunmen coming to town" group The Heptones reflected the influence of anti-gun movement, many other bands joined it but a policy against fighting between gangs of Rude Boys. Clement Dodd

support, especially at this time, a gang of youths that self-proclaimed rude boys the Wailers (Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer).

The ska and rude boys were the subject of importance to the late 60's when the ska is replaced by the ROCK STEADY . (This is then replaced by the REGGAE , and east by the DUB and then east by the DANCE HALL, etc).

This moment marks the end of the first era of ska and the beginning of the second was ... Rude Boy where it would take a completely different tone than that of the legendary Jamaican Rudies.

: SECOND GENERATION (TWO-TONE):

The second era began in England in early 70's when the ideals of the Rudies are revived by punk bands like The Clash . Bands such as The Coventry Automatics begin to reuse the foundation of ska to make music. This band would become a symbol of the time when then changed the name to The Automatics, then The Specials AKA the Automatics, then The Specials AKA only and last THE SPECIALS.

A late 60's began the explosion Rocksteady-Reggae and songs like "My Boy Lollypop" by Millie Small (one of the first successes in the UK) and issues and Laurel Aitken Desmond Dekker began to sound in the English radio.

RUDEBOYS The Jamaican immigration Skinhead movement created by merging with the Hard-Mods at the time.

born Simaryp bands like (legendary skinhead reggae band), the Boot Boys (start of current Hooligans), Redskins, Northern Soul and reggae explosion in the late 60's.


In the decade of the ' 70 a former skinhead named Jerry Dammers decided to create a movement to revive ska with new codes and ideologies. Thus was born in the city of Coventry 2tone seal, The Specials, The Selecter Rudeboy and thinking much more rebellious (and definitely less violent) from Jamaica that the fighting against the growing racism and fascism that tried to impose the National Front and other right-wing organizations of that era with a points much more social (as in the song "Why", "Rudeboys out of jail", "Racist Friend" and "Free Nelson Mandela" where racism is openly criticized and talk about this new trend Rudie).

The 2-tone (black and white) represented an attempt at racial unity in a time full of hate and intolerance. Walt Jabsco, the 2Tone label logo (drawing based on a photograph of Peter Tosh when he played in the Wailers) wore a black dress suit with white shirt, sunglasses, hat, white socks and a thin black tie. Adopted the fashionable wave of new Rudeboys and Rudegirls as a way to show your union ideal racial (white and black in white and black).

born several bands, which came from Coventry were called themselves The Specials, The Selecter and The Swinging Cats. The London became Madness, The Bodysnatchers, the Birningham and The Beat. But while the 2Tone label bands were the most popular, were not the only, there were also The Tigers, Ska City Rockers, The Employees and many others. For these times

trombonist Rico Rodriguez, a student of the late (under difficult circumstances) ex-member of the Skatalites and one more loss Pulentos composers of the first era of ska, Don Drummond, is back in time and involved either with the Specials or continuing his career as soloist. (The one that started in Jamaica in the 60's).

Rico is just one of several artists of the first generation that returns to this season and joins the 2Tone bands.

The purpose of this era is the fall of the 2Tone label, Dammers was broke and in debt to the Chrisalys (record label that was sponsoring 2Tone) The popularity of these bands lasted about six years but would mark the influence of music in the future.




can rescue the two-tone was the rebirth of rudeboy as a cheerful, funny, rebellious and always ready to enjoy a dance or a good beer. Much less violent than the original Jamaica but with the struggle against the system to the surface.

Lyrics of the songs and ideological thoughts at this time took a leading role (perhaps heavily influenced by punk and skinhead current) that define the current ska from that point forward.

:: Third Generation (Third Wave)::

The third time or Third Wave is that we are experiencing at this time. bands like The Toasters, Bim Skala Bim and Fishbone c OMMENCEMENT to revive again the roots of this music at the beginning of this era. Here in Latin America we can see bands like or Public Disorder in Venezuela or Los Fabulosos Cadillac s in Argentina taking the same initiative and influencing more bands to do the same.

new mergers are also coming, ska combined with almost anything. born ska-core, ska, metal, ska-punk, ska, funk, etc . Bands begin to merge multiple birth rates or "Global Rhythm" as Mano Negra. In Spain are the independent band Kortatu that despite his fame never signed a major label (which I consider laudable.)

exist in the whole world as a traditional ska bands Hepcat , Don Khumalo, The Slackers, Skatalà and Dr Calypso.

The strong influence of Latin rhythms in the ska allows for what I believe is a world of opportunity called latin ska or ska.

The rude boy image remains that originated in the era 2tone, not as a "bandit" but as a fan ska, with knowledge about the roots of it and with all anti-racist ideals and revolutionary that have always characterized the music.

This time gives room for the birth of cultural groups as SHARP (Skinheads Against Racial prejudice or Skinheads against racial prejudice) , the striaght edgers, etc. All enjoying the same pace seen at this time as a "world beat."

So in these times has taken a key Ska music union. Bringing together many genres under one dance, one vibration and a common struggle against the system. Regardless of race, religion, social status, preference sexual, etc.





This particular song I chose the letter expressing the need for people to express themselves and that is part of the values \u200b\u200bof Ska .



FRANKY "ENJOY THE GOOD VIBES" CYBORG