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Jake Gyllenhal...Donnie Darko...Mad World...Adam Lambert...American Idol
YaadPyar:
Wow, John! You are such an excellent research librarian. I love the layers of detail here - like a good phyllo dough - adding to the deliciousness of it all.
I don't recommend American Idol as great artistic content, but as a pop culture phenomenon, it's hard to beat. I will say watching the YouTube version of Adam Lambert's singing doesn't do it much justice, though feel free to be un-grabbed by his performance.
I did see the Director's Cut the first time, but will go back and view the original Donnie Darko. And I will never get this song out of my head now! Who was it that so loved this movie? Mandy? Sheyne? I can't remember now.
southendmd:
Remember "hungryhungryhippos"?
Kelda:
--- Quote from: southendmd on April 12, 2009, 12:32:12 pm ---Remember "hungryhungryhippos"?
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thats sheyne.
Aloysius J. Gleek:
--- Quote from: southendmd on April 12, 2009, 09:07:48 am ---That was way cool, John. Thanks.
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Thank you, Paul!
--- Quote from: YaadPyar on April 12, 2009, 11:58:41 am ---Wow, John! You are such an excellent research librarian. I love the layers of detail here - like a good phyllo dough - adding to the deliciousness of it all.
I don't recommend American Idol as great artistic content, but as a pop culture phenomenon, it's hard to beat. I will say watching the YouTube version of Adam Lambert's singing doesn't do it much justice, though feel free to be un-grabbed by his performance.
I did see the Director's Cut the first time, but will go back and view the original Donnie Darko. And I will never get this song out of my head now! Who was it that so loved this movie? Mandy? Sheyne? I can't remember now.
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Thank you, Celeste--and good luck with your friend (Mr Lambert)!
In re: finding the original Darko video--well, I hope so, but the 'Director's Cut' version dominates. Again, good luck--except in this instance, you'll need it.
It's not the original coda, but this official Gary Jules-Donnie Darko video is wonderful:
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MyMOi4LEr4&feature=related[/youtube]
&feature=related
We can laugh at the Eighties, but Tears For Fears is the perfect choice for Donnie Darko--even the band's name. Here, the first 2:30 of the 4:53 of the following video--perfect blocking, panning, the 'edits' in the camera, the go fast/go slow 'choreography', the music--perfect. (Richard Kelly had planned and prefered to do another song--well. One of the reasons why I feel that, rather than by the director, DD is the movie that created itself through a wormhole in spacetime.)
And to see Patrick Swayze only eight years ago--cruelly sad.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWJPa0bvWnM[/youtube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWJPa0bvWnM
Ellemeno:
John, thank you for finding and posting that gem just written by Gary Jules. I like so much that he wants to give credit where credit is due, including to himself, but only as much as is justified.
Celeste, I wish I'd said this in my first post to you: :-* Great when you are here.
I think I have this in my Now Playing thread in my blog. Gary Jules playing "After the Goldrush" by Neil Young.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qrNk8lfpR4[/youtube]
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