Re-imagined on the Silver Screen

There is nothing I romanticize more- other than music- than films. The following is a make shift list of my top picks for films, not in any particular order

1) Rebel Without a Cause- Live fast, die young with James Dean. Classic.

2) Dear Wendy- Indie film about Dandies, guns and a fabulous Zombies soundtrack

3) The Doors- Bio pic about Jim Morrison.

4) The Bride of Frankenstein- One of my favorite horror/sci-fi films.

5) Almost Famous- The coming of age story of

a rock journalist. Based loosely on the life of Cameron Crowe.

6)East of Eden- Another James Dean classic. Epic Story.

7) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas- the Hunter S. Thompson epic come to life courtesy of Johnny Depp.

8) Willy Wonka and the Choclate Factory- The childhood classic with a sinister Gene Wilder.

9) The Wristcutters: A Love Story- A love/suicide story that ends the opposite of Romeo and Juliet.

10) The Beach- The one movie where Leonardo DiCaprio is not annoying. It's a savage film about true human nature.

11)Chitty Chitty Bang Bang- Disney Classic next to Marry Poppins. It turned me on to Dick Van Dyke.

12) Blow- Johnny Depp as legendary drug dealer George Jung.

13) Four Brothers- Mark Wahlberg is bad ass and makes us forget Marky Mark while protecting his brothers.

14)Lords of Dogtown- Semi historical film of the upstart of skateboarding.

15)Factory Girl- Bio pic of Edie Sedgwick's life. Very Warhol.

16)I'm Not Here- Bio pic of Bob Dylan's life told by 7 personalities.

17)A Clockwork Orange- A Stanley Kubrick classic.

18)Kill Bill Vol 1 and 2- Quintin Tarantino duo films with Uma Thurman as an assasin and Lucy Lu kicking butt.

19)Singing in the Rain- Best musical of all time.

20)The Graduate- Dustin Hoffman's first film. Mrs. Robinson is so naughty.

21)I Love You Man- One of the most genuine comedies, filled with bromance.

22)Across the Universe- The Beatles soundtrack re-imagined, visually stunning, it's the ultimate trip.

23)Fight Club- Brad Pitt looking buff, Edward Norton taking your mind on a trip.

24)Metropolis- One of the first science fiction films ever made. Fritz Lang imagines female robots taking over society.

25)The Virgin Diaries- a Kirsten Dunst classic. It's about suicide hint.

26)There Will Be Blood- The thirst for blood and oil. Outstanding film of the 2000's.

27)C.R.A.Z.Y.- Indie flick about a boy coming of age to the soundtrack of Bowie and Patsy Cline.

Year In Review

The year 2009 in review

Band of they year

Phoenix

Third album is the charm

Honorable mention

Kings Of Leon

Song of the year

Empire State of Mind- Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys

New York anthem a blockbuster hit sure

to be remixed and repaid in double for product placement.

Honorable mention

Use Somebody- Kings of Leon

Rapper of the year

Lil Wayne

Wayne is still on top, dropping in on tons of the years hottest songs and mentoring new comer Drake . We should just overlook that image comprimising song with Shakira.

Honorable mention

Kid Cudi

Entertainer of the year

Lady Gaga

Gaga entertains us with her fashion sense and weird hand gestures.

Honorable mention

Taylor Swift

Shitiest Movie of the Year

Transformers 2

Shitiest Artist(If you can call them that) of the Year

Flo-rida

Shitiest song of the year

Tik Tok- Ke$ha

Copying Uffie and looking like a dirty piece sure is original.

Shitiest TV Show of the Year

Rock of Love Bus

Fuck up of the year

Kanye West

Whore of the year-

Megan Fox

The Decade In Review

Band of the Decade

This honor goes to The Strokes though many other bands qualified.

They took downtown cool to the masses and revolutionized

modern day rock in a style conscious way.

RollingStone named Is This It the #2 album of the decade.

Honorable mentions

Radiohead

The White Stripes

and Coldplay

Rapper of the Decade

Eminem

No one can match Eminem in record sales, popularity, or skill,

though he did fade out near the end of the decade.

Honorable Mentions

Jay-Z

and Kanye West

Entertainer of the Decade

Britney Spears

Britney became a household name and stayed in the spotlight,

despite her several mishaps (K-Fed, shaving head, no underwear etc). She definitely made some of the catchiest pop

songs of the decade - "Toxic", "Opps I did it again", "Womanizer".

Honorable Mentions

Justin Timberlake

and Beyonce

Fuck Up of the Decade

It's a tie between Amy Winehouse

and Pete Dohertry.

Both were hooked on drugs, shouting obscenities, wandering around

without shoes, and basically creating a ruckus wherever they went;

Total fuck ups that the press ate up.

Movie Series of the Decade

Harry Potter

HP is iconic as far as fantasy films go. Though not as well made as Lord

of the Rings, HP created mass fandom through out the entire decade,

and there is still 1 more film left.

Honorable Mention

Lord of the Rings

TV Show of the Decade

American Idol

AI dominated ratings and created several superstars in the process

ie- Adam Lambert, Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry, Carrie Underwood.

Honorable Mention

Dr. Phil

Are You Seeing Clearly?

Are you seeing this goddess (Edie) clearly? Is your vision blurred? Too many drinks already? And it's not even New Years Eve yet.

This post is to commence a kind of recap- let's stay away from countdowns- for the decade, the 2000's.

The 2000's will not be known for its decadence that's for sure. I'm not sure what the decade will be known for but this is rather a quest to figure it out.

Here we will discuss trends/

events/fashion/MUSIC of the decade.

The recap has begun!