So i have been fighting my love for this song. Truly I have tried. But alas, she got me with the video. Le Sigh. This might become my new jam for the rest of the summer. Might was the keyword in the last sentence.
Friday, July 25, 2008
Friday, July 18, 2008
Watchmen
So yes, I went to the midnight viewing of The Dark Knight. I can't really sum it up on a quick post, so that will come later. In the meantime I saw this trailer for Watchmen before the movie and could hardly contain myself. This movie is directed by the same man who did 300 so that already says it will be beautifully shot, but the big draw is the actual graphic novel it is based on. Watchmen is one of the most acclaimed graphic novels ever and is in fact a very poignant and meaningful look into society and choices. Here is the trailer. Believe that I will be talking more and more about this as it's release date approaches.
*Note from editor: So yeah I may love Batman and X-men, and the release of Watchmen may also be a very big moment in my life but that does not make me some sort of comic nerd. And yeah, I may have gotten a nerd-gasim just from watching this trailer and am already trying to start a countdown in my mind, but that does not make me a dork. It just means I have an older brother who I used to watch cartoons with and was therefore exposed to the world or Marvel and DC which eventually led me to liking comics. Yup, that's it. Pushing glasses back up nose.
*Note from editor: So yeah I may love Batman and X-men, and the release of Watchmen may also be a very big moment in my life but that does not make me some sort of comic nerd. And yeah, I may have gotten a nerd-gasim just from watching this trailer and am already trying to start a countdown in my mind, but that does not make me a dork. It just means I have an older brother who I used to watch cartoons with and was therefore exposed to the world or Marvel and DC which eventually led me to liking comics. Yup, that's it. Pushing glasses back up nose.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Greatest shit to happen on Sesame St. since early 90's
So I have watched Sesame St with my baby neice over the years...needless to say I was not impressed. However, this clip brought a smile to my face. I just need to know where the hell is the Count?
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Guy Ritchie, you read my mind!
A British mob movie with Gerard Butler and Idris Elba directed by Guy Ritchie. There have been a couple of test screenings and all the reviews have said that this is the return to the Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels days of Ritchie, which were AMAZING. I am counting down the days until this movie comes out!
Can't. Fucking. Wait.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Cause his friends don't dance...
...And if they don't dance
Than, they're no friends of mine
Seriously, if I am having a bad day I just watch this and it makes me forget my troubles for a little bit. Turk is my hero.
Than, they're no friends of mine
Seriously, if I am having a bad day I just watch this and it makes me forget my troubles for a little bit. Turk is my hero.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Cat Power + My Blueberry Nights = Bliss
So I just bought the movie My Blueberry Nights on a whim, and let me tell you that it was absolutley beuatiful. The directer Wong Kar Wai puts together a visual feast that captures such feeling and emotion through colors that some scenes left me stunned. Plus Jude Law made it really yummy...
Oh and imagine my surprise when I heard my favorite Cat Power song playing in the background("The Greatest") and then BAM a couple of scenes later she is in the movie.
*oh and Norah Mothafuck'n Jones is the lead in this movie. Can't get no better.
The trailer:
Cat Power's performance of "The Greatest". Seriously she is fucking AMAZING, and it still baffles me how long her amazing album has been out with little recognition in the states.
Oh and imagine my surprise when I heard my favorite Cat Power song playing in the background("The Greatest") and then BAM a couple of scenes later she is in the movie.
*oh and Norah Mothafuck'n Jones is the lead in this movie. Can't get no better.
The trailer:
Cat Power's performance of "The Greatest". Seriously she is fucking AMAZING, and it still baffles me how long her amazing album has been out with little recognition in the states.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Hip Hop + Feminisim. Can It Co Exist?
So I am a proud card carrying member feminist, as someone who grew up (and still deals with) machismo on an everyday basis, I have come to embrace the label that being a feminist entails. No I am not a lesbian man hating bra burning woman. These are all negative stereotypes that attempt to discredit what being a feminist is all about, essentially the belief that women are human beings that deserve respect and equality.
So I digress, this post in not merely about being a feminist, but about how I deal with being a feminist who loves Hip Hop. I can admit that at times there has been a strain in my relationship with Hip Hop mostly due to the commercial friendly songs that get played over, and over, and over,and over, AND OVER again on the radio. I mean there are but so many time I can hear about some one's "bust it baby" and how in fact a woman's worth all boils down to how good her blow job is and how her ass cheeks can clap together. There have been times that I go cold turkey and go weeks without playing hip hop because I feel so disgusted with the lack of women MC's currently out and how some of these more popular songs just degrade women of color.
I sometimes wish I could give up hip hop for good, but alas I can't. Hip Hop has been with me as far back as I can remember,from singing Salt N Peppa songs that were years beyond my worldly knowledge (let's talk about SEX) to having a young crush on Tupac and rocking with Lil Kim and her "crush on you" songs. As someone who grew up in an urban area I relate to hip hop on a very base level, loving the beats, the flow, the places that a Hip Hop song can take you. Unfortunately as a woman I have also seen where hip hop can be a man's world that largely dehumanizes my entire gender. Now I understand that sex sells and sex is a part of life, I don't believe that a woman's sexuality must be her downfall and can be embraced, but it should also be embraced just as much as her intelligence, strength and determination. I honestly don't know what to do, must I give up one to be loyal to the other? Sure there are some great artist out there that give a more balanced point of view on women (Mos Def, Common, Talib, Lupe) but they are few and largely don't get that much exposure. And what about female MC's? Where the hell have they all gone? Why is Hip Hop a genre of music that has such a limeted amount of women in it?
I really would like to hear other people's opinions on this both male and female. I don't think I have a concrete answer as to whether the two can coexist. Does loving Hip Hop make me hypocritical to my own pro feminist cause?
I leave you with this clip of a documentary that seems very interesting and opens up discourse on the supper masculinity that seems to be a requirement in Hip Hop.
So I digress, this post in not merely about being a feminist, but about how I deal with being a feminist who loves Hip Hop. I can admit that at times there has been a strain in my relationship with Hip Hop mostly due to the commercial friendly songs that get played over, and over, and over,and over, AND OVER again on the radio. I mean there are but so many time I can hear about some one's "bust it baby" and how in fact a woman's worth all boils down to how good her blow job is and how her ass cheeks can clap together. There have been times that I go cold turkey and go weeks without playing hip hop because I feel so disgusted with the lack of women MC's currently out and how some of these more popular songs just degrade women of color.
I sometimes wish I could give up hip hop for good, but alas I can't. Hip Hop has been with me as far back as I can remember,from singing Salt N Peppa songs that were years beyond my worldly knowledge (let's talk about SEX) to having a young crush on Tupac and rocking with Lil Kim and her "crush on you" songs. As someone who grew up in an urban area I relate to hip hop on a very base level, loving the beats, the flow, the places that a Hip Hop song can take you. Unfortunately as a woman I have also seen where hip hop can be a man's world that largely dehumanizes my entire gender. Now I understand that sex sells and sex is a part of life, I don't believe that a woman's sexuality must be her downfall and can be embraced, but it should also be embraced just as much as her intelligence, strength and determination. I honestly don't know what to do, must I give up one to be loyal to the other? Sure there are some great artist out there that give a more balanced point of view on women (Mos Def, Common, Talib, Lupe) but they are few and largely don't get that much exposure. And what about female MC's? Where the hell have they all gone? Why is Hip Hop a genre of music that has such a limeted amount of women in it?
I really would like to hear other people's opinions on this both male and female. I don't think I have a concrete answer as to whether the two can coexist. Does loving Hip Hop make me hypocritical to my own pro feminist cause?
I leave you with this clip of a documentary that seems very interesting and opens up discourse on the supper masculinity that seems to be a requirement in Hip Hop.
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