I’ve heard in some time.
Elizabethan Consort Music 1558-1603 by Hesperion XX Jordi Savall, Alia Vox CD.
29 glorious pieces magically evoking Shakespeare and Elizabeth I’s age.
Violas, lutes, and occasional clavier, organ, voices, and percussion
Will transport you and totally relax you.
The melodies, tones, and structures are strangely hypnotic in affect.
Forget New Age; this is way/naturally better, more beautiful and haunting!
as well as the dearth of worthy AA nominations over the last two decades, I consider myself fortunate to have lived in other times when certain years yielded bumper crops of very good and great films.
One such year was 1967:
Barefoot in the Park
Bonnie and Clyde
Cool Hand Luke
The Dirty Dozen
Far from the Madding Crowd
The Graduate
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
In Cold Blood
In the Heat of the Night
The Jungle Book
Point Blank
Reflections in a Golden Eye
To Sir, with Love
Wait Until Dark
The Taming of the Shrew
Weekend
Belle de Jour
Chimes at Midnight
Two for the Road
A good adventurous year for UK Films, 1971:
And Now for Something Completely Different
The Boy Friend
The Devils
Diamonds Are Forever
Macbeth
Straw Dogs
Sunday Bloody Sunday
One of the better ’70s-Years-Films, 1972:
The Candidate
Deliverance
Fat City
The Getaway
The Godfather
The New Centurions
Play It Again Sam
The Poseidon Adventure
Sounder
What’s Up Doc?
Last Tango in Paris
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Frenzy
The Ruling Class
Sleuth
…………………………………………………….
Now, quick, go and look those up on Netflix, and, for that matter, any pre-2000 Oscar winners. (I guess the only good and great movies are those sold by Netflix?) For my money, Turner channel offers way more quality movies and classics compared to Netflix by far. Certainly that’s where a film aficionado would go in search of quality and developing quality movie background.
The pathetically weak and poor offerings of Netflix are a certainly reminder of the advantage of owning DVDs or Blu-Rays of the great movies (I happily own 32 of the above) that one can watch at leisure when convenient and desired. ‘Cause you ain’t gonna see ’em on the hugely overrated and limiting Netflix.
(Stop to think)
–constant, non-stop choices minute to minute except when asleep
–one’s personal values underlying those choices, created by those choices
–timing: good and bad, often with implications for or as a result of choices
Flip through a newspaper sometime and rate each news item as good or bad choice, good or bad timing, and values revealed. Will tell you a lot of basic stuff about human nature and modern times.
Don’t let the rolled-up sleeves fool you. An arrogant, rich, snobby kid who figures he knows everything better than everybody else. A great public speaker: “I–uh, uh–want–uh, uh–to say…” Assumed he could curry favor in PQ by speaking French only. Assumed his family friend Castro was loved by all Canadians. Assumed there was nothing wrong with using private aircraft to visit his family friend Aga Khan over Christmas. One damn assumption after another. Ver-r-ry entitled.
(A simple effect used by Hitchcock in the opening credits of North by Northwest)
(impressive front entrance)
(unexpected cozy spot for two, front entrance)
(one of many structured views)
(walking to the concert hall, some of the war plaques on the right)
(Arts Building aesthetic)
(first floor hallway through entrance area)
(the dome)
(the shady student lounge–where I registered in person 1972-73 with my Comp Lit prof Stephen Arnold)
(the distinctive stairwells reminiscent of the similar, old Corbett Hall)
(a 1950s steam radiator memory–these were in schools and buildings everywhere in the ’50s)
are usually self-generated deep expressions of essential nature and spirit. The best connections are honest, open, maskless and natural. With inner selves/spirits communicating freely and opening with one another. No inhibitions.
of learning something new, and moving forward, often getting things done. You have to take care of yourself and be responsible for yourself. That basic autonomy is the usually the first step forward toward meaningful freedom and purpose. Life is what you make of it.
shutting everyone and everything else of an obvious negative nature. Works.
Easier then to spend valuable, limited time with those who personally matter. Less wasted time and effort, to say nothing of minimal stress and hassle.
