Film Favourites - Mantovani

Advantages: Great film
Disadvantages: none

...teacher Dr. Sweeney's (Brooks) vouching for him, he realizes that only through Lamont's intervention did the black prison gangs leave him unharmed. Derek returns home to find that his little brother Danny has followed in his neo-Nazi footsteps. In addition to associating with the D.O.C., Danny has written a paper arguing for Hitler as a civil rights hero. The teacher wants him expelled, but Dr Sweeney wants him to write a report on Dereks change over the past three years. After hearing from Derek about his brutal stint in jail, Danny soon converts his views and way of life from the Neo-Nazi's. The ending of the film will have you in tears and i will not give it away, but it is a hearty ending and is not expected. For all the violence and racism in this movie, it really highlights views on both sides of the movement and the change from... Read review

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Advantages: none for me
Disadvantages: no really well known songs

...Finding Nemo far from just being a film seems as it the trend these days to have become an industry in itself, with games, music CD's, toys, and other merchandising. So is this offering coming three years after the release of the film worthy of the Finding Nemo name. With this offering however Disney seems to have lost sight of who it is their market really is. The cover and inlay have the typical Disney style featuring the characters from the film meaning it is clear from a distance that this is a Nemo product, and therefore attractive to children who loved the film and I will freely admit that it was this that initially attracted me to it. But if you take a look at the track list it isn't the child friendly CD you might expect, in fact of the tracks on here I at 22 years old was familiar with a single track, so there is little... Read review

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Advantages: gorgeous little vignettes of music, all with their own character
Disadvantages: only that some of pieces are too short

...This collection of Eno tracks was recorded between 1975 and 1978 and first issued in 1978. The pieces were intended for films - hence, obviously, the title - and many have been used as such over the years. There is something very appealing about nearly all of these pieces; most are very short, vignettes of sound, with evocative titles such as "Events In Dense Fog" or "Strange Light" or "Final Sunset". All are recorded on analogue machinery - not a digital sequencer in sight - and it is this that I believe imbues the music with a certain character that you just don't get these days. The sheer act of physically moving tape, altering guitar and piano sounds with analogue synths gives these pieces a vitality and immediacy that remains with the listener for ever. Despite being a collection of fairly random tracks there was a lot... Read review

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