Philadelphia (Score) - Howard Shore

Kafka On The Shore

Advantages: Strong characterisation, some wonderful sections
Disadvantages: Some dull, drawn-out sections; inconsistent

Kafka Tamura is a runaway fifteen year-old with a great deal on his conscience, not least a possible murder. That said, he's not sure who the victim was or how he may have done it. Nakata is an elderly gentleman who isn't so bright, although he can talk to cats, and tends not to be far away from strange goings-on whenever they occur. Haruki Murakami's Kafka on the Shore relates the converging journeys these two characters must take as they try to make sense of their own places in the greater scheme of things and come to terms with their roles in the events which await them. Both characters are searching for something, although neither knows entirely what. Kafka escapes his heartless father in an attempt to better understand himself and perhaps track down his long-missing mother and sister, with a prophetic warning ringing in his ears ...

Puggers 02.01.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami

On the streets of Philadelphia

Advantages: Excellent performances, story and sound track
Disadvantages: None

making to have challenged so many people to confront their own prejudices and ignorance. Dealing with the highly provocative subject of homosexuality and AIDS, Philadelphia does an excellent job of disbanding many of the myths surrounding both of the subjects. Not only does Philadelphia tell a powerful story of injustice, it is also a beautifully shot film, which has many scenes which will tug at your heart strings. It also allowed Tom Hanks to demonstrate that he was more than capable of performing serious roles as he had previously been better known for his comedy roles. There were some critics who suggested that Hanks was not convincing as a homosexual, what did they expect a bloke wearing lipstick, lycra and high heals. Part of the beauty of the film was that it attempted to destroy society's stereotypes of how homosexuals looked and acted ...

christianfilmcritic 12.02.2006 (06.12.2006) · Read full review
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Review of Philadelphia (DVD)

Tracey Thorn - A Distant Shore

Advantages: Lovely Songs
Disadvantages: Only 8 tracks and 23 minutes long

A Distant Shore released back in 1982 was until a few weeks ago Tracey Thorn's only solo Album. In March 2007 she released her second solo Album "Out of the Woods." Tracey Thorn is however better known not as a solo Artist but as one half of the successful duo Everything But The Girl, with husband, Ben Watt. This Album was recorded when Tracey was only 19 years old in the year before she met her future husband, Ben Watt. Prior to the recording of this Album, Tracey had been a member of a Punk Band called The Marine Girls who had released two successful Indie Albums. Tracey however decided that she wanted to experiment with more Acoustic sounds and as she headed off to Hull University it was just an Acoustic Guitar that accompanied her. There are some Albums that stand the test of time and since I still listen to this Album ...

micksheff 04.04.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Distant Shore, A - Tracey Thorn