“Gimme The Loot” is now being released to critical acclaim in major cities across America. Here’s the interview we did with the film’s musical composer/soundtrack guru, Nicholas Britell, after the film was shown at SXSW. One of my favorite vignettes in the 2009 anthology film New York, I Love You, which I first viewed about a year ago, is Teya and Dante. At the end of the story directed by Natalie Portman I was moved by a piece of music entitled “Father’s Day” by composer Nicholas Britell. As a fan of good film scores, I immediately sought after this particular piece of ear candy only to be stumped in my quest. No worries, as I contacted Britell, who was more than happy to send…
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Mixed bag Thursday. A new interview on the horizon. More on that later in the post. But first…
There are some really creative titles of fashion blogs out there in the sphere. Here are a few of my favorites, in no particular order:
- Smells Like Fashion
- Beauty in Insanity
- Grand Theft Thrift
- Clothe the Tiger
- A Pair and A Square
- Can You Pass The Glitter?
- High-Stiched Voice
Game of Thrones ~ It’s been on for two seasons now. The character names are wondrous. Think anyone has named their babies after one of them? Here’s my list of the best female character names on the show. It almost sounds like a bunch of gals auditioning for Celtic Woman or a sort like that.
- Cersei
- Arya
- Daenerys
- Sansa
- Shae
- Doreah
- Osha
- Ros
Random Fashion Pic ~ Awhile back I poked fun of the cheerleading uniforms of one Valparaiso University. I mean, they’re brown. But it looks better for softball, I think, as evident of this pic I took once of one of the players. I like the belt. Looks old-school baseball.
Euro 2012 ~ I’m not an expert at this football. I prefer to watch only surrounded by sporty drunks in Chicago bars. But this song, The Rocky Road to Poland, was recorded as the official theme for the Republic of Ireland team. It’s your typical, Irish, sing-along drinky-drinky song. I like it. “You’ll Never Beat the Irish” is one of the best lines in it. But…it seems you can beat them. Not doing so well. I guess it literally is a rocky road even once your in Poland. But the song is sorta cool.
The New Interview ~ The next interview for The Dodgy is an accomplished composer whose music was featured in New York, I Love You and in Gimme the Loot, the Grand Jury Prize winner at SXSW 2012. Look for it next week.
The first time I went to Maifest in Lincoln Square, or Chicago’s “German Town” was several years ago with my then girlfriend Kellie – who was German-American and sorta looked like the character Elisa in Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade. She was kind of evil like her, too. But I dug her and she wore cute skirts so we dated a bit so there. We went back to her apartment afterwards, after many a stein, and Kellie…just became Kellie. She started yelling at someone outside her window. She wanted me to shave her legs although I thought they didn’t need it at the time. Then she told me about a book she got me for Christmas but decided for me not to have…
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