This chilling remake of the 1971 film features CrispinGlover at the very height of his mighty powers. R. LeeErmey also provides a top-notch performance as Willard’s less than sympathetic boss. Certain people get what’s coming to them. In the first vid, Willard (Glover), in total impotent outrage, shakes his metaphorical fist at the gods of futility and unfairness, with WilliamS. Taylor as the messenger of said dreadful gods. A meltdown of über proportions. The subsequent clip involves Willard informing Mr. Martin, in no uncertain terms, who is now in charge.
One of the very greatest songwriters of our era, LeonardCohen is not only an exemplary denizen of Canada, but is clearly one of the toppest-notch humanoid bipeds of all time. And the man knew how to deliver the goods, when performing his brilliant, poetic, powerful compositions.
Lyric excerpt, from The Future:
Give me back my broken night My mirrored room, my secret life It’s lonely here There’s no one left to torture Give me absolute control Over every living soul And lie beside me, baby That’s an order! Give me crack and anal sex Take the only tree that’s left And stuff it up the hole In your culture Give me back the Berlin wall Give me Stalin and St Paul I’ve seen the future, brother: It is murder
This extremely undervalued film features a fascinating, rather offbeat and unsettling screenplay by author WilliamPeterBlatty, and top-notch performances by George C. Scott, NancyFish, and ScottWilson. BradDourif’s mesmerizing tour de force as the Gemini Killer is iconic and unforgettable.
Three nonpareil artists, EricClapton, JackBruce, and GingerBaker, created a remarkable synergy and unstoppable kinetic energy that has yet to be surpassed to this day.
The maestro of Ethiopian saxophone: GétatchèwMèkurya. His music boasts a truly distinctive “nightmare carnival” quality that felled me upon first listen. The purveyors of a Colorado restaurant were kind enough to make a cassette copy for me, and it was off to the races.
Your author has spent many an hour in rapt engagement with the sport of tennis. Since the early 1970s, it has been my favorite sport to watch and to play. The above constitutes my highly opinionated (yet utterly impartial…) list of the greatest practitioners I’ve ever witnessed. The order might well be in flux, but as for now, I feel comfortable with RogerFederer at #1, PeteSampras #2, BjörnBorg #3, RaphaelNadal #4, and NovakDjokovic #5.
Those who follow these five legends could all be considered “Honorable Mention”, as I feel the top 5 are simply a cut above. This is certainly not meant as a slight, as all included here are geniuses of the game. In no order, I’ve selected JohnMcEnroe, JimmyConnors, IvanLendl, AndreAgassi, ArthurAshe, and BorisBecker.
What criteria were used? Mostly, the eye and gut test. Certainly, career accomplishments were very much factored in. But, I went primarily by feel. Federer is quite simply the greatest tennis player I’ve seen. No one quite compares. What he’s done on the court is both sublime *and* ridiculous. After the Swiss maestro, we thought Sampras barely nosed out the Swede on the strength of, surprise, his immense first and second serves. Borg, the mightiest titan I had beheld in my youth, is next; the man’s groundstrokes revolutionized the game, with their blistering topspin. He was also *insanely* fast. Rafa takes #4, on the merits of his own wicked topspin forehand, foot speed, and indomitable will. And speaking of indomitable, the same applies to Mr. Djokovic. His return of serve is also probably the most effective/intimidating we’ve seen.
A final word on Federer, from the man who knows him best: Rafa Nadal. “If he is playing very good, I have to play unbelievable. If not, it’s impossible, especially if he’s playing with good confidence. When he’s 100 per cent, he’s playing in another league. It’s impossible to stop him.” – 2007
YujaWang and JunAsai are two surreal talents. Already phenomenally accomplished at their youthful ages, these two have the world at their feet. We have much to marvel at now, and much more to look forward to.
Formed in Akron, this groundbreaking group achieved world domination upon their Warner debut album in 1978, which was instigated in part by David Bowie, and was produced by Brian Eno. Equal parts punk and new wave, Devo featured lyrics rife with sardonic humour, social satire, and general weirdness, based mainly on the concept of de-evolution, or human regression, and whatnot.
A modest-but-shockingly-great sampler of soul hits from the 1970s, performed live. We have BillyPaul, BlueMagic, The IsleyBrothers, BenE.King, LTD, Brick, The MainIngredient, Arthur Prysock, The Al Green, The Spinners, and The Stylistics, featuring Russell Thompkins, Jr.
Some early titanic achievements by this legendary group. Ably demonstrated is this band’s fiercely combustible power and unstoppable propulsive energy. Moon, Townshend, Entwistle, Daltrey: rock gods, all.
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