Hello All,
Here are a few things that I thought were worth sharing this week:
1. Only Alain De Botton can articulate a dystopian future in such a kind and gentle manner .
2. Arrabiatta Recipe that I am definitely going to try. Sun-dried tomatoes twist sounds so mouthwatering. If you are checking this out on your headphones, be warned.
3. Now that I have learnt Morse Code, I am ready for that basement life. On a lighter note, the whole thing is beautifully designed and keeps you effortlessly involved. You will learn to like and understand Morse Code in under 20 mins.
4. Twin Peaks
I can't say I am a fan of this supposedly pathbreaking TV show yet. But, I have to admit, right from the opening notes of the title theme, it got me hooked.
This is what David Lynch had to say :
“Just slow things down and it becomes more beautiful,” Lynch said to Badalamenti. He instructed the composer to imagine a young woman, clearly upset, emerging from the treeline. She gets closer and closer and the music swells towards a catharsis. Twenty minutes later the piece was complete. “Don’t change a single note,” said Lynch. “I see Twin Peaks.”
“When you finish anything, people want you to then talk about it. And I think it’s almost like a crime,” he once explained, when invited to unpack Twin Peaks. “A film or a painting – each thing is its own sort of language and it’s not right to try to say the same thing in words. The words are not there. The language of film, cinema, is the language it was put into, and the English language – it’s not going to translate. It’s going to lose.”
5. If you are utterly sick of all the insta live "masterclasses" and want to find something refreshing on instagram, I would suggest burying yourself in the world of Interior Design
At least, this way you can be depressed in a brand new fashion.
6. Watchmen and Watchmen ( TV series ) : I am 11 years too late to this masterpiece of a film. If only DC movies had carried on in this direction.( sigh ).
Thankfully the TV series is a worthy accompaniment!
7. The Genius of Rahman analysed by this genius of a person. He is the The Nerdwriter Indian cinema deserves.
Cinema Beyond Entertainment. Take a bow.
8. My all time favourite cinematographer, Roger Deakins has few things to say about the movies he has shot. I can listen to this man speaking about movies all day long.
9. I stumbled upon Monument Valley years ago while watching House of Cards and since then I have been on the look out for games with stunning minimal design and serene music. Alto’s Adventure is the only one that has come close. Finally, yesterday I found this list of games with similar visual language.
10. I can't believe I am listing down a tik-tok link here ( sort of ). The video made me look the song up. and I was convinced it was something from the 80s.
Blinding Lights : The Weeknd
Jaane Woh Kaise log the
Mothership of a collection ( 60s to 2000s songs that shaped modern music)
Thank you for reading.
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