Friday, January 10, 2025

I Can't Give Everything Away


One of the most touching tracks on an album filled with touching tracks.




Watch Bowie:

Being that yesterday was Friday night and the ninth anniversary of David Bowie's death, I wanted to do more than just listen to his music. I decided to watch a movie with Bowie. I'd recently noticed the Criterion Channel added a Bowie playlist that had The Man Who Fell To Earth on it, and it's been quite some time since I watched that one. En route, however, my finger stalled on the remote as the cursor passed over a different film - one I don't remember ever hearing about before:


Super fun film Directed by Richard Shepard. Reminds me a bit of After Hours, a bit of Quick Change, and a bit of The Dark Backward and The Birdcage (which came after). Spoiler-free Letterbxd review HERE, but the long and the short of it, with Bowie as the male lead, if you're a fan and missed this like I did, see it!!!




Watch:

Oh my god. This movie!!!


Read nothing! If this hadn't gotten a small theatrical run late last year and I could count it toward next year's best of, I have faith that twelve months from now, this would still be in my top ten. Holy F*CK! Kudos to Nick Frost on writing and starring in this, and Steffen Haars for Directing. Everyone involved does a smashing job!




Playlist:

David Bowie - Low
Windhand - Eternal Return
David Bowie - Black Star
David Bowie - Station to Station
David Bowie - Santa Monica '72
Steve Moore - Christmas Bloody Christmas OST
Horna - Nyx Hymnejä Yölle
Ruin of Romantics - Velvet Dawn
 


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