This was great! Super funny. But also serious and sad.
Great dialogues, and great characters. There also was often this suspense in many scenes where you wouldn’t know what would happen next.
🎬 The King of Staten Island
🎬 Dawn of the Dead
I found the full uncut version DVD on a flea market recently. I don’t think I have seen this version before. And to be honest, I actually don’t care very much about that sort of thing. I just thought it would be nice to rewatch this again after 20 years or so.
I still appreciate this movie for its original story and style that influenced so many Zombie movies after it. Basically, every season of “The Walking Dead” works like this movie. Minus the humour. And that’s another aspect I like about this film.
But man, this was looong! And the sound was bad. The Zombie-makeup was just comical, too. And it’s sexist.
Anyhow, I still enjoyed watching this classic again. I just wouldn’t recommend to watch this full uncut version.
🎧 The Dead Eye – The Haunted
Been listening to a bit of The Haunted lately. Mainly the “The Dead Eye” record. Just some beautiful guitar work on this one. And great vocals (as is normal for Dolving). Plus, I sometimes need a bit of Per Møller Jensen’s drumming.
🎬 1BR
Not super-logical. Was ok, with a few good scenes. But not really recommended.
🎬 Rope
I like movies that play in a single room – like a play at a theatre. It’s a pretty morbid play. And pretty clever. Reminded me of Columbo at times. Bonus points for making it look like a one-shot movie. Thumbs up!
🎬 Blade Runner 2049
A rewatch. First time was in the cinema, where this movie is much more impressive of course. But I liked it a second time on the TV, too.
Convincing story. Amazing futuristic and dystopian world. Probably would watch a third time at some point.
🎬 The Thing
One more horror classic. One more great film!
Reminded me of Alien in a few ways.
Great special effects. Great set. Great story. Great acting.
🎬 About Endlessness
My second Roy Andersson movie.
He has a unique style. And I think I still need to get used to it. Nevertheless, this was entertaining with it’s dry humor. I probably didn’t fully “get” this film, though.
🎬 Rosemary’s Baby
Another classic – from 1968! – I’ve never seen before. It’s deservedly highly respected! This must have inspired so many horror-movies after it. I can’t recall an earlier (horror) movie with that “secret backdoor” element, the “nosy neighbour cliché”, the “is the protagonist going crazy or is she right?”-storyline, or that “look through the door spy”-shot. And there are probably even more firsts in there.
Hail chocolate mouse! Hail Satan! Hail Rosemary’s Baby!
🔗 More family photos
In October, Sina came over and shot a whole bunch of photos of us. So, feel free to stalk us over on her blog.
Ihr möchtet ungern als Familie "posen", wollt jedoch gerne die Zeit festhalten? Hier eine kleine Familienreportage (Remscheid und Umgebung).
A family photo from summer. Made by Udo Fischer.
🔗 December 2019 – Daniel Pietzsch’s Photo Journal
Finally finishing 2019.
Meetings with friends and family. And some impressions of Düsseldorf.
Build your own headless Raspberry Pi audio player
For a hassle-free solution, have a look at HiFiBerryOS, Volumio, piCorePlayer, RoPieee or similiar solutions. These notes describe how you can build your own headless player step by step by installing all the software yourself and configure it via the command line.
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🔗 November 2019 – Daniel Pietzsch’s Photo Journal
I shall not fall behind more than one year! My photo selection for November 2019.
First photos with my new Rollei 35 S. A concert. A demonstration. And everything in between.
🎧 Meliora – Ghost
🎧 TRILOGY – Carpenter Brut
🎧 Hiss Spun – CHELSEA WOLFE
Got into Chelsea Wolfe. Mainly her “Hiss Spun” album. It’s a bit like the heavy, less electronic, even more melancholic version of Portishead. Also reminds me of the acts that would play Twin Peaks’ Roadhouse. Love it!
🎧 Moontower – Dan Swanö
“The Big Sleep” was on some sampler when I was a teenager. I stumbled across this song again, and have now been listening to the whole “Moontower” album quite a bit. In case you don’t know: Dan Swanö plays all the instruments and does the singing, too. A true one-man-band.
📖 Was weiße Menschen nicht über Rassismus hören wollen: aber wissen sollten – Alice Hasters
Ich dachte ich kann mich halbwegs gut in Menschen reinversetzen, die konstant Rassismus und anderen Diskriminierungen ausgesetzt sind. Aber dieses Buch hat mir vor Augen geführt, wie anstrengend, gefährlich und entmutigend das wirklich ist – und wie es ist wenn man dem...
🎬 Queen & Slim
A first date takes a fateful turn when a racist cop stops the two for a minor traffic violation. The cop ends up dead. They flee, and a days-long chase through the US ensues.
This film is very much fitting regarding the current #blacklivesmatter movement. It showcases on a few occasions how black people feel about the police; and how one might react when the police is rather considered an enemy than a friend.
It’s also a film about loneliness, companionship, trust and love.
Thumbs up!