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!
🎬 Rope
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🎬 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.
🔗 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!
🎬 Wrong
An absurd film. And pretty funny. Music and sounds are ace. I liked the visuals, too, because the rendition of the used lens(es) looked pretty “classic” to me – and I like “classic”. Apparently the writer/director Quentin Dupieux has some sort of cult status. I didn’t know him until this.
🎬 Trainspotting T2
More nostalgia than anything else. Was ok. Wouldn’t watch again.
🎬 Lost Highway
Given that Nicole is a huge David Lynch fan, it’s surprising I haven’t watched this in full until recently. And I thoroughly enjoyed it. Great Lynch-y-en atmosphere and strangeness. Would watch again.
🎬 Knives Out
Well-written and filmed Cluedo/whodunnit-type movie. With star-cast. Awesome!
I bought my first bass guitar: an Epiphone Thunderbird. Should have done this earlier, because it’s so much fun!
🎬 Night on Earth
I seem to really enjoy Jim Jarmusch’s movies. This was no exception. It’s an episode film about Taxi drivers in various famous cities in the same night at the same time. Not all episodes were equally good, but overall a very entertaining endeavour. Armin Mueller-Stahl in the New York episode is hilarious!
🎬 Blue Ruin
Now-hobo takes revenge for the killing of his parents, after the killer has been released from prison. He’s a complete amateur – yet very bad-ass – and gets into a fight with the killer’s whole family. Suspenseful. Thumbs up!
🎬 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Remarkable movie that manages to be very funny while also addressing several very serious topics such as rape, murder, suicide and racism – and still dealing with them in a serious way. Top!
🎬 The Invisible Man
Said “man” faked his death and now terrorises his (ex-)wife. Not really bad. But not really good, either. It’s probably a little better than I thought it would be. Still: not really recommended.
🔗 October 2019 – Daniel Pietzsch’s Photo Journal
My photo selection for October 2019.
Back to “normal” life.
📖 Fast Genial – Benedict Wells
Ich fühlte mich zu alt für dieses Buch.
Der fast zwanzigjährige Protagonist begibt sich mit zwei Freunden auf einen teils abenteuerlichen Roadtrip quer durch die USA um seinen leiblichen Vater ausfindig zu machen. Abgesehen vielleicht von der Gefühlswelt eines Spenderk...
📖 Die Bagage – Monika Helfer
Monika Helfer erzählt die Geschichte ihrer Großmutter – die sie nie persönlich kennengelernt hat – die Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts mit ihrer Familie abseits eines kleines Dorfes in Österreich lebten und von allen dort nur „Die Bagage“ genannt wurden.
Die damalige Zeit war sowieso schon nicht einfach. Und dann noch abseits zu leben und sein eigenes Ding durchzuziehen um so mehr.
Insgesamt eine bemerkenswerte Geschichte (im doppelten Sinne), kurzweilig erzählt auf 150 Seiten.
📖 Factfulness – Hans Rosling
Das Buch hat mir gefallen. Roslings Hauptpunkt ist, dass die Lebensumstände sich stetig verbessern und auch bereits viel Fortschritt passiert ist in den letzten Jahrzehnten. Hier konzentriert er sich hauptsächlich auf die grundlegenden Bedürfnisse des Menschen wie Unte...
🔗 September 2019 – Daniel Pietzsch’s Photo Journal
My photo selection for September 2019.
The holiday month. Photos of various stops in the alps. But mainly street photographs from Venice.
Sitting on the balcony. It’s finally cooling down again at night. Listening to Purple Hill Witch. Drinking a cold beer. Culling photos for the September 2019 entry. It was the holiday month. Struggling a little going through that many images.
