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January 10, 2024

“The Boss” – Bruce Springsteen

It would be hard to find someone in North America that has not heard of Bruce Springsteen, the famous rock singer, songwriter and guitarist. His musical career meanwhile spans more than six decades in which he has been writing and composing mainstream rock music with poetic and socially conscious lyrics. Most of his fame can be attributed to his focus around blue collar life issues in North America in his songs. Shows and appearances with the Obama presidential campaign have transformed him meanwhile into almost a democratic royalty. A bit contrary to the political message of his songs is his personal wealth, which is apparently estimated at about 650 million dollars. Bruce is an entertainer powerhouse and is known to occasionally even perform for almost four hours at his concerts. Last year that kind of stellar performance endurance experienced a dent. Due to health related issues “the Boss” had to cancel future concerts and performances. Peptic ulcer disease was stated as the reason for the cancellation ….

March 2, 2023

Another superhero actor encountering “resistance”

On the first day of this year news of a tragic snow plow accident made the news. Jeremy Renner got run over by his own snow plowing equipment while trying to free the car of a family member. According to the local sheriff he was lucky to survive. CNN reported that he sustained “blunt chest trauma and orthopedic injuries”. The description of the accident seemed so unusual that I had to look up his data to check his chart and see what had happened, just to get a different perspective. Once I had found his time of birth on the internet and seen images of him I certainly remembered having seen him in one or the other Hollywood creations. His latest movie stardom seems to dwell from his participation in the Marvel movie sequel of the Avengers in which he played Hawkeye. The internet offers different opinions and can not …

December 17, 2022

Celine encountering Uranus

Aside from reporting about the newly released documentary about Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, tabloid media was busy this week, reporting the announcement of the Canadian music icon, Celine Dion. Celine told the public that she has been diagnosed with SPS or stiff person syndrome. Certainly, those who live in North America have heard her distinct voice many times on air and TV. Particularly for Canadians she is known for her involvement in charities and for receiving the order of Canada in 2013. Celine is certainly a Canadian poster “child”, that embodies artistic success and knows quite well how to market herself. The news of her being diagnosed with a very debilitating health condition that will likely impact her professional life drew my attention. It certainly is not destiny’s cannibalism that draws me to her latest story, it is rather …

September 25, 2022

Movie – My Son Hunter

It certainly is a movie that did not get the usual Hollywood fanfare when it premiered a month ago. It might be that it was not produced by any of the famous production companies or is it possible that the subject of the movie does not fit the general political mind set of the Beverly Hills crowd? The movie does not lack the usual Hollywood ingredients, like sex, drugs, crime and lots of money for a successful movie. It is actually most likely in many parts closer to the truth than many of the other successful Hollywood creations, so not all fiction like many other successful contenders. Certainly many of the already publicly known facts about the Bidens are strung together by filling the gaps with fictional content, but again nothing new or abnormal for Hollywood scriptwriters and movie directors. But for the curious, who wants to see the movie right now, four weeks after it premiered, be prepared – you will have a hard time finding a platform or place where you can watch this initially crowdfunded movie….

September 10, 2022

Laugh-O-gram – not really – 2

Walt moved to Los Angeles, establishing a new company, the Disney Brothers Studios, which he was able to partially finance with the sale of some of his previous cartoons. In January 1926 the name was then changed to Walt Disney Studio. Over the following decades the studio produced many world renowned animated movies and short clips. Like Snow White, Cinderella or Ugly Duckling, many scripts of the big successes were actually just cinemagraphic instalments of European fairy tales; but the business model seems to have been successful. Despite some financial setbacks over the decades the Disney Corporation grew to be a fortune 500 company and still seems to be expanding …

September 3, 2022

Laugh-O-gram, not really – 1

One of the most iconic American corporate success stories is very likely the one of the Walt Disney Company. What started out as an experimental garage based business trying to bring animations onto celluloid, developed into one of the most influential media companies worldwide grossing billions of profit annually. Meanwhile the media empire draws a lot of its revenue stream from its internationally located theme parks including hotels and even five cruise ships. Up to this day the company is still growing its market presence. In 2012 Disney swallowed up the Star Wars enterprise, most of the Century 21 holdings, ABC, ESPN, and the Marvel brand. It can not be denied that Disney is synonymous with modern entertainment, particularly for the young since it is very hard to find anything on screen for the younger age segment that is not in the hands of the Disney company or one of their …

July 28, 2022

Halsey – Star Martyrdom

“I’m not just some fucking martyr who’s trying to make all of these lost, misfit kids feel better; I need them to help me feel normal too.” – Halsey – in a Rolling Stones magazine article. I didn’t even know who Halsey was when I read the quote, but that kind of quote is “too good” not to be looked at a bit closer. I’m certainly not in the age group listening to her music or one of her 32 million followers on Instagram. Searching for some songs of her on YouTube proved that she is internationally renowned for her music – some of her songs have been viewed more than ½ a billion times. If you start reading Ashley Nicolette Frangipane’s (her real name) bio you will easily find out that she is very open about her difficult youth as well as her many health issues. She does not make big secrets …

April 15, 2022

Aphasia

Over the past week Hollywood mourned the loss of one of their biggest stars to the condition of Aphasia. According to wikipedia he is one of the highest grossing actors – the movies he has starred in have grossed over 5 billion US dollars. Bruce Willis, internationally well known for his action roles over the last three plus decades, has announced that he is going to retire from acting due to the severity of the condition of aphasia that he was diagnosed with in March of this year. Aphasia is a condition that affects the ability to communicate. It is estimated that about 1 million people in the US are diagnosed with it. It can affect your speech …

October 26, 2021

Death on the Set

The incident has already passed by some days, but in case you missed it, on 21 Oct. the American actor, Alec Baldwin, accidentally killed one person with a prop gun and injured another. The tragic moment happened on a movie set in New Mexico and gives testimony for situations that the perpetrator sometimes does not have an obvious motive or intent to commit a crime, but time calls for the fulfillment of the content and the perpetrator is drawn into the incident, having no choice to resist nor to abstain. The tragic incident is a very descriptive example that time is the ultimate director of what is about to unfold – merely using players as parts and arranging them into their place at the fitting moment. The sinister part to it is – that not everyone can fill that role – since perpetrator, victim and place have an intricate connection and have to “meet” at the fitting moment and place. According to several …

April 18, 2021

In Time – a movie premiere (2011) free content

For avid movie lovers this movie has most likely passed its shelf life, but I find the title as well as the subject intriguing. For quite some time I intended to have a chart of the premiere of the movie and explore a bit the content of time of the almost 10-year-old cinematographic production. The plot of the story unfolds in the year 2169 portraying a society whose universal currency is time. Time can be traded and / or passed onto another person. Starting with the age of 25, a one-year countdown begins displayed on your forearm, where you can always see and check someone’s remaining time. Basically, the race to gain more time starts with that age and depending how much you earn (time), you extend your lifespan. Wealth is expressed through possession of time and to give it a more socio-political angle, the …

February 13, 2021

Rammstein – Heavy Metal Provocateurs – free content

You might have never seen a show of this German Hard Rock / Gothic / Heavy Metal band – nor have I. Their stage performances are a display of fire, explosions and deep dark industrial impressions accompanied by heavy accords. The highly successful band is internationally recognized for its very distinct style, as well as pointy, very provocative German lyrics. I usually do not listen to this kind of “music”, but having seen some YouTube live stage performances, I somehow became intrigued by the – at least for me – unbelievable darkness of their shows and videos. Live fire and real explosions that light up a generally fairly dim lit stage. The stage seems to be more subterranean rather than above ground and transmits a diabolical vibe. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, an American Music critic of ALLMusic once commented that “their blend of industrial noise, grinding metal guitars, and operatic vocals is staggeringly powerful”. As already stated in my MTV article …

September 26, 2020

007 – James Bond what powers the longest running film series – “No time to die”

… According to the author himself, he wanted to give the protagonist “the dullest and plainest sounding name he could think of – JAMES BOND”. It turned out, what has been perceived as dull and boring in the sixties, still has a lot of story fire power left, even sixty years later. The James Bond series with 24 movies is the longest running film series ever and is worth up to 7.04 billion now – the sixth highest grossing series ever produced. By the sounds of it, the British EON Production Ltd. that has been exclusively producing all of the agent stories over the decades, a new James Bond movie, number 25, “No time to die”, will premiere November 12, 2020 in London – Covid permitting. By now, the latest trailer can already be viewed online, and it would not surprise me if theaters are already taking reservations. The British agent series is still a hot entertainment commodity. Like the many 007 before this movie, it too will surely be a success. It seems that for a story that always develops and ends pretty much like the one before, the action and suspense filled, almost superhero like, plot is always able to pull in a new generation of fans. It seems 007 is not just a chameleon that can camouflage himself into any society and survive, his creators were even able to manage and design his appeal to such a degree that the multigenerational fans never got bored of watching a make-over of the previous one. So, what powers this almost seemingly never-ending villain chasing and government killer storyline? …

September 14, 2020

“The Distinguished Citizen” – an Argentinian Movie – free content

In Venice on September 8th, 2016 the Argentinian Movie “El Ciudadano Ilustre”, with the English title “The Distinguished Citizen” premiered. It was widely positively reviewed, won numerous movie awards, and was emphatically received by a worldwide audience (a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes still up to today). The, as a dark satirical comedy described, movie has been added to a North American streaming service and with that an even greater viewership can now enjoy this, I believe, quite refreshing South American movie production. Film critique Benjamin Russel from Americas Quarterly writes “ … at the heart of The Distinguished Citizen are questions about the nature of creativity, ownership of art, and the vagrancy of truth. ….

March 29, 2020

CONTAGION – 2011 Movie

Many of you might have already seen the movie Contagion from 2011. I watched it for the first time last night. The movie premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 3rd, 2011. In the meantime, it has enjoyed a wide viewership with good reviews. In case you have not seen the movie, here is the plot: the death of the protagonists (Matt Damon) partner and her son leads to the discovery of a deadly virus. The US Centers for Disease Control fails to curb its spread and a worldwide panic ensues. One could almost say the movie blueprints the present rise and unfolding of Covid-19. With that I could not resist to create the movies chart. Unfortunately, I was not able to get the exact show time of the film at festival, so I had to use a day chart to get a bit closer to the story. ……

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