With all the turmoil happening in these troubled times I thought it would be a good thing to take a moment and hang out with Gwyneth Paltrow and her husband Brad Falchuk and dine Alfresco with them in the back of their car in Santa Monica, CA. Don't they look so chill and happy? I think they do. Thus this is your assignment today, you have no choice but to accept it. Find your Happy Place, something that makes you relaxed, something that soothes your inner savage beast. Mine will be to meditate, I lay on my living room floor, close my eyes on focus on all the positive things in my life. It's amazing how I feel after and it really shifts your focus to a good place. So pack your bags Minions it's time for you to take a trip to your Happy Place. The train has arrived so get on board! Don't forget to take some Alfresco with you! Alfresco on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfresco
Takashi Miike redefines the spaghetti Western withan epic tale of blood, lust, and greed starring Hideaki Ito, Yusuke Iseya, Kaori Momoi and Quentin Tarantino
"Awe-inspiring... Quite possibly quite possibly one of the most entertaining films you will ever see."
- Film Threat
FilmRise is proud to present special collectors editions of Sukiyaki Western Django on DVD, Blu-ray, and digital formats on June 16th. The film is presented in 5.1 DTS-HD MA, 2.0 DTS-HD MA and 5.1 Surround, 2.0 Stereo.
Famed Japanese auteur Takashi Miike, best known for cult classics Audition, Ichi the Killer and The City of Lost Souls, redefines the spaghetti Western with Sukiyaki Western Django, an epic tale of blood, lust and greed starring Hideaki Ito, Yusuke Iseya, Kaori Momoi and Quentin Tarantino.
Two clans battle for a legendary treasure hidden in a desolate mountain town. One day, a lone gunman, burdened with deep emotional scars but blessed with incredible shooting skills, drifts into town. Two clans try to woo the lone gunman to their sides, but he has ulterior motives. Dirty tricks, betrayal, desire and love collide as the situation erupts into a final, explosive showdown.
Bonus Materials
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the main feature in 2.35:1 aspect ratio
Audio: English 5.1 Surround, 2.0 Stereo
English and Spanish Subtitles
Sukiyaki Western Django : Extended Cut (HD, 159:57, with Optional Japanese Subtitles)
Making of Featurette (SD, 52:37, In Japanese with English Subtitles
Deleted Scenes (SD, 06:37)
Sizzle Reel (SD, 03:12)
Promotional Clips (SD, 02:58)
US and Japanese Theatrical Trailers and TV Spots (SD)
Sales Points
Talented ensemble cast including Hideaki Ito, Yusuke Iseya, Kaori Momoi and Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction)
From acclaimed legendary cult film director Takashi Miike (Ichi the Killer, 13 Assassins, Audition)
The byline are the lyrics I am fixated on from Jay Jacobson's latest single These Troubled Times. If you have to ask why, you really haven't been paying attention to the world around you the last few days. You may recall the interview I did with Jay when the single first dropped, if not, hit the link below: http://mshinafelt.blogspot.com/2020/04/these-troubled-times.html Jay just dropped a hauntingly beautiful and evocative video to accompany the song of our times. Hit it after the jump! Stay at home and stay safe 💓
And the beat goes on...while things are slowly shifting to a new normal, I continue to work on myself. "Yes" that's what a pandemic is for, among other things. As you can see by the above image I have been playing around with my Instagram apps. The pursuit of excellence never falters, LOL Yeah, there's that. Time to release the Id! R.I.P. Larry Kramer - rebel with a cause The actions of some, do not reflect the opinions of all Remember the time reality became virtual? Stop asking people who have not been where you are going for directions Here are the details about my first concert: David Bowie & The Tubes, 1983, Tacoma Dome, I was 17 Territory: Hikes and trails, walk upon this earth Congratulations to Sasha Pieterse of Pretty Little Liars fame on being due in October Remember karma is a bigger bitch than you ever thought you were
Woman Crush of the Week - Lady Gaga for "Rain on Me" a great anthem of positivity for these challenging times. "Yes" I know Ariana Grande is part of it too, but she's too young and not interesting enough for me. I applaud Twitter, if you have to ask why Google that sh!t Now tell me how you being told to put your dog on a leash is a threat to your life? For those of you who text and never make real plans, this is your moment What came first the chicken or the egg? The chicken, eggs can't cum, duh! Cut or uncut? I'm talking about your sandwiches, jeeze! Wanna know how I like mine, follow me here: https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en https://twitter.com/MShinafelt
During this downtime I've been thinking a lot about one of my favorite old Hollywood haunts Musso & Frank. I miss it, with it's great atmosphere, delicious food and amazing martini's. Thus today's Hump Day & Chill is brought to you by the martini, to be precise the Meryl Martini as concocted by one Meryl Streep during a performance of The Ladies Who Lunch in celebration of Stephen Sondheim's 90th Birthday. Honestly I do think Streep is missing a branding opportunity here, she really should explore the Meryl Martini concept, I'd bet she'd make a killing doing it. In the meantime, break out your own martini magic and Hump Day & Chill to one of these absolutely fabulous concoctions. Make mine gin straight up, two olives please. Thank You!!! Musso and Frank on the WWW: http://www.mussoandfrankgrill.com/
Just Because it's the Tuesday after Memorial Day, Just Because the sun is warm & Just Because, well he's Man Candy all the way. I bequeath you Cole Sprouse in his workout clothes! Cole as many of you know (or don't) is Jughead Jones on Riverdale based on the Archie Comic Book characters, that airs on the CW Network (say it three times fast, I double dog dare you!) While I have never seen Riverdale I really feel like I, nah, I've heard it's a great show, but I only have time to watch so many things. I think seeing Cole in his workout clothes is all the Jughead Jones I need post Memorial Day. Thus I dub Cole a peanut butter cup his official Man Candy name. Why? Because I devour peanut butter cups, think about it, but no too much... Enjoy your day! Cole on IG - https://www.instagram.com/colesprouse/?hl=en
ADDICTIVE POWER OF WEALTH IN THESE DIFFICULT TIMES
Premiering Now at American Songwriter, Socially Distant-Shot Video from 5/29 Album Release A Different War
Finds Widely Acclaimed Blues-Rocker Addressing the Isolation that Comes with Addiction
RadioWoodstock 100.1 WDST Celebrates Album Release Day with ‘Sofa Sessions’ Livestream Concert Event, 5/29 @ 7 p.m. ET
"Danielia Cotton has not had it easy. But lucky for us, she channels her pain and suffering into kick-ass musical creations we can all enjoy.” - Guitar World
The music video for widely acclaimed blues-rocker DANIELIA COTTON’s new stomping anthem, CHEAP HIGH, from next week’s album release, A Different War, premieres today at American Songwriter, noting how “Cotton’s raspy voice is tinged with anger and frustration, but she channels her powerful vocal delivery into a cathartic triumph by the song’s end.”
Cotton drew on childhood memories of surviving as a poor multi-racial youth in an upper middle-class New Jersey community. While creating the video, she was astonished witnessing the addictive power of a “cheap high” surge through our communities during the pandemic, further highlighting our economic disparities.
“Right now there are so many people in their homes with no money coming, yet they’re frantically ordering all kinds of items online,” says Cotton. “It’s still going on. It’s even coming down to buying ridiculous things like designer brands for masks. It’s crazy. And then there are those who wear masks made from a handkerchief because that’s all they’ve got.”
Writing CHEAP HIGH, now active at Triple A radio, made Cotton think a lot about the things she didn’t have as a kid – like running water, which she went without until she was in high school. And not having traditional heating, instead having to chop wood for the stove with her sister when they came home from track practice. And being laughed at by the other kids in junior high for wearing cheap supermarket sneakers. The result was that spending became a formidable drug for her that substituted for other substances she found less desirable. The song speaks not only to personal unhappiness arising from greed but also to the dangers of a society mired in an economic disparity that even the pandemic cannot break.
“We haven’t had such a disparity between the rich and the poor like this in a long time,” she says. “Showing off things to prove you have money is a cheap high. That’s where we all are right now. Spending is an epidemic in our country, but what makes you truly happy in life is people and love.
The pandemic shutdown limited filming inside her Manhattan apartment and on the building’s roof deck, just her and videographer Ray Foley, socially distanced from each other during the entire process. Fittingly, the song is about isolation − the isolation that comes with any addiction, such as spending, and when one is besieged by self-doubt. The video forcefully conveys that sense of isolation and emptiness, courtesy of COVID-19.
CHEAP HIGH is the second single from A Different War, her most politically chargedalbum in a widely heralded career that has drawn praise from the New York Times, Billboard, the Los Angeles Times,NPR, and USA Today, among many others.Set for release May 29 on all major digital platforms through Cottontown Music, the album will be celebrated that evening by RadioWoodstock 100.1 with a Sofa Sessions Livestream Concert Event at 7 p.m. ET. Watch it here.
A Different War finds Cotton, whose voice gives her songs “stunning power” (No Depression), speaking to these extraordinary times by unloading her sin while the world around her is gripped in a turbulent spin. Cotton frames the six-song opus by confronting race, gender, and wealth − deeply personal and pervasive issues that have plagued folks like her for an eternity.
A Different War will be available May 29 at Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon, and where music is consumed on-line.
