"She's not a synthesizer she's analogue"

The crowd was ecstatic and wanted to hear more of Lisa Gerrard's magnificent voice,
Klaus Shulze told us she would be onstage any minute now but her voice needed rest.
Best Quote ever.

Last night I went to see Klaus Shulze featuring Lisa Gerrard @ Ancienne Belgique (my favorite venue)
I have to admit I don't know the least of Shulze's work
and I only know the "dead can dance" Lisa (plus her gladiator soundtrack with hanz zimmer).
It was a pleasant surprise, the music was so special as in "not of this world".
Lisa Gerrard has an astonishing voice , which suits shulze's music very well.
The only thing I didn't liked where the background visuals , really unnecessary and they didn't fit the music very well.
The crow was dead silent although some people where taking pictures with their cellphones which made quite a lot of noise,
arhg the nerves of some people...
But after this I so want to see dead can dance live.

Antichrist

Last saturday I saw Von Trier's newest film (that would be Antichrist)
in the most uncomfortable cinema in Berlin.
It has been a long time that a film has intrigued me so much.

Normally I have an instant opinion about films but I'm clueless about this one.
Lars von trier is not really my favorite director (and that's an understatement I hate Breaking the waves passionately )
but with this one he got my attention.
Let's start with the positive side:
I simply ADORED the camerawork ,Anthony Dod Mantle is a genius.
The film started with a beautiful black&white sequence
But my favorite has to be the dreamy eden sequence with Charlotte Gainsbourg.
Which brings us to the cast,
Charlotte Gainsbourg was surprisingly good in being evil, her performance was spot on and
the cannes award was well deserved.
Same goes for Willem Dafoe, not as good as Gainsbourg but still marvelous.
It was a bit of a shock to see how much he had aged since platoon tough.

But now , the story ... that was something diffrent.
I don't think Lars Von Trier went far enough with his violence,
he breaks off at the point where it could get interesting.
I also didn't liked the talking fox , it totally missed it's creepy effect which made it a bit ridiculous.
The story could have been so much darker if he inserted a bit more 'Jeroen bosch freakish nightmares' and a bit less 'pretentious attempt at being philosophical'

I'll give the film a second look so I can pay more attention at all the little things .
But honestly I have to say that I like this kind of Von Trier movie much better than his awful 'breaking the waves'
To end with something pretty is nice , so here are some screenshots( So you'll see what I mean with genius camera work) :

Nina's manic list of things to do

O my ... , the pre-exams stress is kicking in.
Damn how I wished I passed all my exams during the year now , so I didn't had to do them over during my holiday.
Anyway , when I get stressy before an exam I get this weird manic mood.
I get really hyperactive and maniacally happy and I want to do 1001 things at once.
So when I was talking to Cateau about all my crazy future plans she was like , "hey why don't you make a list".
Now that's actually a good idea , a list!
I love making list so I started immediately, dividing everything in separate categories.
It will take a long time to complete everything, but I don't have a deadline and I will update frequently on this blog about the progress.

So I present : the Manic list


BRAIN:
-Get into Medicine
-Study a year in another country
-Get university degree and specialize
-Get a doctorate (if possible)
-Learn a new language
-Read more books (also non fiction work)

PHYSICAL
-Learn how to dive
-Go cave- exploring
-Go and take some Zumba lessons
-Practice snowboarding until I can do at least one decent jump
-Jump out of an airplane
-Learn how to do a solo parachute jump
-Learn how to pole dance

ART AND CULTURE
-Pick up my interest in art & art history again
-Go and see the works of my favorite painters in museums
-Start taking pictures again
-Visit more art exhibitions
-Travel as much as possible
-See a broadway show
-Visit the opera in stunning opera clothing
-Start drawing more

REALLY NECESSARY THINGS
-Search a weekend job
-Get my drivers license
-Learn how to cook some decent meals

SELF INDULGING
-Buy a board and customize it
-Do a Hair & Make-up course
-Get the Aladdin Sane tattoo
-Get every David Bowie LP on Picturedisc
-Get a real-size skeleton
-Own a gorgeous antique anatomy book
-Buy a coctailshaker and a cocktail recipe book
-Buy a cute tea pot from that awesome store in Bruges

TRAVEL
-Make a huge America trip
-See Rome
-Go on a crazy shopping spree in Camden , London
-Visit every continent
-Visit a desert
-Go couch surfing all over the world
-Live in a different country for a (few) year(s)
-Do the highest bungeejump possible in Africa
-Go diving in an ocean to prove I'm over the deep water phobia

GOOD INTENTIONS
-Stop downloading music completely
-Start studying a LOT more
-Buy non leather shoes/clothing only
-Get over the deep water phobia
-Donate blood
-Start eating more healthy

FUNNY STUFF
-Go skinny dipping
-Get another crazy haircolor