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Crossroads (1986) Walter Hill (USA)

Walter Hill's classic depiction of a city boy who yearns to be a true bluesman, has aged little since its release in 86. Karate Kid Raplph Macchio features (his guitar parts are all played by Ry Cooder) alongside Joe Senecea and Jami Gertz. The only odd thing about this movie is Joe Seneca plays Willie Brown, a bluesman who has been dead since 1952. No biggie, I guess.

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Crossroads [Various Artists] (1986)

I have included the tracks of the 'cuttin'-heads' battle at the end as a bonus, as they don't feature on the soundtrack itself.

1.Crossroads (Ry Cooder)
2.Down In Mississippi (Terry Evans, Bobby King & Willie Green, Jr.)
3.Cotton Needs Pickin' (Frank Frost)
4.Viola Lee Blues (Ry Cooder)
5.See You In Hell, Blind Boy (Van Dyke Parks & Alan Pasqua)
6.Nitty Gritty Mississippi (Jim Dickinson)
7.He Made A Woman Out of Me (Amy Madigan)
8.Feelin' Bad Blues (Ry Cooder & Jim Dickinson)
9.Somebody's Callin' My Name (Bobby King, Sam King, Arnold McCuller & Willie Green, Jr.)
10.Willie Brown Blues (Joe Seneca)
11.Walkin' Away Blues (Ry Cooder & Sonny Terry)
Bonus Tracks (from Steve Vai's The Elusive Light And Sound Vol. I)
12.Fried Chicken (Steve Vai)
13.Butler's Bag (Steve Vai)
14.Head-Cuttin' Duel (Ry Cooder & Steve Vai)
15.Eugene's Trick Bag (Steve Vai)

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Paris, Texas (1984) Wim Wenders (Germany)

Superb performances from Harry Dean-Stanton (as always), Dean Stockwell and Natassja Kinski. I don't know what else to say, other than watch it.

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Ry Cooder (USA) Paris, Texas (1985)

1.Paris, Texas
2.Brothers
3.Nothing Out There
4.Canción Mixteca feat. Jim Dickinson, Nastassja Kinski, David Lindley & Harry Dean Stanton
5.No Safety Zone
6.Houston In Two Seconds
7.She's Leaving the Bank
8.On the Couch
9.I Knew These People feat. Jim Dickinson, Nastassja Kinski, David Lindley & Harry Dean Stanton
10.Dark Was the Night

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The Misanthrope

Yesterday I did pretty much nothing except wallow in misanthropy, which, as it sounds, wasn't a whole bunch of fun. Darkthrone's other majestic half, Nocturno Culto, made a whole 56 minute movie about said subject, called The Misanthrope - The Existence Of... Solitude And Chaos. He has described it as, "a strange documentary/fiction piece...a totally weird film with no actual information, but with atmosphere and self irony".



I haven't actually seen it yet but it looks pretty necro, from trips to visit people in the wilderness in northern Norway to a trip to Japan to sign Gallhammer, it looks like it could be amazing, if only for people into Darkthrone (he writes in the inside cover, "some will find this DVD totally pointless"). I have however heard the soundtrack and if like me you think the track running over the trailer is really next level shit (it's called Necroposers) then follow the link below to sample the album...



1. Battlehorns
2. The Bastard Son
3. Lake Of Sorrow
4. Stay Away
5. Necroposers
6. The Will To Deny
7. The Solution

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