Hey tosser.

Here is the top 30 or so films I watched during 2007 and all receive my seal of quality.

1. This Is England
   Gritty Drama from Shane Meadows about a boy getting mixed up with some National Front skin-heads. I love shane meadows’ stuff soooo god damn much.
2. L’Enfant
   “The Child”
   French drama about some down-and-outs, and especially a guy would do anything for some quick cash, including selling his girlfriends baby.
3. F. est un Salaud
   “F. Is a Bastard”
   Gay drama where a clean-cut boy falls for a rock star, treated badly but would do anything for him.
4. El Laberinto del Fauno
   “Pan’s Labyrinth”
   Much lorded fantasy piece by Guillermo del Toro, it’s beautifully filmed.
5. The Wizard of Oz
   Classic musical that you already know about.
6. The Departed
   Martin Scorsese at his best, total ride.
7. Ha-Buah
   “The Bubble”
   Amazing drama about a group of 20something friends living in Tel Aviv, they live care-free lives and nievily believe they can befriend a palastinian without any repercussions.
8. The Bourne Supremacy
   Probably silly, but fun thriller.
9. Mimi wo sumaseba
   “Whisper of the Heart”
   Anime, adorable in that way that only anime’s can be.
10. Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta
    “Castle in the Sky”
    Fun anime fantasy thriller.
11. Barnens ö
    “Children’s Island”
12. Steamboy
13. The Sound of Music
14. Temporada de Patos
    “Duck Season”
15. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
16. Casino Royale
17. The Bourne Identity
18. Heima
19. Beautiful Boxer
20. Match Point
21. Innocence
22. The Cure
23. West Side Story
24. Hotaru no Haka
    “Grave of the Fireflies”
25. Cronos
26. The Mighty
27. Tekon kinkurîto
    “Tekkonkinkreet”
28. Crustacés et coquillages
    “Cockles and Muscles”
29. Omohide poro poro
    “Only Yesterday”
30. Wild Tigers I Have Known
31. Sheng xia guang Nian
    Eternal Summer
32. Dandelion
33. The Illusionist
34. Ratatouille
35. Superbad

I’m bored so I think I’ll do a listypoo’s of my 10 favourite bands in the whole wide world

They change so frequently that it’s always interesting to re-evaluate them.

1. Sigur Rós
   Post Rock band from Iceland
   Was a bit late to the party, but upon discovering them 2 odd years ago it was as though I had discovered a thing called music for the very first time. It doesn’t matter that I don’t understand Jónsi’s language because, even when he sings gibberish as on the LP () I seem to understand every utterance.
   Favorite LP: ()
   Favorite Song: Untitled 6 from ()
2. Radiohead
   Art Rock band from England
   It’s the haunting sound the perfectionism of the approach that gets me hooked. I first heard them with Street Spirit, probably watching the Chart Show or something and although I loved what I heard I was all about dance music in my school days. It wasn’t until Paranoid Android that I went all “Right that’s it, I have to go buy their stuff”. OK Computer came out a few weeks later and my jaw dropped. Plus, it’s thanks to Radiohead that I started getting into all genres of popular music.
   Favorite LP: OK Computer
   Favorite Song: Fake Plastic Trees from The Bends
3. The Smiths
   Indie band from England
   My brother, who is old enough to have been into music whilst LP’s still came on vinyl was into the Smiths, though he never saw them perform so that’s no great boast. Morrissey was already into his 3rd or 4th solo LP by the time I started appreciating the music of the Smiths.
   Favorite LP: The Queen is Dead
   Favorite Song: There is a light that never goes out from The Queen is Dead
4. Interpol
   Post Punk band from New York
   There’s something I can’t define about their sound, the music sounds optimistic, sometimes happy, and yet the vocals are delivered straight faced with lyrics that are verging on the surreal.
   Favorite LP: Turn on the Bright Lights
   Favorite Song: Obstacle 1 from Turn on the Bright Lights
5. Arctic Monkeys
   Indie band from England
   Living in Sheffield the Arctic Monkeys are unavoidable, but despite the over-exposure here in blighty they really do live up to the expectations. They really seem to be unable to pen a second rate song, they’re everything you can ask from such a line up. And they’re sweet individuals too.
   Favorite LP: Whatever People Say I Am, That is what I’m Not
   Favorite Song: Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured from Whatever People Say I Am, That is what I’m Not
6. Plaid
   Electronic duo from England
   They have a playful sound all of their own, ultra-clear, tuneful and pretty damn clever. Probably the main influence on my own crappy creations.
   Favorite LP: Rest Proof Clockwork
   Favorite Song: Undoneson
7. The Libertines
   Indie band from England
   They only survived 2 LP’s before Pete became some kind of weird anti-hero beloved as a play-thing for the tabloids, causing him to be singularly unable to achieve anything of worth. Still, before the implosion their music was majestically riotous, in the the order of some kind of amazing never-ending party. Just put on one of their LP’s and you cannot help grin whatever mood you’re in.
   Favorite LP: Up the bracket
   Favorite Song: Up the Bracket
8. New Order
   New Wave band from England
   On and off again like a yoyo. They grabbed me earlier than most of those in the list because they crossed over into both dance and rock somehow. The overriding thought about them is that they are interesting, which would probably make you run a mile but it shouldn’t in this case.
   Favorite LP: Technique
   Favorite Song: Bizarre Love Triangle from Brotherhood
9. The Pixies
   Alternative band from USA
   So so so much better than Nirvana. They’re catchy whilst brutal, they say that’s because of the quiet-loud style. Who knows.
   Favorite LP: Doolittle
   Favorite Song: Monkey gone to heaven
10. Boards of Canada
    Downtempo Band from Scotland
    Amazingly distinctive sound in a world of samey dance music. They have all these squiggles drifting a few cents out causing you to drift off into some place pleasant but ever so slightly sinister.
    Favorite LP: Geogaddi
    Favorite Song: 1969 from Geogaddi

It’s end of year lists time again. Where does the year go? Who the heck knows. I’ve still got a huge pile of music I haven’t even touched yet so i’ll have to put the best music of 2005 list off for a bit. So i’ll do best films instead. Hmm, it isn’t any easier, there are more films i want to see but haven’t than films I have but i don’t care about films as much as music so… Also, it’s a little tricky to say which films are 2005 or not, because the release dates are always screwed up, some of these films are years old but were only shown in the UK this year. Any poop, here’s my favourite films of 2005 (as far as i have seen, or can remember seeing), you can click and hope for a description, but usually you’ll be disappointed. ha.

1. Der Untergang
2. Koktebel
3. Crash
4. Santa Sangre
5. Dare Mo Shiranai
6. Dead Mans Shoes
7. Batman Begins
8. Million Dollar Baby
9. Napoleon Dynamite
10. Garden State
11. My Summer of Love
12. Sideways
13. The Incredibles
14. Vera Drake
15. Tarnation
16. Notte Buongiorno
17. Ray
18. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Gal…
19. Speak
20. Mysterious Skin
21. Sin City
22. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zisso…
23. Swimming Upstream
24. Comme une Image
25. The Aviator
26. Shi Mian Mai Fu
27. De Tweeling
28. Geoul Sokeuro
29. Duma
30. Inside Im Dancing
31. Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story!
32. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge …
33. Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfo…
34. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
35. I Heart Huckabees
36. Mibu Gishi Den
37. Melinda and Melinda
38. Kinsey
39. Being Julia
40. The Woodsman
41. Closer
42. 9 Songs