| General | Metal - the real stuff with good melodies and beyond-the-mundane lyrics/stories. Cinema and 'la BD franco-belge'. The city of Paris. Seeing as much of France as I can in my lifetime. | | Music | Oh man, don't get me started... Helstar, Sanctuary, ShadowKeep, Realm, Iron Maiden with Di'Anno (okay, Maiden with Dickinson, too), Angel Witch, Lethal, Trouble, Warlord, In The Name, Pharaoh, Sacred Blade/Othyrworld, Timelord, Arcane, Mystic-Force, Ashbury, Zions Abyss, early Leatherwolf, Fear Of God, Candlemass, Heathen, Cea Serin, Lordbane, Greyhaven, Seasons Of The Wolf, Polaris, Vauxdvihl, Metal Church, Ark, Judas Priest 1976-1983, Destiny's End, Cirith Ungol, Sacred Rite, Vandenberg, New Eden, Powervice, Embers Of Euphoria, Inner Strength, Dust, early Vicious Rumors, Warrior (US), Anubis Gate, Jag Panzer, Death, Saraya, Ion Vein, Winterhawk, Leviathan (CO), Fates Warning, Portrait, Wicked Waltz, Lanfear, Psychotic Waltz, Crimson Glory, Sindrome, Order Of Nine, WatchTower, Damn The Machine, WarCry, Control Denied, Oracle (FL), Heir Apparent, The Devil's Blood, Riot, Powers Court, early Chastain, Atheist, Omega Point, Sacred Oath, Adramelch, White Spirit, Cauldron Born, Triumph, Seventh Omen, Third Voice, Born Of Fire, Crescent Shield, Mercyful Fate, Rainbow and Sabbath with Dio, Fifth Angel, Tyrant's Reign, Spiral Architect, Auditory Imagery, Solstice (UK), Held Under, Damien Steele, Hour of 13, False Witness, Hierophant, Armored Saint. See, I told you, don't get me started. :-) ********************
Other artists: Judie Tzuke, Zazie, Fiorella Mannoia, Alice (IT), Earth and Fire 1970-1975, Cowboy Junkies, The Violet Hour, early Heart, Lucid Beausonge, Elefthería Arvanitaki, Isabelle Boulay, All About Eve, Natasha St.-Pier, October Project, Maxime Le Forestier, Nolwenn Leroy, Francis Cabrel, loads of Krautrock and psych bands, and the late and lamented François De Roubaix, soundtrack composer extraordinaire. | | Movies | Classic and arthouse cinema, mainly. A source of inspiration for me will always remain Claude Sautet (1924-2000), the French writer/director of such films as 'Nelly et Monsieur Arnaud' and 'Max et les ferrailleurs'.
Other directors whose work I admire: Wojciech Has, Eric Rohmer, Pupi Avati, Claude Miller, Nicole Garcia, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Patrice Leconte, Julio Medem, Woody Allen, Georges Franju, Nicole Holofcener, Xavier Giannoli, Louis Malle, Jean-Pierre Melville, Helmut Käutner, Gabriele Salvatores and a host of others.
My favourite actors are Philippe Noiret and Michel Serrault - both deceased and sorely missed.
Actresses? Too many to mention, but if Sophie Marceau, Najwa Nimri, Marie Rivière or Isabelle Huppert happens to star in a film, I will admittely try to see that film as soon as possible. :-)
Some films on my all-time faves list: everything Claude Sautet ever committed to celluloid, In the mood for love, Los amantes del círculo polar, Storia di ragazzi e di ragazze, Casablanca, A little romance, La fille sur le pont, Ficcio, Absolute Giganten, Sanatorium pod Klepsydra, Le samouraï, Ascenseur pour l'échafaud, Le dernier métro, Housekeeping, Malpertuis, Matalo!, La femme de l'aviateur, Conte d'été, Quai des brumes, Tony Takitani, The cherry orchard and a thousand others... | | Books | Authors whose books I read time and again: Patrick Modiano, David Goodis, Hartmut Lange, Henri Calet, Antonio Tabucchi, Ray Bradbury and Philippe Delerm.
Comic book artists: 'Les trois François' - Avril, Walthéry & Schuiten. Jacques Tardi, André Franquin, André Juillard, Mike Kaluta, Barry Windsor-Smith.
Fin de siècle-symbolists like Fernand Khnopff, Gustave Moreau, Jean Delville and Carlos Schwabe never cease to fascinate me. |
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