Archive for the ‘Thoughts On’ Category
Thoughts On: ‘Labyrinth’
February 14th, 2010
I purchased Labyrinth by Kate Mosse a few years ago due to the protagonist’s name being Alice, and promptly forgot I owned it. Pulling it off the shelf a few weeks back I thought I would give it a go as I do enjoy novels that involve a period in the past and the present. I would love to say that this novel gripped me throughout, but I must admit by about 30 pages in my main reason for trudging through it was the thought of the next book I could read. Labyrinth is an interesting and well-researched story but it just did not pull me in, it lacked that grip-factor that stops you sleeping you so desire to know the conclusion. Any historical fiction loving reader should give it a go, but at 600+ pages long anyone who is not may not wish to bother.
Filmisch: Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)
February 11th, 2010
Before Twilight, I Am Legend, Vampire Chronicles, True Blood, Buffy, Angel, The Vampire Diaries, The Historian, etc. there was Dracula. Bram Stoker’s Dracula is the pinnacle of vampire fiction, this epic ‘other’ is influential for all following vampire literature. But how does Bram Stoker relate to this blog on Nosferatu? Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922) [Nosferatu; A Symphony of Horror] is a German silent film by F.W. Murnau based almost wholly on Bram Stokers Dracula. Murnau followed Stoker’s literature so closely that Stokers wife sued him for plagiarism and all but a few copies were burnt. Nosferatu is the first surviving vampire film, and considering the fate of the majority of the copies it is incredibly lucky that it can hold this title.
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Thoughts On: ‘Invictus’
February 8th, 2010
Poetry isn’t my forte, I am not a poetry master or lover however, occasionally I do find a poem I can appreciate. I discovered Invictus by William Ernest Henley while I was watching the film of the same name. Though poorly executed I enjoyed the film but it was this poem that really got to me. It is a poem about fighting adversity, that no matter what happens, no matter how badly you are treated, you can not be beaten. A beautiful message.
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Musique: Caribou
January 30th, 2010
I love Free Music Monday over at Mashable, it is a recent discovery and a lovely one at that! Thanks to them I have discovered the psychedelic electronic tones of Caribou, and I am in love.
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