Van Basten II

Still having fun, also the algorythm seems to be limite so the results have to be taken with a grain of salt. Do you know a lot of people or site who would ask you if you prefer Casablanca to Pokemon. By the way my top 20 now is... 1.Pulp Fiction 2.The Third Man 3.The Player 4.Modern Times 5.Metropolis 6.Annie Hall 7.Dog Day Afternoon 8.Ed Wood 9.Vertigo 10.North by Northwest 11.All About Eve 12.Short Cuts 13.Amarcord 14.The King of Comedy 15.Brazil 16.Boogie Nights 17.GoodFellas 18.The Age of Innocence 19.Amadeus 20.Traffic It does not make for good rankings but it does makes a credible list. If you wonder who's participating to this kind of site, let's just say that the top movie right now is the Dark Night

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The game that put it 6-6 was quite high level and scored high on the grunt-o-meter. Serena finally broke her down,

Tough break for Serena, Dementieva is retuning quite well. Edit and then she chokes on her own serve game, back to equal

Quite a good scrap between Dementieva and Serena.

Last evening started well, went to a new place called l'Astral, not a bad place, although the stage is as big as the room where the customers are sitting, so when it will be packed it will be on the tighter sides of things. Was there to see the Julie Lamontagne trio plus Danny McCaslin. Julie is still improving her piano skills and the cohesion between the group is quite remarkable a nice synergy between her and the rhythm section. Would describe her music, as modern, urban and dynamic. So the guest fiited very well in that group, bringing a Newyorkesque touch. She played all her compositions except for a piece which was an hommage to you know who, she made a nice ballad out of an Billie Jean arrangement. Saw the Monterrey Quartet, for those not in the know, the memebers are Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Eric Harland and a dude named Rubalcaba. Fireworks were to be expected and fireworks we had. High paced intense music with great soloïng. So, it was with a bit of regret that i left that gig to see the quintet of Baptiste Trotrignon with Mark Turner, Jeremy Pelt, Greg Hutchinson and Matt Penman, gotta say it bugs me when the festival programs two things which brings interest to the same type of customers, while they are other periods where you have to force yourself to find a gig you might enjoy. Sorry to say, but changing places was not my greatest decision. After the Monterrey tsunasmi it felt like more like life is a quiet river. They never really found a groove, the fact that they played around in different formats did nol help. No compositions really shined and none of the players really distinguished themselves, lack of energy. Guess it was an off night, a shame because i expected a lot from them. Tonight is going to be ladies night. 6 Pm Melody Gardot 7:30 Angèle Dubeau She"s a classical violonist who will do a few Phillip Glass pieces 10:30 Esperanza Spalding

I took away ... his freedom

It always brings me great joy to see people buying blindly to concerts which will be on the wild side and then trying to figure out a way to get the heck out of there Remember a gig with an italian duet Salis & Satta which was quite wild, the pianist, put stuff in the piano and started banging away, the whole was on the free side, after a few minutes of this a old lady who was seaten in a crowded section of the room basically climbed over people to get out of there.

The Djoker is out but the Brit is still in the hunt.

Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lovely Rita Mr Kite

Would have love to see Hamiet with this crew http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...st&p=929718

Think Chet Baker still wins the award for his now infamous prestation in Montreal with Paul Bley

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Us coverage sucks, what's the point of only showing Roger on tape delay ?

The Jazzing Flamenco was quite forgettable, then again care little about dance. The live musical part was bland to my eyes, it sounded like fake exoticism to my ears. The Maria Schneider gig was preceded by a first act that i really did not need, because of him, i miised half of my late show. Could have done without young guitarist Julian Lage, very gifted technique wise, but he has no artistic sense, no compositions, it was more of a skill showcase. Finally Maria came and i was not dissapointed despite a sound mix that was on the weak side. Fine solos by Ingrid Jensen and Steve Wilson were among the highlights. Of course with this great lady, wonderful compositions and arrangements, especially Sky Blue and Cerulean Skies that were as admirable on stage than it is on CD. Arrived a bit late to see the Italian duo of Bollani and Rava, they were already in higher gear , while Rava was fored to play the straight man as Bollani showcased his exuberant self, he even quoted the star of the day Stevie Wonder during one of his solos. Rava despite looking a bit under weather was top class, bringing grace and lyricism to the music. Quite a fantastic night that ended with fireworks as we left the Gesu. A smart ass thought it was Bollani who started to play with matches. A little word about the free Stevie Wonder gig outside, alhough it rained a bit a huge crowd was on hand. According to some reports, it turned into a little too much of a memorial for MJ. Jazz wise he played All blues and Chick Corea's Spain. Considering his body of work he could have concentrated a little more on his own stuff. Tonight on schedule 6 pm Julie Lamontagne with guest Danny McCaslin 9:30 A bit of the Monterrey Quartet with Holland, Rubalcaba, Potter and Harland And will finish the night with Baptiste Trotrignon with Mark Turner, Jeremy Pelt, Greg Hutchinson and Matt Penman Found a quite good clip of the Orchestra's stuff http://video.google.ca/videosearch?hl=fr&a...a=N&tab=wv#

Remember a America Funniest Video kind of a moment when singer Dawn Tyler Watson tripped during a gig and landed on her keester, fortunately only thing hurted was her ego. Also saw a gig last year where the drummer used a baguette to play drums, when it crumbled in pieces, he started a food fight with musicians and the audience. More tasteless than funny, during a gig Jimmy Smith started playing the theme of Jaws and took out his dentures, to imitate the shark.

She was a bust

Dominik Hasek Ivan Lendl Emil Zatopek

After what was a very good Off Festival held by local musicians who were annoyed by the lack of exposure given to them during the big one and a Suoni per il Popolo who as usual bring intriguing artists. The big one starts tomorrow. The program is going to be big with three events . For starters i'll be watching something called Jazzing flamenco Then things will heat up with the Maria Schneider Orchestra at 8 pm and at 10h30 Enrico Rava and Stefano Bollani.

Marie Trintignant Marie Laforet Marie Gillain

350 picks later and an afternoon wasted, here's what i have ended up so far. 1 Modern Times 1936 Charles Chaplin 2 Dog Day Afternoon 1975 Sidney Lumet 3 Ed Wood 1994 Tim Burton 4 North by Northwest 1959 Alfred Hitchcock 5 Pulp Fiction 1994 Quentin Tarantino 6 The Third Man 1949 Carol Reed 7 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery 1997 Jay Roach 8 Apocalypse Now 1979 Francis Ford Coppola 9 GoodFellas 1990 Martin Scorsese 10 Das Boot 1982 Wolfgang Petersen For whatever reason Austin Powers remains in my top ten but for the rest, i gotta admit that the rest without being exactly as it should it mentions movies that i have enjoyed a lot.

Luis Mariano Annie Cordy Bourvil

You're missing the point, yes it is silly but it is fun, you gotta laugh at a machine who asks you what do you prefer between Mondern Times and Ghostbusters II

Gonna finally see him next week, can't wait.