Wednesday 28 January 2015

My 'uncool playlist'.


Atlantis- Ellie Goulding (indie pop/synthpop/dream pop/alternative dance) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Hstt2EG9Us

Icarus- Bastille (indie pop/indie rock/synth pop/alternative dance) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FehA9OwZflw

Playing with fire – Plan B (feat Labrinth) (hip hop/soul) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6Xe3CMzMIw

My love- Route 94 (feat Jess Glynne) (deep house/eurodance) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS46C2z5lVE

Sweater weather- the neighborhood (alternative rock) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCdwKhTtNNw

Flawless- Beyonce (feat Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie) (trap-pop) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyuUWOnS9BY

Ready For your love- Gorgon city (feat MNEK) (deep house/UK garage) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B93tgRxMuE

Lovesick- Peace (alternative rock/indie rock/britpop) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2irlBYxkGo

Falling for you- The 1975 (indie rock) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3JJxS0gNkE

Of the Night- Bastille (new wave/alternative dance) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCTDKLjdok4

EDM death machine- Knife party (electronic house/dubstep) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88tUS0tZ4gg

Nobody to love- Sigma (drum and bass) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD5fLb-WgBU

This uncool playlist shows that i have a wide range of songs available for me to listen to, from electronic house to hip hop and then indie rock. And that me myself do listen to and buy or download a wide range of music styles of listen to, i don't just listen to one genre i listen to many. This is now due to post modernism where listening to many different genres and artists is a cool common thing to do now a days. 

Django Unchained and Postmodernity.

What is a western?
Westerns are devoted to telling stories set in the later half of the 19th century in the american old west, hence the name. many feature cowboys, bandits, lawmen, soldiers and Indians as well as spectacular mountain scenery. western was one of the most well known Hollywood genres form the early 20th century to 1960's.

What is a spaghetti western?
Also known as Italian western or macaroni western which emerged in the mid 1960's. the term was used by critics in USA and other countries because of these westerns were produced and directed by Italians. 


What is a blaxploitation film?
Blaxploitation or blacksploitation is a film genre that emerged in the United States in the 1970's. It is considered an ethnic subgenre of the general category of exploitation films. Blaxploitation films were originally made specifically for an urban black audience, although the genre's audience appeal soon broadened across racial and ethnic lines. The term itself is a combination of the words "black" and "exploitation," following upon the briefly-common use "sexploitation" for porn-inflected films, and was coined in the early 1970's by the Los Angeles National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People.

Which THREE films does Django Unchained take its name from?
 Django; Herclues Unchained, Django, Mandingo.

Why does Franco Nero appear in the film and what is the significance of his dialogue with Jamie Foxx?
He was the original Django from the 1966 Italian film, the significance with the dialogue between him and Jamie Foxx is that he knows how to spell Django and that the D is silent because he played the part of Django in the original film. 

What song plays over the final credits and how does this film connect to the original film Django?
"Trinity (Titoli)" (from They call me Trinity)

Which other song from Django features in Django Unchained?
"Django" (from Django)
"La Corsa (2nd Version)" (from Django)

Who or what is Mr Ed?
Is an american tv talking horse form the 1950's 

What is the significance of the red mask worn by Zoe Bell as Django murders the killers of d’Artagnan?


The name of the saloon in which Schultz and Django drink is called Minnesota Clay, why?
This name is the same name as another western film directed by Sergio Corbucci how directed the original Django.

Who is Ennio Morricone?
Is a Italian composer, orchestrator and conductor and wrote the song  
"Ancora Qui" in Django. 

What connects him to both Django Unchained and director Sergio Corbucci?
He had composed previous songs and musicals for Sergio Corbucci in other Italian western films.

What sequence has made the 1903 film "The Great Train Robbery" so iconic?


What is the significance of the name Von Shaft?


What TV western does Django's western style outfit pay homage?