16 years ago today, ye dropped "POWER" from his iconic album 'My Beautiful Twisted Dark Fantasy' ⚡️
the track now stands as ye's 9th most-streamed song on spotify with over 1.18 billion streams 📈
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Wim Wenders explains why "The American Friend" (1977) is political, even though it is an entertainment movie:
"Every film is political. Most political of all are those that pretend not to be: 'entertainment' movies. They are the most political films there are because they dismiss the possibility of change. In every frame they tell you everything's fine the way it is. They are a continual advertisement for things as they are.
I think 'The American Friend' (1977) is different. Yes, it's 'entertainment' and it's exciting. But it doesn't affirm the status quo. On the contrary: everything is fluid, open, under threat. The film has no explicit political content. But it doesn't talk down to you. It doesn't treat its characters like marionettes - nor its audience either. A lot of 'political' films, unfortunately, do."
("The Logic of Images", Wim Wenders, Translated by Michael Hofmann, 1991)
P.S: On this day, 49 years ago, "The American Friend" (1977) premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
The Coen brothers based O Brother, Where Art Thou? on The Odyssey without ever reading it, drawing instead from myths absorbed through pop culture. The soundtrack became a phenomenon, selling over five million copies and winning five Grammys, including Album of the Year.
RIP, Tony Stella!!
I just heard the sad news of his passing. His posters were among the greatest. I didn't know him personally, but ever since I started posting about movies here, we have conversed a lot about movies. It hurts to know that he is no more...
We have lost a great artist! He will forever be missed!!!