051008

Redemption Song - movies, music & thoughts - 051008 -
The Thin Red Line | John Mayall | a-infos

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MOVIES --


- TONIGHT - [updated *]


The Thin Red Line (1998)
Director Terrence Malick's lyrical retelling of James Jones's novel about the bloody 1942 battle for Guadalcanal was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. With narration from Pvt. Witt (Sean Penn), fellow soldiers Capt. John Gaff (John Cusack), Sgt. Keck (Woody Harrelson) and the rest of the company become a tight-knit group as they face the horrors of war to hold onto a key-positioned airfield -- and their own sanity.
Starring: Nick Nolte, Sean Penn, Jim Caviezel, John Cusack, George Clooney, John Travolta, Ben Chaplin, Elias Koteas, Kirk Acevedo, Adrien Brody, John C. Reilly, Woody Harrelson
Director: Terrence Malick

above quote[s] from netflix

* "previous" - possibilities for tonight [undecided]: Thin Red Line, The Mask of Zorro, Jerry McGuire


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MUSIC --


John Mayall - - - i'll have to dig out the old vinyl...

johnmayall.com/



"...After a couple of years and a constant turnover of musicians, he met his soulmate in Eric Clapton, who had quit the Yardbirds in favor of playing the blues. This historic union culminated in the first hit album for the Bluesbreakers and resulted in worldwide legendary status...

"After Clapton and Jack Bruce left the band to form Cream, a succession of great musicians defined their artistic roots under John's leadership, and he became as well known for discovering new talent as for his hard-hitting interpretations of the fierce Chicago-style blues he'd grown up listening to. As sidemen left to form their own groups, others took their places. Peter Green, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood became Fleetwood Mac. Andy Fraser formed Free, and Mick Taylor joined the Rolling Stones. As Eric Clapton has stated, "John Mayall has actually run an incredibly great school for musicians...."


google John Mayall



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