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Anger is a female name. By Clara. Music: "As heaven is wide" and "I think I'm paranoid", both songs by Garbage. This is a very personal tribute to the concepts of anger and madness, presented through female characters from different films. Anger is actually a very personal thing to me, women like Carrie represent my darkest dreams. These women aren't just psychopaths, they act out of resentment, jealousy or vengeance, and I understand those reasons. Mad ladies (in order of appearance): - Judith Anderson as Mrs. Danvers in "Rebecca" (1940) - Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes in "Misery" (1990) - Ellen Page as Hayley in "Hard Candy" (2005) - Angela Bettis as "May" (2002) - Daryl Hannah as Elle in "Kill Bill" (2003) - Fairuza Balk as Nancy in "The Craft" (1996) - Chiaki Kuriyama as Gogo in "Kill Bill" (2003) - Helen Mirren as Morgana in "Excalibur" (1981) - Sigourney Weaver in "Death and the Maiden" (1994) - Rebecca de Mornay in "The hand that rocks the cradle" (1992) - Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman in "Batman returns" (1992) - Daryl Hannah in "Attack of the 50 feet woman" (1993) - Glenn Close as Alex in "Fatal attraction" (1987) - Kathleen Turner in "The War of the Roses" (1989) - Angelina Jolie in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" (2005) - Jennifer Jason Leigh in "Single white female" (1992) - Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2007) - Melanie Lynskey in "Heavenly creatures" (1994) - Gong Li in "Curse of the Golden Flower" (2006) - Nicole Kidman in "Dogville" (2003) - Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond in "Sunset Blvd." (1950) - Sissy Spacek as "Carrie" (1976) - Kathleen Turner in "Serial mom" (1994) - Miranda Richardson in "Sleepy Hollow" (1999) - Eleanor Audley as Maleficent in "Sleeping Beauty" (1959) - Bette Davis in "Whatever happened to Baby Jane?" (1962) - Winona Ryder as Veronica in "Heathers" (1989) - Patricia Arquette as Alabama in "True romance" (1993) - Kirsten Dunst in "Interview with the vampire" (1994) - Joan Crawford as Lucy in "Strait jacket" (1954) - Kathy Bates as "Dolores Claiborne" (1995) - Kate Winslet in "Heavenly creatures" (1994) - Daryl Hannah in "Blade Runner" (1982) - Juliette Lewis as Mallory in "Natural born killers" (1994) - Joanna Cassidy in "Blade Runner" (1982) - Goldie Hawn in "Death becomes her" (1992) - Laurie Metcalf as Mrs. Loomis in "Scream 2" (1997) - Meryl Streep in "Death becomes her" (1992) - Lucy Liu as O-Ren in "Kill Bill" (2003) Madness, resentment, violence, jealousy, regret, pain, inferiority complex, hatred, insecurity, rage, lack of understanding, loneliness, thirst for vengeance... I've felt all those things linked to my feminity. I wish I could express my anger physically, but I'm always harmless no matter how mad I am, I guess that's the only difference between me and the women in my video. "As far from God, as heaven is wide. As far from God, as angels can fly. I wish I could fly, as angels can fly...". Tags: mad women revenge carrie misery hard candy rebecca mrs danvers may kill bill gogo heathers true romance killings blood violence movies films violent femmes fatales cinema tribute music video garbage paranoid |
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The Bellagio Fountains: "Big Spender" (August 2008) Bellagio Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, the night of the 7th of August. Water shows every 15 minutes, the most beautiful thing to see in the whole city. The song is "Big Spender" by Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields for the musical play "Sweet Charity". Covered by many artists like Shirley Bassey, Queen, Peggy Lee, Bette Midler and Shakira. Tags: bellagio fountains las vegas water show big spender night musical casino hotel beautiful |
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Femmes Fatales: Bad is better. By Clara. MY FAVORITE FEMMES FATALES IN CINEMA. Here you'll see the most evil, conniving women in cinema history; some pretty girls that can't tell the difference between right and wrong; a lot of mysterious, cold ladies that have a bad smoking habit; and other dangerous creatures, not necessarily bad, but the kind of woman that can manipulate a man without him realizing. Some slightly crazier ladies like Kathy Bates in "Misery" or Glenn Close in "Fatal attraction" are not here, they're in my video "Anger is a female name" (the response to this one). MUSIC (in order of appearance): ·"Minnie the Moocher" by the Blues Brothers, ·"Nature boy" by Miles Davis, ·"Baby did a bad bad thing" by Chris Isaak, ·Several tracks from the score of "Dangerous Liaisons" by George Fenton, the score of "Basic instinct" by Jerry Goldsmith and the score of "U Turn" by Ennio Morricone, ·"Something wicked this way comes" by Barry Adamson. FEATURED DANGEROUS LADIES: - Brigitte Helm in "Metropolis" (1927) - Marlene Dietrich in "Der blaue engel" (1933) - Mae West in "I'm no angel" (1933) - Mary Astor in "The Maltese Falcon" (1941) - Barbara Stanwyck in "Double indemnity" (1944) - Gene Tierney as "Laura" (1944) - Lauren Bacall in "To have and have not" (1944) - Rita Hayworth as "Gilda" (1946) - Lana Turner in "The postman always rings twice" (1946) - Lauren Bacall in "The big sleep" (1946) - Rita Hayworth in "The Lady from Shanghai" (1947) - Jean Simmons in "Angel face" (1952) - Simone Signoret in "Les diaboliques" (1955) - Kim Novak in "Vertigo" (1958) - Sue Lyon as "Lolita" (1962) - Faye Dunaway in "Chinatown" (1974) - Kathleen Turner in "Body heat" (1981) - Jessica Lange in "The postman always rings twice" (1981) - Nastassja Kinski in "Cat people" (1982) - Sean Young in "Blade Runner" (1982) - Daryl Hannah in "Blade Runner" (1982) - Catherine Deneuve in "The Hunger" (1983) - Anjelica Huston in "Prizzi's Honor" (1985) - Isabella Rossellini in "Blue Velvet" (1986) - Cathy Tyson in "Mona Lisa" (1986) - Theresa Russell in "Black Widow" (1987) - Jamie Lee Curtis in "A fish named Wanda" (1988) - Kathleen Turner in "Who framed Roger Rabbit" (1988) - Glenn Close in "Dangerous Liaisons" (1988) - Alison Doody in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" (1989) - Madonna in "Dick Tracy" (1990) - Marcia Gay Harden in "Miller's Crossing" (1990) - Virginia Madsen in "The hot spot" (1990) - Uma Thurman in "Final analysis" (1992) - Sharon Stone in "Basic instinct" (1992) - Drew Barrymore as "Posion Ivy" (1992) - Mia Kirshner in "Exotica" (1994) - Madeleine Stowe in "China Moon" (1994) - Linda Fiorentino in "The last seduction" (1994) - Nicole Kidman in "To die for" (1995) - Famke Jansen in "Goldeneye" (1995) - Juliette Lewis in "Strange days" (1995) - Jennifer Beals in "Devil in a blue dress" (1995) - Jennifer Tilly in "Bound" (1996) - Patricia Arquette in "The Lost Highway" (1997) - Jennifer López in "U Turn" (1997) - Kim Basinger in "L.A.Confidential" (1997) - Connie Nielsen in "The Devil's advocate" (1997) - Susan Sarandon in "Twilight" (1998) - Embeth Davidtz in "The gingerbread man" (1998) - Helena Bonham Carter in "Fight Club" (1999) - Lena Olin in "The ninth gate" (1999) - Nicole Kidman in "Eyes wide shut" (1999) - Sophie Marceau in "The world is not enough" (1999) - Catherine Keener in "Being John Malkovich" (1999) - Carrie Anne Moss in "Memento" (2000) - Halle Berry in "Swordfish" (2001) - Laura Harring in "Mulholland Dr." (2001) - Jennifer Garner in "Catch me if you can" (2002) - Rebecca Romijn in "Femme Fatale" (2002) - Catherine Zeta Jones in "Intolerable cruelty" (2003) - Ludivine Sagnier in "Swimming Pool" (2003) - Robin Wright in "The singing detective" (2003) - Connie Nielsen in "The ice harvest" (2005) - Scarlett Johansson in "Match Point" (2005) - Nora Zehetner in "Brick" (2005) - Marley Shelton in "Sin City" (2005) - Eva Green in "Casino Royale" (2006) - Cate Blanchett in "The good German" (2006) And these are some movies I really wanted to include but finally discarded for editing reasons (my priority as a video editor is the evolution of the montage to a climax, and these movies, despite being great, couldn't help me get there): The Big Lebowski, Cat people (1942), Johnny Handsome, Leave her to heaven, Mulholland Falls, Munich, The Blue Dahlia, The graduate, The Sting, The Glass Key, The Grifters, Detour. Movies I left out on purpose: De Palma's "Black Dahlia" cause I think it's awful; "Cruel intentions" cause it's a lousy remake; and "Niagara", cause it didn't feel right to mix sweet Marilyn with all these evil ladies. And please, don't mention Grace Kelly, being blonde and sexy doesn't necessarily mean being a femme fatale. Tags: femme fatale film noir classic cinema movies quotes tribute bad hot women sexual attraction evil girls smoking dangerous love seduction kisses hollywood suspense basic instinct sex scenes sharon stone double indemnity jennifer lopez postman always rings twice |
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Alicia en el País de las Maravillas: Episodio primero. Fragmento del primer episodio de esta serie alemana (con animación japonesa) de los años 80 que adaptaba el clásico de Lewis Carroll (con bastante libertad) a televisión. Tags: alicia en el pais de las maravillas alice in wonderland serie infantil television tv años 80 dibujos animados cartoon |
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Cuentos de Hadas: La Sirenita (1987) Fragmento de mi cuento favorito de la serie "Faerie Tale Theatre" (aquí conocida como "Cuentos de Hadas" o "Cuentos de las Estrellas") que Shelley Duvall produjo en los 80. También he colgado el final de este episodio, que honra el final original escrito por Andersen (en lugar de fastidiarlo como hizo Disney). Uno de los cuentos más hermosos jamás escritos, que nos habla sobre el amor incondicional y el sacrificio. Con Pam Dawber como Perla (la Sirenita), Brian Dennehy como el Rey Neptuno y Treat Williams como el Príncipe. Tags: la sirenita cuenta cuentos de hadas estrellas little mermaid faerie tale theatre serie infantil television tv años 80 |
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Kaguya: Princess from the Moon (Japan, 1987) This is a selection of scenes from a Japanese film called "Taketori monogatari" (The Story of the Bamboo Cutter), directed by Kon Ichikawa. The movie is 2 hours long and I didn't dare uploading the whole film so I made this short version for you to know this lovely film. Based on a centuries-old traditional Japanese fairy tale, about a country couple who find a baby girl in some bamboo and raise her as their own daughter. In the original story the girl was a fairy, in the film she's actually an alien. It takes a lot from other sci-fi classics of the 80's like Spielberg's "Close encounters of the Third Kind" and Carpenter's "Starman". With Toshiro Mifune as the father, Ayako Wakao as the mother, Yasuko Sawaguchi as Kaya and Kiichi Nakai as Otomo. Please, mind that I wrote the subtitles myself, based on the Spanish dubbed version I used to watch when I was a little girl. They're probably bad translations, but I really don't understand a word of the original language so I hope Japanese people will forgive me if they see any mistakes :) By the way, her name (her earthly name at least) is Kaya, but since certain moment they call her "Kaguya", which I think it has something to do with the Japanese word for "moon", like in Mediterranean culture the moon is also known as "Selene", in Japan it's Kaguya. I tried to make this short version easy to understand, telling the main story about Kaya, her parents and her suitors. But so you know, the film has a lot of secondary stories and details I couldn't include in this version. For example: - The parents had already lost a child, a little girl, Kaya, who is buried in the bamboo forest, and it's her appearance that the alien entity takes to survive in our planet. - The vessel, in which the entity fell down to earth, is made of pure gold, so the father sells it and they become rich. - Kaya grows very fast, and she has an astonishing beauty that makes her famous in the village. Soon rich men start coming to the house to propose to her. - The suitor she loves, Otomo, is the one who accepts the dragon challenge, cause he wants to prove he's sincere in his proposal. - The idea of testing her suitors to see which one of them really loves her, comes from a blind but very wise young girl who becomes Kaya's best friend. - When Kaya's mysterious beauty is known in the whole country, the Emperor himself summons her and tells her to forget about her suitors. But she believes in Otomo, so she refuses the Emperor's offers, causing his anger. - Otomo, in his search for the Dragon's Jewel, really finds a sea monster and fights it, but his ship is destroyed and when he finally returns, he's ambushed by a group of soldiers sent by the Emperor, who doesn't want him to marry Kaya. - The other suitors had made imitations of the objects she demanded, so they're punished by the Emperor. - The crystal ball tells Kaya all about her birth, how their ship got in trouble when flying over the atmosphere of the Earth, it got fire and they had to be ejected in emergency capsules. She was the only survivor. - Her mother doesn't want Kaya to go, so she throws the crystal ball into a lake, hoping that the link between Kaya and her relatives on the moon disappears. - Otomo finally comes back to Kaya when she's in that state of permanent sleep, and he realizes that he has to find the ball and give it back to her to wake her up. - Otomo didn't find the Dragon's Jewel, but Kaya didn't want it either, she just wanted to prove his sincerity. - When the ship comes for Kaya, her house is guarded by the Emperor's soldiers, who are supposed to stop the ship from taking her. But of course bows and arrows aren't a threat for alien technology. Tags: kaguya moon princess bamboo taketori monogatari kon ichikawa japanese science fiction fantasy cinema Yasuko Sawaguchi |
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Paul Newman and Piper Laurie in "The Hustler" (1961) My favorite scene from this great classic by Robert Rossen. One of the first (and many) great performances by Paul Newman, here as Eddie Felson (role which he would repeat 25 years later in another great film, "The color of money" by Martin Scorsese). Eddie's a pool player, a hustler, and he lives with Sarah, an alcoholic woman; they have a very special relationship, something between a romance and a partnership, he doesn't want to committ, of course... After hustling the wrong guys, Eddie has his thumbs broken, so Sarah has to take care of him. All this sequence is extremeley tender and pathetic at the same time, cause Eddie's a very proud character and Sarah is so in love with him... One of the reasons why I love movies and why I think everyone should love them. Tags: the hustler paul newman robert rossen color of money eddie felson best scenes classic cinema movies piper laurie |
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H.G.Wells meets Weena: "The Time Machine" (1960) One of the most intriguing scenes from this great sci-fi classic. H.G.Wells has just arrived in the future of the Eloys, and there (well, "then" would be more correct) he meets the adorable Weena. When I watched this as a little girl, I used to think Weena was the loveliest, prettiest thing I had ever seen. With Rod Taylor as H.G. Wells and beautiful Yvette Mimieux as Weena, directed by George Pal. One of the reasons why I love movies and why I think everyone should love them. Tags: the time machine 1960 rod taylor yvette mimieux hg wells george pal best scenes classic cinema science fiction movies |
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A dreamy couple: "It's a wonderful life" (1946) One of my favorite scenes from this lovely classic by Frank Capra. George (James Stewart) and Mary (Donna Reed) were friends when they were kids, and now they've found each other again at a party. The scene in the bushes always made me blush as a little girl, can you believe George's behaviour? His friend is hiding naked and helpless in some bushes, and he can't decide whether to give her robe back or just take advantage of the situation! Shame on you, George Baily! I used to watch this film with my father every Christmas... One of the reasons why I love movies and why I think everyone should love them. Tags: it's wonderful life james stewart donna reed frank capra que bello es vivir best classic cinema scenes movie moments |
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The first time travel in cinema: "The Time Machine" (1960) Ok, obviously, there were time travels in movies before 1960, but this is the most famous (also based in the most famous book about time travelling, the novel by H.G.Wells). A legendary scene, full of visual imagination and delicious fantasy, and also that kitsch style so common in the 60's. With Rod Taylor as H.G. Wells, directed by George Pal. One of the reasons why I love movies and why I think everyone should love them. Tags: the time machine 1960 rod taylor hg wells george pal best scenes classic cinema science fiction movie moments |
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Acrobat Burt Lancaster: "The Flame and the Arrow" (1950) One of my childhood classics, I've adored Burt Lancaster's acrobatics since I can remember. Not only he was a wonderful actor, a huge star and a beautiful man, he was also a gymnast, a circus artist! No stunts were needed for this film, fellows! In this scene, Dardo and his friends enter the castle disguised as carnival artists, in order to rescue some fellow villagers that had been taken prisoners by Count Ulrich. Directed by Jacques Tourneur, with Burt Lancaster as Dardo, Virginia Mayo as Anne de Hesse and Nick Cravat as Piccolo. One of the reasons why I love movies and why I think everyone should love them. Tags: the flame and arrow burt lancaster acrobatics best classic cinema scenes awesome movies moments adventure action films |
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A disturbing classic: "The Innocents" (1961) - Hide and seek Another one of the many haunting scenes from this peculiar movie, probably the most disturbing pre-70's film I've seen. The story goes like this: In the Victorian England, Miss Giddens is hired as governess for two children, Miles and Flora. Soon, she believes that the ghosts of the former governess and housekeeper are haunting the mansion and possessing the children. With the beautiful Deborah Kerr as the main character Miss Giddens, directed by Jack Clayton, based on a novel by Henry James and written for the screen by Truman Capote. One of the reasons why I love movies and why I think everyone should love them. Tags: the innocents deborah kerr suspense best classic cinema scenes awesome movie moments creepy ghosts films |
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The hero kidnaps the lady: "The Flame and the Arrow" (1950) One of my childhood classics, I've adored Burt Lancaster's acrobatics since I can remember. Not only he was a wonderful actor, a huge star and a beautiful man, he was also a gymnast, a circus artist! No stunts were needed for this film, fellows! In this scene, Dardo is trying to recover his son from the castle of evil Count Ulrich, but he ends up kidnapping Lady Anne de Hesse, niece of the Count, to exchange her for the boy later. And he takes her to the place where he and his fellow villagers are hiding. The way Dardo treats Anne is amazingly mean... I've never known what to think about it. Directed by Jacques Tourneur, with Burt Lancaster as Dardo, Virginia Mayo as Anne de Hesse and Nick Cravat as Piccolo. One of the reasons why I love movies and why I think everyone should love them. Tags: the flame and arrow burt lancaster virginia mayo jacques tourneur best classic cinema scenes awesome adventure movies |
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A disturbing classic: "The Innocents" (1961) - The tower One of the many haunting scenes from this peculiar movie, probably the most disturbing pre-70's film I've seen. The story goes like this: In the Victorian England, Miss Giddens is hired as governess for two children, Miles and Flora. Soon, she believes that the ghosts of the former governess and housekeeper are haunting the mansion and possessing the children. With the beautiful Deborah Kerr as the main character Miss Giddens, directed by Jack Clayton, based on a novel by Henry James and written for the screen by Truman Capote. One of the reasons why I love movies and why I think everyone should love them. Tags: the innocents suspense deborah kerr best classic cinema scenes awesome movie moments history films |
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Bogart-Bacall kiss in "The big sleep" (1946) Again a "romantic" scene between these two monsters of cinema, Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. This is the second time they worked together directed by Howard Hawks. Their chemistry is amazing... A movie with an incredibly complicated plot, based on the novel by Raymond Chandler. One of the reasons why I love movies and why I think everyone should love them. Tags: the big sleep humphrey bogart lauren bacall kiss howard hawks best romantic scenes cinema classic movies moments films |
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George Clooney is a funny guy. By Clara. Song: "If I only knew" by Tom Jones. A silly little tribute to George "Charisma" Clooney and his talent for comedy (fair heir to the greatness of Cary Grant). Images from "Intolerable cruelty" (terribly underrated film that recovers the spirit of the golden years of comedy) directed by the genius Coen Brothers. Tags: george clooney sexy hot funny tribute intolerable cruelty music video tom jones if only knew faces comedy hilarious smile martini coen brothers classic cinema cary grant |
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Chaplin goes to war: "The Great Dictator" (1940) First scene from this great great classic. The Jewish barber is sent to fight, but he's not exactly a man of action... Making fun of war was no problem for Chaplin, he could make fun of anything, cause he did it in the most stylish, intelligent, tender way. One of the reasons why I love movies and why I think everyone should love them. Tags: charles chaplin the great dictator el gran dictador charlot classic cinema scenes best movie moments comedy |
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I dreamt I went to Manderley: "Rebecca" (1940) "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again...". Famous first words from this awesome masterpiece of cinema. A hypnotizing start, with the camera floating towards the desolated Manderley and the voice of Joan Fontaine inviting us to enter a world of dreams (or nightmares...). Followed by the first encounter between the nameless female character and Maximilian de Winter (Sir Laurence Olivier). One of the reasons why I love movies and why I think everyone should love them. Tags: rebecca alfred hitchcock joan fontaine laurence olivier film noir classic cinema scenes best movie moments 40's |
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Gorgeous Sydney Bristow kicks ass! By Clara. Song: "Cannonball" by The Breeders. My tribute to "Alias", fantastic tv series created by J.J. Abrams, and specially to Jennifer Garner and her wonderful role as Sydney Bristow, the greatest action heroine in television (with all due respect to the excellent ladies Buffy Summers and Princess Xena). I can't really express how much I admire this woman's body... Images from all episodes of seasons 1 and 2 (for me everything started to go crazy with season 3, I consider the first two absolutely flawless). Special guest star: Quentin Tarantino! Tags: jennifer garner alias sydney bristow abrams breeders cannonball music video action montage kicking ass woman sexy girl hot body many faces badass quentin tarantino beat up |
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Fairy Tale Romances: Young at heart. By Clara. Song: "Young at heart" by Frank Sinatra. My tribute to my favorite romantic films of the 90's: - "Sleepless in Seattle" (1993) by Nora Ephron with Meg Ryan and Toms Hanks. - "It could happen to you" (1994) by Andrew Bergman with Nicolas Cage and Bridget Fonda. - "Only you" (1994) by Norman Jewison with Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr. - "While you were sleeping" (1995) by Jon Turteltaub with Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman. - "Sabrina" (1995) by Sydney Pollack with Julia Ormond and Harrison Ford. I know this video is a little naïve, I just wanted to show the spirit of these romantic comedies (spirit that is completely lost today): they had a huge heart, the characters were truly kind and they had the best intentions. Tags: romantic comedies 90's films couples love movies cinema kisses frank sinatra young at heart music video sabrina only you while were sleeping it could happen to harrison ford julia ormond meg ryan robert downey jr sandra bullock |