Barry Sonnenfeld: “I always want to use the camera as a storytelling device, as a character”

TAGS: #BarrySonnenfeld #FilmTalk #MovieTalk #Interview #FilmInterview #FilmDirector #FilmMaker #FilmDirector #Cinematographer #DirectorOfPhotography #DOP #TheAdamsFamily #MenInBlack #MenInBlack2 #GetShorty #JohnTravolta #GeneHackman #BigTrouble #TommyLeeJones #BIFFF #Screenwriter #FilmIndustry #Filmmaking #Moviemaking #Storytelling #Hollywood #Film #Movies #Cinema

URL: https://filmtalk.org/2022/09/16/barry-sonnenfeld/

'It might be more serious than we think it is'
Artiest en onderzoeker Esther Mwema over koloniale digitale infrastructuur

Bekijk haar presentatie Colonial Imaginations and Big Tech Ownership of African Internet Infrastructure voor de Bits&Bäume conferentie (vanaf 48'56")
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zSAcnSKw-jQ
Veertig zeer welbestede minuten

@marleenstikker @waag:
Tip voor #StaatVanHetInternet 2026?

#DigitaleInfrastructuur
#ModernKolonialisme
#BigTech #BigTrouble
#Kijktip

Coffin Feeder – Big Trouble Review

By El Cuervo

Sometimes you can judge a book by its cover. The intellectual property rights-busting album artwork of Big Trouble by Coffin Feeder pays tribute to the silliest action movies of the 80s and 90s, just like the music within. This album represents the band’s full-length debut after a pair of EPs that tickled our very own Kenstrosity. Though the core members may be Belgian, the bands through which these guys ordinarily peddle their wares (Aborted, Leng Tch’e) are fused with a steaming smorgasbord of high-profile guest spots (Benighted, Cattle Decapitation, Archspire). The result is an energetic fusion of various cores, from death to grind to hard (also the order of events at Dr. A.N. Grier’s place on a Friday night). How are these sub-genres fused?

Distilling Big Trouble down into its key elements is relatively easy, even if those key elements themselves don’t offer easy listening. It combines the monumental heft of deathcore with the sneering attitude of hardcore and the speedy intensity of grindcore. “Porkchop Express” is prototypical of the album, as it blends a stomping lead that reeks of slam with a faster, tremolo-picked verse, while the vocals unpredictably flip between pig squeals, hardcore shouts, and deathly growls. These songs are extremely extreme, favoring an obnoxiously loud master, boisterous riffs, and relentless energy. It’s a lot, but also – at least on first listen – a lot of fun. It’s difficult to dislike something so active and aggressive, and it’s all too brief to become bored. The cacophony is more of an experience than mere music.

I also admire how Coffin Feeder lean into their own silliness; they represent the diametric opposition to bands that take themselves too seriously. It’s difficult to dispute the “What is best in life?” speech from Conan the Barbarian when layered over beefcake deathcore (“The Destroyer”). But I would also argue that Big Trouble favors style over substance. The sense of humor pastes over an album that’s solid in execution of the fundamentals, but not much better. It feels like the band has used up all their ideas by the back half of the record. The songs become predictable, shuffling between mid-paced/deathlier passages, faster/grindier passages, and slower/breakdown passages. Likewise, most of the riffs sound basically the same. Though the leads are typically entertaining, not many of the tracks really stand out because they follow similar sounds throughout.

Like all good -core music, the breakdowns are often the highlights. When those blast beats are broken down with a slower but groovier lead, heads will bang. In fact, breakdowns are such an easy win in -core music that they feel like a song-writing crutch. Big Trouble accordingly struggles more where there are longer gaps between those fist-pumping moments. “Plain Zero” is a straighter death metal track with a hefty punch, but the relative absence of breakdowns means my attention is less focused. Paradoxically, there are other tracks with poorly deployed breakdowns that disrupt their flow. “Love at First Death” features a pause that becomes a beefy breakdown, but it’s too sudden and changes the tone of the song. Despite solid leads and entertaining grooves, some tracks aren’t particularly cohesive. The music is so frenetic that it can feel disjointed; it’s an amalgamation of ideas but not written into tidy, individual songs.

Coffin Feeder boast some qualities that will undoubtedly appeal to those with a brutal, slamming proclivity. The songs flex with muscular riffs and mighty breakdowns, and the motley vocals go some way to offering a little variety. But Big Trouble (in Little Belgium) ultimately fails to distinguish its individual songs due to repetitive songwriting. Its sheer power can’t overcome a lack of creative spark or ingenuity required to elevate music beyond the average. I feel like there’s more to come from these Belgians.

Rating: 2.5/5.0
DR: 4 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps MP3
Label: Listenable Records
Websites: coffinfeederband.com | coffinfeeder.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/coffinfeeder
Releases Worldwide: April 25th, 2025

#25 #2025 #Aborted #Apr25 #Archspire #BelgianMetal #Benighted #BigTrouble #CattleDecapitation #CoffinFeeder #DeathMetal #Deathcore #Grindcore #Hardcore #LengTchE #Review #Reviews

‘Losingest #Loser’: #Journalists Say ‘#Trump’s in #BigTrouble’

https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2024/01/losingest-loser-journalists-say-trumps-in-big-trouble/

Jim Hansen‘s predictions have always been accurate. #Humanity #ClimateChange #BigTrouble.

https://mailchi.mp/caa/peer-public-review-of-global-warming-in-the-pipeline?e=f306d8ece2

Just remember what ol' Roy Arroyo does when the cultists gather, the Elder Gods descend from the sky, and the time/space continuum collapses. Yeah, Roy Arroyo just squints at the bartender and says, "Make it a cold one, or I'll shoot that phone out of your hand."

https://lovecrafttapes.printify.me/product/1439931/roys-koozie-stubby-cooler

#merch #podcast #bigtrouble #beer #tacofish #screendoors #tiki