Madrid from Below
December 16, 2005
"When we peel a banana, it sticks its tongue out at us."
Spainwatchers might be interested in seeing this rather elegant ad for the Madrid metro system. The music is the Intermezzo from Mascagni's Cavelleria Rusticana. Rest assured that it's actually not quite as peaceful as this down there. But given the sheer quantity of roadworks (somewhere in the region of 900 in the region), there's never been a better time to take the tube, where today we were treated to a stunning rendition of "Jingle Bells" by a man who was able to make his mouth organ sound like the National Symphony Orchestra. (link via Metafilter.)
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Hi Jonathan, what's your opinion on The Libertines and Babyshambles? Cheers
Posted by: Stephen Morris at December 21, 2005 03:31 PM
I was so excited to see a review of a Spanish movie in Daily Variety last week--imagine the extra thrill that came from realizing it was written by someone whose blog I read. (Of course, I knew from the blog that you wrote for Variety, but somehow the actual event caused a form of amnesia.)
As much as I support the workers' right to withdraw their labour, I was very aggravated that the New York transit strike meant that I missed some films in the Spanish Cinema Now festival. I have seen too few Spanish movies this year. Next year in San Sebastian!
Posted by: Junio at December 28, 2005 02:47 AM
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