Saturday, March 26, 2011

THE FADING JAM



Medan is alive!
This movie is an absolut proof that we have somethings going on without many outsiders know it. It is a documentary movie titled "The Fading Jam", revolves around one of the most important event for medan's music scene "Lost In a Melody". This event became a starting line for many bands, such as Korine conception, The Cangis, Cherry Cola, Maktuo Dakilla, Hairdresser On Fire and many more. In this year "Lost In a Melody" celebrated the 8th Series, with galaxy theme and many new bands as line up. It really made an amusement for people who always loyalty come to the event, coz after 2 years of hiatus "Lost In A Melody" is come back and alive. Hopefully this movie could captured the passion of music and creativity, the struggling and the existence of a scene and a big family of ours.

"A brief glance to the past that made these present times sounds colorful as it is now. Lost In A Melody Series ; the hottest, sacred, and blessed alternative music gig on Medan, Indonesia." -

The Fading Jam was created by Alvi Ifthikar (who also directed "Imaji", u could watch his short movie on my previous post) and Fandi Abdullah (Former of Wavezine and Broken Dream Club).
This Retrospective movie containing important people's thoughts that involved in the early era of Lost In a Melody. Reza Pohan (Huria Records), Age (Vocalist of Korine Conception), Stanley and Hendy Arief (from The Cangis) and also from Bands that have played in this event. The Background music is a track "Taik 2" by The Cangis ( f.y.i : The Cangis titled their own song with taik 1 , taik 2, taik 3 and so.. )
I'm looking forward to watch it.. but meanwhile this is the trailer of "The Fading Jam". But i'll make sure to post it when it's ready.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

A LOVE STORY IN AN ABSOLUT WORLD



This is a short movie by Spike Jonze who also directed Being John Malkovich (1999) and Where The Wild This Are (2009). How much would u sacrifice your precious things for someone u love? this movie effectively describing one love story between 2 robot Sheldon (Andrew Garfield) and Fransesca (Sienna Guillory). In their world, human and robot live side by side, Sheldon is a robot who works in a library, a very shy and lonely robot while Fransesca quite more free-spirited and severely clumsy which bring her to many accidents. Fransesca body parts wrecked one by one because her clumsiness and it really break Sheldon's heart so he gives up his body parts till the last one to fransesca. This movie premiered at Sundance and have screened around UK. To watch the movie u could go to the website http://www.imheremovie.com

Spike Jonze is one of my favourite directors!