I got to see a sneak preview of the new movie "Black Snake Moan" last night (thanks to HoJoToGo). While the movie itself is pretty fucked up, it has easily the best soundtrack to any big movie that I can think of in a really long time. I enjoyed the movie, but thought that there were some parts of it that weren't really tied together too well, and there are a few scenes that would probably offend those who tend to be offended. The underlying issues of the movie are also pretty intense (racism, misogyny, S&M, etc.) but they still manage to get a few nervous laughs out of the audience. There is a scene where Lazarus (Samuel L. Jackson) returns to play at the juke joint for the first time in a while, and it is awesome. The band, as you can see above is Kenny Brown on slide guitar and Cedric Burnside on drums. That's RL Burnside's adopted son and his grandson, not to mention the lineup of his last band. The movie also has Samuel L. playing solo throughout, and for an actor, he's not a half-bad blues singer. For fans of Fat Possum style blues, this movie is a must see. Redemption aint all that bad. Oh, and someone should also tell Wilbon's boy Justin that he shouldnt act.
Kenny Brown - France Chance
3 comments:
I was a little scared going into it based on the previews that I saw- I think the marketing makes it look like some kind of snuff film. But it was actually pretty good.
Cheers to Samuel L. Jackson for his performance, but Justin Timberlake- that kid has no business acting. or singing. or existing for that matter.
~miss bonanza J~
I like Justin Timberlake. Haven't seen him act, but he has ace tunes.
Seriously.
I never said anything about his tunes....NSYNC still rocks my world. top ten JT songs alex
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