From: owner-precious-things-digest@smoe.org (precious-things-digest) To: precious-things-digest@smoe.org Subject: precious-things-digest V8 #292 Reply-To: precious-things@smoe.org Sender: owner-precious-things-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-precious-things-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "precious-things-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. precious-things-digest Wednesday, December 24 2003 Volume 08 : Number 292 Today's Subjects: ----------------- associated press mona lisa smile soundtrack review [fingerpuppets Subject: associated press mona lisa smile soundtrack review found this on sfgate.com . it's not on the ap newswire website yet, but i'm sure it'll show up there sooner or later. woj _______________________________________________________________________ Sound Bites: Audio Reviews The Associated Press (12-22) 10:27 PST (AP) -- Various Artists, "Mona Lisa Smile" (Sony) "Mona Lisa Smile," the soundtrack for the new Julia Roberts film set in the 1950s, alternates between schmaltzy and sweet, as artists of today tackle classic songs with varying results. Celine Dion goes for subtle, but ends up sounding benign and unspectacular singing "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," while Tori Amos' take on "You Belong to Me" is painfully overwrought. The album's only original song, Elton John's "The Heart of Every Girl," is fluff -- couldn't he have performed a standard instead? Amos redeems herself with the sassy and sublime "Murder, He Says." Equally great is Seal's Nat King Cole-esque rendition of "Mona Lisa." And Mandy Moore has finally found a cover that works for her in "Secret Love." Also included are "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" and "Sh Boom (Life Could Be a Dream)" from album producer Trevor Horn's orchestra, and Rachel Portman's suite from the film. Though not from well-known artists, all are beautifully done and worth a listen. Despite the missteps, "Mona Lisa Smile" is a trip back in time worth taking, at the very least to spark interest in hearing the songs performed by an artist from the era. * Rachel Kipp, AP Writer ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 17:03:10 GMT From: Cyndi S Crawford Subject: Re: telegraph tales of a librarian review the ever so wonderfully awesome Brian reviewed a reviewer's review of TOAL: ">and the cameras appear to have been operated with remote control joysticks by someone wearing a blindfold. David Cheal< OK. Ha. I have to give him that one. The cameras are out of control. I assume that's because this was more or less a practice run for the filming of the real performance later that evening. Maybe." I HATED those damn cameras swirling all over the place! bloody horrid. I wanted to watch TORI.. not the stupid.. cover of the piano! bleah. I hated that. I mean fading and cutting from one camera angle to another, THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE. but.. swinging all over the place, getting into Tori's face and then into her piano.. no. *blows a raspberry* Sincerely, Cyndi S. Crawford "I know we're dying / and there's no sign of a parachute / we scream in cathedrals / why can't it be beautiful / why does there gotta be a sacrifice?" -- Tori Amos ------------------------------ End of precious-things-digest V8 #292 *************************************