Music: Chappa Jan
Four years ago I was passing by Los Angeles on my way to Hawaii and my Lyft driver gave me his CD 'It's All in You'. It was Chappa Jan. It took me a…
New Film: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
'Everybody's Talking About Jamie' the movie is based on the musical of the same name, that was based on a documentary about a real boy, Jamie Campbell from Durham, England. So let's start from…
Music: Jewel & Joan Osborne
You can probably guess by now that my favorite music comes from the 90s :) And both Jewel and Joan Osborne became famous with their first major label albums in 1995. Jewel's debut album…
Music: Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette became internationally famous in 1995 with the release of her third album 'Jagged Little Pill'. I listened to her music again while writing my first book. That first internationally successful album has…
Music: Tracey Chapman
While I was writing my first book, I was listening to a lot of music. Among others, I've listened to three albums by Tracey Chapman: 'Tracey Chapman', 'Crossroads' and 'New Beginning'. Tracey Chapman sings…
New Film: Flag Day
New Sean Penn's film 'Flag Day' is about generational trauma. He directed it and played the role of John Vogel, Jennifer's Vogel's father (played by Penn's daughter -- Dylan Penn). Jennifer Vogel wrote a…
New Film: CODA
'CODA' is a film different from all others titles that you can currently watch in cinemas. It takes you on a journey into the world of silence, where there is no music or singing.…
Classic: Cloud Atlas
'Cloud Atlas' based on the book by David Mitchell was probably not a great box office success because people were expecting something else and got confused. I am guessing that not many viewers of…
Classic: Planet of the Apes
The first film 'Planet of the Apes' from 1968 was based on a French novel by Pierre Boulle that was later remade in 2001. There was also a TV series based on this book…
Classic: Avatar
Originally released in 2009, 'Avatar' is currently the highest-grossing film of all time at the global box-office. I don't know if you know, but there are four more Avatar movies planned to be made…