VIVA RIVA

viva riva is the talk of the town in these daze
and i ma dyin to see this movie
but being in italy, i doubt that i will be able to catch it in the near future
even though roma international film festival and venice film festival are still to come
roma fest is much more interested in bringing hollywood stars to the festival than programming
while the venice fest might just probably screen it
the movie will be released in the UK and the US
but i very much doubt that Italy will follow, we hope and wait and see
this movie has been getting a lot of mixed and rave reviews
a serious and engagin review here
and an interview with the director here

if i may, allow me to cut and paste one review/remark from a youtuber
that kinda like sums it up, tho you can see it from the trailer.

'Sex, sex, raunchy sex, porno sex, wanton killing, gruesome torture, 
a gangster obsessed with a lightskinned, red haired sex toy - sound exciting so far? 
Love of money, fast cars, the lifestyles of the rich and unscrupulous - I wish I stayed home'

still wanna see it
for other reasons tho,
for one, i saw/heard the director of the movie speak on The Fabulous Picture Show on Aljazeera
and i liked what he had to say and how he said it
and two, this movie has scooped  6 awards at the AMAA [African Movie Academy Award]
Best Film Best Director Best Cinematography Best Production design...
and three, i dont think i hav seen any production  coming out of the Congo
expect for the photo exhibitions on style and music in the congo 
oh and LUMUMBA by Raoul Peck  and Pieces d'identites by  Mweze Ngangura
so this is kinda like refreshing
in ya dis ya time

Street Dancing

I thought this was beautifully executed
I like the rawness of it the creativity of it all and most of all the simplicity
those are fine moves displayin raw talent and free expression
Its like Krumping in slow motion
and krumping is all about releasing cramped up emotions
but unlike krumping which is fast and furious
this is more like story telling, acting out the emotions
in ya dis ya time y'all