I arrived in Tokyo last week but due to the sensory overload this city imposes on the brain, particularly on a geek’s brain, I needed some time to contemplate (read: process) my impressions before writing anything about it.
Let me start by saying that I feel utterly stupid, by now, for not having visited Japan earlier. My aunt is Japanese; through her I got to watch “Nauscaä of the Valley of the Wind” (in Japanese, w/o subtitles), when I was 11 years old, in 1985, the year after the movie came out. The images never left my head and I believe they were part of the reason I ended up pursuing a career in film.
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I found a surprise parcel in my mailbox this evening. As it came directly from Amazon UK, I had no idea who sent it to me.
It turned out to be a DVD of the 1966 movie Django. It apparently was a late x-mas present from Aghiles Kheffache, lead developer of 3Delight.
In honour of this masterpiece of the spaghetti western genre, the current 3Delight release 7 is named ‘Django’.
This is the movie that made Franco Nero a star. Don’t forget to watch the trailer!
Last night we went to the OXO Tower Restaurant Bar & Brasserie, in — you guessed it already — the OXO Tower on London’s South Bank. Located on the 8th floor, this venue not suprisingly sports some rather pleasant views of London’s skyline.
Curiously this restaurant is operated by Harvey Nichols, a department store specializing in upper segment- & luxury brands. Our experience, at the end, seems to suggest that this business’s venture into the realm of cuisine should be taken with a grain of salt. (more…)