  Yup. That's the theme lately, ITS BEEN A WHILE. since (here is when i make the mental list) It has indeed been blocked so I've decided to put up another of my famous art history lectures, this one was inspired by the movie Moulin Rouge; I don't know what is about this movie that people either completely HATE it (right mike? ) or they love it. I think my roommate hit the spot last night trying to explain it to Mike. Mike's claim was that they slandered all that music and my roommate's response was based on the very last line from the movie: " Days turned into weeks, weeks turned into months. And then, one not-so-very special day, I sat down at my typewriter and wrote our story. A story about a time, a story about a place, a story about the people. But above all these things, a story about love. A love that will live forever. The End. " --Christian (Ewan McGregor) At the beginning of the movie, the very first song that they use in the movie is the sound of music and it goes on quoting Elton John, David Bowie, Madonna and even Nirvana.
Kenn's claim is that the message of the movie is basically love overcoming all obstacles, love being timeless, this would be the idea behind using the music from this broad period of time. I have to say that I count myself in the group of people that love the movie. Now you ask, why the art lecture based in this movie? Well, IM sure many of you already knew this, but in the movie there's a character that was based in a real person.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. This character had a pretty rough life, his childhood injuries left his legs crippled and he often seeked refuge in alcohol to help him cope with his feeling of inferiority, he used to frequent the Moulin Rouge. His painting style was a very personal one, one can say is a mix between impressionism and expressionism. He many times tried to express the drama that the people from the underworld (show-business) had to live.
The green skin tones refer to the artificial light in the nightclubs and maybe the lack of sun exposure. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French, 1864-1901 At the Moulin Rouge, 1892/95 Oil on canvas 123 x 141 cm Helen Birch Bartlett Memorial Collection, H2 { color:Red; font-size:30pt; font-style:italic; } Oh, and leave comments or sign the guestmap you bitches! Oh, and leave comments or sign the guestmap you bitches! 
