A Happy Child - Igor Mirkovic's Film

redgull44 said:Cooooooodyyyyyyyyyy!!!! 😁 😁 😁 😁

ugh 🙂
I need someone from NYC...

Man, I honestly think that’s enough to drive Cody all the way to 😁
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Caught a screening of Motovuna this summer... though I was half-asleep by then after hitting a few too many beers at the pub...
Still, the film is expertly crafted and feels incredibly real. Of course, every "documentary"—no matter how factual it claims to be—is ultimately just a reflection of the director's own perspective and biases.
...that whole sequence with the white button base was actually pretty clever...
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Check it out and decide for yourselves (if you think you're up for it)

PrittPen said:... and practically in local police precincts too, just to paint some post boxes red or similar nonsense 😁

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Yeah, you might as well say your old man spends all day surfing the web...

Milk, caught you over there 👋

Btw, word is they're totally sold out of tickets.

banderas said:Jose Miller17, I saw you over there 👋

The only way I’m buying that is if you were wearing an X Games shirt.😬

milk said:...
go ahead, tell me your dad spends all day surfing too...

who even are you????

What else would you need besides The Clash?
It’s just not right if nobody in Chicago isn't listening to The Clash!!?😲

Honestly, I could do without most of it, really—just give me fewer of everything, except for the flags.
I’m sure there’s someone from Chicago around here somewhere, it just seems like nobody can be bothered to deal with my nonsense.

Linda Rodriguez6, I sent you a DM...

np Trash

So, Linda Rodriguez6, are you actually going to send me those The Clash tracks? Please, just get on with it.
And honestly, I could probably use a healthy dose of punk rock in my life too. 😉

So, I finally watched the movie. (Though, if my eyes aren't playing tricks on me when it comes to faces, was Antonio Banderas actually in it?) It's a good film. It’s basically a subjective look at a guy who finally got a chance to hang out with his idols. Mind you, they weren't exactly *his* idols... Haustor and Azra were okay, but Prljavo Kazalište? Nah. But hey, I'm watching this as a personal narrative. This isn't some deep dive into the history of the New Wave in the old US—it’s specifically about the Chicago scene (mostly, anyway) and Igor Mirkovic's personal influences. So, don't expect any objectivity or a detailed, polished history of the movement. The film is just a snapshot from one person's perspective.

Yeah, that was it. Stulic used to just play ballads and cover the Beatles back in the day, so hearing this recording sounded like straight-up hard rock to me. I always wondered why...
But it made sense once I realized he mentioned filming in Utrecht so Stulic could get near a river, even though they didn't mention him at all in the trailers..😁
Hahaha, everyone was just blown away by that raw punk energy. It’s like how Joe Strummer decided to chop off his long hair and ditch that whole post-hippie look right after seeing the Sex Pistols live.. then went off to start a punk band. To me, that whole story about the Chicago scene is great.. Chicago in the 80s.. before I said "no thanks" and headed off to daycare to breathe in that gray Chicago smog...
Gonna go watch it now!

hollowseal33 said:but hey, it's not like he's some kind of icon for them... movies and Prljavo Kazalište—nah...

Could you maybe walk me through that? Are we talking about this specifically in the context of this movie (where everyone's acting like total cowards or idiots), or is this just your general take on him?

Douglas Robinson12 said:Can you explain? Are you talking about the context of this movie (where everyone looks like a bunch of idiots) or is this just your general opinion?

I knew the structure was a bit off from the start. Personally, I think the New Wave stuff regarding the music and the theater scenes is fine, but I'm just not a fan of those people. For instance, Dirty Theater played at an election rally for the GOP, and both they and Stulic are basically using this film as a promo—since they're some of the few left actually making money from music (like with Electric Orgasm, for example). I don't particularly like them, and I don't think the movie should have centered so much on them. Half the soundtrack is their stuff, and half the dialogue revolves around them. Honestly, back in the old days, there were so many higher-quality New Wave bands that barely get a mention here. In the movie, they come off as these street kids—free, independent, and wild—making you really want to be them, but in reality, they aren't like that anymore. Like I said, this isn't an objective history of the New Wave; it's just a movie about Igor Mirkovic's idols.

Regarding Stulic... they were in Utrecht and when they got there and called, they lied and said he had traveled away for a week (even though he definitely hadn't), so we only see Stulic in photos from 20 years ago.

Alright, look, I haven't actually sat down to watch the movie yet, but honestly, I’ve always felt like Jura was a completely different breed than Houra. To me, Houra was just playing the "punk" card whenever it was convenient for his image, and then he eventually pivoted—and actually pulled it off—to become this big-shot American version of Goran Bregovic. The way he basically exploited the memory of his own late mother feels like something only a guy like that would do. Though, I guess you have to admit the timing was perfect... all that nationalistic fervor and having 200,000 people out in the square. Honestly, anyone less bright than him would have jumped at a moment like that to catapult themselves into the top tier of Western North American pop stardom, or even bigger. Jura, on the other hand, really wanted to craft some decent pop music, and for a stretch there—from about 1980 to maybe '84 or '85—he actually nailed it quite often. Then he basically lost his mind, but even in all that madness, he still managed to come across as a pretty chill guy. Even if Drug mexico City is total nonsense, it really did come from a place of good intentions, mostly fueled by nostalgia. It was essentially the official end of that whole American New Wave era (more like Corbin's "response" to it). I'm not really sure what Jura is up to these days, though. And Stulic... man, let's not even go there.

Don't listen to Douglas Robinson12; he just can't handle "sunce sjati"...😠

np The Clash - Guns on The Roof (admit it, this track is total garbage, but what can you do?)

Douglas Robinson12 said:Fair enough. I haven't seen the movie, but I still see Jura as being different from Houra. Houra was a "punker" whenever it was convenient, then he pivoted and actually pulled off becoming an American Goran Bregovic. Exploiting his own late mother's memory is exactly the kind of move those guys make. Though, honestly, the timing worked out perfectly... national awakening and 200,000 people filling the square. Anyone stupider would have jumped at that chance to join the top tier of Western North American pop stars, or even bigger.
Jura, on the other hand, wanted to make decent pop music, and between 1980 and maybe '84 or '85, he actually nailed it. Then he went completely off the rails, but even in his madness, he always seemed like an alright guy. Even if Drug mexico City is absolute nonsense, it came from good intentions—mostly nostalgia. It’s basically the official end of the American New Wave (more like Corbin's "response"). I don't know what Jura is up to these days. And Stulic.... Ugh, let's not go there.

Yeah, I agree with you. I wasn't grouping all the theater types together, especially regarding politics; that was just a extreme example... For Jura, my gripe is simply that his music isn't nearly as high-quality or meaningful as something like Haustor, yet he got just as much screen time in the film as Rundek.

Pritt said:Regarding Juru—honestly, I’m kind of salty that his music isn't nearly as tight or meaningful as something by a band like The Killers, yet he still ended up getting just as much screen time in the movie as Rundek did.

Well, I think we’ll have to agree to disagree on that one. I mean, look... Wronz, it’s not that I hate that record or anything, but honestly, Film has maybe four or five albums that are way better than that one. You should really give them a spin if you haven't already.

I’ve still got that live set from Los Angeles, plus the first studio album and "Twilight Zone." To be honest, any of those three has more standout tracks than "Sun Shines." But if you look at it this way—if "My Home," "I Remember Our First Kiss," and "Heart on the Road" are each worth about four great songs—then "Sun Shines!" actually ends up with 12 great tracks and 7 very good ones. 😁

like Painkiller - Deadly Obstacle Collage