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...Rolling Stones and the Clash, Diddley was rarely credited as one of rock 'n' roll's creators--or paid like one--a fact, he admitted, that made him bitter. But his influence has been acknowledged by contemporary musicians, from the Raconteurs, who cover Who Do You Love, to Mos Def, who rapped, "Elvis Presley ain't got no soul/ Bo Diddley is rock 'n' roll...
...study abroad (#72) - and I have big plans to raise my children multilingual (#78). I love my gay friends and wish I had more (#88), and I have a thing for NPR (#44), Asian fusion food (#45), The Wire (#85) and Patagonia fleeces (#87). I appreciate microbreweries (#23) and Mos Def (#69). And I have two last names...
...These traits, joined with his utopian hope for community and self-expression through film and gadgets, characterize the latest effort from Gondry’s fertile imagination. As a result, “Be Kind Rewind” is a uniquely Gondry creation. Jack Black and Mos Def star as two video store clerks, Jerry and Mike. When Jerry accidentally erases the contents of all the videotapes, they resort to “Sweding,” or re-enacting and recording, each of the videos that their customers want to rent. The films are said to be Sweded after...
...Fans of Michel Gondry will attest to the French director’s unique artistic vision and the accompanying sense of smarmy humor that vivifies this exchange from his fourth feature film, “Be Kind Rewind.” Its main characters Jerry (Jack Black) and Mike (Mos Def) are arguing over the marketability of their shorter, home-made interpretation of “Rush Hour 2.” The implication is clear: Gondry doesn’t think much of Brett Ratner’s oeuvre. But what does he think of the people who watch...