Jack Freestone's Blog

Not easy to cut off at 6, especially the movies, songs, and books.

When you run long distance with earphones you soon learn which songs you enjoy the most and cannot live without.

I have added a general list of close finishers at the end of the lists.

I hope you enjoy them!

Movies:

Lost in Translation (2003)

The Swimmer (1968)

A Dark Song (2016)

Local Hero (1983)

Wake in Fright (1971)

Only God Forgives (2013)

Songs:

Just Add Water (Dave Dobbyn live version 2001 with Bic Runga and Tim Finn )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVKIZmVGujE&list=PLMIEcQ6APmB5eJ0o7Oh-_83zMolT4gJN8&index=8

Souvenir de Chine (Jean-Michel Jarre - live - 1981)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY_ozF-4IAU

 Uncertain Smile (The The – Soul Mining - 1982)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bErFXjUGvQ

 Alone in Kyoto (Air - 2003)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0SVd_Q5wIg

Shine on you Crazy Diamond (1975 parts 6-9)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pYd4RbnDro

Let Down (Radiohead - 1997)/ Going Home (Mark Knopfler - 1983)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DB-uJ0TxKQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z_NvVMUcG8

Books:

The Sun Also Rises (1925)

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1971)

The Rum Diary (1998)

Hollywood (1989)

The Wounded and the Slain (1955)

Ask the Dust (1939)

On the Road (1957)

Albums:

Soul Mining (1983)

Pirates (1981)

Island Life (1985)

Bladerunner (1994)

Suzanne Vega (1985)

Music Videos:

Miami Vice Theme – Jan Hammer (1984)

Rock Lobster – B-52s (1978)

Run, Run, Run – Goldenhorse (2005)

The Bad Touch - Bloodhound Gang (1999)

In Between Days – The Cure (1985)

Actresses:

Michelle Williams

Kristen Stewart

Naomi Watts

Alicia Vikander

Sigourney Weaver

Actors:

Michael Gambon

Nicholas Cage

Willem Defoe

Donald Pleasence

Donald Sutherland/Tim Roth

Close finishers:

Movies: Mr In Between (2001), Bette Blue (1986), Bladerunner (1982), Enter the Void (2009), The Beach (2000)

Songs: Us and Them (1973), No More I Love You's (1995), In Between Days (1985)

Books: One Night Out Stealing (1992), I, Jan Cremer (1964), Catch 22 (1961), Ghost Dancer (Douglas Wright 2004), The Colony (John Bowers 1952)

Albums: Romeo and Juliet (1996), A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular (1996), Drive (2011), August and Everything After (1993), Three Imaginary Boys (1979), Stoneage Romeos (1984), One Step Beyond (1979)

The first two I discovered in 2015 when I lived in Paris:

https://soundcloud.com/robin-schulz/robin-schulz-summerbreeze-dj-mix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-LyvotnXBA

And I just discovered Rammor recently:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N36chN7a-aU

Enjoy! :)

Here is a list of all my articles and letters to theeditor from the New Zealand Daily Telegraph in chronological order:

The Pures by Jack Freestone (April 2022)

https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/art-and-entertainment/the-pures-by-jack-freestone/

The New Zealand Writing Scene (May 2022)

https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/letters-to-the-editor/the-new-zealand-writing-scene/

Jack Freestone reviews movies and TV series which seemto have predicted the Covid plandemic (June 2022)

https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/art-and-entertainment/jack-freestone-reviews-movies-and-tv-series-which-seem-to-have-predicted-the-covid-plandemic/

What happened to Joseph Gregory Hallett? (August 2022)

https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/opinion/what-happened-to-joseph-gregory-hallett/

Are the Freemasons and the Illuminati flat Earthers? (August2022)

https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/opinion/are-the-freemasons-and-illuminati-flat-earthers/

NZ author Jack Freestone’s new book The GreatAwakening (November 2022 : NOTE The Great Awakening was later renamed The PURES)

https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/art-and-entertainment/nz-author-jack-freestones-new-book-the-great-awakening/

Is hypnotism the key to our woes? According to the BBCthat could be a possibility (December 2022)

https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/opinion/is-hypnotism-the-key-to-our-woes-according-to-the-bbc-that-could-be-a-possibility/

Disgusting treatment of Camila Giorgi (January 2023)

https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/letters-to-the-editor/disgusting-treatment-of-camila-giorgi/

More Keira than Keira by Jack Freestone (December2023)

https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/art-and-entertainment/more-keira-than-keria-jack-freestone/

 https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/art-and-entertainment/homeless-souls-horror-book-6-jack-freestone/