(idm) happy holidays

From Alex Reynolds
Sent Mon, Dec 7th 1998, 06:48

A FEW HOLIDAY TREATS FOR THE KIDS
Reuterz Movie Critic Philip "Vodka" Smiles, reporting from the trenches of
Los Angeles, California.

Yes, thanks to MTVs tireless promotional activity, electronica is back and
better than ever in the good ole' US of A, and IDM is *the* hot property in
Hollywood this holiday season. With many of your favorite IDM artists and
list pundits making cameo and star appearances in December's cache of
movies, you can be sure the theatre lines will be long and the aisles
packed!

Opening Friday, December the 11th, the electronic remake of Dr. Seuss'
classic, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" -- with Wells Oliver in the
title role as the thieving Grinch, the ueber-hairy Richard D. James as
Santa Claus, and Iceland's Bjoerk as the strong, sensuous, Nordic presence
of Cindy Loo Who.

Laugh with naughty glee as Oliver's Grinch rams a Christmas tree up
Bjoerk's Cindy Loo Who's chimney. Cry tears of joy as the Grinch's heart
"grows three sizes that Christmas day" and he stops being such a cheerless
bastard. Look for Richard "Aphex Twin" James' furry and heart-rendering
performance as a drug-addled Santa Claus to earn him a Best Supporting
Actor Oscar nomination. Rated PG-13 for strong language, a scantily-clad
Bjoerk and many realistic, marijuana-induced "erm.."-s from Santa.

Also opening on the same day, Disney and Pixar's highly anticipated
computer-animated feature, "A D00dz' Life". A thinly-veiled, modern-day
parable about a tiny bootlegger who takes on the oppressive RIAA machine,
this film stars IDMs own Kiya as the courageous d00d named Flik, Warp
Records' CEO Greg Eden as the evil record executive Hopper, and features
multiple voice-over performances from Terre Thaemlitz as Princess Atta,
Francis, and Slim.

Watch Kiya and his comedic troupe of hapless criminals steal your heart as
they steal Warp's latest releases right from under Hopper's nose! Be sure
to look out for the hit single duet of Thaemlitz and Celine Dion as they
sing, "You Got a Friend In Me," in Wal-Mart and better music stores as we
speak. Rated NC-17 for repeated graphic sex scenes involving Princess Atta
and Hopper, and for a fourty-minute, socio-political lecture from Atta.

Nothing says, "Let's cash in on Christmas," quite like an IDM-ized remake
of Franz Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life". Going straight to DVD this week
for the less ambulatory, more lazy Americans among us, this eclectic,
psychedelic trip features hip-hop musician David Holmes reprising James
Stewart's suicidal George Bailey.

An angel -- Jimi Tenor in metallic garb -- implores Holmes' Bailey "don't
die just yet," as Tenor shows Bailey -- through flashbacks and trippy
Autechre background music -- the impact he has on the people around him.
Uplifting and manipulative holiday cheesiness. Don't miss it! Rated G for
harmless content, although the sight of Tenor might scare children younger
than eight.

--

"Maybe music, the Grinch thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe music,
the Grinch thought, means a little bit more."

Happy holidays everyone,
Alex

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