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The Fall Season
1. The new Pamuk novel, right now in German and Turkish only.
2. The new Miyazaki movie: Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea. Trailer (sort of) here. It's at film festivals now, the full U.S. release date is 2009.
3. The next Malcolm Gladwell book.
4. Jose Saramago, Death at Intervals (the other title is Death With Interruptions). I snagged an advance copy from the UK; sadly he is past his vital powers.
5. Here is a broader fall books preview.
6. The Clash Live at Shea Stadium, coming on disc. I am lucky enough to have seen them at the Passaic Theatre before they became truly famous.
7. Ashes of Time Redux, due out October 10th. Maybe the re-edited version of this classic (but in my view unwatchable) Wong Kar-Wai film will finally make sense.
What am I missing?
Posted by Tyler Cowen on September 8, 2008 at 04:07 AM in The Arts | Permalink
Comments
The new TV on the Radio album is the obvious one. Deerhunter too, if you're into them. Both have leaked online if you know where to look. And both are absolutely phenomenal.
Posted by: nerdbound at Sep 8, 2008 4:25:31 AM
Yngwie Malmsteen is on tour. Don't miss that.
Posted by: Ninja Zombie at Sep 8, 2008 7:13:59 AM
You saw The Clash at the Passaic Theatre in 1980? Okay, now you have impressed me.
Posted by: subrosa at Sep 8, 2008 9:53:16 AM
1980 counts as "before they became truly famous"? that's like claiming the beatles didn't become truly famous until 1965.
Posted by: anon at Sep 8, 2008 12:33:49 PM
How I Met Your Mother's 4th season shows up this month. It's probably the best sitcom ever.
Posted by: Swimmy at Sep 8, 2008 1:19:35 PM
Shea Stadium captures the Clash also sadly past their vital powers. For collectors and completists only. Those were warm up gigs for the Who, probably some of the least representative Clash concerts you could release.
Posted by: vanya at Sep 8, 2008 2:03:05 PM
The Clash only truly became famous years after they broke up. Even with the Who tour they weren't that big.
The Passaic show would have been in support of London Calling. Tyler was lucky to have seen them then.
I saw them in support of Cut the Crap. Which was after Mick was booted for not being a big enough commie. I know I will lose all credibility for saying it, but the live show was much better than the over-produced album. When I heard the songs on the album, I didn't recognize them.
Posted by: subrosa at Sep 8, 2008 2:39:11 PM
It's about 3 years overdue, but Shirly O. Corriher's "BakeWise: The Hows and Whys of Successful Baking" is out October 28, 2008.
Posted by: bill at Sep 8, 2008 3:03:01 PM
I hope Gladwell has an editor this time.
"Tipping Point" was 50 pages too long - at least.
Posted by: save_the_rustbelt at Sep 8, 2008 8:27:35 PM
I hope Gladwell has an editor this time.
"Tipping Point" was 50 pages too long - at least.
Posted by: save_the_rustbelt at Sep 8, 2008 8:28:18 PM
The Fix: Soccer and Organised Crime, a new book by Declan Hill about match fixing at the 2006 World Cup.
Posted by: andrew potter at Sep 9, 2008 9:19:13 AM
> sadly he is past his vital powers
What a dreadful thing to say!
Couldn't you have just said "This one is a stinker"? What has he done that you condemn not just this book but any future efforts?
Posted by: Jens Fiederer at Sep 9, 2008 11:53:35 AM
I'm late to this party, but:
1. The Coen Brothers have a new film coming out this week.
2. The 8th installment of Bob Dylan's "Bootleg Series" is scheduled for October release. Dylan has a nasty habit of leaving the some of his best songs and alternate takes off of his albums, making the Bootleg Series collections essential.
3. Lucinda Williams apparently has a new album coming out in October. That could be good.
4. The next Bond film is due out in November. I don't know what Tyler thinks of the franchise, but anyone who praises Starship Troopers with a straight face should be able to enjoy bond films.
I hadn't heard about the new Miyazaki film, thanks for mentioning it.
Posted by: d.cous. at Sep 9, 2008 3:31:28 PM
Likewise late, but Neal Stephenson has a new novel out. I haven't yet read it but am looking forward to doing so.
http://www.amazon.com/Anathem-Neal-Stephenson/dp/0061474096/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1220991913&sr=8-1
Posted by: Brian Guthrie at Sep 9, 2008 4:26:47 PM
Where did you get the Pamuk novel?
Posted by: david at Sep 12, 2008 8:55:47 AM
Where did you get the Pamuk novel?
Posted by: david at Sep 12, 2008 8:56:12 AM
