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Anastasia Dimou (Cruel Black Dove) answers our PSs

So, last time around we posted about Cruel Black Dove and finished off the post with a couple of PSs. During this time, Anastasia (lead vocalist of the group) checked out our post and provided us with some quick answers (we already considered her cool...but now she's ranked even higher in our conscience). So here goes:

Athens66(PS2): Doubt even more (probably certain) if Anastasia has ever been to Greece (since she spent most of her life between NY and LA)
Anastasia: I am 50% Greek. My father is from Oktonia, Evia. My mother is from South America. I was born here (US), but spent many summers in Greece. My Greek is rusty, but I understand it pretty well.

Athens66(PS): I love the fact that the band's name is the combination of track 2 & 3 ("Cruel" & "Black-Dove") of Tori Amos' From the Choirgirl Hotel album (doubt it if this is where they got their name from though)
Anastasia: I went through a strong Tori Amos phase when I was younger, and it's possible that I subconsciously drew that from memory when coming up with the name or that I saw it somewhere and it stuck. Weird how the mind works. Glad you like the name.

Athens66: Come over to Europe to see you!
Anastasia: We definitely would like to be in Europe soon.

Anastasia: P.S. Greek chicks rock, whether they're in a band or not ;) I've never met a Greek girl who didn't have a strong sense of will and independence and that is sexy.

We couldn't agree more with her last statement :-)



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Interview with Rodrigo Pla Part II

-We see that the inspector tries to help , to offer solutions , but he is lead to provide what this society demands. Even though he is a man with honor the system fails him..
- This cop is indeed a special case. When he arrives for the first time he really wants to help , but they try to bribe him, they fear him . He is proud, he may not have what they have, but he is really proud of his work. The members of this society though do not see it like that. They only see "police" so they try to pay him off to make him leave and he reacts, he is not a guy who can be bought " You cannot bribe me ".

-Your movie is a symbolic one? Does it carry some characteristics from your home? Is something similar happening in Mexico?
- Yes , in Mexico , in Brazil , in Argentina. Yes , they have walls not only between country boarders , but also in between neighborhoods. They are afraid of violence so they live near streets , creating small societies , building walls ..

-We observe people living there inside walls only pretending to be happy but in reality to live in fear , pretending to be safe but having guns in their houses.
-Even with walls this society is supposed to offer safety , but people do not feel like it , they live in fear of something happening that will threaten the things they have gained , and that is why everybody has a gun.

-Another aspect of safety nowadays , as also seen in your movie , is having cameras in the city , in the streets watching everybody everywhere. What do you believe ?
- Everybody reaches a point to spy on everybody. They loose their privacy , they think with walls , cameras and guns they will have a better life. The latter , however , cannot be achieved by means like walls and cameras..

- You movie has been awarded in festivals in Toronto , Venice and Athens. What were your expectations when you were filming it ?
- It will be screened in Mexico , and I am really anxious to see the reactions. I did not know , I just wanted my movie to be screened , people to have the chance to see it everywhere. I was not even sure if I would manage to complete it , it is very difficult you know making movies ...

- What difficulties did you have to cope with during filming ?
- Mainly to find the appropriate place for the shootings. I did not have a lot of money , had to spend too much time to convince the locals . They were not really ok with this. We had to shoot during vacations that most of them were away ..

-Your first movie was a powerful one with social messages. Do you consider yourself as such type of director , that does not just shoot movies but also has actually something to say?
- Well , I do not know .. I am now finishing another movie called " The desert within" that talks about religion. I do not want to make the same movie , I want to talk about different subjects , giving weight on the quality . This is what I want to do , pictures about different subjects , ideas aspects. Like having a conversation with myself about something ...



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Interview with Rodrigo Pla Part I

Rodrigo Pla director and scritwriter of the movie "La Zona" has given us this interview during the screening of his movie in the Greek cinema festival " Premiere Nights".

- This is your first actual film. Did you enjoy making it ?
- That is a really good question !! It is very hard to do the filming , and part of the procedure of making films I really liked it. I enjoyed it , I liked what we did, But on the other hand the deadlines, the pressure ... Anyway I am excited with the outcome !

- The script idea is really exceptional. What was your inspiration to write it ?
- The script is based upon a short story that my wife has written. My wife has written a series of short stories , we peeked one together , we both worked on it and made the script.

- My favourite scene is the one with the butterfly that flies carefree over the city , but when it attempts to fly pass the walls of the small society , dies .. What is your favourite scene ?
- I do not know . That as well .. Well I really liked the scenes is jail with the inspector , where we see people discussing on what to do , while in parallel we see the prisoners.

- We see a society that tires to cope with the issues of violence . Are indeed walls the answer ?
- No , no. I just like to talk about it . In reality the solution is exactly the opposite. People build walls to have a sence of security, but this is not the answer , we have to search we have to find the answer.

- In your movie we see people determined to do anything to maintain their way of life , the things they possess, how do you comment this ?
- Basically they do not trust the system . They do not believe that police can provide solutions , that police can protect what they have earned. They do not want to be parted from what they have gained and are prepared to do anything , even commit murder , as seen in the film.

- The kid , that actually is the leading character in the movie , having spent his life in the secure society of "La Zona" reaches a moment where understands that the price the members of this small society have to pay is really high for his standards and desides to continue his life outside the walls , not protected , but free.
- The process that leads to the young man leaving the wall protected society is very interesting. In the beggining his is one of them , but then he develops his ows way of thinking , he is the only one that sees the intruder as a person and not as an animal. Mighel is a human being , they cannot just make him dissapear , he is somebody !

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Athens66 started off as a common project by a bunch of friends but quickly turned into almost a personal blog (although some remains of previous posts can still be found). Currently, the Team has been narrowed down to two members, who besides being old friends and schoolmates share the same joy for Music, Movies, Alcohol and Pro Evolution sessions.

The sole purpose of this blog is to shout out whatever comes in mind about movies, music, reality, fantasy and all the rest. Nothing posted here is to be taken seriously, but then again what is? Since this blog is still quite fresh, we are definitely open to suggestions and directions (although most of them will just be ignored)

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