"Reznor pisses on Scorsese's Parade" ... Hollywood in Memoriam.
"For a few days, things were relatively quiet on the NIN front. It seemed like TR was giving us a weekend break from obsessing over his Year Zero abyss of phantom websites, eerie phone messages and leaked album tracks. But as early as 9 a.m. EST Sunday, fans learned the NIN' Manchester show would provide another leaked track.
[...]
The penultimate song on Year Zero, "In This Twilight" is surprisingly melodic, a showcase for Reznor’s much-improved singing chops. The song hints at surviving an act of terror, a perfect segue to the next website unveiled this weekend: hollywoodinmemoriam.org
TR himself reportedly hinted at this page's existence an hour before it appeared. It's rumored that Reznor showed up in an NIN chat room Sunday night and said "someone should blow up the oscars" before abruptly signing off. An hour later, the page appeared. The site alludes to a dirty bomb detonated at the 81st Annual Academy Awards and features a bulletin board where families have posted news and information about loved ones who suffered in the attack.
In one key post, an Oscar ballot counter writes that, had the 81st Academy Awards not been bombed, the film Silence would have won Best Picture. What is Silence? It's newly-awarded Oscar winner Martin Scorsese's next planned film and is due for a 2008, making it an almost guaranteed nominee for the 2009 Oscars (Has a Scorsese film ever gone un-nominated?) We’re glad you won, Marty, but we'd recommend making other plans for Oscars 2009.
[...]" [rollingstone.com]
[hollywoodinmemoriam.org] [>]
15. In This Twilight
"watch the sun. as it crawls across a final time. and it feels like. like it was a friend. it is watching us. and the world we set on fire. do you wonder. if it feels the same? and the sky is filled with light. can you see it? all the black is really white. if you believe it. as your time is running out. let me take away your doubt. you can find a better a place. in this twilight. dust to dust. ashes in your hair remind me. what it feels like. and I won't feel again. night descends. could I have been a better person. if I could only do it all again. and the sky is filled with light. can you see it? all the black is really white. if you believe it. and the longing that you feel. you know none of this real. you will find a better a place. in this twilight." [>]
[nin.com] [yearzero.nin.com] [myspace.com/nin]
"For a few days, things were relatively quiet on the NIN front. It seemed like TR was giving us a weekend break from obsessing over his Year Zero abyss of phantom websites, eerie phone messages and leaked album tracks. But as early as 9 a.m. EST Sunday, fans learned the NIN' Manchester show would provide another leaked track.
[...]
The penultimate song on Year Zero, "In This Twilight" is surprisingly melodic, a showcase for Reznor’s much-improved singing chops. The song hints at surviving an act of terror, a perfect segue to the next website unveiled this weekend: hollywoodinmemoriam.org
TR himself reportedly hinted at this page's existence an hour before it appeared. It's rumored that Reznor showed up in an NIN chat room Sunday night and said "someone should blow up the oscars" before abruptly signing off. An hour later, the page appeared. The site alludes to a dirty bomb detonated at the 81st Annual Academy Awards and features a bulletin board where families have posted news and information about loved ones who suffered in the attack.
In one key post, an Oscar ballot counter writes that, had the 81st Academy Awards not been bombed, the film Silence would have won Best Picture. What is Silence? It's newly-awarded Oscar winner Martin Scorsese's next planned film and is due for a 2008, making it an almost guaranteed nominee for the 2009 Oscars (Has a Scorsese film ever gone un-nominated?) We’re glad you won, Marty, but we'd recommend making other plans for Oscars 2009.
[...]" [rollingstone.com]
[hollywoodinmemoriam.org] [>]
15. In This Twilight
"watch the sun. as it crawls across a final time. and it feels like. like it was a friend. it is watching us. and the world we set on fire. do you wonder. if it feels the same? and the sky is filled with light. can you see it? all the black is really white. if you believe it. as your time is running out. let me take away your doubt. you can find a better a place. in this twilight. dust to dust. ashes in your hair remind me. what it feels like. and I won't feel again. night descends. could I have been a better person. if I could only do it all again. and the sky is filled with light. can you see it? all the black is really white. if you believe it. and the longing that you feel. you know none of this real. you will find a better a place. in this twilight." [>]
[nin.com] [yearzero.nin.com] [myspace.com/nin]
wasix - 27. Feb, 15:49 - [2007 Xtras]