Think back to your teenage years, and a few incidents, days, dates, etc., spring immediately to mind. Most of what comes flooding back probably are the sensations that colored that time of your life — the feelings you had while pissing away whole afternoons with friends, not knowing what late nights and early mornings might bring your way, going on long road trips to nowhere. There’s a pot of gold waiting on the other side of Gasoline Rainbow, the latest docufiction hybrid between filmmakers/siblings Turner Ross and Bill Ross...
- 5/9/2024
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
The Weeknd is continuing to boycott the Grammys, but two of his projects — his Avatar: The Way of Water theme song and Emmy-nominated Live at SoFi Stadium concert film — are on the Grammy ballot.
Disney Music Group confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that they submitted “Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)” from Avatar for best song written for visual media, while HBO confirmed they submitted the singer’s concert special for best music film.
“Nothing is Lost,” released in Dec. 2022, was shortlisted for best original song at this year’s Academy Awards. The Weeknd co-wrote the song with Grammy-winning composer Simon Franglen and Swedish House Mafia members Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso. If nominated, Franglen and the electronic trio would receive nominations alongside The Weeknd.
Live at SoFi Stadium was filmed across two nights in Inglewood in Nov. 2022 as The Weeknd performed on his After Hours til Dawn Tour.
Disney Music Group confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that they submitted “Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)” from Avatar for best song written for visual media, while HBO confirmed they submitted the singer’s concert special for best music film.
“Nothing is Lost,” released in Dec. 2022, was shortlisted for best original song at this year’s Academy Awards. The Weeknd co-wrote the song with Grammy-winning composer Simon Franglen and Swedish House Mafia members Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso. If nominated, Franglen and the electronic trio would receive nominations alongside The Weeknd.
Live at SoFi Stadium was filmed across two nights in Inglewood in Nov. 2022 as The Weeknd performed on his After Hours til Dawn Tour.
- 10/12/2023
- by Mesfin Fekadu
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
You can learn everything you need to know about a person’s maturity from their reaction to a stranger in a Slayer tank top suggesting that we “take my boat out and just see where the fuck we end up.” Sure, age is just a number — but when hard-earned wisdom begins to replace our youthful invincibility, aquatic adventures with random mosh pit dwellers are often first to go. But when that exact offer is posed to the five teenagers at the heart of “Gasoline Rainbow,” nobody hesitates for a second. The primal thrill of boating is more than enough to supersede any doubts about the dubious correlation between thrash metal knowledge and nautical competence.
Of course, the poor judgment on display is precisely what makes every frame of “Gasoline Rainbow” feel so alive. Bill and Turner Ross’ semi-scripted movie follows a group of five recent high school grads meandering through...
Of course, the poor judgment on display is precisely what makes every frame of “Gasoline Rainbow” feel so alive. Bill and Turner Ross’ semi-scripted movie follows a group of five recent high school grads meandering through...
- 9/7/2023
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Gran Turismo, based on the PlayStation racing simulation games and directed by District 9 helmer Neill Blomkamp, is many things: a sports movie, an underdog story, a somewhat accurate biodrama. It is also a film about dads.
We’ve all seen it before, whether in October Sky or High School Musical: a plucky young man wants to follow his dreams while his father disapproves. In Gran Turismo, Jann Mardenborough (Archie Madekwe) wants to leverage his virtual driving skills into a professional racing career. His ex-footballer dad (Djimon Hounsou) thinks, perhaps quite rationally, this is insane. But when a novel training program called Gt Academy plucks Jann from his small Welsh hometown for the opportunity of a lifetime, our timid novice finds another father figure in the form of his prickly, reluctant mentor.
That is Jack Salter (David Harbour). The Nissan marketing exec who wants to turn gamers into racers––Danny Moore,...
We’ve all seen it before, whether in October Sky or High School Musical: a plucky young man wants to follow his dreams while his father disapproves. In Gran Turismo, Jann Mardenborough (Archie Madekwe) wants to leverage his virtual driving skills into a professional racing career. His ex-footballer dad (Djimon Hounsou) thinks, perhaps quite rationally, this is insane. But when a novel training program called Gt Academy plucks Jann from his small Welsh hometown for the opportunity of a lifetime, our timid novice finds another father figure in the form of his prickly, reluctant mentor.
That is Jack Salter (David Harbour). The Nissan marketing exec who wants to turn gamers into racers––Danny Moore,...
- 8/14/2023
- by Lena Wilson
- The Film Stage
Loreena Isobel Irene McKennit is a prominent Canadian singer, recognized as a celebrated singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer who writes, records and performs world music with Celtic and Middle Eastern influences.
Loreena McKennitt Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education
Loreena McKennitt was born on February 17, 1957 (Loreena McKennitt age: 66) in Morden, Manitoba, Canada. She originates from Irish and Scottish descent.
McKennitt discovered her passion for music in her hometown, as she grew influenced by the musical traditions of her community.
McKennitt grew up to attend the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, where she studied to become a veterinarian. While in Winnipeg, she stumbled upon folk music. After gracing her audience at the inaugural Winnipeg Folk Festival in 1974 with an inspiring musical performance, McKennitt discovered her passion for Celtic music and went to visit Ireland in order to hear it for herself. As a result of her love for this kind of music,...
Loreena McKennitt Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education
Loreena McKennitt was born on February 17, 1957 (Loreena McKennitt age: 66) in Morden, Manitoba, Canada. She originates from Irish and Scottish descent.
McKennitt discovered her passion for music in her hometown, as she grew influenced by the musical traditions of her community.
McKennitt grew up to attend the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, where she studied to become a veterinarian. While in Winnipeg, she stumbled upon folk music. After gracing her audience at the inaugural Winnipeg Folk Festival in 1974 with an inspiring musical performance, McKennitt discovered her passion for Celtic music and went to visit Ireland in order to hear it for herself. As a result of her love for this kind of music,...
- 8/11/2023
- by Trevor Hanuka
- Uinterview
Although Netflix is still working its way around the Asian movies in its catalog, in terms of series the quality is quite high, with a quality in terms of production values of many of them being comparable, if not better with feature films. “Sanctuary”, which takes a look at the world of sumo, is definitely one of those films.
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The protagonist of the series is Kiyoshi Oze, a young delinquent from a broken family, which was destroyed when his father's debts forced him to close the shop, sending him into a being a traffic light attendant, and his wife, who obviously underwent some sort of shock, into prostituting. Kiyoshi was a judo champion at a teenager, but now finds himself bullying his way around life, until a proposition from Ensho, the owner of a sumo stable and the promise for...
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The protagonist of the series is Kiyoshi Oze, a young delinquent from a broken family, which was destroyed when his father's debts forced him to close the shop, sending him into a being a traffic light attendant, and his wife, who obviously underwent some sort of shock, into prostituting. Kiyoshi was a judo champion at a teenager, but now finds himself bullying his way around life, until a proposition from Ensho, the owner of a sumo stable and the promise for...
- 5/20/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Kiyoshi Oze, aka Enno, the most hot-headed sumo wrestler, has been presented to us in a Netflix original Japanese sports comedy, Sanctuary. Kiyoshi Oze, a young lad from Fukoaka, won the Sumo Jonokuchi category and has joined Okayata Ensho’s stable to battle in the forthcoming tournaments. While Enno had impressive talent in wrestling, he wasn’t a big fan of consistent practice. His arrogant personality was another factor that was hurting his chances of success. However, over time and after a few tournament victories, Enno realized that only winning the tournaments wasn’t necessary, as he would also have to win the hearts of his spectators as well. Although Enno’s unusual and intimidating persona was entertaining to watch on television, the series aimed to show a shift in Enno’s behavior during his career as a wrestler, conveying the message that all it takes to be an ideal...
- 5/7/2023
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
What does it take to become a world-class athlete? No, I’m not referring to any specific sport, but in general, the most important traits of sportsmanship are motivation, dedication to the sport, and humbleness. In the Netflix Original Japanese sports drama Sanctuary, the sumo champion-in-the-making, Kiyoshi Oze, showed his incredible skill and commitment to his sport, but he lacked the most crucial quality of all: decency and humility toward his fellow competitors. The protagonist of the tale is a novice sumo wrestler named Kiyoshi Oze, aka Enno, who recently won the Jonokuchi division of Sumo and joined the famous Ensho stable to improve his wrestling. But Kiyoshi isn’t drawn to Sumo because he loves it; rather, all he needs is money. Nevertheless, despite being a talented wrestler, his bratty attitude causes all the other stablemates to dislike him. Let’s see if Oze ever learns the value of...
- 5/5/2023
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
Sanctuary is a Japanese film directed by Kan Eguchi, starring Wataru Ichinose, Shôta Sometani y Shiori Kutsuna,
If you expect something traditional from the Japanese country… not at all. Sanctuary is a very modern and humorous series about the world of sumo, the Japanese most famous sport.
About the series
A very realistic series in certain aspects, but without ever forgetting the fictional premise. It is the story of a boy who reveals himself to be arrogant and full of flaws but ends up conquering the public in a sport rooted in tradition.
The series seeks a bit of this, to combine the traditional with the modern show, to give a pick of the ins and outs of this intricate sport.
Is it a great series? To be honest, we are not going to recommend it. It is not a series that stands out at the production level, although it...
If you expect something traditional from the Japanese country… not at all. Sanctuary is a very modern and humorous series about the world of sumo, the Japanese most famous sport.
About the series
A very realistic series in certain aspects, but without ever forgetting the fictional premise. It is the story of a boy who reveals himself to be arrogant and full of flaws but ends up conquering the public in a sport rooted in tradition.
The series seeks a bit of this, to combine the traditional with the modern show, to give a pick of the ins and outs of this intricate sport.
Is it a great series? To be honest, we are not going to recommend it. It is not a series that stands out at the production level, although it...
- 5/4/2023
- by Veronica Loop
- Martin Cid - TV
On her 2017 album Music for People in Trouble, Susanne Sundfør shifted from the electronic art pop of her previous work to a more acoustic folk sound that foregrounded her lyrics about global strife. The Norwegian singer-songwriter’s follow-up, Blómi, isn’t as thematically sprawling, nor is it a return to the masterful synth-pop of 2015’s Ten Love Songs. Rather, the album is a spacious, ambient-folk meditation on optimism and purpose with a widescreen perspective of humanity.
As a collection of songs, Blómi lacks both the drama and catchiness of Sundfør’s past efforts, but her goals here are decidedly different. The album revolves around inspiration, edification, and comfort, all befitting of the title—which means “to bloom” in Norwegian—and serving as a marked departure from earlier songs such as the urgent “Accelerate” and lovelorn “Undercover.”
In her pursuit of solace, Sundfør draws on the worship music of various cultures for inspiration.
As a collection of songs, Blómi lacks both the drama and catchiness of Sundfør’s past efforts, but her goals here are decidedly different. The album revolves around inspiration, edification, and comfort, all befitting of the title—which means “to bloom” in Norwegian—and serving as a marked departure from earlier songs such as the urgent “Accelerate” and lovelorn “Undercover.”
In her pursuit of solace, Sundfør draws on the worship music of various cultures for inspiration.
- 4/24/2023
- by Eric Mason
- Slant Magazine
RuPaul’s Drag Race has entertained audiences around the world since its debut in 2009, and the series has only continued to explode all over the globe with international spin-offs. Every episode of Drag Race culminates in a lip sync battle between two (or more) queens to some beloved hit songs. But throughout all those years, Beyoncé songs were notably absent from the lip syncs. In recent years, however, Bey has become a more common lip sync artist.
Beyoncé | Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Beyoncé songs have become more common in recent years on ‘Drag Race’
Beyoncé has been a part of popular culture for over two decades, first as a member of Destiny’s Child and later as a solo star. But despite her worldwide fame and hallowed place in the LGBTQ community, Beyoncé songs were notably absent from RuPaul’s Drag Race for many years.
2022 marked a turning...
Beyoncé | Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Beyoncé songs have become more common in recent years on ‘Drag Race’
Beyoncé has been a part of popular culture for over two decades, first as a member of Destiny’s Child and later as a solo star. But despite her worldwide fame and hallowed place in the LGBTQ community, Beyoncé songs were notably absent from RuPaul’s Drag Race for many years.
2022 marked a turning...
- 3/19/2023
- by Chris Malone
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Diana Jenkins is updating her Instagram followers on her pregnancy journey.
The 49-year-old former “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” cast member shared a quick snippet of an ultrasound of her pregnancy to her Instagram on Friday.
The doctor can be heard giving positive feedback to the future mom, exclaiming: “It looks like you’re doing great!”
Read More: Jamie Lee Curtis Never Watched ‘Rhobh’ But Knows Her Wind Chimes Have Become A Meme
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She wrote alongside the short reel: “What’s up. It’s 17 weeks and I am chilling in here. Good news. Doctor says we can fly!'”
Jenkins already shares two-year-old daughter Eliyanah with her 34-year-old musician fiancé, Asher Monroe. Jenkins is also already a mother to her 22-year-old son Innis and her 19-year-old daughter Enya, whom she conceived with her ex-husband Roger Jenkins.
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The 49-year-old former “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” cast member shared a quick snippet of an ultrasound of her pregnancy to her Instagram on Friday.
The doctor can be heard giving positive feedback to the future mom, exclaiming: “It looks like you’re doing great!”
Read More: Jamie Lee Curtis Never Watched ‘Rhobh’ But Knows Her Wind Chimes Have Become A Meme
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A post shared by Sanela Diana Jenkins (@sdjneuro)
She wrote alongside the short reel: “What’s up. It’s 17 weeks and I am chilling in here. Good news. Doctor says we can fly!'”
Jenkins already shares two-year-old daughter Eliyanah with her 34-year-old musician fiancé, Asher Monroe. Jenkins is also already a mother to her 22-year-old son Innis and her 19-year-old daughter Enya, whom she conceived with her ex-husband Roger Jenkins.
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- 3/3/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
Spoiler Alert: This story discusses some plot developments in Marvel Studios’ “Thor: Love and Thunder,” currently playing in theaters.
“Thor: Love and Thunder” finds Chris Hemsworth returning as the title character, joined by Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, his ex-girlfriend who takes on his powers. The duo are tasked with taking on Christian Bale’s Gorr the God Butcher, who is wreaking havoc across the multiverses, killing every God he can.
To soundtrack the superhero tale, director Taika Waititi gravitated towards the songs of Guns N’ Roses.
In an interview with Loudersound, Waititi said, “You know, I still go home late at night and instead of going on, you know, Pornhub, I’ll go and watch old Gn’R music videos because I just loved the band. But I think I’m still in love with the band back when there was the band, you know, that band: ‘Paradise City’ music video,...
“Thor: Love and Thunder” finds Chris Hemsworth returning as the title character, joined by Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, his ex-girlfriend who takes on his powers. The duo are tasked with taking on Christian Bale’s Gorr the God Butcher, who is wreaking havoc across the multiverses, killing every God he can.
To soundtrack the superhero tale, director Taika Waititi gravitated towards the songs of Guns N’ Roses.
In an interview with Loudersound, Waititi said, “You know, I still go home late at night and instead of going on, you know, Pornhub, I’ll go and watch old Gn’R music videos because I just loved the band. But I think I’m still in love with the band back when there was the band, you know, that band: ‘Paradise City’ music video,...
- 7/9/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
The title that Taika Waititi chose for “Thor: Love and Thunder” is a good one; not only does it reflect the movie’s hard rock flavor (which is as much of a tribute to Guns N’ Roses as “Thor: Ragnarok” was to Led Zeppelin), it also speaks to the latest Marvel spectacle’s almost perfectly even split between raw emotionality and empty noise. Besides, the similarly accurate “Thor: More Thor” doesn’t have quite the same ring to it, though it might have been even better at articulating the air of “are we really doing this?” that hangs around the hunkiest Avengers’ fourth solo adventure.
Despite the film’s wit and geniality — and despite the himbo perfection of a Chris Hemsworth performance so refined and self-possessed that it single-handedly justifies the decision to build another blockbuster around it — “Love and Thunder” is clouded by its uncertain place in the...
Despite the film’s wit and geniality — and despite the himbo perfection of a Chris Hemsworth performance so refined and self-possessed that it single-handedly justifies the decision to build another blockbuster around it — “Love and Thunder” is clouded by its uncertain place in the...
- 7/5/2022
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
You’d think the songs that we call one-hit wonders — I’ve always applied the term interchangeably to bands and songs — would, by their nature, have the quality of novelty singles. A lot of them do, like “Come On Eileen” or “I’m Too Sexy” or “Spirit in the Sky” or “867-5309 (Jenny)” or “96 Tears.” But occasionally there’s a one-hit wonder that’s so transcendent it qualifies as one of the greatest pop songs you’ve ever heard — which makes it all the more mysterious that the band in question never came within a million miles of replicating its sublimity or success. I’m thinking of songs like “Tubthumping” by Chumbawamba, “Come and Get Your Love” by Redbone, or the song that may be the greatest one-hit wonder of them all: “Take On Me” by the Norwegian synth-pop trio A-ha.
As the new documentary “A-ha: The Movie” makes clear,...
As the new documentary “A-ha: The Movie” makes clear,...
- 4/7/2022
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Québécois auteur Florence Longpré has scored a triple, landing her newest series “Aubrey’s Back” in the main competition at Canneseries after enjoying selections at both the Berlinale Series Market and Series Mania with her tragic comedy “Last Summer of the Raspberries.” Written during the Covid-19 lockdowns, the new series follows Audrey, played by Longpré, a young woman emerging from a decades long coma following a traumatic brain injury.
The series was co-authored by Guillaume Lambert (“Adulthood”) and their collaboration carries the story forward in this heartfelt journey of rediscovery.
The first Canadian series selected in long form competition at Canneseries, “Audrey’s Back” is produced by Pixcom’s Nicola Merola, Charles Lafortune, and Marie-Ève Pelletier. Former collaborator Guillaume Lonergan directs the series, having also directed Lambert’s series “Adulthood,” which was nominated for the International Emmys. Original score is by Alexandra Stréliski. Beta Film will handle international distribution for the series,...
The series was co-authored by Guillaume Lambert (“Adulthood”) and their collaboration carries the story forward in this heartfelt journey of rediscovery.
The first Canadian series selected in long form competition at Canneseries, “Audrey’s Back” is produced by Pixcom’s Nicola Merola, Charles Lafortune, and Marie-Ève Pelletier. Former collaborator Guillaume Lonergan directs the series, having also directed Lambert’s series “Adulthood,” which was nominated for the International Emmys. Original score is by Alexandra Stréliski. Beta Film will handle international distribution for the series,...
- 4/4/2022
- by JD Linville
- Variety Film + TV
The idea of a focus on the soundtrack work of Hans Zimmer was an exciting prospect. How can I spin this subject and create a new way to approach these popular scores that are loved by so many? The task itself was far more daunting; scouring through Zimmer’s filmography felt like being an archivist, for a film composer only active since the mid 80s, his output is significant. He’s one of the most famous contemporary film composers on the world stage today; the type whose fans create YouTube videos of hours-long ultimate Zimmer loops and purchase his instrumental sample packs for their digital audio workstation software. In a popular culture that feels despondent towards cinema and the many players involved in the making of it, Zimmer strikes out as a household name.In going about this mix, Zimmer’s whole filmography is explored. His cherished signature sounds are represented: tribal instruments,...
- 2/28/2022
- MUBI
Album covers used to be mythically important — they could etch the image of a musician forever in your mind’s eye. In “Nothing Compares,” Kathryn Ferguson’s incisive and poignant documentary about the life and career of Sinéad O’Connor, we see the image that was chosen in 1987 for the cover of O’Connor’s first album, “The Lion and the Cobra,” made when she was 20 years old and pregnant: an extraordinary photograph of Sinéad in mid-scream. Talk about mythology! That’s how the album was released in Europe, but for us benighted souls in America, the image was deemed to edgy. It was replaced by that demure shot of Sinéad staring downward.
Sinéad O’Connor was far from the first pop star to scream (you can go back to the earliest rockers) or to scream in rage. But as “Nothing Compares” shows you, and — this was her artistry — she was going to make it beautiful.
Sinéad O’Connor was far from the first pop star to scream (you can go back to the earliest rockers) or to scream in rage. But as “Nothing Compares” shows you, and — this was her artistry — she was going to make it beautiful.
- 1/22/2022
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” returned to the States Friday night with the first of two premiere episodes of America’s season 14, introducing seven of the 14 queens that will compete for the most sought after crown in television herstory. Alyssa Hunter, Bosco, June Jambalaya, Kerri Colby, Kornbread “The Snack” Jeté, Orion Story, and Willow Pill were the first to enter the Werk Room and to meet series judges RuPaul Charles, Michelle Visage, and Ross Mathews, as well as the night’s guest judge, Lizzo.
To test their charisma, nerve and talent, Ru asked the queens to showcase their own uniqueness in a talent show. Read below for our recap of episode 1 to find out which queen in “Big Opening #1”:
The night began with the parade of queens as they entered the Werk Room for the first time. Once a season staple on the show, Puerto Rico was finally represented again after...
To test their charisma, nerve and talent, Ru asked the queens to showcase their own uniqueness in a talent show. Read below for our recap of episode 1 to find out which queen in “Big Opening #1”:
The night began with the parade of queens as they entered the Werk Room for the first time. Once a season staple on the show, Puerto Rico was finally represented again after...
- 1/8/2022
- by John Benutty
- Gold Derby
Only nine months have passed since RuPaul’s Drag Race crowned Symone the winner of Season 13. But if you told us it was less than that, we’d believe you. Also if you said it was more. (The passage of time is no longer a concept we recognize.)
After all, Drag Race-adjacent content has been steadily flooding our streams since the Ebony Enchantress’ coronation back in April, from new seasons of various international editions to festive events like The Bitch Who Stole Christmas. And let’s not forget Queen of the Universe, which was also definitely a thing that happened.
After all, Drag Race-adjacent content has been steadily flooding our streams since the Ebony Enchantress’ coronation back in April, from new seasons of various international editions to festive events like The Bitch Who Stole Christmas. And let’s not forget Queen of the Universe, which was also definitely a thing that happened.
- 1/8/2022
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
More than a half-billion dollars in box office can’t be wrong — can it? When Tom McGrath’s smash hit “The Boss Baby” made $528 million worldwide in spring 2017, the natural response was Well, when can we make more? No worries that McGrath’s film already stretched out award-winning author Marla Frazee’s picture book into feature length or that it ended with a pretty tidy conclusion in which eponymous boss baby, voiced by Alec Baldwin, decides to become a regular, non-boss baby. The world wants more Boss Baby; why should logic deny them?
By 2018, Netlix had rolled out its answer: television series “The Boss Baby: Back in Business,” which didn’t just stretch out a picture book into nearly two hours like its predecessor, but which somehow managed to craft a gobsmacking four seasons of material from what was essentially that film’s post-script. Now, McGrath’s Universal movie “The Boss Baby: Family Business...
By 2018, Netlix had rolled out its answer: television series “The Boss Baby: Back in Business,” which didn’t just stretch out a picture book into nearly two hours like its predecessor, but which somehow managed to craft a gobsmacking four seasons of material from what was essentially that film’s post-script. Now, McGrath’s Universal movie “The Boss Baby: Family Business...
- 6/30/2021
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Billie Eilish hasn’t been famous for very long, but when you see her in “Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry,” R.J. Cutler’s two-hour-and-20-minute but never boring documentary hang-out movie, you see why she’s already the quintessential pop star of the 21st century.
The film, which shows you more or less everything you want to know about Billie Eilish (it drops on Feb. 26 on Apple TV Plus), might be described as fan service of a high order. Since I’m a fan, though, I’d put it differently. I’d call it a deftly sincere and canny portrait, one that works precisely because it takes the time to sweat the small stuff: Billie hanging out at home with her parents, who are eager and supportive and very cool; Billie flashing her dimples and having fun like the precocious teenager she is; Billie passing her driving test and getting her dream car,...
The film, which shows you more or less everything you want to know about Billie Eilish (it drops on Feb. 26 on Apple TV Plus), might be described as fan service of a high order. Since I’m a fan, though, I’d put it differently. I’d call it a deftly sincere and canny portrait, one that works precisely because it takes the time to sweat the small stuff: Billie hanging out at home with her parents, who are eager and supportive and very cool; Billie flashing her dimples and having fun like the precocious teenager she is; Billie passing her driving test and getting her dream car,...
- 2/26/2021
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Evan Dando — Lemonheads frontman, one-time alternative rock “it” boy, and notorious hedonist whose career was the very definition of sex, drugs, and rock & roll — is set to tell his life story in an upcoming memoir.
Titled Rumors of My Demise — a tongue-in-cheek nod to the seeming inevitableness of Dando’s premature death in the Nineties — the tome tracks the singer’s wild, excessive life.
“My life is a muddy river. I thought I should add more dirt,” Dando said in a statement of his memoir, which he co-wrote with music writer Jim Ruland.
Titled Rumors of My Demise — a tongue-in-cheek nod to the seeming inevitableness of Dando’s premature death in the Nineties — the tome tracks the singer’s wild, excessive life.
“My life is a muddy river. I thought I should add more dirt,” Dando said in a statement of his memoir, which he co-wrote with music writer Jim Ruland.
- 10/26/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
As summer comes to a close and sweater season begins, many of us will start to incorporate baths into our routine — or stop taking showers altogether. Whether it’s a simple bath with warm water or additions that include bath bombs, salt, candles, books, or wine, baths are an ideal way to decompress from a long day. And these days most of us need to decompress more than ever. Just ask Alabama Shakes frontwoman Brittany Howard, who’s made a delightful hobby of it: “Some people meditate, some people go for runs,...
- 9/11/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Britney Spears is just living her life right now. She’s not bothering anyone. She’s just listening to Enya in her backyard, wearing crop tops and minding her own business. But, we imagine, were she to take to social media at the moment, she might be a little bemused by what she’d find, because this weekend Britney…...
- 6/8/2020
- by Allison Shoemaker on News, shared by Allison Shoemaker to The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
Sufjan Stevens and his stepfather Lowell Brams have released another teaser track from their upcoming instrumental album Aporia.
The LP was inspired by Enya and other new-age music, and you can definitely hear it on this newest song, “Climb That Mountain,” a peaceful three-minute tune that could soundtrack a steady climb up a hillside.
Aporia is due out on March 27th via Stevens’ label Asthmatic Kitty. The duo previously shared the track “The Runaround” along with a music video featuring the Bike Life riders. Stevens and Brams previously collaborated on...
The LP was inspired by Enya and other new-age music, and you can definitely hear it on this newest song, “Climb That Mountain,” a peaceful three-minute tune that could soundtrack a steady climb up a hillside.
Aporia is due out on March 27th via Stevens’ label Asthmatic Kitty. The duo previously shared the track “The Runaround” along with a music video featuring the Bike Life riders. Stevens and Brams previously collaborated on...
- 3/11/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
The 22-year-old North Bergen, New Jersey, rapper-singer 070 Shake, a.k.a. Danielle Balbuena, hit mainstream radar via Kanye West’s Wyoming sessions, functioning as fluid spirit animal/superego on Ye’s “Violent Crimes” and “Ghost Town,” and Pusha T’s “Santeria.” Born to a Dominican immigrant mom, Shake grew up on Lauryn Hill and My Chemical Romance. The flows come hard and soft, in English and Spanish, with verses suggesting a fierce, strong, proud, brave, spiritual being who’s also hungry, searching, scared, self-loathing, and self-destructive. Like plenty of humans, especially in their early twenties.
- 1/14/2020
- by Will Hermes
- Rollingstone.com
Torres has announced the details of her upcoming fourth studio album, Silver Tongue. Due January 31st, the album was self-produced by Mackenzie Scott, a first for the 28-year-old singer-songwriter.
The albums’ lead single “Good Scare,” finds Scott singing about the daunting fear of embracing new love with a heavy dose of wit. “You make me want to write the country song folks here in New York get a kick out of,” she sings, “I’d sing about knockin’ you up under Tennessee stars.”
“When you fall in love with someone,...
The albums’ lead single “Good Scare,” finds Scott singing about the daunting fear of embracing new love with a heavy dose of wit. “You make me want to write the country song folks here in New York get a kick out of,” she sings, “I’d sing about knockin’ you up under Tennessee stars.”
“When you fall in love with someone,...
- 10/29/2019
- by Jonathan Bernstein
- Rollingstone.com
If adding Paul Rudd to any film or TV project makes that project better — and I think we can all agree it does — Netflix doubles down on that notion with its new series Living With Yourself, debuting next Friday, Oct. 18 on the streamer. (I’ve seen all eight episodes.) The immensely likable Rudd puts his casual charisma to great use here in a boldly surreal, Charlie Kaufman-esque sci-fi comedy, and though it runs out of narrative gas in later episodes, the unapologetically weird concept and Rudd’s appeal make it worth sticking around to see how it all turns out.
- 10/13/2019
- TVLine.com
“True love is making a comeback,” Weyes Blood, a.k.a. Natalie Mering, announces over jovial piano chords. In “Everyday,” the second single off her new album, Titanic Rising, Mering seesaws between inescapable loneliness and the hazards of falling in love. “Got a lot of things to clear away/Got a lot of years of bad love to make Ok,” she sings optimistically, almost as if a fulfilling romantic relationship is an item to cross off a grocery list.
Mering has described the sound she aimed for on Titanic Rising...
Mering has described the sound she aimed for on Titanic Rising...
- 4/11/2019
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
I keep reading that “Eighth Grade,” Bo Burnham’s captivating drama about a shy but intensely aware girl named Kayla (Elsie Fisher), who’s doing all she can to navigate her final week of middle school, is a movie that’s universal and eternal — one that captures the age-old zone of pimply bashful awkwardness that defines the moment of growing up, the moment when kids are teetering on the fault line between innocence and experience, childish dreaming and social networking, their identities stranded between two worlds. I don’t disagree with the praise; the movie is a minor marvel. Yet the bracing quality of “Eighth Grade,” the one that makes it pinpoint and artful, can’t necessarily be reduced to a common rite of passage that We Can All Relate To. A lot of folks who are showering the film with accolades sound like they want to feel younger than they are.
- 8/5/2018
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
The comedienne who was told she would never work again just played a sold-out show at the Dolby Theatre.
Kathy Griffin, who was dropped by her representation, fired by CNN and Squatty Potty alike, and put under a media blackout after she took part in a photo shoot that saw her holding a Donald Trump mask dripping in ketchup, implying the president had been beheaded, has been on a Laugh Your Head Off world tour to prove that just “because they tried to put [her] out to pasture” doesn’t mean she would moo, she said at her Los Angeles stop Thursday.
“It’s not all jokes tonight,” she said. “I’m also spilling piping hot tea.”
Self-proclaimed to be known for being a “starf—er” who tells “dick jokes,” her three-hour set — performed in the now-infamous dress from that Tyler Shields photo shoot — didn’t skimp on the usual brand of raucous,...
Kathy Griffin, who was dropped by her representation, fired by CNN and Squatty Potty alike, and put under a media blackout after she took part in a photo shoot that saw her holding a Donald Trump mask dripping in ketchup, implying the president had been beheaded, has been on a Laugh Your Head Off world tour to prove that just “because they tried to put [her] out to pasture” doesn’t mean she would moo, she said at her Los Angeles stop Thursday.
“It’s not all jokes tonight,” she said. “I’m also spilling piping hot tea.”
Self-proclaimed to be known for being a “starf—er” who tells “dick jokes,” her three-hour set — performed in the now-infamous dress from that Tyler Shields photo shoot — didn’t skimp on the usual brand of raucous,...
- 7/20/2018
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Deadpool 2 is now so close we can almost smell the gunpowder wafting up from Wade’s dual pistols.
Pegged to hit U.S. theaters on May 18th – May 15th for those across the pond – the David Leitch-directed sequel has already been pitched as a family drama masquerading as a comic book movie, while last night brought new intel regarding the film’s super-secret cameo.
Overall, though, the general consensus appears to be that Deadpool 2 has delivered on expectations, and Rotten Tomatoes has now crunched the numbers to reveal that after 79 reviews counted, the Merc’s second coming currently sits at an impressive 84 percent on the Tomatometer. Expect that number to change as more verdicts are counted, but at the moment, Deadpool 2‘s score is currently higher than that of the original movie (83 percent), with Rt’s round-up noting:
Though it threatens to buckle under the weight of its meta gags,...
Pegged to hit U.S. theaters on May 18th – May 15th for those across the pond – the David Leitch-directed sequel has already been pitched as a family drama masquerading as a comic book movie, while last night brought new intel regarding the film’s super-secret cameo.
Overall, though, the general consensus appears to be that Deadpool 2 has delivered on expectations, and Rotten Tomatoes has now crunched the numbers to reveal that after 79 reviews counted, the Merc’s second coming currently sits at an impressive 84 percent on the Tomatometer. Expect that number to change as more verdicts are counted, but at the moment, Deadpool 2‘s score is currently higher than that of the original movie (83 percent), with Rt’s round-up noting:
Though it threatens to buckle under the weight of its meta gags,...
- 5/15/2018
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from “New Girl” Season 7, Episode 4 “Where the Road Goes.”]
“New Girl” has spent its final season covering a lot of ground. The three-year time jump in the premiere pushed several stories forward, which includes the ongoing relationship between Nick (Jake Johnson) and Jess (Zooey Deschanel), a child for Schmidt (Max Greenfield) and Cece (Hannah Simone), and one on the way for Winston (Lamorne Morris) and Aly (Nasim Pedrad). Because of this fast-forwarding, the show has also been filling in the blanks of what happened during those three years.
On Tuesday’s episode, “Where the Road Goes,” the gang braves the rain and travels in a motorcade to a cemetery for a service for Winston’s beloved cat Furguson. It’s not a funeral but a memorial, performed according to Jewish tradition, to honor his passing a year before. Because apparently, Furguson was one of the Chosen People.
IndieWire spoke to showrunner...
“New Girl” has spent its final season covering a lot of ground. The three-year time jump in the premiere pushed several stories forward, which includes the ongoing relationship between Nick (Jake Johnson) and Jess (Zooey Deschanel), a child for Schmidt (Max Greenfield) and Cece (Hannah Simone), and one on the way for Winston (Lamorne Morris) and Aly (Nasim Pedrad). Because of this fast-forwarding, the show has also been filling in the blanks of what happened during those three years.
On Tuesday’s episode, “Where the Road Goes,” the gang braves the rain and travels in a motorcade to a cemetery for a service for Winston’s beloved cat Furguson. It’s not a funeral but a memorial, performed according to Jewish tradition, to honor his passing a year before. Because apparently, Furguson was one of the Chosen People.
IndieWire spoke to showrunner...
- 5/2/2018
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Michelle Pfeiffer, Richard E. Grant, Stuart Wilson | Written by Martin Scorsese, Jay Cocks | Directed by Martin Scorsese
After the sprawling brutality of Goodfellas and the operatic horror of Cape Fear, Martin Scorsese dove into this adaptation of Edith Wharton’s 1920s novel, which is set amongst the society darlings of 1870s New York. This time, the weapons are words and the gunfire sounds like whispers, but it has a violence all its own.
Newland Archer (Daniel Day-Lewis) is engaged to May (Winona Ryder) – happily, on the surface. Then May’s Polish cousin, Ellen (Michelle Pfeiffer) arrives in town. She has (relatively) unkempt hair and an unkempt manner, speaking truths to a buttoned-up social elite. The victim of an unkind marriage, she’s shamed as an outcast. Newland sympathises with Ellen. He also fancies the pants off her. But Newland has his family’s reputation to consider.
After the sprawling brutality of Goodfellas and the operatic horror of Cape Fear, Martin Scorsese dove into this adaptation of Edith Wharton’s 1920s novel, which is set amongst the society darlings of 1870s New York. This time, the weapons are words and the gunfire sounds like whispers, but it has a violence all its own.
Newland Archer (Daniel Day-Lewis) is engaged to May (Winona Ryder) – happily, on the surface. Then May’s Polish cousin, Ellen (Michelle Pfeiffer) arrives in town. She has (relatively) unkempt hair and an unkempt manner, speaking truths to a buttoned-up social elite. The victim of an unkind marriage, she’s shamed as an outcast. Newland sympathises with Ellen. He also fancies the pants off her. But Newland has his family’s reputation to consider.
- 3/22/2018
- by Rupert Harvey
- Nerdly
Great Uses of Songs in Movies: Enya’s “Orinoco Flow (Sail Away),” in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Usually if you hear Enya’s song Orinoco Flow (Sail Away), it’s mean to be inspiring and give you grandiose visions of something, anything, that could be. It’s use in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo however is kind of creepy since it’s being used during a torture/interrogation scene. There’s nothing really inspiring about it save for the idea that you think that the detective might be saved at any moment. In fact there’s every expectation that he might be since characters with this much development don’t usually get taken out in such a fashion unless it’s the kind of movie
Great Uses of Songs in Movies: Enya’s “Orinoco Flow (Sail Away),” in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo...
Great Uses of Songs in Movies: Enya’s “Orinoco Flow (Sail Away),” in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo...
- 3/21/2018
- by Wake
- TVovermind.com
The anglicized version of Enya’s name is Enya Patricia Brennan. She was born to a musical family and was participating with her family’s band by 1980. Eventually she left to pursue a solo career and has been doing this ever since. Her music is a lot softer and has a decent range between folk and Celtic, and she’s even performed her songs in ten different languages. She might not be considered the favorite of those that want their music to move a bit quicker and carry a heavier punch, but Enya’s music is soft enough and powerful enough to soothe
The Top Uses of Enya Songs in Movies or TV...
The Top Uses of Enya Songs in Movies or TV...
- 1/17/2018
- by Wake
- TVovermind.com
Rebecca Lea Aug 14, 2017
Our Stephen King screen lookbacks arrive at Sleepwalkers, a movie based on an unpublished short story...
The film: Charles Brady (Brian Krause) and his mother, Mary (Alice Krige) are sleepwalkers, which are a sort of werecat vampires who feed on virgin women in order to survive. The only things that threaten them are cats, who show up wherever they go. After draining a girl in Bodega Bay, they set up residence in Travis, Indiana with their sights set on local teen Tanya Richardson (Mädchen Amick) for their next feed. Mary is one mother you don’t won’t like when she’s hangry.
See related Bryan Cranston's Philip K Dick series moves to Amazon Len Wiseman interview: Total Recall, sci-fi, sets, Philip K Dick, and Bruce Willis’ hair How Philip K Dick transformed Hollywood Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams: 7 reasons to get excited
In a...
Our Stephen King screen lookbacks arrive at Sleepwalkers, a movie based on an unpublished short story...
The film: Charles Brady (Brian Krause) and his mother, Mary (Alice Krige) are sleepwalkers, which are a sort of werecat vampires who feed on virgin women in order to survive. The only things that threaten them are cats, who show up wherever they go. After draining a girl in Bodega Bay, they set up residence in Travis, Indiana with their sights set on local teen Tanya Richardson (Mädchen Amick) for their next feed. Mary is one mother you don’t won’t like when she’s hangry.
See related Bryan Cranston's Philip K Dick series moves to Amazon Len Wiseman interview: Total Recall, sci-fi, sets, Philip K Dick, and Bruce Willis’ hair How Philip K Dick transformed Hollywood Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams: 7 reasons to get excited
In a...
- 8/13/2017
- Den of Geek
Ryan Lambie Apr 7, 2017
We know all about Norman Bates and Patrick Bateman, but what about their homes? Let's take a look inside...
Nb: The following contains spoilers for Silence Of The Lambs, Psycho, Seven, American Psycho, Manhunter and A Place In The Sun series two. We may be lying about that last one.
As programmes like Through The Keyhole and Homes Under The Hammer prove, you can tell an awful lot about a person from the house they live in. But those programmes always focused on relatively well-adjusted types - peeople who had jobs in television or sport, or maybe a man named Ken from the home counties who's just bought a bungalow at auction and wants to do it up for a tidy profit. That kind of thing.
What might the homes of the more criminally minded tell us about them? What kind of soft furnishings do they like?...
We know all about Norman Bates and Patrick Bateman, but what about their homes? Let's take a look inside...
Nb: The following contains spoilers for Silence Of The Lambs, Psycho, Seven, American Psycho, Manhunter and A Place In The Sun series two. We may be lying about that last one.
As programmes like Through The Keyhole and Homes Under The Hammer prove, you can tell an awful lot about a person from the house they live in. But those programmes always focused on relatively well-adjusted types - peeople who had jobs in television or sport, or maybe a man named Ken from the home counties who's just bought a bungalow at auction and wants to do it up for a tidy profit. That kind of thing.
What might the homes of the more criminally minded tell us about them? What kind of soft furnishings do they like?...
- 4/3/2017
- Den of Geek
While Carrie Fisher is best known for her work in front of the camera, she was also a celebrated writer of books and films. The late Star Wars actress and icon, who died at age 60 on Dec. 27 after a heart attack, was even responsible for writing a few key funny one-liners for Oscar hosts and accidentally covering them in glitter.
According to veteran comedian and comedy writer Bruce Vilanch, who hired Fisher to be a part of his Oscar writing teams, she had several great ideas that were too good to air, like Princess Leia singing a Joni Mitchell song...
According to veteran comedian and comedy writer Bruce Vilanch, who hired Fisher to be a part of his Oscar writing teams, she had several great ideas that were too good to air, like Princess Leia singing a Joni Mitchell song...
- 1/6/2017
- by Kara Warner
- PEOPLE.com
Jenny Morrill Sep 6, 2016
Den Of Geek raises a glass to some lesser-known soap star pop singles, from Coronation Street to Neighbours and more...
“Do you remember the guy who played that guy in that thing? His song was good wasn't it?”
The above is an example of a conversation regularly heard in our house. The only variants are that sometimes it was 'that girl from that thing', and a lot of the time the song was far from good.
Well sod it – I think we as a nation need to have more discussions about Craig McLachlan and Stefan Dennis. It's the only way our society will grow. So here are 12 songs from Soapland that weren't done by Kylie, Jason, or Kylie and Jason.
1. Kevin Kennedy (Curly Watts) – Bulldog Nation
Here we see Coronation Street's finest and supermarket manager extraordinaire with an indie effort from 2000. Did You Know - Kennedy...
Den Of Geek raises a glass to some lesser-known soap star pop singles, from Coronation Street to Neighbours and more...
“Do you remember the guy who played that guy in that thing? His song was good wasn't it?”
The above is an example of a conversation regularly heard in our house. The only variants are that sometimes it was 'that girl from that thing', and a lot of the time the song was far from good.
Well sod it – I think we as a nation need to have more discussions about Craig McLachlan and Stefan Dennis. It's the only way our society will grow. So here are 12 songs from Soapland that weren't done by Kylie, Jason, or Kylie and Jason.
1. Kevin Kennedy (Curly Watts) – Bulldog Nation
Here we see Coronation Street's finest and supermarket manager extraordinaire with an indie effort from 2000. Did You Know - Kennedy...
- 8/7/2016
- Den of Geek
Just when you think you’ve heard everything, an Edm artist repurposes an Enya track from the ’80s as a melodic trap song. Swedish DJ/producer Salvatore may be known for high-energy productions like last year’s “Money in my Mattress” and “Hit It From the Back,” but “Dive” sees him take a distinctly more melancholy approach.
The ambient melody and soothing vocals of Enya’s “Boadicea” from the group’s 1986 album The Celts are largely left untouched in “Dive.” Salvatore’s 808 drum rolls and pitched-up synth work are added on top of it, with Alex Aris’ crisp vocals soaring over all the other production elements.
Before this track, Salvatore had gone the better part of a year without any new releases to show for it. Perhaps now that festival season is under way, though, fans can expect more regularity.
In the meantime, listen to Salvatore‘s “Dive” featuring Enya...
The ambient melody and soothing vocals of Enya’s “Boadicea” from the group’s 1986 album The Celts are largely left untouched in “Dive.” Salvatore’s 808 drum rolls and pitched-up synth work are added on top of it, with Alex Aris’ crisp vocals soaring over all the other production elements.
Before this track, Salvatore had gone the better part of a year without any new releases to show for it. Perhaps now that festival season is under way, though, fans can expect more regularity.
In the meantime, listen to Salvatore‘s “Dive” featuring Enya...
- 4/11/2016
- by John Cameron
- We Got This Covered
People have a pretty intimate relationship with music. The song that was playing when you had your first slow dance, broke up with that certain someone, or lost your virginity will rank higher for you than it will for some random listener. Even bad songs have a way of causing flashbacks, for better or worse. So when a movie ties a song to imagery we never imagined while making out in the back seat, it can shake up our reality a little. Say Anything permanently connected Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes” with boom boxes and early-morning wake-ups, and who among us can hear Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl” without regretting that they spent good money to see Sleeping with the Enemy? Here are some other songs that celluloid changed forever.
“The Star-Spangled Banner,” Poltergeist (1982) – A whole generation hears this song with a sense of dread thanks to its...
“The Star-Spangled Banner,” Poltergeist (1982) – A whole generation hears this song with a sense of dread thanks to its...
- 5/31/2015
- by M. Robert Grunwald
- SoundOnSight
Howard Shore's masterful score for The Lord of the Rings trilogy was recently performed for the first time in America, and I was there to experience it.
From April 7th-12th, the music from the entire trilogy was performed twice by the musicians of Switzerland's 21st Century Symphony Orchestra while Peter Jackson's films played on a giant screen behind them. I was on vacation in New York City last week, and while I was there, I had the opportunity to attend a performance of The Fellowship of the Ring live in concert at the Lincoln Center. It was an amazing event that increased my appreciation and admiration for both the film and the score even more than I thought possible.
The music was literally put front and center in this performance, with the 90-piece orchestra and chorus (as well as vocal soloist Kaitlyn Lusk — tasked with emulating Enya...
From April 7th-12th, the music from the entire trilogy was performed twice by the musicians of Switzerland's 21st Century Symphony Orchestra while Peter Jackson's films played on a giant screen behind them. I was on vacation in New York City last week, and while I was there, I had the opportunity to attend a performance of The Fellowship of the Ring live in concert at the Lincoln Center. It was an amazing event that increased my appreciation and admiration for both the film and the score even more than I thought possible.
The music was literally put front and center in this performance, with the 90-piece orchestra and chorus (as well as vocal soloist Kaitlyn Lusk — tasked with emulating Enya...
- 4/20/2015
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
The Oscars are less than 96 hours away, so you only have a limited amount of time to brag about your insane knowledge of Academy Awards history. Ready for a brutal 21-question foray into Oscar's grisly past? Let's roll. (We give you the questions on the first page. Jot down your responses, then check the answers, along with the accompanying questions, on the next page. The videos embedded here aren't related to the questions. They're just fun!) 1. What ‘90s Best Actor winner gave the shortest onscreen performance ever nominated (and therefore awarded) in that category? This is measured by total minutes and seconds spent onscreen. 2. The first (and so far only) black female nominee in the Best Original Screenplay category was a co-writer of what biopic released in the 1970s? 3. From 1937 to 1945, the Academy guaranteed nominations in one particular category to any studio that submitted a qualifiable entry. What was the category?...
- 2/20/2015
- by Louis Virtel
- Hitfix
The arrival of Gone Girl prompts Ivan to take a listen back to the impeccable soundtracks in David Fincher's earlier movies...
"I am officially in control of our story… Isn't that what every marriage is, anyway?"
That's Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) in Gone Girl. A dark satire on marriage, it's a film that recasts human relationships as a battle of control, perfection and perception. In other words, it's a natural fit for David Fincher - and his soundtrack is equally at home.
It perhaps seems harsh to call it Fincher's soundtrack, especially given that the score is composed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, but it also feels apt. The director is renowned for his auteur-like attention to detail, recording take after take of even the shortest shot to get the desired result for the audience's eyes - and he's just as meticulous when it comes to the ears.
"I am officially in control of our story… Isn't that what every marriage is, anyway?"
That's Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) in Gone Girl. A dark satire on marriage, it's a film that recasts human relationships as a battle of control, perfection and perception. In other words, it's a natural fit for David Fincher - and his soundtrack is equally at home.
It perhaps seems harsh to call it Fincher's soundtrack, especially given that the score is composed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, but it also feels apt. The director is renowned for his auteur-like attention to detail, recording take after take of even the shortest shot to get the desired result for the audience's eyes - and he's just as meticulous when it comes to the ears.
- 10/3/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
The first teaser trailer for the final instalment of the Middle Earth saga, The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies, debuted at Comic-Con, and now Warner Bros have made it available online.
While the trailer contains some nice shots on a visual level, very much in keeping with the Lord of the Rings trilogy, about 80% of the trailer's awesome is provided by the song. Pippin's mournful song from Return of the King, that plays intercut with the doomed mission that Faramir leads on his father Denethor's orders, accompanies this trailer to great effect, lending it a dignified, elegiac beauty. It's a sad song, but sad is just happy for deep people...
According to Wikipedia (which has spoilers, in case you somehow haven't seen the Lord of the Rings trilogy yet), the song is called Edge of Night, with a melody composed by Billy Boyd himself, with lyrics adapted from Tolkien's...
While the trailer contains some nice shots on a visual level, very much in keeping with the Lord of the Rings trilogy, about 80% of the trailer's awesome is provided by the song. Pippin's mournful song from Return of the King, that plays intercut with the doomed mission that Faramir leads on his father Denethor's orders, accompanies this trailer to great effect, lending it a dignified, elegiac beauty. It's a sad song, but sad is just happy for deep people...
According to Wikipedia (which has spoilers, in case you somehow haven't seen the Lord of the Rings trilogy yet), the song is called Edge of Night, with a melody composed by Billy Boyd himself, with lyrics adapted from Tolkien's...
- 7/29/2014
- Shadowlocked
It's been more than a decade since the 1990s ended, yet the Internet can't seem to go a day without a reminder of the neon slap bracelets that may have been banned from your school.
Yes, we get it. Times are tough and there's comfort in reflection, but enough is enough.
Below, a final goodbye to the 90s to end the nostalgia once and for all. (We're not kidding. There are 1990 items below.)
1. Scrunchies
2. "The Wild Thornberries"
3. Dawson and Joey
4. "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys"
5. Mr. Feeny
7. MTV playing music videos
8. Snick
9. The premiere of "Freaks and Geeks"
10. Levar Burton
11. "Daria"
12. "Arthur"
13. "The Powerpuff Girls"
14. "Smart Guy"
15. Comedy Central globe logo with buildings
16. "The X-Files"
17. Rosie O'Donnell
18. Bill Nye
19. "Dawson's Creek"
20. The Mighty Ducks"
21. "Are You Afraid of the Dark"
22. Cornholio
23. Rachel Green
24. Tim Allen
25. "All That"
26. "Beverly Hills 90210"
27. "Step by Step"
28. "The Ren & Stimpy Show"
29. "The Famous Jett Jackson"
30. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer...
Yes, we get it. Times are tough and there's comfort in reflection, but enough is enough.
Below, a final goodbye to the 90s to end the nostalgia once and for all. (We're not kidding. There are 1990 items below.)
1. Scrunchies
2. "The Wild Thornberries"
3. Dawson and Joey
4. "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys"
5. Mr. Feeny
7. MTV playing music videos
8. Snick
9. The premiere of "Freaks and Geeks"
10. Levar Burton
11. "Daria"
12. "Arthur"
13. "The Powerpuff Girls"
14. "Smart Guy"
15. Comedy Central globe logo with buildings
16. "The X-Files"
17. Rosie O'Donnell
18. Bill Nye
19. "Dawson's Creek"
20. The Mighty Ducks"
21. "Are You Afraid of the Dark"
22. Cornholio
23. Rachel Green
24. Tim Allen
25. "All That"
26. "Beverly Hills 90210"
27. "Step by Step"
28. "The Ren & Stimpy Show"
29. "The Famous Jett Jackson"
30. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer...
- 7/29/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Feature Ivan Radford Dec 19, 2012
As The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey dominates the box office, Ivan has a listen to Howard Shore's superb score...
Like a pair of old jeans that you hope still fit, returning to Middle-Earth after nine years was always going to be a daunting prospect. Thanks to its strange new 48fps appearance and a padded script that tried to turn it into a Lord Of The Rings prequel, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey didn't fit quite as comfortably as everyone hoped.
Not so for composer Howard Shore. Howard slips into those trousers with all the silky charm of Ian McKellen’s eyebrows, recapturing the mood of his original scores while also developing new themes; the characters are all new, but the backdrop feels the same.
And backdrops don't get much better than this. If Peter Jackson was bonkers to try and film Tolkien’s fantasy epic...
As The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey dominates the box office, Ivan has a listen to Howard Shore's superb score...
Like a pair of old jeans that you hope still fit, returning to Middle-Earth after nine years was always going to be a daunting prospect. Thanks to its strange new 48fps appearance and a padded script that tried to turn it into a Lord Of The Rings prequel, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey didn't fit quite as comfortably as everyone hoped.
Not so for composer Howard Shore. Howard slips into those trousers with all the silky charm of Ian McKellen’s eyebrows, recapturing the mood of his original scores while also developing new themes; the characters are all new, but the backdrop feels the same.
And backdrops don't get much better than this. If Peter Jackson was bonkers to try and film Tolkien’s fantasy epic...
- 12/18/2012
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
You’ve been told that “War is Coming” this season on Game of Thrones.
Ready to see some of it?
EW.com has the exclusive new trailer for Thrones season two (links to the earlier trailers below). There’s fighting, there’s romance, there’s …
Florence and the Machine!
For the first time, HBO has licensed a pop song to market Game of Thrones, selecting the indie track “Seven Devils.” I suspect some fans may be initially taken aback by the combination of a modern tune and the land of Westeros. By the end of the trailer, I think you...
Ready to see some of it?
EW.com has the exclusive new trailer for Thrones season two (links to the earlier trailers below). There’s fighting, there’s romance, there’s …
Florence and the Machine!
For the first time, HBO has licensed a pop song to market Game of Thrones, selecting the indie track “Seven Devils.” I suspect some fans may be initially taken aback by the combination of a modern tune and the land of Westeros. By the end of the trailer, I think you...
- 3/3/2012
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
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