“…the message is about not what works musically now, for a certain demographic, for a short while, but about what might work for everyone for all time.” –Rick Moody, I Dared Criticize Taylor Swift “…by rendering their traditional job of arbitration obsolete, it frees critics to find other ways of contemplating music.” – Carl Wilson, […]
Lars von Trier recently provided a first glimpse of his upcoming controversy Nymphomaniac. Whether it will actually live up to the extensive hype of its content we have yet to see, but this minute glimpse of footage is not a bad way to start the trailer run rolling. Seeing as the film has a YouTube […]
This year David Holmes, composer of some acclaim via Steven Soderbergh‘s films like the Ocean’s Trilogy and Haywire in addition to other adventures in film and album producing, began posting on Soundcloud. Along with postings of the minimal music he produced for films like Hunger are also extensive pieces that he describes as “feature films seen […]
Long ago, in a galaxy far, far, away….ok, not really. Sadly, it’s only been a decade, but in that bygone era Hollywood’s summer was not solely made up of superheros and billion dollar blockbuster fiascos. There was a time when the summer could include quiet films—more adult oriented, complex fair that dealt in narrative constructions […]
So this is the July 4th weekend. Idealistic rebellion, iffy politics, patriotism, and blowing stuff up. That’s the stuff of independence. 1. Jaws – It takes place over the July 4th holiday. I mean come on. 2. The Rock – The best thing Michael Bay ever made solely because of Ed Harris, whose performance allows […]
