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2/12/2012
Ludovic Bource
Michel Hazanavicius created a silent film for present...
Think of all the themes from movies that you know and hum a few to yourself. There are a number of themes that have just circled through your head and I’m sure the theme list includes Star Wars, Back to the Future, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter and Jaws, among a few others. If you’re a fan of...
2/12/2012
The Duke and the King
Listening to new music can be daunting. Sometimes you have to listen to a song multiple times before you form an opinion on it. Sometimes, all it takes is a few minutes of a track to decide you love it. And rarely, very rarely, you find a song that you love the second you hear the first note.
The...
2/12/2012
Review: 'Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles' by Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis
Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis
Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis' second collaboration, Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles, is a spirited and fun live tribute album to the one and only Ray Charles. The album features not only Nelson and Marsalis, but also Norah Jones who sings on a few songs. The combination...
2/11/2012
Runner Runner
American pop rock band Runner Runner may have released their first self-titled album last year, however, the relevancy is still there.
The songs display emotions that we have all felt, but may have been unable to share ourselves in such a medium.
The album has the ability and melody that will be...
2/11/2012
Tom Wopat
Tom Wopat’s Consider it Swung is an intriguing mix of classic songs with a jazzy, soulful twist. It offers a cool, relaxing vibe that takes the listener back in time, much like the music of Michael Buble. Full of intelligent lyrics and emotion-filled delivery, ‘Swung’ is a plausible effort from the...
2/10/2012
"The Scariest Film Of All Time."
If there is one genre in film the Academy likes to ignore, it’s horror. Granted, there aren’t all that many great horror films that have stood the test of time, but even the great Universal monster films of the ‘30s were largely ignored. The trend continues to this day, with the one shining...
2/10/2012
Queen
For a long time, Queen was the biggest band in the world. During the mid-’80s, following their triumphant performance at Live Aid, they actually went on an entire tour of just gigantic sports stadiums, selling out tickets everywhere they went. The group celebrated their 40th anniversary last year,...
2/10/2012
Gritty drama about addiction shocks viewers into...
As movie watchers, we are always impressed when directors are able to depict reality in stark and frightening ways. They use the power of the image to convey the perturbing actions of human nature; they find ways to get under your skin despite being presented just on a screen. Films like Darren...
