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  • film,  music-o-mat,  playlist,  review-o-matic

    “Celeste and Jesse Forever” Soundtrack

    August 19, 2012 / 60 Comments

    A well-crafted compilation soundtrack can energize a film. It can also provide a launchpad for new artists. Stina Nordenstam and The Cardigans both benefited enormously from their appearance on…

  • film,  review-o-matic

    Two More Soundtrack Gems

    April 24, 2011 / No Comments

    Continuing the topic of soundtracks, I’d like to add two more films for consideration, both of which are now available on Netflix Instant. “Dhobi Ghat (Mumbai Diaries)” comes from…

  • film

    True Grit: Contraction-Free Zone

    January 4, 2011 / 3 Comments

    Diction was apparently important in the wild west, at least if you believe the Coen brothers whose latest film True Grit envisions a world in which people of every station enunciate like Shakespearian actors.…

  • classical,  film,  music-o-mat

    Arvo Pärt’s Fratres

    October 5, 2010 / 1 Comment

    An intensely haunting piece played to perfection. The bell-like piano chords that enter at 1:24 should remind everyone of the impact Pärt has had on the Hollywood film industry.…

  • film,  in detail,  videos

    The Black Orpheus Mystery

    June 23, 2010 / 5 Comments

     Black Orpheus  is a beautiful movie with an equally beautiful soundtrack. I recently found a copy of the original LP for $3, which is now in almost constant rotation.

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    film,  glam,  in detail,  Tribute

    Roger Ebert: Hero

    February 20, 2010 / 2 Comments

    Roger Ebert’s battle with throat cancer has been an unattended background story for many years. News that the disease cost him his jaw and the ability to speak emerged…

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