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“Celeste and Jesse Forever” Soundtrack
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…
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Two More Soundtrack Gems
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…
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True Grit: Contraction-Free Zone
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…
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The Black Orpheus Mystery
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…
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Roger Ebert: Hero
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…
