Posts Tagged ‘Music’
New Album by The Knife Pays Post-Apocalyptic Tribute to Margaret Atwood
Also, David Sedaris isn’t interested in your bird, Batman receives a new spin, and a sequel for Super Mario Busters.
Becoming Fantine: Anne Hathaway Reboots ‘Les Miserables’
From the hair to the voice, becoming one of the principal characters of this classic took more than just a few rehearsals for Hathaway.
Knight Life: Kenneth Branagh, Kate Winslet Receive Top Royal Honors
Need something? Good. We have something for everyone in today’s roundup — from the original script of ‘Prometheus’ to GRRM’s projections on a LOTR versus GOT battle, to wildly inappropriate movie soundtracks.
Things Might Get Loud as Whisky a Go Go and CBGB’s and a Slew of Rock Biopics Head to the Big Screen
The legends of ’70 counter-culture have taken to the airwaves — and are well on their way to taking to the big screen.
How to Interview a Rock Legend, Starring Jimmy Page
Rock and roll should be fun, but it ain’t no joke. Maybe it’s time we take our rebel musicians a little more seriously, suggests Light and Shade author Brad Tolinski.
Will Meryl Go ‘Into the Woods’? Revisiting 10 of Streep’s Best Musical Moments
Living legend Meryl Streep is no stranger to the spotlight — and certainly doesn’t shrink from it when she’s asked to throw a little song into her repertoire.
First Listen: Does Adele’s ‘Skyfall’ Theme Measure Up?
And there’s more than Adele in today’s roundup: the timelessness of ‘Clueless’; Seth MacFarlane possibly with an eye on the Oscars; and the confusion caused by J.K. Rowling’s non-Potter play.
From the Vault: All-Time Top-Five Reasons to (Re)watch ‘High Fidelity,’ Starring John Cusack and Jack Black
This pop-modern classic from 2000 is an adaptation worth revisiting time and time again.
10 Reasons You’ll Love ‘The Intouchables’
Word and Film is in love with the French Oscar 2013 submission for Best Foreign Film. Herewith, ten reasons we think you’ll feel the same exact way.
Your Pre-release ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Fix: Samples from the Score
Also of interest to fans of movies and books, flow charts for both summer reading and the world of Stephen King, behind-the-scenes of the classics, and Steven Soderbergh goes after the world of male strippers.
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