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The Symbolism and Cozy Escapism of The Grand Budapest Hotel
Fox Searchlight Pictures Allegory teaches better than it entertains—unless director Wes Anderson is in charge. The Grand Budapest Hotel presents symbolism with enough character to win audiences’...
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The Tenure of TV’s New Golden Age
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Rio 2: John Powell’s New Winged Symphony
Twentieth Century Fox Hollywood film composer John Powell is supremely gifted in conveying musically the romance of flight. In a recent interview, Powell mused, “They used to say ‘If it flies, get Ron...
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Optimism for Star Wars: Episode VII
Lucasfilm Ltd./Courtesy Everett Collection Fans of the Star Wars franchise should revel as they consider the talent behind the newest production, Episode VII, slated for release in 2015. All the...
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Restaurant: Impossible Celebrates 100 Episodes
Food Network Last week, Food Network’s Restaurant: Impossible took a break from its regular programming schedule to look back on one hundred episodes. The eight-season show deserves longevity. It...
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The Last Ship: Sting’s British Folk Musical
Reuters Sting’s promotional tour continues for his latest album, The Last Ship, as Broadway prepares to incorporate its songs into a new musical coming this fall. The Last Ship is inspired by Sting’s...
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The Villages Are Still the Heart of Spain
John Coggin When my grandfather, American author John Dos Passos, visited Spain for the first time in 1916, he fell in love with the country—especially the pueblos tucked in the chaparral, shielded...
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Eli Wallach and Tuco Ramirez
MGM The late actor Eli Wallach enjoyed a glorious career in performance on screen and stage. “He was as wonderful a person as he was an actor,” said Robert De Niro. “He will be missed.” New York Times...
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Remembering Fred Anderson: Writer, Mentor, and Friend
Fred Anderson The late Frederick “Fred” Randolph Anderson was a man of deep learning and great heart. His imagination seemed kaleidoscopic. Others surely knew him as an ace lawyer, professor, and...
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Oxford, Maryland Addresses Climate Change at Local Level
Chesapeake Bay Foundation As the federal government lumbers toward a national climate policy mandating long-term, significant carbon cuts, localities around the country are preparing for rising waters...
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Elmer Bernstein: A Tribute to His Music
Henri Dauman Hollywood film composer Elmer Bernstein was a natural for writing the rhythms of the human heart. The staccato, fortissimo, and bebop beats; the drama and the comedy. His death, ten years...
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Jerry Goldsmith: A Tribute to His Music
IMDB Ten years after legendary film composer Jerry Goldsmith’s passing, his music still flourishes in the hearts of multitudes. “Ce qu’on ne peut dire et ce qu’on ne peut taire, la musique l’exprime,”...
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An Orchestral Soundtrack for Halloween
via Youtube In much of America, Halloween has a fixed rock and pop soundtrack: Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell,” Ray Parker Jr.’s “Ghostbuster’s,” and “Monster Mash” by Bobby...
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Patrick Doyle: Marvel’s Mightiest Film Composer
Marvel The highest-selling Hollywood feature film franchises typically produce unique, powerful orchestral motifs. Many are simple enough for a child to learn and love. Long-running franchises often...
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All ‘Fury,’ No Fanfare
Giles Keyte/Columbia Pictures For Fury (2014), a film that breaks some of the conventions of the World War II genre, composer Steven Price delivers a score that breaks musical conventions. No...
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John Williams’ Star World
Lucasfilm As anticipation turns to hysteria for composer John Williams’ new score for Star Wars: Episode VII, fans can rejoice in the hours of dulcet melodies already written. The middle Star Wars...
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‘Stargate': David Arnold’s First Blockbuster Score
Lions Gate Twenty years ago, British film composer David Arnold dazzled the film music community with his first blockbuster, symphonic score: Stargate (1994). The $55 million budget film starred Kurt...
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Remembering Fred Anderson: Writer, Mentor, and Friend
The late Frederick “Fred” Randolph Anderson was a man of deep learning and great heart. His imagination seemed kaleidoscopic. Others surely knew him as an ace lawyer, professor, and environmentalist....
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Oxford, Maryland Addresses Climate Change at Local Level
As the federal government lumbers toward a national climate policy mandating long-term, significant carbon cuts, localities around the country are preparing for rising waters with relative swiftness....
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Elmer Bernstein: A Tribute to His Music
Hollywood film composer Elmer Bernstein was a natural for writing the rhythms of the human heart. The staccato, fortissimo, and bebop beats; the drama and the comedy. His death, ten years ago, stopped...
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