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‘Like Dylan in the Movies’: Pop music on screen

Ruby Voge October 9, 2024
A good soundtrack can elevate a mediocre movie into something better and bring an already great movie into the realm of a masterpiece. Listen up for five films that feature soundtracks worthy of enjoyment after the credits roll.
Julianne Moore stars in “Wonderstruck,” premiering Oct. 20. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

REVIEW: “Wonderstruck” strikes wonder, but with room for improvement

Hannah Edelman October 27, 2017

“Where do I belong?” These are the words that Rose, a deaf girl from 1927 New Jersey, asks herself in Todd Haynes’ new film “Wonderstruck” — or, more accurately, these are the words...

"Vinyl," a new HBO drama about the 1970s New York City music scene, aired Sunday night. PHOTO COURTESY HBO

REVIEW: HBO’s “Vinyl” in great condition, slightly scratched

Alex Peña February 12, 2016

The late 1970s were one of the most pivotal eras in music history. Perhaps best known for its glitzy pop and disco music, it was also the era that music saw massive diversification with the rise of...

Mark Wahlberg (left) and Brie Larson (right) star in Rupert Wyatt's "The Gambler," which will be released Dec. 19. PHOTO COURTESY OF PARAMOUNT PICTURES

INTERVIEW: ‘The Gambler’ director Rupert Wyatt on life’s games of chance

Conner Reed December 8, 2014

Rupert Wyatt’s “The Gambler” is something of an anomaly. He insists that it is not a remake of the 1974 Karel Reisz drama of the same name, though the two share similar plot points. Rather, the...

INTERVIEW: Elizabeth Banks channels Scorsese classic in ‘Walk of Shame’

Daily Free Press Admin April 30, 2014

Despite its title, Elizabeth Banks says that her new movie, Walk of Shame, isn’t really about feeling shameful after a one night stand. Instead, it’s about a “woman at a crisis point who feels like...

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