Ron Howard returns to accessible but fluffy music docs with this hagiography of the iconic opera tenor.
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Composer Kurt Farquhar on “American Soul”, “Black Lightning”, and Scoring Thirty Years of Television
On this week’s podcast, we speak with composer Kurt Farquhar, “the musical voice of the BET,” about his work on American Soul and Black Lightning.
We take a look back at Cameron Crowe’s 30-year-old romantic comedy, a film that’s much more than John Cusack and a boombox.
Max Minghella’s directorial debut is a neon-dredged pop curio that features a one-note script that doesn’t exactly serve Elle Fanning’s game lead turn.
We interview the Starfish director about making his first feature, paying homage to a close friend, the film’s Silent Hill nods, and more.
Netflix’s Motley Crue biopic falls along familiar music biopic tropes, but with all the band’s warts unashamedly on display.
The composer of the upcoming SXSW-bound horror comedy talks about her rock career, the Sundance Film Music and Sound Design Lab, and scoring with her voice.
On the podcast, RIchard Dreyfuss talks about his career and love of civics, plus two exciting young composers talk about their latest entries in Sundance.
Chris Smith looks at the Fyre Festival’s downfall from the eyes of those who worked on it.
Danielle MacDonald charms in Netflix’s pageant dramedy.
Peter Farrelly’s period road movie about a black piano player and his Italian driver in Jim Crow America […]
While Bryan Singer’s biopic takes some uncomfortable liberties with Freddie Mercury’s life, Malek’s eye-catching performance elevates the proceedings […]
Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut features strong performances and some catchy tunes, but he’s just the opening act for […]
Gaspar Noe’s kaleidoscopic Cannes favorite gets a new trailer and poster promising all the Satanic dance mayhem the […]
Susanna Nicchiarelli’s biopic of the German singer and artist is as impermeable as it is impermanent – those […]
