In an era where seemingly every Summer we get a superhero cinematic event, Christopher Nolan still manages to kick it up a notch with The Dark Knight Rises. Really, even without the ruckus over death treats over negative reviews and the tragic event that happened in Aurora, CO, during a midnight screening, the hype over the …
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The Good & Not-So-Good about The Dark Knight Rises – Ted’s Review
Well it's finally here, The Dark Knight Rises opens in theaters everywhere this weekend. I was lucky enough to have seen it at an advanced screening Wednesday night. Since not many people have seen it yet, my review won't go into any plot points or spoil anything for you. The movie is set eight years …
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Music Break: The Dark Knight’s End Credit Score
Happy almost weekend, folks! I'm flying to Chicago Friday night for a few days to attend my best friend's graduation, so for this week's music break, I choose one of my favorite movies filmed in that city. That Nolan film is extra special as my hubby and I were actually in town when they were …
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Music Break: Top Five Favorite Hans Zimmer Scores
Happy Tuesday, folks. I don't have much time to blog today but I thought I'd highlight one of my favorite composers, Hans Zimmer, who turned 54 yesterday. Ever so prolific with over 140 works under his belt, including movies, TV and even video games, the German native is known for using tribal/ethnic sounding elements in …
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This Just In: INCEPTION teaser trailer
Goodness, I'm getting buzz-overload here with all these sci-fi stuff... but hey I'm not complaining =) First there's District 9, then Avatar, and now, all the mystery surrounding Christopher Nolan's Inception just got a potent boost thanks to the awesome teaser trailer that's just released about an hour ago. The bootleg got leaked over the …
Favorite movie music – my top twenty list
F. Gary Gray, Law Abiding Citizen's director recently tweeted, "My mtg with the composer Brian Tyler went really well. He just gets it. Music is so important, it can ruin your movie if it's not right." I couldn't agree more. Music can make or break a movie. Not only does it create the mood …
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