Music Break: Pride & Prejudice + fave scores from Dario Marianelli

I don't normally do a Music Break post on the weekends but I've been listening to the 2005 Pride & Prejudice score lately so I figure it's as good a time as any. A little bit about the composer... Dario Marianelli was born on June 21, 1963 in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. He studied piano from …

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The Flix List: Top Ten Favorite Scene-Stealing Bad Boys

To conclude the trilogy of our Movie Villains post, I've resurrected the post I did nearly 2 yrs ago after I saw Public Enemies. I found the Michael Mann movie to be rather disappointing, but one thing is certain, Johnny Depp makes for a charming bad boy, the notorious bank robber John Dillinger. Hollywood does this …

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Musings on V-for-Vendetta: The Art of Acting Beneath a Mask

I just re-watched V for Vendetta this past weekend. I must've dozed off the first time around as I forgot much about the movie's plot. Set in a dystopian future of Great Britain ruled by a fascist government, it's a fascinating story as the 'hero' is a quintessential terrorist. Morally ambiguous? That's putting it mildly. …

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