A swelling of strings, a triumphant booming of horns, a delicate cascade of woodwinds, and a great percussive thunder, all bookended with soaring choirs and vocals. These are the old guard of film music, still as essential and iconic as ever. Even under barrages of parodies and imitators, this tried and true method of composing the accompanying music […]
Author: Mason Chennells
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7 Great Cult Movies That Even The Internet Has Overlooked
Cult films. Two words that inspire a world of weirdness and unique visions. Sometimes, the results are accidental, like The Room or Birdemic. Others garner followings on their bizarreness and originality alone, like Eraserhead and Freaks. The rise of the internet and the unbounded connectivity has brought legions of fans together and opened up innumerable […]
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5 Reasons Why The Qatsi Trilogy Should Be Sent Into Space
We humans have a peculiar obsession with sending things into space. Be it photos, food, video games, books, novelty items, peoples’ ashes, iPods, we’ll eventually send one of everything into space. The only movie known to have been sent into space is The Day the Earth Stood Still, a decision that makes sense when you think that […]
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12 Cult Romance Films That Are Worth Your Time
Romance films, like any genre, have their own following. While they might not host conventions like the horror and sci-fi crowds, but they are a dedicated lot that go beyond the stereotypical Jennifer Aniston admirer. Love, being the wide-reaching and motley emotion that it is, can’t always be relegated to the same fluffy story involving two or more […]
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10 Great Movies Based on Supposedly “Unfilmable” Books
Adaptations have existed since the days of the Greek tragedy, and they only seemed to have tripled in their numbers since the arrival of cinema in the late 19th century. While no novel has been safe from such a fate, not every film adapted from a novel has been a resounding success nor a catastrophic […]