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Punk took nearly two decades to hit the mainstream. When it finally did, the bands that popularized it were not playing alternative-country; they were playing grunge.
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Punk took nearly two decades to hit the mainstream. When it finally did, the bands that popularized it were not playing alternative-country; they were playing grunge.
Part 2 of a 3-part series
Martin Scorsese's "Shine A Light," a film documenting the Rolling Stones' fall 2006 two-night performance at New York City's Beacon Theater, recalls one of his earlier documentary works - "The Last Waltz," which is about The Band's farewell concert.
The Breeders "Mountain Battles" 4AD Sounds like: An aging punk rocker going soft
This is part one of a three-part series on the influence of early punk on alternative rock music.
"Be Kind Rewind" might seem like a regressive step for famed French director Michel Gondry. Compared to his last two fictional films, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and "The Science of Sleep," this flick starring Jack Black and Mos Def appears downright ordinary - not ordinary in the sense that it is mediocre, which it certainly is not, but ordinary in the sense that it is simple.
A man's fiancée dies in a tragic accident on the day of their wedding. He mourns her death for an entire year before contacting a psychic for help. He hopes to communicate with his lost fiancée through the help of the psychic's powers. But instead of contacting his dead partner, he falls for the psychic. This prompts the deceased fiancée to return from the dead so that she can nip this blossoming romance in the bud.
"Cloverfield," the much-hyped monster movie produced by "Lost" creator J.J. Abrams, is one horrific vision of things falling apart - not simply because an unidentified monster is destroying New York City right before our heroes' eyes, but also because the film's director, Matt Reeves, destroys the film's provocative concept right before the audience's eyes.
Jason Schwartzman had no idea how he was going to play his character in Wes Anderson's newest film, "The Darjeeling Limited." He was so unsure, in fact, that he flew to India, where Anderson was in the process of preproduction, nearly two months before the shoot was to take place.
Actor Emile Hirsch remembers sitting before a television set at age 8, totally immersed in an episode of "20/20." The show featured a story about Christopher McCandless, a graduate of Emory University, who had given up all his money for a journey into the Alaskan wilderness.
Emile Hirsch trudges through the hard Alaskan snow, his back turned to the audience. His character, Christopher McCandless, doesn't approve of those who might be watching him. They, like his parents, just don't understand his journey from relative wealth as a college graduate in Georgia to Alaska's barren wilderness. Not yet, anyway.
Filmmaker Jon Gann didn't like what he saw on the film festival circuit, so three years ago, he started his own - D.C. Shorts Film Festival, which begins today at the Landmark E Street Cinema.
"Shoot 'Em Up" screenwriter and director Michael Davis had nearly given it all up.
In the last installment of "Film Critics and the Film Industry," the film critics reacted to the industry's decision to withhold press screenings. Now, in part three of the series, critics and industry executives test how much influence criticism has on the moviegoers.
In the last installment of "Film Critics and the Film Industry," film critics were examined in the context of the movie industry's advertising campaigns. Now, in part two of this series, the critics react to the film industry's screening snubs with tepid results.
This week's new movie releases can hardly admit to the summer's end. Rob Zombie slasher flicks, irreverent comedy ? la Will Ferrell and "Saw" director concoctions are not the stuff of a new school year. They are the entertainment fare that feeds the lazy summer hours. But, alas, summer's days are quickly waning, so enjoy the silly and superfluous summer entertainment while it lasts.
The following article is the first installment in a four-part series on the changing relationship between film critics and the industry at large. Look for the second installment in the Sept. 6 issue.
For each independent step a college student takes, he or she can expect to shoulder a new burden. All those independent steps-living without parental authority and, well, that pretty much sums it up-are coupled accordingly with new burdens.
"Ocean's 13" embraces the "style over substance" ethos like no other film before it - except maybe its two predecessors.
The always idyllic pastime of sitting beneath the starry sky of a cool summer night and of watching a classic film among other movie-lovers can once again be enjoyed at Screen on the Green, a free film festival held Monday nights on the National Mall between July 16 and Aug. 13.