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Five Memorable Etta James Songs—Besides "At Last"
Etta James was no one-note talent, by any means. "At Last" may have been the ubiquitous hit, the go-to number for momentous occasions, commericals, movie soundtracks and wannabe...
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Facebook Launches Timeline Movie Maker
If you're overwhelmed by the new Facebook Timeline, Facebook's new Timeline Movie Maker may push you over the edge.
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La Jetee/Sans Soleil: Criterion Collection (Blu-ray)
Highly Recommended THE MOVIE: Please Note: The screengrabs used here are from the standard-definition DVD released in 2007, not from the Blu-Ray. Chris Marker is, undisputedly, a unique and gifted filmmaker. His point of view is unlike any of his contemporaries, and over the years, he has continued to work at his own pace and pursuing his own interests. I am sure there was a time when he could ...
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Avid Brings Big-Screen Moviemaking to the iPad
Avid® , today announced the release of its first video editing application for the iPad—Avid Studio, available immediately at the Apple App Store. Leveraging decades of experience working closely with the world’s leading movie and television studios, Avid has made the Avid Studio app for the iPad easy enough for first-timers, yet sophisticated enough for more advanced editors.
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Israel Baker
Virtuoso violinist heard on a string of classic Hollywood movie scores The American violinist Israel Baker, who has died aged 92, was renowned among his fellow musicians but unknown to most of the millions who heard him play on the soundtracks of such movies as Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 shocker Psycho, where he led Bernard Herrmann's screaming violin effects accompanying the stabbing of Janet ...
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RCA's 'video LP' format, doomed from the start?
From 1981 to 1984 RCA marketed the CED VideoDisc system. It never had a chance.
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Movie News Wrap Up: January 12th, 2012
Here’s our wrap up of various movie news tidbits we may have missed this week, including Bruce Willis starring in Five Against the Bullet; a new writer boards Hover Car; the latest James Bond movie 'Skyfall' gets a new composer, and more.
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Best (Not) Original Song? How The Academy Lost Touch With Movie Music
Commentator Joe Reid says part of the reason the Best Original Song category at the Oscars has gotten so puny is that what's really interesting in movie music has nothing to do with the pop hits that once defined the race.
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Pittsburgh Symphony Pops offers a musical journey to the movies
Marvin Hamlisch will lead the Pops with guest soloist Koz and the All-Star College Chorus in a program of movie music at concerts Thursday through Sunday at Heinz Hall, Downtown.
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LCD Soundsystem Frontman James Murphy Discusses 'Shut Up and Play the Hits'
LCD Soundsystem is over, but James Murphy lives on. That's main takeaway of "Shut Up and Play the Hits," the energetic portrait of the group's big finish last year and a popular entry in Sundance's midnight selection this year. More than just a concert movie, "Shut Up and Play the Hits" explores the 41-year-old Murphy's decision to walk away from being the frontman for a vastly successful dance ...
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