A Fantastic Folly: Reviving ‘Fantasia’ and the Remake Ouroboros
The troubled history of Walt Disney's great experiment, and the grotesque implications of the live-action remake of Fantasia's "Night on Bald Mountain." Read More...
Tag: Music
‘Bad Boyz II Men in Black;’ Nuff Said
Oh yeah, it’s from the director of ’Kong: Skull Island’I don’t mean to be hyperbolic, but today’s Short of the Day is one of the greatest things mine eyes have Read More...
Turnabout: Pop Culture Homages to Quentin Tarantino
The reference-r becomes the referenced. Read More...
‘A Star is Born’ at Coachella
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper filmed scenes for the ‘A Star is Born’ remake at Coachella.Shake out those flower crowns, jean shorts, and neon accessories: we’re Read More...
Revisiting ‘Lemonade’: The Cinematic Opus of Beyoncé One Year Later
After the dust has settled, the album still stands tall.Just a few days after Prince left us, Beyoncé dropped her masterpiece upon the world. With Lemonade, she Read More...
The Importance of ‘The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift’ Memes
Can he drive… a franchise to a greater and greater embrace of multiculturalism?The soundtracks of the Fast and Furious movies (or however you’d like to denote t Read More...
Led Zeppelin Is Hollywood’s New Secret Weapon
Rock’s most flamboyant band is setting the stage for a summer of movies.If you’re me, the first thing you thought of when you saw the Thor: Ragnarok trailer was Read More...
Beyoncé is Being Courted for the New ‘Lion King’
What Favreau’s choice for Nala says about the adaptation.As Beauty and the Beast rakes in enormous sums, Disney’s next live-action remake appears to be coming t Read More...
In Dreams I Walk With You: The Music of Blue Velvet
David Lynch proved himself as a master of film music in his 1986 feature.“Every note of music has enough breath to carry you away, and as a director, all you ha Read More...
‘End of the Road’ is Just the Beginning
Short of the DayAn animated fable.The best stories are elliptical, their ends are new beginnings. This is certainly true of today’s Short selection, End of the Read More...