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“Immigrant Song” (from The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo)

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Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross tear it up again with the help of Karen O. on this cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song” for their soundtrack of David Fincher’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. In the usual smart style of The Null Corporation, Trent’s label, the thirty-nine soundtrack album is available in a variety of formats: CD, vinyl, mp3 download, Apple Lossless or FLAC download (my preference) or a deluxe limited edition that includes handful of physical and digital … Continue reading

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Two Minutes of Exhilarating Beauty

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Like countless others, I absolutely loved the first season of the U.K. series Downton Abbey. It was like a romantic extension of Gosford Park. I watched all seven episodes in swift succession thanks to Netflix, and couldn’t get enough. Though I loved every frame of the show, I must confess that my favorite sub-plot involved the unrequited love affair between Mr. Bates and Anna, played with staggering sweetness and vulnerability by Brendan Coyle and Joanne Froggatt respectively. When watching a … Continue reading

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‘A Single Man’ Score Nods to Hitchcock

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After hearing much criticism of the film’s excessive beauty, I finally saw Tom Ford’s A Single Man the other day and, quite frankly, loved every frame, every word, every sound.  Many people, as well as paid critics, bash the rigorous “handsomeness” of the film.  The film is, without a doubt, very beautiful to look at and is impeccably designed – a quality that can alienate or intimidate people who might not have Tom Ford’s knack for… well… making things look … Continue reading

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