In 1982, director Godfrey Reggio and composer Philip Glass collaborated on the masterful documentary Koyaanisqatsi, an art film that combined Reggio’s beautiful visions with Glass’ haunting music. The pair would team up again in 1988’s Powaqqatsi and in2002’s Naqoyqatsi. Now, in 2014, Reggio and Glass have once again created a stunning marriage of sound and […]
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Alex Gibney’s ‘The Armstrong Lie’ Is The Story Of A Lifelong Liar Who Still Ends Up As The Hero Of The Story
In the sporting world, there are a handful of elite athletes who were able to rise head and shoulders above their competition. In the NFL, Jerry Rice not only still holds just about every major receiving record worth holding, but holds them all by such a huge margin that many will most likely never be […]
‘Blackfish’ Is The Most Horrifying Non-Horror Movie You’re Likely To Ever See
Have you ever noticed the floppy dorsal fins on the killer whales at aquatic theme parks like Sea World? The last dog that we adopted from a shelter was a sweet little yellow lab/shepherd mix with mangy bald spots and cute floppy ears. Since our dogs eat better than we do, the mangy spots cleared […]
‘My Amityville Horror’ Revisits The Legend, And The Boy Who Lived Through It
When I was in elementary school way back in the seventies, there was a rumor floating around the playground that Christopher Lutz, the middle child from the family that was immortalized in The Amityville Horror, went to our school. He would have been in the same grade as my older sister but, of course, he […]
‘Sound City’ Tells The Stories Behind The Songs
What does Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors have in common with Nirvana’s Nevermind? They were both recorded at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California. Since its opening in 1969, Sound City has recorded an extremely diverse range of artists, everyone from Barry Manilow to Rage Against the Machine. It would have been difficult for anyone who […]
