Kayne Welcomes “The Hangover” To Vegas
Kanye West is so very infuriating. His music is routinely described as brilliant, he wins mad awards, but he makes up despise him every time he opens his mouth outside a recording studio. Yet I always find a grip of his tunes in my five-star playlist – there’s that “brilliant” thing at play. And “The Hangover” knew that Kanye knows [...]
“Inception” Is Clear About Everything Up Front
Anyone who’s seen “Inception” know that your movie-viewing skills need to be on point the entire time. And the film’s first 39 seconds get the message across that you’d better have hit the bathroom before sitting down because there is some very serious and intricate storytelling coming down the line. The heavy orchestral feel immediately drives home the film’s tone [...]
Rhianna Thinks “Nikita” Is A Rock Star
The CW doesn’t play around when it comes to jamming hit singles directly into their shows. Heck, they’ve been doing it for more than a decade, back to when they were The WB. So it’s no surprise they get none other than a Rhianna track to back a promo for their reboot of “Nikita”.
“Melrose Place” 2009 = Giant Music Video
I’ve got much love for the 2009 reboot of “Melrose Place”. Even though I’m apparently in the minority (it got canned after one season), it still made for great TV. And the soundtrack was no small part of its success.
Barenaked Ladies WILL Make You Singalong
Not in the market for a new car? Or maybe just not looking at the 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer? That’s cool – because it still wants you to have a good time. Which is why their ad agency licensed a song we ALL have sung out loud.
“Point Break” Won’t Let You Kill Your Father Figure
Is it weird that my favorite thing about “Point Break” is the meta references “Hot Fuzz” pulled out fifteen years after The Dead Presidents stopped pulling heists? Yeah…it probably is. Since “Point Break” is jammed with some pretty serious action. Speaking of which…
Jason Bourne Doesn’t Walk…He Runs
I love James Bond but Jason Bourne would deal 007 a slap in ten out of ten hand-to-hand combat sessions. Of course, if you actually want to fight him, you’d have to catch him first…always easier said than done.
Ferris. At The Museum. With Sloan & Cameron.
Don’t try and find the name of the instrumental that John Hughes laces behind the above scene from “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” – it’s not on any album I could ever find. But I’ll just save you some time: it’s an instrumental cover of The Smith’s by Dream Academy “Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want”. For a song [...]
“Ronin” Smashes Through Traffic With Restraint
Look, “Ronin”, we know it’s difficult living up to the chase from “Bullitt”. It’s tough being the younger child – everything your older siblings do seems so perfect that striving to exceed them means coloring a little outside the lines. Which is why this car chase scene you present us with is so very nuts.
