Movies to watch when you’re not sober
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From brain-melting thrillers to unintentional comedies to pure chaos, these films are best experienced under the influence because they aren’t as fun while sober.
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Picks of the Week: Crafts, outer space and everything in between
On Thursday, get in the mood for Coheed and Cambria’s 6:30 p.m. show at Hearst Greek Theatre by watching the trailer for “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
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Mainstream science fiction fails to live up to its full potential
My problem are the themes these sci-fi pieces choose to grapple with — they’re digestible, bite-size questions of morality and existentialism.
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How Hans Zimmer’s live show paved new space in activism
Nearly three years ago, while on a trip to London, I saw one of composer Hans Zimmer’s first live shows. I’ve listened to thousands of hours (literally) of his film scores, mainly from Christopher Nolan films. To say that I’m a fan is a bit of an understatement. So when
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Picks of the week: Music legends, local comedy and more
Legends like Hans Zimmer and Kendrick Lamar are certain to draw massive crowds, but they aren’t the only artists taking over next week.
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Facebook’s square movie trailers are absurd, idiotic marketing strategy
Facebook recently started showing trailers that have been cropped to a square. This is awful, for both viewers and for the film industry.
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Tunesday: Songs that testify to the beauty of film scores
(“Photograph” by Arcade Fire is not available on Spotify) I’m not the biggest music person. I don’t really care for the most recent hot album. I have my set of indie rock songs from my early high school days and my momentary stages of EDM heavy listening, but the only
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The explosion of CGI in sci-fi: Why engaging stories still matter
Sci-fi, through its pushing of the boundaries of how real and computer-generated imagery can be synthesized, has a responsibility to get it right.
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Hans Zimmer reveals powerhouse musicians, heartfelt emotion through iconic film scores at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
It was his musicians that truly brought the show to life. But in doing so, they reminded us why Zimmer’s music is so affecting.
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Unhinged sex goon
It was cool at the time
Somehow, for every five BuzzFeed quiz results that are comically off, there will be one result that fits you a little too well.
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