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The use of popular songs in films is not a new art. Directors have been cutting scenes in their films to popular songs for as long as films have been made. Often there are great pairings that happen, such as Mike Nichols’ decision to set most of The Graduate to the songs of Simon & Garfunkle, or Paul Thomas Anderson’s collaboration with Aimee Mann on Magnolia.
In thinking about my top five examples, though, I wanted to look at one-off uses of a pop song in a film used to heighten the emotion of the scene. These are my five favorite pairings of song & scene. I’m sure I’ve forgotten a bunch, and many just missed the cut (“Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head” from Butch Cassidy or “Head Over Heels” from Donnie Darko) but these five rose to the top.
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It looks like Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York may be coming back as a television series.
More info after the break.
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In what has proven to be his longest and most fruitful partnership since his early run with DeNiro, Martin Scorsese is re-teaming with his nouveau-muse Leonardo DiCaprio for a film version of the memoir “The Wolf of Wall Street”.
More details after the break.
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Digital vs Film: Keannu Reeves Interviews Various Directors
In this short but interesting look at the transition film making is going through, Keannu Reeves interviews some of the most prolific directors and proponents of film-making technology.
From James Cameron (Avatar), George Lucas (STAR WARS), Robert Rodriguez (Sin City), Steven Soderbergh (Ocean’s Eleven), Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight) and even Martin Scorsese (The Departed), these well known directors give their opinions on this change in technology and culture. Though largely in favor of digital over film, with only one director being wholly against digital an the resulting 3D technology.
Martin Scorsese perhaps gives the best outlook on this transition: “The issue is it’s different. How is it different, then how do you use it to tell a story. It’s up to the film maker.”
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