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‘Music’: A Staggeringly Misconceived Exercise In Condescension Masquerading As Optimism [Review]

February 11, 2021 1:08 pm

It’s difficult to even pick a starting point on the many misfires that are musician-turned-filmmaker Sia’s misguided directorial debut, “Music.” So much of it is bad and ill-conceived, all of it worth criticiz...

‘Music’ Trailer: Sia’s Controversial Directorial Debut Is A Colorful, Musical Drama

Charles Barfield

January 15, 2021 9:56 am

News, Trailers

“Music” is still about a month away from arriving in select theaters and VOD, but the film has already become a bit infamous thanks to the controversy surrounding the casting of the title character. And withou...

‘Music’ Trailer: Sia Makes Directorial Debut With Controversial “Musical Experience” Movie

Rafael Motamayor

November 21, 2020 11:07 am

News, Trailers

Australian pop singer-songwriter Sia has made the jump from directing music videos, to directing her first theatrical feature film, "Music." Almost immediately as the first trailer dropped, controversy arose d...

‘Music’ First Look: Kate Hudson Stars In Sia’s Directorial Debut Musical

Charles Barfield

October 12, 2020 11:36 am

News

With her iconic style, which includes her face being partially covered by hair, singer-songwriter Sia has become one of the most recognizable pop stars on the planet. And as if music domination wasn’t enough, ...

Natalie Portman & Brady Corbet On ‘Vox Lux’: “It’s Almost Impossible To Go Far Enough”

Lena Wilson

December 20, 2018 11:12 am

Interviews, News

As the Awards Season Hot Take Machine revs up, get ready to see a lot of conflicting opinions about “Vox Lux.” Once you see the movie, which our own Jessica Kiang called “actively, chewily unboring,” you’ll no ...

Listen: Stream Full ‘Vox Lux’ Soundtrack Sung By Natalie Portman With Music By Sia & Scott Walker

Rodrigo Perez

December 16, 2018 11:49 am

News

Director Bradey Cobert’s “Vox Lux” is something of a bone of contention around these parts and arguably Film Twitter as well. Following strong reviews during the film festival circuit, the Natalie Portman-starr...

Sia & Scott Walker Providing The Music For Natalie Portman Musical Drama ‘Vox Lux’

Charles Barfield

August 21, 2018 4:44 pm

Festivals, News

When you make a musical, no matter what the subject, a majority of the quality rests on the back of the music heard in the film. And when you take a look at filmmaker Brady Corbet’s upcoming musical drama starr...

Kendrick Lamar, Katy Perry Lead Nominations As 2017 MTV Video Music Awards Adds ‘Artist Of The Year’

Gregory Ellwood

July 25, 2017 1:59 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Television

MTV announced the nominees for the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards (aka VMAs) this morning and, as usual, the list of honorees was full of familiar names, videos mostly released over the past six months and head sc...

First Teaser For ‘My Little Pony’ Saddles Up

Kevin Jagernauth

April 6, 2017 12:11 pm

News

I may not personally know any Bronies, but I do know enough about "My Little Pony" to realize the brand has extended far beyond the plastic horses that were advertised when I watched cartoons on Saturday mornin...

Beyonce Dominates 59th Grammy Nominations As ‘Suicide Squad’ Gets 3 Nods

Gregory Ellwood

December 6, 2016 3:55 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

Oscar's big nomination day is still over a month away, but music got its moment in the spotlight as The Recording Academy revealed the nominees for the 59th Grammy Awards this morning and, as expected, Queen Be...

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