Adam & I stayed home to watch this year, just the two of us and a warm bowl of delicious, delicious poutine (thanks Rachel, for the ‘curds!). I’ve been wildly indifferent on this year’s films (and thus, Oscar nominees) overall, so my heart wasn’t in it for the flicks, for once. Here are my stray [...]
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It’s back! Sample this year’s Oscar Nominees for Best Original Score and Best Original Song with my annual Academy Awards movie music mix! Whether you want to have an educated opinion on the nominees before Sunday’s ceremony or are simply a film aficionado, this mix will catch you up on the music branch’s choices for [...]
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Merry Christmas! Need some background music for your Christmas Day gift-unwrapping? Or dinner with your family? Sick of the same old holiday tunes but still want something festive? Ever wondered how I’d finally tie Buffy the Vampire Slayer into a soundtrack mix? Well look no further, Christmas-friend! “Scores of the Season” has finally arrived! A [...]
It’s “Soundtrack Sampler” week here on the blog, as I’ve completed not 1, not 2, but 3 Soundtrack Samplers in the past several months! Over the course of the week, I’ll be giving each one its moment in the sun with some photos of the liners and a brief run-down of my thoughts for each [...]
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(SPOILER-FREE) All four of us at MAMA’s House ventured out to an advance screening of “How to Train Your Dragon” last Saturday morning, with few to no expectations. I like me some animation, but I wasn’t enthralled by the trailers I’d seen beforehand. And maybe that was for the best, because the movie turned out [...]
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Sample this year’s Oscar Nominees for Best Original Score and Best Original Song! My annual Academy Awards movie music mix is back, and will catch you up on the music branch’s choices for best of the year in just over an hour.
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