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Sounds of Cinema: August 2015
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The blog to southern Minnesota's local source for film music, reviews, and new release information. Sunday, August 30, 2015. More Movies That Rock. Today's episode of Sounds of Cinema featured music from movies that rock. Some titles were rock and roll movie musicals and others were pictures in which rock or similar music plays a role in the movie. Here are some titles that weren't mentioned on today's show:. This movie was not a hit at the time of its release but The Blues Brothers. The Monkees ended th...
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Sounds of Cinema: James Horner Retrospective
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The blog to southern Minnesota's local source for film music, reviews, and new release information. Sunday, June 28, 2015. Today’s episode of Sounds of Cinema took a look at the films of composer James Horner, who died last week in a plane crash. Horner had been scoring movies since the late 1970s and throughout his career he had worked with several notable directors on some of their best films including James Cameron, Edward Zwick, and Mel Gibson. Here are some highlights of Horner’s career. Was a scien...
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Valhalla's War Room: Black Lives Matter is Doomed
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The blog of Nathan Wardinski. Monday, August 10, 2015. Black Lives Matter is Doomed. August ninth was the one year anniversary of the shooting Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and with it the protests and riots that followed. Brown’s death has become one of the key events in the “Black Lives Matter” movement, which protests the disproportionate and often unwarranted violence by white police officers on African American citizens. Although the facts in the Michael Brown shooting. 8220;two women and a ma...
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Valhalla's War Room: August 2013
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The blog of Nathan Wardinski. Friday, August 30, 2013. The Slut Shaming of Miley Cyrus. For those who missed it, Cyrus performed her hit song “We Can’t Stop” while dressed in a leotard and occasionally bent over and twerked. For the crowd. This was immediately followed by a duet with Robin Thicke of his song “Blurred Lines” for which Cyrus stripped down to a flesh colored two-piece and spent the song grinding against Thicke’s groin. You can watch the full performance here. Obsessions with public morality...
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Valhalla's War Room: August 2014
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The blog of Nathan Wardinski. Saturday, August 16, 2014. An Open Letter to David Zaslav, President and CEO of Discovery Communications. Dear Mr. Zaslav,. I’m writing to you concerning the programming on Discovery, one of several cable channels owned by Discovery Communications. Specifically, I wish to address my concerns about this year’s “Shark Week” programming. This program purported to expose the existence of Carcharocles megalodon. That same summer, Shark Week also featured the program Voodoo Sharks.
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Valhalla's War Room: Should We Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day?
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The blog of Nathan Wardinski. Monday, January 19, 2015. Should We Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day? There are only two individuals in the calendar of the United States who have their own holidays: Christopher Columbus and Martin Luther King, Jr. There has been a growing and insistent opposition. 8221; speech articulates a belief in equality of opportunity, a lynchpin of the American myths of meritocracy and democracy. That speech remains one of King’s most frequently referenced works and e...And the...
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Valhalla's War Room: February 2013
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The blog of Nathan Wardinski. Monday, February 25, 2013. Steven Brill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us. I recommend you take time to read Steven Brill’s piece “ Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us. The fact that non-profit organizations are generating tremendous income highlights the core of what is wrong with American health care and the degree to which politicians and the news media have missed the point. The examining table is tilted but no one seems to notice. Put simply, the bills tell us...
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Valhalla's War Room: January 2013
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The blog of Nathan Wardinski. Monday, January 28, 2013. Sounds of Cinema: Best and Worst of 2012. On yesterday's episode of Sounds of Cinema I counted down my picks of the best and worst films of last year. 2 Life of Pi. 5 Take This Waltz. 9 Zero Dark Thirty. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2. Last Ounce of Courage. One for the Money. You can find more information, including rationales for each film and lists of honorable mentions and cinematic trends of 2012, here. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Valhalla's War Room: August 2015
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The blog of Nathan Wardinski. Monday, August 10, 2015. Black Lives Matter is Doomed. August ninth was the one year anniversary of the shooting Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and with it the protests and riots that followed. Brown’s death has become one of the key events in the “Black Lives Matter” movement, which protests the disproportionate and often unwarranted violence by white police officers on African American citizens. Although the facts in the Michael Brown shooting. 8220;two women and a ma...
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Valhalla's War Room: Sounds of Cinema: Best and Worst Films of 2014
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The blog of Nathan Wardinski. Sunday, January 25, 2015. Sounds of Cinema: Best and Worst Films of 2014. On today's episode of Sounds of Cinema I counted down my picks of the best and worst films of 2014. 7 The Grand Budapest Hotel. America: Imagine a World Without Her. A Haunted House 2. And So It Goes. Deliver Us from Evil. Men, Women and Children. You can find more information, including rationales for each film and lists of honorable mentions and cinematic trends of 2014, here. View my complete profile.
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