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...until being set opposite Campbell Scott in 2002’s Rodger Dodger that Eisenberg created some buzz in Hollywood. In the film, Eisenberg, playing the sexually curious nephew of the philandering lead character, was critically applauded for his ability to keep pace with Scott and the film??s other lead, veteran actress Isabella Rossellini...
HRIS: That the soundtrack to last year’s Garden State has peaked at 20 on the Billboard top 200 seems somewhat significant, but not as significant as the word of mouth concerning the film??s score. For those who knew and loved the song beforehand, that the Shins’ “New Slang” is forever destined to be “that song from Garden State” is a humorous tribute to their good taste, and usually a prod to remind the listener that the opening doohs and dahs graced...
...film??s selections also cover the ages, peaking with Simon & Garfunkel’s “Only Living Boy In New York,” which overtly picks up the film??s Graduate leanings, and Nick Drake’s “One Of These Things First” makes an appearance, plucked from the same album, 1970’s Bryter Layter that gave The Royal Tenenbaums the song...
...Kill Bill” movies, Lost in Translation, and even 8 Mile, have joined Garden State in rejuvenating popular music on film, a genre that had grown tired by the late ’90s when the tacky label of “music inspired by the film?? came about as another way for greedy artists to cross-merchandise. I love “Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me” by U2, but couldn’t recall where it played in Batman Forever, the movie on whose soundtrack it appeared. It was during...
DREW: I’m glad you invoked The Graduate’s legacy here. Although I think there is a vast qualitative difference between it and Garden State, they both share a heavy reliance upon pop music that unifies the film??s “sound” with its overall artistic sensibility. Certainly, there are times when pre-released pop music can be used well in an original film, but far too often it’s an easy out for a studio that needs something for their sister record company to sell...