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What makes Flowers’ grandiose statements particularly unpalatable is the band’s unwavering mediocrity. They quote their influences??80s commercial New Wave on their debut “Hot Fuss,” and now, on “Sam’s Town,” Bruce Springsteen—verbatim, adding nothing new. They steal without contrition, and, what’s worse, without irony...
...critical peers; but these viewers are of the type that regularly reads film reviews and checks the Brattle’s website. This ensures that, for the near future, Bujalski’s films are likely to find a limited audience of cinephiles. And indeed, Bujalski’s influences??as noted by film critics—include John Cassevetes, Jean-Luc Godard, Eric Rohmer: brilliant artists whose work is largely unnoticed by the casual filmgoer.But obscurity is not what Bujalski intends: “My biggest fear at the moment is that my films might be elitist...
...website lists dozens of “influences?? ranging from Björk to Metallica to Johnny Cash. Recently, Wilkis has been composing a love song using the “cool rhythmic patterns” he admires in heavy metal, “only making it sound pretty instead of scream-y and angry...
Tropicalism emerged out of the fusion of bossa nova and samba, with varied international influences??the Beatles, Miles Davis, and James Brown, as well as urban African rhythms from Senegal, South Africa, and Nigeria. The result was a unique sound that profoundly altered the cultural landscape of Brazil...
...fact, was mentioned by Fisher as among his “primary influences?? in creating Conversation For a Dollar. “Versatility of content and expression,” he said, “is an essential element of this musical form” and of the film. And, truly, the chance to explore the film’s diversity of tones and attitudes constitutes a sizable portion of its appeal. The material in Conversation For a Dollar is delivered in such a palatable and speedy style that it’s difficult...