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...Anderson’s films, along with the “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...
...Graduate’s, Garden State’s soundtrack is a leech, promoting its artists but not being a useful part of the film. There are clear cases where a song is significantly part of the film, not just on top of it or behind it (8 Mile, or the ultimate music-leeching movie Moulin Rouge!). Similarly, there are clear cases where the use of pre-recorded music serves either as a juxtaposition to the action (“What a Difference Today Makes” in Lola Rennt), or where aural-collage becomes the goal (anything Tarantino...
...stupid things,” Kovacs said. “All three of us went over the line one race, so we all had to restart. I flipped in another race, which meant I finished a mile behind everyone else...
...meet, junior Laura Maludzinski was the only other runner to score more than two points and finish in the top three in any event. She came up big for the Crimson by taking third in the mile run. Her time of 4:52 was less than half a second behind race-winner Sarah Coseo of Cornell...
...WEST LABELS HIM, Khan is a hero to millions of Pakistanis and the Muslim customers of his nuclear bazaar. If he had decided in his heart that the glory of Islam lies in having Muslim nations become powerful nuclear states, then he undoubtedly would have gone the last possible mile in selling his wares...