Word: studioful
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Movies work by making us think that they're real. Most movies accomplish this by imitating life, so we forget that what we're seeing is illusion. When they're frightening, it is comforting to remember that "it's only a movie." Someone is filming this in a studio somewhere, with scores of people on hand to make sure the illusion never fails. "Calm down. It's only a movie...
...making us think that they're real. Most movies accomplish this by imitating life, so we forget that what we're seeing is illusion. When they scare us, it helps to remind ourselves that "it's only a movie." We know that someone is filming this in a studio somewhere, with scores of people on hand to make sure the illusion never fails. "Calm down. It's only a movie...
...endless reel in my mind now. A big boat is sinking; a starship is rising; an ex-stand-up is drawing $1 million per potty joke; and the studio magpies are eyeballing the receipts over Monday-morning cappuccino...
...says. "Because the best part is the beginning--when I'm sitting down writing the music with an acoustic guitar. There's so much feeling, so much chills. We wanted to get that across." To bring back the chills, the group brought in veteran producer Don Was (a respected studio vet who has worked with Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones) to help it capture the essence of the music, to strip away studio trickery and pop excess. The group has worked with outside producers before--Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth of the rock group Talking Heads produced...
...bought my first CDs before I even owned the player. The first was U2's "Rattle and Hum," and that one CD remains a favorite. Somehow, the live performances and the sheer majestic beauty of some of the band's finest studio moments still speak to me. I remember the era well, and remember being seized by "With or Without You," a song that was still playing often on the radio when that prized album was released...