Lee Siegel has written an interesting take on the satirical layers of Brüno for The Daily Beast. An excerpt: Cohen’s target in Brüno is, superficially,…
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This article from The Washington Post links the cultural commentary of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to current issues, namely the Sonia Sotomayor hearings:…
This article on Salon.com explores why Americans have a negative attitude toward science and scientific inquiry, looking at scientists with fear or disdain and regarding…
Sounds of Cinema did not air from 89.7 KMSU FM in Mankato in the last two weeks due to a computer error. The KMSU is…
For Independence Day weekend, Sounds of Cinema will celebrate the First Amendment with a survey of films that have been censored, protested, and banned in…
From the LA Times: Karl Malden, one of Hollywood’s strongest and most versatile supporting actors, who won an Oscar playing his Broadway-originated role as Mitch…
With the death of Michael Jackson, MTV has actually gone back to showing music videos again. In a lot of the press reports about Jackson’s…
Sounds of Cinema for Sunday, July 5th will celebrate freedom of speech by featuring music of films that have been controversial, protested, or banned. In…
According to this piece from Salon.com, the state run television network in Iran has turned to playing a Lord of the Rings marathon to keep…
This Sunday, June 21, Sound of Cinema will re-run the recent Star Trek-themed episode (#239). The show should be back next Sunday with a brand…