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Signs: The Power of Coincidences, Faith and Belief
January 4, 2019

See what you have to ask yourself is what kind of person are you? Are you the kind that sees signs, that sees miracles? Or do you believe that people just get lucky? Or, look at the question this way: Is it possible that there are…

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The Month of the M. Night Shyamalan Comeback
January 3, 2019

Art is the ability to convey that we are not alone. When I sit down next to you in a movie theater, we get to share each other’s point of view. We become part of a collective soul. That’s the magic in the movies.
M. Night Shyamalan

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The Cinematropolis Staff Picks: The Top 5 Films of 2018
December 31, 2018

With the year coming to a close, five members of the Cinematropolis team elaborate on their picks for the top 5 Films of 2018.

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Let’s Not Forget John Huston
December 11, 2018

Fat City is a bleak but compassionate look at love, boxing, and alcoholism through the eyes of the lower class residents of Stockton, California in the 1960’s. Its material derives…

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Sound Trek Film Composer Spotlight: Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout)
December 3, 2018

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Guest Lorne Balfe

Film/TV/Video Game Score Composer

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Welcome back to Sound Trek’s new film composer spotlight interview series on

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‘Blue Velvet’ Illustrates the Decay of the Noir Hero
November 30, 2018

Four years before David Lynch would redefine crime television with Twin Peaks, he fractured the conventions of noir into the kaleidoscope that is Blue Velvet. Though the critical successes of Eraserhead and The Elephant Man would make an auteur out of Lynch early…

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Sound Trek Film Composer Spotlight: Kevin Manthei
November 28, 2018

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Guest Kevin Manthei

Film/TV/Video Game Composer

Follow Kevin Manthei on Twitter: @KevinManthei

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Visit kevinmanthei.com for more information on his past and future projects

Welcome to the first of Sound Trek’s new film/TV/video game composer spotlight interviews on…

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Suspiria Is A Definitive Trump-Era Horror Film
November 8, 2018

When covering songs, artists should try their best to both capture the spirit of the original while at the same time doing something new and unique with the material. This year, surviving ’90s band Weezer scored a hit by covering “Africa,” one of two Toto singles to rise up…

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