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The first movie soundtrack to win a Grammy for 'Album of the Year'?

43+ min ago  (377+ words) Ever since the Recording Academy has been handing out their Grammy Awards, a few movie soundtracks have slipped into the nominations and walked away with the coveted ‘Album of the Year’ gong. Naturally, such a prize is usually doled out…...

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faroutmagazine.co.uk > most-unexpected-sample-zz-top-catalogue

The most unexpected sample in ZZ Top's entire catalogue

1+ hour, 8+ min ago  (270+ words) To anyone unfamiliar with ZZ Top’s southern boogie, IDM electronica should exist in a different universe from the trio’s brand of Texan hard rock. You can’t blame anyone for not immediately pivoting to the frontman, Billy Gibbons, as a leading…...

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faroutmagazine.co.uk > key-to-christopher-nolan-adaptation-the-odyssey

The key to Christopher Nolan's adaptation of ‘The Odyssey’ is everything he left out

3+ hour, 38+ min ago  (335+ words) Adapting a classic work of literature is almost always a bad idea, but when it comes to a text as ancient and deeply ingrained in Western storytelling as The Odyssey, the task is a fool’s errand. Luckily, Christopher Nolan is…...

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faroutmagazine.co.uk > 1988-role-willem-dafoe-called-the-hardest-hell-ever-play

The 1988 role Willem Dafoe called the hardest he'll ever play

4+ hour, 38+ min ago  (493+ words) No one ever said that acting was going to be easy. It’s the kind of job that looks endlessly alluring, with its award shows and opulent parties, but of course, that’s only one side of it. To get there, you…...

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faroutmagazine.co.uk > the-1987-movie-that-convinced-danny-trejo-hed-finally-made-it-as-an-actor

The 1987 movie that convinced Danny Trejo he'd finally made it

5+ hour, 28+ min ago  (472+ words) As anyone who has ever lost an Allen key while trying to put together a bizarrely named bit of MDF furniture from Ikea on a Saturday afternoon, the importance of using the right tool for a job can’t be overestimated....

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faroutmagazine.co.uk > 1987-movie-that-made-steven-spielberg-fall-out-with-his-hero

The 1987 movie that made Steven Spielberg fall out with his hero

5+ hour, 34+ min ago  (209+ words) Although the popular image of Hollywood is one of glitz and glamour, filmmaking is far from a harmonious profession. Namely, the Jaws director has repeatedly heaped praise onto the legendary British director David Lean, known for works like A Passage…...

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faroutmagazine.co.uk > 1993-movie-so-bad-dennis-hopper-children-hated-it

The 1993 picture so bad Dennis Hopper's children hated it

7+ hour, 58+ min ago  (660+ words) Far Out Magazine The 1993 movie so bad Dennis Hopper’s children hated it: “Dad, I don’t need shoes that badly” There’s one much-anticipated adaptation of a beloved kids’ franchise from 1993 that still baffles over its total conceptual misfire. It was an…...

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faroutmagazine.co.uk > 1990-movie-bruce-willis-would-never-make-again

The 1990 movie Bruce Willis would never make again

9+ hour, 8+ min ago  (689+ words) Based in Paris, Tiegan Johnston is an Irish writer covering film from France for Far Out. With a background in literature, she’s interested in the intersections of critical theory and pop culture, and the poetics of everyday life captured through…...

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faroutmagazine.co.uk > movie-masterpiece-quentin-tarantino-cant-stand

The 1972 movie masterpiece Quentin Tarantino "barely got through" watching

9+ hour, 28+ min ago  (524+ words) As much as he’s known for being a cinephile, which is fair when it feels like he’s seen almost everything, Quentin Tarantino isn’t a cinephile in the stuffiest, snootiest, and most pretentious sense of the word. Well, he is, in…...

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faroutmagazine.co.uk > legendary-role-al-pacino-wished-hadnt-turned-down

The legendary 1988 role Al Pacino wished he hadn't turned down

9+ hour, 58+ min ago  (466+ words) Having given several of the most legendary performances in modern cinema, you’d think that Al Pacino wouldn’t be left too distraught by the ones he didn’t get to give. After all, he’s The Godfather‘s Michael Corleone, Heat‘s Vincent…...