the kind of grandiose skyscraper of a movie—with an overture, intermission and an epilogue—that harkens back to Hollywood epics of yore. The soundtrack—with originals by composerDaniel Blumberg—is auditory magnificence. The movie towers over most others by its sheer scope, unbridled...
Streets Of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, 1993) Movie theme songs can offer light relief or fuel tension, and sometimes they can be of social importance. When director Jonathan Demme asked Bruce Springsteen to write a soundtrack song about the AIDS epidemic, The Boss obliged with a haunting ballad ...
Gosh! Fourteen years after the cult classic hit theaters, Jon Heder (Napoleon), Tina Majorino (Deb) and Efren Ramirez (Pedro) met up for a screening of Napoleon Dynamite in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 18. 'Blade Runner 2049' Charley Gallay/Getty Images for SAG-AFTRA Foundation One ...
Honorable Mention: Bruce Springsteen won a Best Original Song Oscar for "Streets of Philadelphia," the opening song from Jonathan Demme's 'Philadelphia.' Neil Young also contributed a moving title song, and the soundtrack contained recordings by Peter Gabriel, Indigo Girls and Sade. Pulp Fiction...
Bruce Springsteen: Streets of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, 1994) It took a dead serious movie to bring The Boss into the soundtrack world. Jonathan Demme’s film was one of the first to examine the toll of AIDS, and Springsteen’s song is a dark character study that harks back toNebraskaand...
41 | Andrew Beckett,Philadelphia TriStar Pictures In the early ‘90s, it wasn’t common to see the experience of living with AIDS portrayed on screen. So it was massively significant when Tom Hanks starred inPhiladelphiaas Andrew Beckett, a lawyer who sues his firm for wrongful termination. He...
OUR AMERICAN FAMILY provides an honest, unfiltered look at a close-knit Philadelphia family dealing with generational substance abuse. Captured at a pivotal “nothing to lose” moment, for over the course of a year, five family members tired of life with addiction on center stage, each struggle...
More long-term, CBS bought stations in Philadelphia (WCAU, now owned by NBC) and St. Louis (KMOX-TV, now KMOV), but CBS would eventually sell these stations off as well; before buying KMOX-TV, CBS had attempted to purchase and sign on the channel 11 license in St. Louis, now KPL...
Honorable Mention:Bruce Springsteen won a Best Original Song Oscar for "Streets of Philadelphia," the opening song from Jonathan Demme's 'Philadelphia.' Neil Young also contributed a moving title song, and the soundtrack contained recordings by Peter Gabriel, Indigo Girls and Sade. ...
Philadelphia (1993) No one would take his case until one man was willing to take on the system. Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adv...