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10 Pieces of Classical Music You Know Thanks to the Movies

By Phoebe Pua on

Think back to the first time you heard the overture to Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro. Were you just a kid watching Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in a dark cinema? Similarly, thanks to V for Vendetta, we can’t hear Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture without picturing a revolution, or Ravel’s Boléro without thinking about Bo Derek “making love” to Dudley Moore. It’s hard to list all the pieces of classical music used in soundtracks that are now inextricably associated with specific events and moods, but here are some of the most ubiquitous of the bunch. … Read More

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Vulgar Kids’ Movie Jokes You Didn’t Understand as a Kid

By Jennifer Lewis on

Halloween may feel like a distant memory, but it was just last week. If you’re anything like this author, you may or may not have watched Hocus Pocus more times than you can count, partly because it happened to be on TV, but mostly because you’re sort of going through a weird Bette Midler phase right now. Yes? No? Just me? Well — around Hocus Pocus viewing #3, you’ll start to notice some subtle sex jokes thrown into that very kid-friendly movie. Although jokes as such often feel like a kick to the childhood’s stomach, we can’t help but find them somewhat amusing. So, click through to find our selection of kids’ film jokes that you probably didn’t understand as a kid (save for those super-famous Disney ones), and brace yourself — there are a couple fairly vulgar ones in your near future. … Read More

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Wonderful Sketchbook Illustrations of Famous Films

By Emily Temple on

Have you ever tried to draw the movies? In her 2012 Sketchbook Project, which we spotted over at Super Punch, designer and illustrator Caroline Hadilaksono has illustrated a few of her favorite movies across the pages of her notebook, to great effect. The drawings are more than just recreations of static moments in film — each sketchbook spread encompasses a few scenes, and succeeds in giving an impression of the film in question rather than just drawing a picture of it. Click through to flip through Hadilaksono’s sketchbook, and then be sure to head over to her website to see more of her great work. … Read More

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Something Mysterious, Yet Undefined: Gene Wilder on Willy Wonka’s Iconic Costume

By Emily Temple on

Though we appreciate Johnny Depp’s bug-eyed incarnation as much as the next guy, when we picture Willy Wonka, we still think of Gene Wilder, and we have the feeling that will never change. Wilder just embodied the role too perfectly — from hat to cane — and as Letters of Note points out, he had… Read More

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Reimagined Posters for Classic ’60s and ’70s Films

By Alison Nastasi on

We’ve been keeping tabs on British film mag Little White Lies and their ongoing collaborations with local galleries, exhibiting film posters that reimagine iconic movies through contemporary artists. The publication’s newest joint venture is with Paris concept store Colette — a show that opened just in time for the inaugural Cannes Film Festival celebrations and runs until June 2. Thirteen new artists and films have been added to the overall collection. See how Superman’s signature curl figures into Vahram Muratyan’s design, appreciate Geneviève Gauckler’s Warriors interpretation, and remember the figure in red in Paul X Jonhson’s Don’t Look Now artwork by heading past the break. Pick up your own poster in the online shop. … Read More

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Gene Wilder’s Willy Wonka Costume Up for Auction

By Judy Berman on

Paging Tim Burton (or maybe Marilyn Manson): Gene Wilder’s iconic costume from one of Hollywood’s all-time weirdest kids’ movies, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, will be on the auction block in July. If the retro dandy in your life has an extra $80,000 – $120,000 lying around, Wonka’s “flamboyant purple velvet frock coat, wool… Read More

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10 ‘Alice in Wonderland’-Inspired Tales on Film

By Alison Nastasi on

With Alice in Wonderland author Lewis Carroll’s birthday on the horizon, we wanted to follow a few films down the rabbit hole and explore some of the fantasy worlds portrayed in the Victorian-era novel. Ignoring the recent blockbuster monstrosity that is Tim Burton’s movie, we ventured into the pool of tears, got advice from a caterpillar, and attended a mad tea party to find out what movies explore the same kinds of themes that the English author made synonymous with phantasmagorical adventures and self-discovery. Check out our gallery of Alice-inspired cinema past the break, and tell us your picks in the comments below. … Read More

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10 of Film’s Most Mouth-Watering Feasts

By Romy Oltuski on

Thanksgiving is a time of coming together, of enjoyment, of abundance — in a word, of food. For centuries, the meal has been an American cultural centerpiece, a moment of epicurean indulgence and familial togetherness. And while we remember the feasts of our childhood with heartwarming nostalgia and salivating mouths, the feasts that have the most power over our imagination are the ones we’ve never actually attended, experienced only through the mind’s eye and the magic of editing. Perhaps it’s because they’re unattainable that they’ve become the focus of our hedonistic fantasies. Or maybe it’s because multimillion-dollar studio budgets went into creating them. We’re too hungry to keep contemplating, so while we raid our fridges, feast your eyes on the most delicious meals in movie history. … Read More