The importance of sound in Refn’s “Drive”

This article, The Sounds of Violence, from Slate.com discusses one of the great movies we chatted about in our Great Car Chase series, Nicolas Winding Refn’s 2011 film Drive.  Considering our discussion on the amazing crunching sounds, it’s a great read and really exemplifies the importance of quality sound in a film.  Thanks to Steve Sarmento…

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Leon can’t get enough of Gene Kelly (and neither can we…)

In the spirit of our upcoming episode on Luc Besson’s 1994 film Leon, here’s the scene from It’s Always Fair Weather  that Leon watches with glee in the movie theatre.  Gene Kelly actually tap dances in roller skates.  You heard that right — he tap dances in roller skates.  This man was just amazing.

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An audiophile’s review of Dolby’s new sound system

Aside from the 48fps theatres, Dolby Atmos is apparently the next big thing for theatres.  I didn’t hear about it back in June when they started it up w/Brave, but it apparently sounds great.  Unfortunately, they still don’t have any locations near me. And if you want to see if there’s a theatre near you…

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Get ready for your 48 fps future

Lest we let the future get too many steps ahead of us, mark your calendar for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and make sure to pick up your tickets at one of the theaters on the list at 48fpsmovies.com. According to the editor, the theaters on this list are all equipped for 48 fps/3D —…

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