Daily Archives: February 4, 2014

Mark Mothersbaugh brings more than a little Devo to the music of “The Lego Movie”

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It pops up early on in the new “Lego Movie,” this…song. “Everything is awesome. Everything is cool when we’re part of a team.” Can’t get it out of your head — bubbly tune, infectious lyrics. “Everything is awesome, when we’re … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Monuments Men” is Clooney’s first stumble as a director

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　”The Monuments Men” is the “Last Vegas” of World War II movies. A roughly true/fictionally embellished account of the efforts of American arts scholars — drafted into the Army — to preserve the artistic patrimony of Europe from the scourge … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “The Lego Movie”

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If the Looney Toons team had played with plastic blocks that snap together, “The Lego Movie” is the kind of surreal subversion they might have made. Their Looney heirs, the guys behind the original “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” … Continue reading →

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