The Genius of the Soundtrack to “The Social Network”

As one of the most universally-praised films of the past decade, there’s a lot to love about The Social Network (2010). The individual performances from stars like Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield are aided by the gorgeous direction and storytelling…

5 Great Movies With Anachronistic Soundtracks

Anachronistic: belonging-to-a-period-other-than-in-which-it-exists. Anachronistic soundtrack: the sexiest kind of film score. Almost every movie uses its soundtrack to create emotion, feeling, tone, and texture. Historical films usually involve music the same way they do costumes: to help transport us to another…

Tribeca ’15 Interview: “JACKRABBIT” Director Carleton Ranney

Carleton Ranney is a first-time film director from Austin, Texas. After catching a screening of his science fiction hacker film JACKRABBIT, I got in contact with him to discover the thoughts behind some of the crazy machinations of the 80s homage…