Interstellar Composer Hans Zimmer On Music and His Own Process For Scoring Films
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View ArticleThe MovieFilm Podcast: Dumb and Dumber To and Hunger Games
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View ArticleFun Fun Fun Fest: Minimum Size, Maximum, well... Fun
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View ArticleI Went to a Taylor Swift-Themed SoulCycle Class and We Need to Talk About It
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View ArticleThanksgiving Traditions with Jared Harris
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View ArticleInterpol Are Still All the Rage Back Home
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View ArticleDisney Television Animation Executives Attribute Their Current Hot Streak to...
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View ArticleMary J. Blige and Faith Evans: The Legends Return
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View ArticleExploring the Philosophy of 'Interstellar': Why Is the Universe Like This?
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View ArticleThe Best Films of 2014: MOMA-Style
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