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  • We’re on a mission from God

    If you’ve just joined us, we’re examining movies about music, inspired by Bohemian Rhapsody. This list is incomplete, idiosyncratic, and possibly inaccurate. Welcome to Category C: Totally fictional biopics! The Rose (1979) Bette Midler stars in a film that’s “loosely based” on the life of Janis Joplin. I’ve never seen…

  • Bohemian Rhapsody in Blue

    Our survey of movies about music, inspired by Bohemian Rhapsody, continues with Biopics about non-Beatles. It’s amazing how many older films are not instantly available in our instant-grat culture. I’m relying on faded memories of some of these pictures while listening to their soundtracks today (except when I refuse to…

  • Oh mamma mia, mamma mia, Queen won’t let me go

    Tonight’s very exciting post is all about – not music in movies, but movies about music! Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) Starring Rami Malek as Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury, Gwilym Lee as guitarist and hair farmer Brian May, Ben Hardy as singing drummer Roger Taylor, Joseph Mazzello as dorky bass player…

  • How to succeed with your New Year’s resolutions

    Welcome to the sparkling fresh world of 2019, colleagues. I survived the floodplains of December thanks to a diet rich in readily available carbohydrates: Bread Variations on bread Sugar, flour, cinnamon, chocolate Stuffing (bread) Jams, jellies, butters More bread Rice Krispies golf balls paved with peanut butter and frosted with…

  • World Chess Championship, the playoffs: Like I really care

    Magnus Carlsen defeated Fabiano Caruana in the lightning round of the championship today, winning the first three games of the four-game rapid series (25 minutes per side) and thus the title. Ho. Hum. Caruana played well in the first game, but he was overpowered finally by Carlsen, the best player…