“Her” director Spike Jonze talks about why he replaced Samantha Morton with Scarlett Johansson at the eleventh hour and how Arcade Fire’s latest album “Reflektor” was influenced by the work they did on the film’s score.
'Her' Q&A: Spike Jonze on why he replaced Samantha Morton with Scarlett Johansson
Posted by chris-eggertsen · 10:13 am · November 14th, 2013
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Tech Support: International lineup of Best Original Song contenders presents a great opportunity
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:55 am · December 20th, 2012
With the recent reveal of the Academy’s list of Best Original Song qualifiers — all 75 of them — the music branch has a wide swath of popular artists to choose from. Of course, the branch tends to focus on the work itself, not necessarily the talent involved, but it’s worth mentioning that Fiona Apple, Florence + the Machine, Karen O, Christina Aguilera, Adele, Keith Urban, Mumford and Sons, The Bootleggers & Emmylou Harris, Arcade Fire, Dolly Parton, Katy Perry, Paul Williams, Jordin Sparks and Norah Jones are all in the mix. That’s quite the role call.
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