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In Sneaky Afterlife Romance ‘A Matter of Life and Death’, There’s Poetry but No God
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In Sneaky Afterlife Romance ‘A Matter of Life and Death’, There’s Poetry but No God

By Chris Barsanti / 24 September 2018

Powell and Pressburger's witty wartime classic about a British airman who goes to court in heaven to appeal his death is a celebration of the human spirit that separates romanticism from sentimentality.

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What James Bond Can’t Teach You About British Music History

By Dave Whitaker / 30 January 2013
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The Non-Bonds: James Bond’s Bitter, Decades-Long Battle… with James Bond

By J.C. Macek III / 4 October 2012
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Michael Powell Double Feature

By Stephen Snart / 29 January 2009
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The Errol Flynn Signature Collection, Volume 2 (1948)

By Emma Simmonds / 2 August 2007
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Bonjour Tristesse (1958)

By David Sanjek / 9 December 2003

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She Wants Her MTV:  How ‘Private Dancer’ Made Tina Turner a Video Queen
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She Wants Her MTV: How ‘Private Dancer’ Made Tina Turner a Video Queen

By Christian John Wikane / 24 May 2023
Paula Abdul Found Artistic Growth and Maturity with ‘Spellbound’
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Paula Abdul Found Artistic Growth and Maturity with ‘Spellbound’

By ​Peter Piatkowski / 24 May 2023
Hopelessly Devoted to Whom? Olivia Newton-John, Juliana Hatfield, and Me
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Hopelessly Devoted to Whom? Olivia Newton-John, Juliana Hatfield, and Me

By Renee K. Nicholson / 24 May 2023
Bob Dylan’s Art Is Best Served Naked
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Bob Dylan’s Art Is Best Served Naked

By Trent Kelly / 23 May 2023
This Rich, Weird Life: An Interview with M. Ward 
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This Rich, Weird Life: An Interview with M. Ward 

By Jedd Beaudoin / 23 May 2023

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PopMatters Seeks Music Writers

By PopMatters Staff / 28 September 2022
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PopMatters Seeks Film Critics and Essayists

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She Wants Her MTV:  How ‘Private Dancer’ Made Tina Turner a Video Queen
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She Wants Her MTV: How ‘Private Dancer’ Made Tina Turner a Video Queen

By Christian John Wikane / 24 May 2023
Paula Abdul Found Artistic Growth and Maturity with ‘Spellbound’
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Paula Abdul Found Artistic Growth and Maturity with ‘Spellbound’

By ​Peter Piatkowski / 24 May 2023
Hopelessly Devoted to Whom? Olivia Newton-John, Juliana Hatfield, and Me
Culture/Featured: Top of Home Page/Features/Music/Music Features/My Favorite Thing

Hopelessly Devoted to Whom? Olivia Newton-John, Juliana Hatfield, and Me

By Renee K. Nicholson / 24 May 2023
Bob Dylan’s Art Is Best Served Naked
All Things Reconsidered/Culture/Featured: Top of Home Page/Features/History/Music/Music Features/Performing Arts/Visual Arts

Bob Dylan’s Art Is Best Served Naked

By Trent Kelly / 23 May 2023
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