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The Flipside #10: The 2018 Oscar Nominations

The Flipside #10: The 2018 Oscar Nominations

With the Academy Awards upon us, the Flipside examines whether the world's biggest platform for movie recognition might actually get it right this year, and avoid any, let's say, giant televised mishaps.

Jon Brion’s Soundtrack for ‘Lady Bird’ Possesses All the Baroque Charm You’d Expect

Jon Brion’s Soundtrack for ‘Lady Bird’ Possesses All the Baroque Charm You’d Expect

Composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Jon Brion lends his melodic, baroque charm to the most acclaimed film of 2017.

Entering the Unknown with Film Composer Jon Brion

Entering the Unknown with Film Composer Jon Brion

Acclaimed record producer and film composer Jon Brion is having a boon of a year after composing the music for Lady Bird, but still has so much more to say.

Stealing from the Best: Director Greta Gerwig on ‘Lady Bird’

Stealing from the Best: Director Greta Gerwig on ‘Lady Bird’

“I had the opportunity to be on the sets of a lot of the greats in terms of directors,” says director Greta Gerwig, “So I was able to steal from the best.”

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