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Cinematical Turns On To Radio Movies
To coincide with the release of Pirate Radio today, one of our favorite film sites, Cinematical, has turned its attention to other movies involving the radio. (As I did myself in an article on this site, DJs on Film.)
Here's how Monika Bartyzel's piece starts:
I've always been drawn to radio on the big screen. It seems antithetical -- a sound format being so perfect for a medium full of sound and imagery. Video killed the radio star ... right? Nevertheless, radio leads to wonderfully aural expression that gives film that extra little something, whether that be the perfectly pitched voice of a radio DJ delighting in word play or the perfectly placed song that evokes any number of emotions. Word play and great music -- they've always been my weakness.
The list of radio movies includes Pump Up the Volume, a personal favorite, and Focus' own Talk to Me, featuring Don Cheadle's electric performance as Petey Greene.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Pariah
Being Flynn
ParaNorman
The Debt
The Broken Tower
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