Happy humpday! To celebrate making it halfway through the work week, we’re looking ahead to one of this weekend’s hotly anticipated new movies — ‘Informant!‘ The film reunited ‘Ocean’s 11’ (and 12 and 13) director Steven Soderbergh with actor Matt Damon, who stars as the real-life Mark Whitacre, a bipolar whistleblower at one of the world’s largest corporations. When Whitacre ... Read More »
Melbourne rockers Deloris are currently in the studio with a new line-up and a new sound. We’re eagerly awaiting the results, but in the meantime we chatted with the band’s singer/songwriter Marcus Teague about the state of the Australian scene. He gave us tons of insider tips — including his exhaustive guide to Melbourne’s venues and his picks for Australia’s ... Read More »
The 1962 film ‘Hatari!‘ takes John Wayne our of the West and places him in Africa. And this time instead of shooting bad guys, he’s hunting big game, riding around in his Jeep and capturing animals to ship out to zoos. While we don’t condone his mission, we love the film’s sweeping (and stunning!) panoramas of the East African plains. ... Read More »
Hollywood lost a legend yesterday with the passing of Patrick Swayze, the star of such iconic films and ‘Ghost,’ and ‘Dirty Dancing,’ the 1987 movie that made him a star almost overnight. In honor of his life and work, Museyon revisits our trip down to Lake Lure, North Carolina, and Roanoke, Virginia, to visit the places where ‘Dirty Dancing’ was filmed. Read More »
The sounds of reggae are synonymous with Jamaica — from the laid-back beats of Jimmy Cliff to Bob Marley‘s socially conscious lyrics. It’s Jamaica’s blues, a sound both built on pain and hope. But how has this island nation of 3 million made such a mark on the world stage? That’s what filmmaker Jérome Laperrousaz set out to find out ... Read More »
We’ve gotta give a big Thank You to everyone who made it out to our booth at this year’s Brooklyn Book Festival. We had a great time spending the day with all the super-cool authors, books and lit mags who came out for the event. And of course, best of all, it was great seeing all of the book ... Read More »
They may only be 17, but the New Boyz are leading the latest wave of the West Coast sound. The Los Angeles-based duo of Ben J and Legacy hit it big with “You’re a Jerk,” an ode to jerkin’ dance craze that’s taken over the city’s teen scene. Steeped in laid-back party beats and styled with Day-Glo ’80s and ’90s ... Read More »
What better way to shake off the Mondays than by dreaming of travel to exotic lands. Today, let’s head to India for a ride on ‘The Darjeeling Limited,’ Wes Anderson’s filmic train tour of Rajasthan, which runs from Jodhpur to Jaisalmer. All aboard, after the jump! Read More »
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