Pablo Larraín: The music is the emotional map to 'Maria'
'I think I know more about music than movies,' says the Chilean director of the film starring Angelina Jolie as opera singer Maria Callas.
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A highly musical movie year
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Maria review – Angelina Jolie’s Callas commands the screen as a great diva in decline
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Visual poetry through music
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“Peaky Blinders” creator talks about his new project, “Maria”
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The Music Is Too Loud. That’s the Point.
Vinyl-focused listening bars inspired by ones in Japan are opening across New York, attracting audiophiles and city dwellers looking for a respite from the cacophony outside their doors.The New York Times - Dec. 30
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