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I'm looking for a specific kind of film theory/analysis/symbolism book; more under the fold... [more inside]
posted by Molasses808 at 11:00 AM - 4 answers

There is a piano piece during the opening credits of Amélie. No, it is not the famous one. Links to listening samples and more after the jump. [more inside]
posted by TinWhistle at 9:11 AM - 3 answers

Ive been driving past this image for a while, what is it?
posted by kittensofthenight at 7:55 PM - 12 answers

I've just noticed that Kanopy via my public library has a ton of The Great Courses available to watch. Which ones are the best? [more inside]
posted by VirginiaPlain at 6:59 PM - 10 answers

Can you recommend some theatrical plays that read like Whit Stillman films? [more inside]
posted by hapticactionnetwork at 9:26 AM - 5 answers

I am trying to find the name of a short story about a Borges-style infinite library. People find themselves in the library in various parts of it. There are many floors to the library, and some groups are climbing the stairs to find out if there is a top or a bottom to it. There's various scenes where people jump into the stairwell and fall for hundreds or maybe thousands of stories, and thus get separated from their friends, and start climbing back up. I think you can't die but can get hurt? There's a scene maybe where someone is trying to land on a particular floor?
posted by dmd at 5:12 AM - 4 answers

What is the correct time signature for this riff? Included there is notation in 4/4 but its not right.
posted by falsedmitri at 9:48 AM - 11 answers

I love female vocalists, dramatic sometimes uptempo songs, and heavy piano, usually indie/alt genre. Examples inside. [more inside]
posted by cboggs at 8:12 PM - 35 answers

I’m trying to save my pennies but I’m also starting to enjoy music again after a long spell of being numb to it. I’m currently using the free version of Apple Music, and I also have some CDs from the nineties and aughts. I have permanently quit Spotify for reasons and have lost all the playlist I built up over the years. [more inside]
posted by bunderful at 3:53 PM - 16 answers

J. D. Salinger died in 2010. In 2019, his son told The New York Times that all the manuscripts that the author would have wanted published would appear over the next “5 to 7 years”. Is it safe to assume there is no there there? [more inside]
posted by Lemkin at 5:42 AM - 18 answers

Quirky, hopeful, and not long winded books to wind down as we get ready for sleep needed. I read bed time stories, now novels, with my 12 & 15 year old and last night they agreed that we need to get some new suggestions. Please help. [more inside]
posted by mutt.cyberspace at 5:34 AM - 29 answers

I saw trailers for two movies sometime in the last two years and I can't for the life of me remember the titles to track them down. Any help identifying them would be appreciated. [more inside]
posted by roue at 11:03 AM - 16 answers

I believe it came out in the 80s. Its in the style and setting of Dangerous Liaisons, though I don't believe its that movie. [more inside]
posted by jak68 at 7:51 PM - 6 answers

I’m chiefly thinking of her physical description. But if her characterization was changed for the movie, that would be interesting too.
posted by Lemkin at 11:10 AM - 2 answers

I'm looking for more songs that go from relatively peaceful to complete noise for an extended period of time and then resolves. Examples inside. [more inside]
posted by Candleman at 10:00 AM - 27 answers

I would like to put together a YouTube playlist of love songs that are more in the spirit of what one might call romantic adventure rather than love. I'm looking for upbeat songs that speak of fun, hot sex, companionship, and casual affection rather than a grand passion or lifelong commitment. They can be sassy/naughty, such as "Ex's & Oh's" by Elle King, or kind and sweet, but they shouldn't be about guilt, loneliness, or sadness. What can you suggest, music mavens of MeFi?
posted by orange swan at 7:50 AM - 21 answers

Any YA novels about losing one's religion at college?
posted by Lemkin at 6:09 PM - 3 answers

This is for work. Where are the freshest memes? Trending today. Not the ones rehashed by a corporation three weeks later. If you’re naming a platform (eg TikTok, the birb app, whatever) let me know some accounts or search terms you’re using. Again, this is for work, so while I am sure I’ll encounter NSFW, racism etc, I won’t be using those. Thank you!
posted by The Last Sockpuppet at 3:56 PM - 11 answers

Recommend an Internet radio station specializing in Soft Hits of the 70s to listen to.
posted by Lemkin at 12:02 PM - 6 answers

I'd like to find more really slow, melancholy blues ballads like this: [more inside]
posted by sylvanshine at 5:15 PM - 13 answers