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MUSIC
By Michael Lello
Bob Dylan: Shadows In The Night (Columbia Records)
Bob Dylan has always done exactly what he's wanted to do, and in recent years that's meant making some rather interesting choices, like starring in the bizarre film "Masked And Anonymous" and releasing a Christmas album. Next up? "Shadows In The Night," Dylan's homage to classic American standards like "Some Enchanted Evening" and "Autumn Leaves."
While Dylan's camp is not calling the album a Frank Sinatra tribute, each of the 10 songs were performed by Sinatra at some point in his career. It's also worth noting that Sinatra would have turned 100 this year, a fact that is likely not lost on Dylan.
Watching Dylan close out a concert at New York's Beacon Theater with "Stay With Me" was quite possibly the most memorable musical moment of 2014 for me. You can hear his take on the song below:
Father John Misty: I Love You, Honeybear (Sub-Pop Records)
During indie folk band Fleet Foxes' mid-2000s rise to popularity, frontman Robin Pecknold got most of the press. Drummer Joshua Tillman, however, quietly released music that built his critical profile. Since leaving the band, Tillman, under the name Father John Misty, has redefined himself as a swaggering, sarcastic singer, with a Laurel Canyon-flavored brand of smart, psychedelic songs, beginning with 2012's "Fear Fun" and the follow-up, next week's "I Love You, Honeybear."
You can watch Father John Misty's video for "Chateau Lobby #4 (in C for Two Virgins)" below, or listen to the entire record via SAP, a new streaming service launched by Tillman and his former Fleet Foxes bandmate Casey Wescott.
Fifty Shades Of Grey Soundtrack (Fifty Shades of Grey)
"Fifty Shades Of Grey" fever spreads to the music world with the release of the film soundtrack, boasting tracks from Annie Lennox, the Rolling Stones, Beyonce, Sia and more.
Check out the video for Ellie Goulding's contribution, "Love Me Like You Do," below:
Title Fight: Hyperview (Anti- Records)
Punk band Title Fight has essentially redefined itself with "Hyperview," the Pennsylvania outfit's third full-length album and first for Anti- Records, the esteemed home of Tom Waits, Mavis Staples, Tom Waits and Wilco. The energy that drove the band since its formation in middle school is still there, but the ramshackle sound of its earlier output has been replaced with steely, shimmering sonics that envelop introspective vocals in the manner of the "shoegaze" bands that emerged from England in the 1990s.
See and hear for yourself in the video for "Chlorine" below:
ACTION FIGURE COLLECTIBLES
By Amanda Bernocco
1/6th scale Captain America Limited Edition Collectible Figure (price n/a)
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Walt Disney Animation Studios took advantage of its parent company's purchase of Marvel Entertainment and pulled out this obscure Marvel Comics title to inspire the studio's follow-up to "Wreck-It Ralph" and "Frozen."
The movie follows 13-year-old Hiro Hamada and a personal healthcare robot called Baymax, created by Hiro's older brother Tadashi. After a tragic loss, Hiro gives Baymax a few upgrades and forms a high-tech superhero team with four close friends.
iTunes has the film available for purchase.
Check out our complete list of movies available for streaming on Netflix this month and see below for more options on Amazon Prime and for purchase at iTunes.
iTunes:
• Dumb and Dumber To (available Feb. 3)
• St. Vincent (available Feb. 6)
• The Homesman (available Feb. 3)
• Exists (available Feb. 3)
• Life Itself (available Feb. 3)
• A Day in the Country (available Feb. 3)
• As It Is in Heaven (available Feb. 3)
• Ben To: The Complete Series (available Feb. 2)
• The Twilight Saga: Ultimate Collection (available Feb. 3)
• Bhopal: A Promise for Rain (available Feb. 3)
• Ghost in the Shell: Arise/Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone (available Feb. 2)
• Rage of Bahamut: Genesis (available Feb. 2)
Amazon Prime:
• Air Force One (available Feb. 5)
• Steel Magnolias (available Feb. 5)
• Mood Indigo (available Feb. 9)