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Los Angeles history : $ 32 million . With his wife ’ s survival on the line , Will can ’ t say no . But when their getaway goes spectacularly wrong , the desperate brothers hijack an ambulance with a wounded cop cling-
Jake Gyllenhaal in Ambulance
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other , all while executing the most insane escape L . A . has ever seen .
Fantastic Beasts : The Secrets of Dumbledore
Directed by David Yates Rated PG-13 • April 15 - In Theaters
Professor Albus Dumbledore ( Jude Law ) knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald ( Mads Mikkelsen ) is moving to seize control of the wizarding world . Unable to stop him alone , he entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander ( Eddie Redmayne ) to lead an intrepid team of wizards , witches , and one brave Muggle baker on a dangerous mission , where they encounter old and new beasts and clash with Grindelwald ’ s growing legion of followers . But with the stakes so high , how long can Dumbledore remain on the sidelines ?
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describing a loss of culture due to globalism . Does that thread exist ? PG : I think you ' ve got a little further than I ' d managed to , but that ’ s fine . You ' re always in choppy water when you start to explain yourself too much ; you know what I mean ? Part of what we do is like making sausages . The other part of it is this weird alchemy and unexpected explosions of light and sound . Some of it is very reductive ; if a government would do this , then the world would be a better place . Other material is about liberating the human soul and the human spirit – just to be fully human , which we ' re all trying to do . It ' s an enterprise that we ' re all involved in . Ours just happens to have been a little bit more public because we ' re artists , and we ' re producing music . But in another era , I probably would have been a lawyer or politician . The other guys would have been scientists and historians , architects , bricklayers , or |
ly matters ." It might sound like one of those Hallmark cliché cards , but actually , that is the real thing . Some of that vocal towards the end is me singing it for the very first time as we were demoing . I ' m not one for rehearsing much , and I ' m not one for blowing my trumpet about it . But I think that quite often , the best that you can do with something is your initial gut response or your first point of entry . It ’ s the moment when the lights go on , and you think , " I ' ve got to grab this and run with it and see where I end up ." Warne Livesey , who produced the album , and Jim somehow got ahold of [ the demo performance ], and it ' s in the track . It ' s nice when you get one done , you know ?
IE : The first time I saw the band was in 1988 , touring for Diesel and Dust . It was Bones Hillman ’ s first North American tour as Midnight Oil ’ s bassist . With no disrespect to
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The Bad Guys
Directed by Pierre Perifel Rated PG • April 22 - In Theaters
From Dreamworks comes this animated action-comedy based on the NY Times best-selling book series . Never have there been five friends as infamous as The Bad Guys - dashing pickpocket Mr . Wong ( Sam Rockwell ), seen-it-all safecracker Mr .
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whatever . We just managed to get ourselves into a band that made it work .
IE : On an album full of pointed criticism , “ Nobody ' s Child ” seems like a spiritual successor to “ Outbreak Of Love ,” like a bolt of warmth and positivity in praise of beauty , love , truth , and compassion . The vocal performance is outstanding . Is that one going into your setlists ? PG : Yeah , you bet it is . It ' s a co-write . Jim had a strong sketch already developed with a lot of the chords for the verses but really just had the chorus , which is a personal reflection for him . He was an adopted child , and it ' s a reflection in part on that experience . As is often the case with our songs , it became the case of , " Well , where do we take this as an Oils song ?" I ' ve really just sort of thrown the verses in and added a power chord to kick it along . It ' s almost like the collective or planetary response from a Midnight Oil perspective . “ Whatever situation or state you ' re in and wherever your hurt comes from , or whatever it is that ’ s getting you agitated or anxious , don ' t forget that this is the stuff that real-
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anybody who came before , or Adam Ventoura now , he was the true-blue Oils bassist in my experience , with great presence and musicality from ' 88 through 2017 . I know you made Resist with Bones , not knowing he was fighting cancer at the time . When I first heard the fuzz bass solo in “ We Resist ” and his gorgeous vocals on “ Lost at Sea ,” those were poignant . Can you tell me about this record as a testament to Bones ? PG : He played wonderfully on the record . As anyone who has seen the band live would know , Bones was the best singer in the band , if the truth be known . We had a sense that he wasn ' t 100 % only because when we ’ d actually finished recording , normally we ' d take a day or two off and get together to sit around and have lunch or go out at night and have a few drinks and just sort of talk about what we ' d done and do some post-mortem yarning . He demurred . And we said , " Oh , should we go out tomorrow or the next day ?" And he said , " Oh no , I ' m going back ." He lived in the States , as you know , and he said , " I ' m going back to my dog . I want to be back at home ."
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