Tag: Dangerous Minds
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What Keanu Reeves-led ‘Hardball’ Gets Right About Coaching Kids
In fifth grade, we once had a long-term substitute teacher for a science class, and he was a Cool Sub. He let us call him by his first name. He sat on the desk. He brought in a guitar (but never played it). He tossed out candy for the right answers. And most tellingly: he…
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10 Iconic Hip-Hop Songs Written For Movies
Hiring known artists to write music films can be hit or miss. Tying the themes of a song and a film together can sometimes lead to on-the-nose choices or the song feels better suited for the movie than the radio. Other times, like with Dangerous Minds and the late rapper Coolio, it can launch a…
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How Michael Bay’s Signature Shot Saved Bad Boys From Sony
For a 19 million movie, there was a lot riding on Michael Bay’s “