FOR AN EMBARRASSINGLY large number of us, the first David Bowie song we ever heard was “Underground,” the opening song to Labyrinth. That’s not exactly an auspicious window into Bowie’s unparalleled musical legacy. As Jareth the Goblin King, Bowie probably made a more lasting impression in Jim Henson’s 1986 puppet fantasy for his glass orb […]
The Prestige
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Blowin’ Up the Subconscious in Inception
Hey Inception! Stop messing around in my brain!
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Ye Olde Dueling Magicians
The Prestige: Magic Tricks. And David Bowie.
Thom Yorke’s “Analyse” accompanies the end credits of Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige, which pretty much makes perfect sense. Yorke’s song is creepy, weird, and great—abstract and affecting, its jarring unease plays alongside a romantic sort of cynicism. It’s a killer song, and its unexpected inclusion makes The Prestige a better movie than it’d otherwise be. […]