Cover of the Week: “Message from Home”
The Cover of the Week comes from YouTube artist Masumi Mutsuda Zapater. It’s an electric piano rendition of Hans Zimmer’s “Message from Home.” Stark and understated, it captures the desolate […]
Month: May 2015
Want your own TARS? I’ve got options (and caveats)
Last week, we covered my excitement about the limited-edition Cooper and Brand action figures. But what about TARS? In December, an industrious eBay seller built a rotatable TARS out of […]
Art of the Week: Amelia Brand (digital painting)
The Art of the Week comes from DeviantArt artist uto-pia, who has captured Brand’s empty-eyed stare on Edmunds’ planet.
5 terrifying signs that I’m obsessed with “Interstellar”
It’s human nature to believe our hearts are “filled up.” Yet time and again, we make space for new additions. New family and friends, new love and expression. I once believed […]
TARS in real life
“Interstellar” super-fan Iain Heath constructed a full-scale model of TARS. The wooden base is connected by metal joints that allow for realistic movement. Then comes steel, plastic, a coat of […]
Cover of the Week: “S.T.A.Y.” (piano)
The Cover of the Week comes from YouTube artist Jordie Eskes, whose beautiful, melancholic rendition of “S.T.A.Y.” hues closely to Zimmer’s arrangement.
Top 10 Matthew McConaughey acting choices
I’ve never cared much for the Oscars. It’s not about principle; they just don’t matter to me. Yet I was gobsmacked by the academy’s negligence in passing over Matthew McConaughey. […]
Art of the Week: Portrait of Cooper (digital drawing)
The Art of the Week Comes from DeviantArt artist muattic, who drew a portrait of Cooper. If there were an “Interstellar” video game, I think this is how they’d render […]
Religiosity, humanity in Hans Zimmer’s score
In this video, Christopher Nolan and Hans Zimmer discuss the origins of Interstellar’s score and provide insights into its performance. I love their musings about the organ. Nolan notes its […]
