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Scarlett Johansson Cast in Once Director's Newest Musical

It feels like it was just yesterday when Scarlett Johansson’s musical chops seemingly came out of nowhere with her partnership with Pete Yorn on the duo’s 2009 record, Break Up, but the actress has continued to tap into her talent and has just been confirmed as a cast member in Once director John Carney’s newest big screen musical....  read more

10 Great Single-Artist Soundtracks

While famed film composers like John Williams, Danny Elfman and James Horner are typically called upon for putting together the melodies that will stir us to laugh or cry, sometimes a soundtrack is better served by calling on someone from the world of popular music.  read more

Once Director Gives Comedy a Try With Zonad

For those of us who name Once among our favorite movies, director John Carney’s latest venture is, well, completely unrelated. Zonad, which premiered at Tribeca, is a surreal Irish comedy and a film, according to AP, that’s “been the film most likely to inspire baffled ‘what-is-this?’ double-takes, usually followed by hearty, surprised laughter” at this year’s festival....  read more

The 10 Best Movie Soundtracks of the Decade (2000-2009)

The songs play in the foreground, in the background, over montage sequences and triumphant climaxes...  read more

The 50 Best Movies of the Decade (2000-2009)

We're looking at the Best of the Decade throughout the month of the November. Today's list is the 50 Best Movies from 2000 to 2009.  read more

Catching Up With... The Swell Season's Glen Hansard

The Irish musician and star of Once talks about Strict Joy, Anvil: The Story of Anvil and how there probably won't be another Swell Season album...  read more

The Swell Season Streams New Single, Preps Strict Joy

Ever since that sweet scene in the Dublin music shop, the chemistry between Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova has been undeniable and charming. And it will be on display once more via the autumn release of The Swell Season's Strict Joy, the follow-up to the duo's 2006 self-titled debut and the 2007 soundtrack to the film Once....  read more

Once Producer Casts Snap, Begins Shooting

Producer of award-winning movie Once, Martina Niland, has just finished casting her next feature. Titled Snap, the movie will be the directorial debut for screenwriter Carmel Winters and will star Eileen Walsh (Nicholas Nickelby) and Aisling O'Sullivan. Snap is being filmed in the city of Cork in southern Ireland, and will be a psychological thriller about the complex dynamics of a troubled family. "It's about loving the unlovable," says Winters in a statement, "finding our way home to the rag and bone shop of the heart."...  read more

The Swell Season - Agganis Arena - Boston, MA - 9/19/08

The Swell Season visited Boston recently and Paste was there...  read more

Hansard and Irglova's Once heading to Broadway

Glen Hansard might be the most gracious man in the business. When he and the angel-voiced Czech singer Marketa Irglova made the film Once—shot in Dublin over a mere 17 days for $160,000—the last thing on his mind was that it would lead to worldwide acclaim, a sold-out cross-country tour or even an Academy Award. ...  read more