Curtis Moore and Matthew Brookshire make the short list for Oscars

December 16, 2005

Variety announces that three songs from the Todd Solondz film, Palindromes, have made the final elegibility list of 42 songs for consideration for the original song Oscar. Trickybox songwriters Curtis Moore and Matthew Brookshire, along with Eytan Mirsky wrote, produced, and performed the songs.

Palindromes Oscar Ad

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Palindromes

April 01, 2005

A film by Todd Solondz (imdb).

Palindromes poster

Curtis Moore and Matthew Brookshire composed and produced several songs for the film Palindromes by acclaimed writer/director Todd Solondz (Welcome to the Dollhouse, Happiness). The film stars Ellen Barkin and Jennifer Jason Leigh.

Palindromes still

In the film, a group of adopted children from an ultra-conservative Christian family form a teen-pop band, known as the Sunshine Singers. Think: N*SYNC meets the New Christy Minstrels, circa 1997.

Reviews:

"Half ’NSync, half Polyphonic Spree--spirited songs with lyrics like 'Everybody has a right to be born.' This Solondz tableau isn’t designed to induce snickers—the music is catchy and the kids are charming, no matter what you think of their ‘message.’"

New York Magazine

"…and when we see them perform the catchy-creepy teen-pop number 'This Is the Way (That Jesus Made Us),' the layers of irony are head-spinning."

Entertainment Weekly

"When he shows us those handicapped Christian kids singing and boogying away, you’re not sure whether to laugh, be outraged, or burst into tears."

Vogue

"It might be the single most disturbing scene I've seen in a movie in several years."

Salon.com

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Release date: April 2005

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Renee Turns 40

March 01, 2005

Curtis and Matthew wrote and performed the score for this short film, which was also screened at the Beverly Hills Short Film Festival, and the NYC Downtown Short Film Festival, where it won a Best Actress (Renee Albert) award and an honorable mention for Best Comedy.

Listen to material from RENEE TURNS 40:

Renee Turns 40- Crazy HairRenee Turns 40: ChopsticksRenee Turns 40: Surprise!

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