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2019 Summer blockbusters & more, The Score, July 2019

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Host Edmund Stone shares music from this summer's anticipated blockbuster films.

7/6       Legends of the Deep  For as long as humans have travelled the seas they have returned with legends of creatures from the depth and this week movies that feature these mythical creatures, including Aquaman, Splash, The Little Mermaid, The Meg, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Godzilla (1954), The Water Horse, Clash of the Titans and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Jaws, The Shape of Water, and Excalibur

7/13      Remakes/Remixes Most remakes fare worse than the original…but you decide, with examples from Mary Poppins Returns, Ben-Hur, True Grit, Casino Royale, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Fly, Let Me In, The Thing, King Kong, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Oceans 11, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, War of the Worlds, Planet of the Apes, Pet Sematary, Psycho, The Jungle Book, and Dumbo

7/20      2019 Summer Blockbusters  Big and small budget movies from this summer making their way to movies houses and ultimately to digital downloads, including Avengers: End Game, John Wick: Chapter 3, Aladdin, The White Crow, Godzilla: King of Monsters, Rocketman, The Secret Life of Pets 2, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Men in Black: International, The Dead Don’t Die, Toy Story 4, and Spider-Man: Far From Home

7/27      Character Counts  Everyone admires those who make a stand against injustice, and that includes Hollywood, too. We include music and moments from To Kill a Mockingbird, Dead Poets Society, Erin Brockovitch, Chariots of Fire, On the Waterfront, High Noon, Inherit the Wind, Lincoln, Norma Rae, Witness, Shane, and Ghandi