inception

This past weekend saw the Coachella Music Festival descend on the deserts of Indio, California for a multi-day celebration of artistic expression, obscenely expensive designer drugs, and that thing where white women dress up in traditional Native American garb. Among such Top 40 stalwarts and tastemaker-blog darlings as Kendrick Lamar, Radiohead and Lady Gaga, an unexpected name claimed the mainstage: German composer of film scores Hans Zimmer, bringing his touring act to new highs for the festival attendees. Above, you’ll find the most complete, cleanly-recorded account of Zimmer’s massive live show to date, in which the multiple Academy Award-winner shreds with the best of them.

The Internet overfloweth with parodies of hit films. But nothing has inspired web video auteurs quite like last year's high-concept smash "Inception." In fact, if you can think of a word with the suffix "-tion," there's probably an "Inception" parody named for it. Here are 11 of the best iterations:

This year's opening sequence of the Academy Awards featured hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway trying to tap Alec Baldwin's dreams for Oscar hosting advice. The skit featured a bunch of this year's nominees for best picture, and a surprise appearance from an iconic film of yore.  Read on to check it out.

I missed many of the movies that are creating Oscar buzz but that just means I have a summer of great DVD's to look forward to. Also, I feel a bit better falling asleep on my own couch and not the person sitting next to me in the theater. Who do you think will take home the gold? We've got Cinema Blend's predictions of the big night right here.