Mysterious Island (1961), Twilight Time’s Nick Redman, and readjusting the concept of MODs (1)
2/06/12 •
Just uploaded is a lengthy interview with Twilight Time co-founder Nick Redman, and related reviews of Twilight Time’s swanky Blu-ray of Ray Harryhausen’s Mysterious Island (1961), plus a review of Bernard Herrmann’s original soundtrack recording. Also packed into the Editor’s Blog – a lengthy editorial on the illusion of value that’s being sold with existing MOD programs.
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Return of Intruder (1989) (0)
2/04/12 •
Just uploaded is a review of Intruder, the 1989 feature directorial debut by Scott Spiegel, part of Sam Raimi’s filmmaking clique. Synapse’s nice Blu-ray / DVD combo set features a 2K transfer of the Director’s Cut, of which the highlight is a realistic head-sawing sequence with prosthetics designed by the brilliantly sick folks at KNB.
Festivals-a-Go-Go: Feb. 3-5 + R.I.P. The Cinesphere? (0)
2/03/12 •
Quick recap of this weekend’s interesting (to me) screenings, plus NASA’s video of the Dark Side of the Moon, and the Ontario Government’s decision to shut down most of Ontario Place forthwith, henceforce, herewith, and now, with the future of world’s first permanent IMAX theatre – the Cinesphere – up in the air.
Yilmaz Güney, Part II: The Poor Ones (1975) (0)
1/31/12 •
In Part II, I review The Poor Ones / Zavallilar (1975), recently screened at the TIFF Bell Lightbox as part of their series The Way Home: The Films of Turkish Master Yilmaz Güney.
Ti West’s The Innkeepers (0)
1/28/12 •
Reviews of Ti West’s latest shocker, The Innkeepers, and Jeff Grace’s soundtrack album (Screamworks / MovieScore Media), plus some opinionated blather regarded big stupid actor heads.
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Ti West’s The Innkeepers
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A Bloody Night for Teens, Boo-Boos Undone, and CHUDS3/06/10 •
2010 Genie Award Nominees3/05/10 •
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