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Goblin at The Opera House: Recap & EP vinyl Review
Editor’s Blog on Goblin’s first-ever performance in Toronto at The Opera House last week, plus a review of Death Waltz’ limited 12″ EP platter featuring four cuts performed by New Goblin members Maurizio Guarini, Massimo Morante, Claudio Simonetti, and new members Titta Tani and Bruno Previtali.
Marco Beltrami Talks Zombies & Action + Lecture Resources
Podcast with esteemed genre composer Marco Beltrami, who discusses his work in the zombie and action genres, plus CD and Blu-ray reviews of the Beltrami-scored World War Z (Paramount), and the 2-disc Resident Evil 6 soundtrack set (Sumthing Else / ComCast). Also added: links to reading / viewing / listening resources for my Black Museum lecture, Black Glove Ballads.
Still a Sexy Beast
Review of Twilight Time’s sparkling Blu-ray edition of Sexy Beast – still an engrossing study of bullying after 13 years – plus the label’s latest announcement of titles for 2014.
Those Who Kill / Dem som draeber
Yup, back to normal programming, and we begin with a review of the flawed Danish crime series Those Who Kill / Dem som draeber, which espouses to be deep, dark, and disturbing, but really misses each of those three bullseyes.
Black Glove Ballads: The Art of the Italian Giallo Soundtrack 3.0: Bonus Content!
Links to a pair of montages that didn’t make the final cut of the lecture, plus thanks to all who came, who provided advice, and who organized a fun evening.
Black Glove Ballads: The Art of the Italian Giallo Soundtrack 2.0
Quick links to some reviews of Mario Bava giallo films in the KQEK.com archives, plus a link to my Top 5 Giallo Films at BlogTO!
International Independent Video Store Day, Post #2
In Part 2, I talk about the video shops I used to service back when I was doing video duplication & conversion services, and you get to read both a new info rental sheet + full rental catalogue from the oddly titled Shop at Home Video Services, circa May, 1982. Also added: some updates / links to current Video Stations, and a proposed development for Skymark Plaza.
Black Glove Ballads: The Art of the Italian Giallo Soundtrack 1.0
Mark your calendars for my Black Museum lecture on the music composed for Italian’s beautifully insane crime / thriller / slasher / whodunnit / mystery genre, the giallo. On Thursday October 10th at 8pm at The Big Picture Cinemas, I’ll be discussing the artistry of several composers, including Carlo Rustichelli, Ennio Morricone, and Goblin. For some early contextual reading, I’ve uploaded reviews of some genre influences, including And Then There Were None (1945), The Cat and the Canary (1927), The Old Dark House (1932), and The Phantom (1931).
Space Flights, Acts of Self-Sacrifice, and Strange Sonics
Fresh reviews of space exploration media in the form of Steven Price’s score for Gravity (Water Tower Music) and Sebastian Cordero’s ambitious found footage sci-fi documentary, Europa Report (Magnolia), plus links to actual space sounds!
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