Tag: Alfred Newman

The Song of Bernadette, and some mild ranting

May 30, 2013 | By | Add a Comment
The Song of Bernadette, and some mild ranting

In addition to a lengthy Editor’s Blog [rant] on classic films on video, I’ve uploaded a review of Twilight Time’s new Blu-ray edition of Fox’ The Song of Bernadette, which features a clean transfer of the film that ostensibly launched Jennifer Jones’ career as a leading lady, and marked a high-point in Alfred Newman’s compositional career.

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‘Watch it Without Glasses!’

July 8, 2012 | By | Add a Comment
‘Watch it Without Glasses!’

Editor’s Blog on CinemaScope and reviews of The Robe (Fox) and Demetrius and the Gladiators (Twilight Time), plus Bella Darvi in Hell and High Water (Fox), and soundtrack reviews of Alfred Newman’s The Robe (La-La Land) and Franz Waxman’s Demetrius and the Gladiators (FSM).

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Soundtrack News & Reviews

December 17, 2011 | By | Add a Comment
Soundtrack News & Reviews

News of the special features to appear on Twilight Time’s upcoming Picnic and The Roots of Heaven Blu-rays, plus CD reviews of Bear McCreary’s The Cape and Alfred Newman’s A Certain Smile La-La Land), and Ludovic Bource’s The Artist and the compilation album for The Descendants (Sony Classical).

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Doing it right: Gerhardt, Korngold, and RCA

April 4, 2011 | By | Add a Comment
Doing it right: Gerhardt, Korngold, and RCA

First reviews of the newly remastered CDs of the classic RCA released, Charles Gerhardt conducted, George Korngold produced Classic Film Music series from the seventies, plus an appreciation of this enduring string of audiophile albums…

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