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Back from Oblivion I: Evening Primrose (1966)

December 10, 2010 | By admin | Add a Comment

When a TV series – or a singular episode – from the early days of the idiot box is found to have survived studios & networks junking old kinescopes, re-using video stock, or the dumpster (very real threats that eliminated whole chunks of early TV history), it’s kind of an expected miracle, because many productions from the era of live TV are known / expected to be rare: productions like the dramatic anthology series Playhouse 90 were broadcast live, and filmed kinescopes were used for rebroadcasts…

Dailey, Trumbull, and repercussions of a billion dollar boondoggle

December 7, 2010 | By admin | Add a Comment

Editorial blather on the passing of City TV’s Voice, Mark Dailey, Douglas Trumbull at the TBL (oh, you now what it is), and found footage yields further disgust from G20 boondoggle…

Soundtrack reviews

December 6, 2010 | By admin | Add a Comment

The unfortunate cancellation of a press screening for 2001: A Space Odyssey was kind of a bummer this morning – I’ll catch it later this month at the TIFF Bell Lighbox for an upcoming Editor’s Blog – but the sudden free time allowed me to move on with other important stuff…

Soundtrack producer interviews & other news

December 3, 2010 | By admin | Add a Comment

Just uploaded are interviews with soundtrack producers Bruce Kimmell (Kritzerland Records) and George Fox (2M1 Records), a link to my Rue Morgue blog on The Revue Cinema’s recent screening of The Shining, and sundry heads-up of important screenings this coming week, including The Grey Fox, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner, and Die Hard…