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The Oscar-winning class of Francis Ford Coppola

November 15, 2010 | By | Add a Comment
The Oscar-winning class of Francis Ford Coppola

Editor’s Blog on George Lucas’ feature film debut, THX 1138, released in 1971, and now available on Blu-ray…

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Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, Part II

November 12, 2010 | By | Add a Comment
Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, Part II

Review of the Argentinian documentary Metropolis Refound / Metropolis refundada (2010), which recently aired on TCM, covering the discovery of a near-complete 16mm print of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis…

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Blu-ray and DVD News

November 12, 2010 | By | Add a Comment
Blu-ray and DVD News

KINO’s Metropolis Blu-ray is repositioned for a Nov. 23 release in Canada, and notable new release announcements…

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Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, Part I

November 11, 2010 | By | Add a Comment
Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, Part I

Editor’s Blog and review of the newly restored Metropolis, which premiered with a new score by Gabriel Thibaudeau, and is now playing exclusively at the TIFF Bell Lightbox…

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Suburban Tales II: Poltergeist (1982)

November 9, 2010 | By | Add a Comment
Suburban Tales II: Poltergeist (1982)

Review- no, more like an essay on Warner Home Video’s new Blu-ray of Poltergeist (1982), plus an anecdotal Editor’s Blog on the film’s impact, and that beloved Sony Trinitron, often dubbed ‘the Poltergeist TV’…

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Suburban Tales I: Durham County

November 3, 2010 | By | Add a Comment
Suburban Tales I: Durham County

Interviews with Durham County series writer/producer Janis Lundman, writer/producer/director Adrienne Mitchell, and Seasons 2 and 3 composer Peter Chapman…

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Christopher Young talks Psycho

November 2, 2010 | By | Add a Comment
Christopher Young talks Psycho

Links to a new Q&A with composer Christopher Young, a special John Carpenter theme mix by Alan Howarth, and Tadlow’s new Conan the Barbarian 2-CD set…

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More TV Music, Please

November 1, 2010 | By | Add a Comment
More TV Music, Please

Lengthy review of Film Score Monthly’s awesome 5-disc set, TV Omnibus: Volume One (1962-1976)…

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Gemma x 2

October 30, 2010 | By | Add a Comment
Gemma x 2

Reviews of two works tied to current big screen hottie Gemma Arterton: film review of The Disappearance of Alice Creed (Icon) and Alexandre Desplat’s score for Tamara Drewe (Silva Screen)…

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Soundtrack News & Reviews

October 28, 2010 | By | Add a Comment
Soundtrack News & Reviews

Soundtrack news, plus reviews of Les Baxter’s Beach Blanket Bingo and Hell’s Belles (La-La Land), Harry Gregson-Williams and David Buckley’s The Town and Brad Fiedel’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Silva Screen), and Gil Melle’s The Organization (Intrada)…

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