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International Independent Video Store Day, Post #1
Yup, it’s coming, and leading up to the 3rd year anniversary on October 19th I’ve started posting little bits & thoughts of ephemera, like the original membership info-sheets from my first local video store, a Video Station at Skymark Plaza, circa 1983-ish.
Soundtrack Reviews
Just uploaded is a quartet of soundtrack reviews: Sarah Class’ score for the 2013 BBC series Africa (Silva Screen), Joseph Bishara’s eerie soundscape for The Conjuring (La-La Land Records), Hanan Townhsend’s hypnotic music for Terence Malick’s To the Wonder and Nathan Fursts’ score for Waiting for Lightning (both from Lakeshore Records).
John Carpenter’s Christine on Blu-ray
Review of John Carpenter’s Christine (1983), released on Blu by Twilight Time, plus recollections of The Thing, which recently screened at the TIFF Bell Lightbox.
John Piscitello: Scoring No Place on Earth
Podcast interview with up & coming composer John Piscitello, and reviews of his latest work, No Place on Earth, on digital album from Varese Sarabande Records + DVD from Magnolia Home Entertainment.
Jessie Matthews ‘Climbs High’
Reviews of two films starring Jessie Matthews, a huge star in Britain during the 1930s: Climbing High (1938), a British take on the American screwball comedy directed by Carol Reed (!) released on DVD by VCI, and the forgotten gem Firday the Thirteenth (1933), available from Archive.org.
Frederik Wiedmann’s Epic Sound for Green Lantern: The Animated Series
Podcast interview with composer Frederik Wiedmann, discussing is epic scores for Green Lantern: The Animated Series, released in 2 volumes on CD by La-La Land Records.
Walter Hill on Blu + William Friedkin Turns 78
Reviews of three Walter Hill films: his diretorial debut Hard Times (1975) + the superb car chase film The Driver (1978), newly minted on Blu-ray from Twilight Time; and Bullet to the Head (2012) from Warner Home Video, his return to the director’s chair after a 10 year absence from feature film directing. Also: William Friedkin discusses the looming release of his long-ignored masterwork, Sorcerer (1977) after turining 78 this week.
Animated TV Soundtracks
Reviews of three soundtracks from animated TV series released by La-La Land: Shirley Walker’s Batman: The Animated Series (Second Edition), Kevin Kliesch’s Thundercats, and Young Justice by Kristopher Carter, Michael McCuistion, and Lolita Ritmanis.
Tom Hanks Double-Header (circa 1993)
Reviews of Twilight Time’s pretty Blu-ray editions of Tom Hanks’ double-header, circa 1993: Philadelphia and Sleepless in Seattle.
Hands of the Ripper!
Review of Synapse’s new Blu-ray / DVD combo edition of Hammer’s bloodiest film, Hands of the Ripper (1971).
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