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Criterion to shift to Dual-Format Blu-ray/DVD releases in November
Starting this November, Criterion will begin releasing titles as Dual-Format Blu-ray / DVD editions, a cost-saving strategy that’s already present on some indie UK labels like Eureka, and has been applied to select releases from Shout Factory and Synapse Films. ‘Future proofed’ might be a little bit of a stretch – the term sounds like […]
New Twilight Time Titles + Review Links
Snipped from Twilight Time’s recent release tally is the entire DVD & Blu-ray roster from 2011 thru the fall of 2013 with review links at KQEK.com and the mobile site.
Reassessing The Only Game in Town (1970) +The Staircase (1969)
Instead of filming Frank Gilroy’s play in its natural setting of Las Vegas, Vegas was rebuilt in Paris at a cost of $11 for Fox’ The Only Game in Town, so Liz could be closer to husband Richard Burton as filming of Staircase was winding down. As I often do at KQEK.com, I try and pair the available with the should-be-available, so alongside a review of Twilight Time’s Only Game Blu-ray is a review of Staircase.
Reviewing the Bio-Horror in Antiviral, and the Race Begins
Yup, they’re finally up – a film review of Antiviral (Alliance / EOne) and soundtrack review (Lakeshore Records) – plus some editorial thoughts on assorted projects present, future, and in the works.
Scoring the Bio-Horror of Brandon Cronenberg’s Antiviral
Podcast with composer E.C. Woodley regarding his entry into film scoring, and the aesthetics of composing the music to Brandon Cronenberg’s bio-thriller Antiviral (2012). Oh yeah: and a potential workaround to a bug in Sound Forge 10.
Hans Zimmer’s Man of Steel
Just uploaded – a quick review of Hans Zimmer’s Man of Steel, released by Water Tower Music on CD, LP, and as a downloadable DTS Headphones: X version.
Nikkatsu Naughties, Part 5: Teachers Under Extreme Duress
Reviewed are Impulse Pictures / Synapse Films’ latest crop of Nikkatsu Roman Porno entries – Female Teacher: Hunting / Onna kyôshi-gari + Female Teacher: In Front of the Students / Onna kyôshi: Seito no me no maede (both from 1982) – and for some contextual reference for all this period smut, I’ve added a review of Sadistic and Masochistic (2000), Hideo Nakata’s 2000 documentary on Nikkatsu’s prolific house director Masaru Konuma.
The Blue Lagoons, Part 1
Part 1 in this series contains a pair of comparative reviews of the 1949 and 1980 fiilm adaptations of Henry De Vere Stacpoole’s Victorian novel about two cousins stranded on a lovely tropical island where they eat coconuts, fish, and eventually sleep together. Tthe 1949 film version of The Blue Lagoon starred Jean Simmons and Donald Houston and remains unavailable on home video, blast it; whereas the 1980 version with Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins was released on Blu-ray by Twilight Time. Read the Editor’s Blog for authentic nit-picking blather, and then check out the reviews.
Marco Beltrami’s The Wolverine
Early review of Marco Beltrami’s The Wolverine (Sony Classical) – an unusually understated score from the master of orchesral action.
George Fenton’s Frozen Planet
Slight pause this past weekend on the reviewing to make room for the editing (and completion) of my entry for the 2013 Toronto Urban Film Festival / TUFF, which challenges filmmakers to reveal an aspect of urban life within 60 seconds. The winners will play in the TTC’s information displays – those monitors with news, […]
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