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Cliff Martinez’ Only God Forgives
Early review of Cliff Martinez’ latest score for director Nicolas Winding Refn, Only God Forgives (Milan Records).
125 Years in the Making: Antoni Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia
Currently running at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema is Stefan Haupt’s docuemntary Sagrada: The Mystery of Creation / Sagrada – el misteri de la creació (2012), a fascinating snapshot of what will be the biggest church building on Earth – that’s if Antoni Gaudi’s creation is completed after 125 years on ongoing work.
Lost Horizons, Part I: The Films
Just uploaded after lengthy research & scribbling are two lengthy comparative reviews of Frank Capra’s 1937 film version of James Hilton’s classic novel Lost Horizon (Sony) and Twilight Time’s stunning Blu-ray of the problematic 1973 musical remake, produced by Mr. Gloss himself, Ross Hunter. Yup, you’ve got almost 4000 words to discover the pros & cons of these two depictions of ordinary folks who succumb to the kind world of Shangri-La. Go!
DirectTV’s Rogue
Just uploaded is a review of DirectTV’s first original series, Rogue: Season 1 [M], which aired earlier this spring, and will likely appear on video via EOne this fall. (To hear a recent podcast with series composer Jeff Toyne, check out Big Head Amusements.) This update’s a quickie because I’m finishing up on some reviews, […]
Those Daring and Magnificent Men and Women
Reviews of Twilight Time’s Blu-ray edition of Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines (1965) and Legend’s DVD release of its sequel, Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies / aka Monte Carlo or Bust (1969), plus new videos at Big Head Amusements.
Composer Jeff Toyne Goes Rogue
Podcast with composer Jeff Toyne, regarding his music for DirectTV’s new series Rogue, plus the role of the orchestrator.
Die Hard 5, aka ‘A Good Reason to Quit Now’
Review of that massive disappointment of 2013, A Good Day to Die Hard, plus some editorial blather.
A Quartet of Western Soundtracks
Just uploaded is a quartet of western soundtracks: Bert Shefter’s gem of an oater, The Tall Texan (Monstrous Movie Music), Elmer Bernstein’s The Shootist + The Sons of Katie Elder (La-La Land), and Jerry Goldsmith’s Bandolero! (LLL) and 100 Rifles (Film Score Monthly).
The Strange, Wily Women of Ben Ames Williams
Just uploaded are reviews of two film adaptations of Ben Ames Williams’ novels featuring morally challenged women – the blazing Technicolor noir Leave Her to Heaven (1945) , newly released by Twilight Time on Blu; and The Strange Woman, Edgar G. Ulmer’s 1946 film screaming for a restoration.
Old Urbanism vs. New Urbanism in The Human Scale
The last review from Hot Docs 2013, Andreas Dalsgaard’s The Human Scale, is contrasted by a review of Patrick Demers and Joseph Hillel’s Regular or Super: Views on Mies van der Rohe (TVA Films), plus a modest Editor’s Blog on opposing urban philosophies.
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