Category: FILM REVIEWS
James Coburn is… In Like Flint!
Derek Flint returns in swanky HD via Twilight Time’s Blu-ray edition of In Like Flint, with all the key extras from the Ultimate Flint DVD set plus Jerry Goldsmith’s score isolated in uncompressed stereo.
James Coburn is… Our Man Flint!
A review of Twilight Time’s swanky Blu-ray of Derek Flint’s first film adventure, Our Man Flint (1966), is up, with In Like Flint (1967) to follow this weekend.
Life of Pi
Released this week by Fox on DVD and Blu-ray is Ang Lee’s film version of Yann Martel’s Life of Pi, so I’ve uplaoded a film review, a CD review of Mychael Danna’s Oscar-winning score, and a podcast interview with Danna’s assistant and collaborator, up-and-coming composer Rob Simonsen
The Story of Film: One Mother of an Odyssey
Just uploaded is a review of Mark Cousins’ 15-hour monster documentary on the history of film outside of Hollywood, originally broadcast on Britain’s Channel 4, and recently released by Alliance on DVD.
Spacey Film + Soundtrack Reviews
Weird news, plus a quartet of space-themed soundtrack reviews are up – Ennio Morricone’s Fat Man and Little Boy and Brian Satterwhite & John Constant’s Man on a Mission (both from La-La Land), Herschel Burke Gilbert’s Project Moon Base and Ferde Grofe’s Rocketship X-M (both Monstrous Movie Music) – plus a Mobile Edition of The Fantastic Film Music of Albert Glasser, Vol. 1 (Starlog Records) and a review of the B-movie classic Project Moon Base (Corinth / Image).
Miroslava, and Chano Urueta’s Monster
DVD review of a forgotten genre classic, Monster / El monstro resucitado (1953), released by One 7 Movies, starring tragic screen icon Miroslava and directed by Chano Urueta in Mexico’s first ‘medical sci-fi’ flick.
Blake Edwards’ Experiment in Terror
Yes, it’s Family Day, that elitist holiday that doesn’t guarantee a day off for the eloctorate at large, except those under the provincial and banking employ. On this otherwise standard working day for regular stiffs, I’ve uploaded a long and windy review of Blake Edwards’ underrated suspense classic Experiment in Terror (1962), newly released by Twilight Time in Blu-ray, sporting a clean stereo isolated score track of Henry Mancini’s excellent music.
Packaged Goods – Artful Animation
A taste of the latest entry in the TIFF Bell Lightbox’s fun media series Packaged Goods: Artful Animation, which screens Wed. Feb. 20th, and features a post-screening discussion with Gerald Ding, Creative Director of Psyop.
Podcast with Mama’s composer Fernando Velazquez, and Nostalgic Shockers
Just uploaded is a podcast with Fernando Velazquez, the lauded Spanish composer of the current box office hit Mama. Also new: Editor’s Blog on nostalgic horror, plus reviews of Joe Dante’s underrated and very badly treated The Hole (Alliance / EOne), and the underrated Devil (Universal), the latter featuring a terrifying score by Velazquez.
Beware of Mr. Baker
Quick review of Jay Bulger’s Beware of Mr. Baker (2012), the engaging doc on former Cream drummer Ginger Baker which just completed its first run at the Bloor Cinema.
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