Category: EDITOR’S BLOG
Sweet Little Grace
Much like Anchor Bay’s DVD for Adam Green’s Hatchet (2006), Grace (2009) is another superb release with extras that dissect and map out alternative steps to working one’s way towards completing a feature length film – not in the sense of guaranteeing success, but by inspiring some forward-thinking, creative planning, and being persistent in a […]
Mo(no)
Jesus Diaz at Gizmodo reports that the classic Beatles album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band will be reissued in a remastered mono edition, which should satisfy fans wanting a digital version of the original mono mixed as supervised by the band prior to the stereo mix that was created by sound engineers for the upscale market…
Udo in T.O.
On Sunday August 30th German actor Udo Kier participated in a conversation about his career at Toronto’s Bloor Cinema as part of the Festival of Fear weekend, via presenters Rue Morgue and David Daniloff Productions. The event, billed as Diabolical Revelations: An Intimate Evening with Udo Kier, began with…
Reflecting Inwards
Making the news this morning was Michael Ignatieff’s speech to the Liberal caucus of his intention to call a fall election which, if it happens, will be the fourth election within a five year period.
There are many ways one can read this tactic – needy power grab, moral grand-standing against the villainous Harper and…
Early Technicolor Films: Part 2
In his immensely informative commentary track to The Black Pirate (1926), film historian Rudy Behlmer cites the cautious steps produce/co-writer/star Douglas Fairbanks took in making sure the new 2-strip Technicolor format was worth the cost and extra planning for his next film.
Soundtrack Reviews
Next up are a pair of soundtrack reviews: – Clinton Shorter’s District 9 (Sony), which can be pre-ordered via iTunes and Amazon.com as a MP3 album – Trevor Jones’ Runaway Train (La-La Land Records), beautifully mastered in an expanded CD Both scores are worth snapping up, but I’m compelled to focus here on Runaway Train […]
Culture Clashes of a 3rd Kind
Interview with District 9 composer Clinton Shorter, film review of District 9, YouTube links, and human-alien culture clashes in film and TV.
Early Technicolor Films: Part 1
Back in July, Universal released Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936). The film is an important stepping stone in the history of colour cinema because it marked the first time a feature-length movie was shot on location with Technicolor’s new (and very big) 3-strip cameras.
Leisure Still Rules
It’s no secret that around the time of Curly Sue (1991), his last effort in the director’s chair, John Hughes (1950 – 2009) was starting to lose his so-called golden touch, although that’s really a facile statement, since Hughes’ prominence came when he inadvertently overhauled the youth film from a stale genre to something energetic, witty, incisive and hugely commercial.
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