Category: EDITOR’S BLOG
Crime, Triple-Time! + Quick News Cuts
Blade is a 1973 detective thriller / serial killer thriller that may be the worst shot film of the seventies, whereas ring of Death / Un detective (1969) is a forgotten, seriously underrated gem that’s the best thing in Code Red’s double-feature DVD. Also added to the review mix is a review of Fred Bongusto’s Un detective soundtrack, which frankly grooves, plus news bits including vintage 3D coming to Blu-ray, and Clive Barker’s Nightbreed: The Cabal Cut comes to Rue Morgue’s Cinemacabre this month at the TIFF Bell Lightbox!
Happy 1st & 4th of July. Ahem.
To tie in Canada Day (July 1), U.S. Independence (July 4), and the headache of why CanCon continues to get short-shrift from local companies, here’s a lengthy Editor’s Blog, using Leon Marr’s excellent & unavailable Dancing in the Dark (1986), which screened back in January at the TIFF Bell Lightbox with its director and star Martha Henry in attendance.
Soundtrack Reviews: an Italian Octet
Soundtrack reviews of 8 Italian releases, including albums by IMARC 5, Nuova Consonanza with Ennio Morricone, Piero Umiliani, Giorgio Gaslini, Peppino De Luca, and Carlo Pes.
Soundtrack Tally + Misc. News Bits
Film critic Andrew Sarris passes away at 83, The Exorcist comes to the stage. an AMC scale-back?, World’s Biggest Bookstore to close, and yes, this month’s Score Tally of new and upcoming soundtrack releases.
Eros VI: Bad Schoolgirls All Around
In Part 6, we have not only an Editor’s Blog, but reviews of Schoolgirl Report #8: “What Parents Must Never Know” / “Was Eltern nie erfahren dürfen” (Impulse / Synapse), Naughty Teen / Cara dolce nipote (One 7 Movies / CAV), and Pound of Flesh (Odyssey).
Getting a Ministry Fix + Home Video News
Review of Doug Freel’s memorable documentary on prioneering industrial metal / rock band Ministry Fix (Gigantic / CAV), plus home video news on Ridley Scott’s Prometheus, fall Twilight Time Blu’s, and Kino brings more Mario Bava to Blu-ray.
Packaged Goods: Girls on Film + TIFF Bell Lightbox Programmer Rae Ann Fera
Interview with TIFF Bell Lightbox Programmer & Curator Rae Ann Fera regarding the June 17, 2012 installment of the bi-monthly series Packaged Goods: Girls on Film, featuring a collection of commercials, music videos, and animated short films directed by women.
Alan Ari Lazar: Lalela Music Library + scoring Jerusalema: Gangster’s Paradise, AND the launch of Big Head Amusements
Launch of the new multimedia site (& self-serving media portal) Big Head Amusements, and an interview with film composer Alan Ari Lazar (Jerusalema: Gangster’s Paradise, TV’s Sex and the City) regarding his work, and the founding of the Film & TV Music Library site, Lalela.com.
Please Stand By
To paraphrase Daffy Duck in “Drip-Along Daffy,” ‘Slight plause while I adjust some digital accoutrments,’ as the new website’s formal debut’s been bumped to Monday because of someone named Scott. Never head of him? If you use Sound Forge, you should, because he’s a wanker, and he will waste your time, as detailed in this indulgent Editor’s Blog that’s part cautionary anecdote, and rant.
News + Soundtrack News & Reviews
Body Heat and Near Dark at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, new website to debut Friday, soundtrack news + reviews of two Silva Screen compilations: The Complete Harry Potter Film Music Collection and Music from the Twilight Saga.
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