Tag: Bernard Herrmann

Jules Verne on Blu: Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)

May 27, 2012 | By | Add a Comment
Jules Verne on Blu: Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)

Review of Twilight Time’s new Blu-ray of Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959), the best of the film versions based on Jules Verne’s classic escapist novel.

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Mysterious Island (1961), Twilight Time’s Nick Redman, and readjusting the concept of MODs

February 6, 2012 | By | Add a Comment
Mysterious Island (1961), Twilight Time’s Nick Redman, and readjusting the concept of MODs

Just uploaded is a lengthy interview with Twilight Time co-founder Nick Redman, and related reviews of Twilight Time’s swanky Blu-ray of Ray Harryhausen’s Mysterious Island (1961), plus a review of Bernard Herrmann’s original soundtrack recording. Also packed into the Editor’s Blog – a lengthy editorial on the illusion of value that’s being sold with existing MOD programs.

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Suburban Tales III

January 5, 2012 | By | Add a Comment
Suburban Tales III

Blu-ray reviews of three takes on suburban paranoia: Joe Cornish’s Attack the Block (Sony), Tom Holland’s Fright Night (Twilight Time), and J.J. Abrams’ Super 8 (Paramount), plus some Editorius Blathorious regarding review updates + upcoming film projects (mine, not yours).

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Soundtrack News & Reviews

December 14, 2011 | By | Add a Comment
Soundtrack News & Reviews

Reviews of Henry Jackman’s Puss in Boots (Sony Classical), and from La-La Land Records Elmer Bernstein’s Trading PLaces, and Jerry Goldsmith’s Forever Young and Sleeping with the Enemy, plus the latest limited and non-limited releases from Varese Sarabande and Intrada.

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Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds: Part I

April 30, 2011 | By | Add a Comment
Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds: Part I

In this first part examining Orson Welles’ 1938 radio drama of H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds, I’ve a review of The Art of Time Ensemble’s 2011 stage production + director Andrew Burashko, and related reviews of The Night America Trembled (1957) and Without Warning (1994)…

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Psycho returns to the Big Screen (with BIG SOUND)

October 28, 2010 | By | Add a Comment
Psycho returns to the Big Screen (with BIG SOUND)

Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho returns to the big screen in a newly ‘restored’ version at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, plus links to further conversations with composers on Bernard Herrmann’s brilliant score…

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