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John Guillermin at Fox

January 24, 2012 | By | Add a Comment
John Guillermin at Fox

Reviews of three films British director John Guillermin (The Towering Inferno) made at Twentieth Century-Fox during the 1960s: Guns at Batasi (Fox), Rapture (freshly released on Blu-ray by Twilight Time), and The Blue Max (Fox)

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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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Festivals-a-Go-Go: Dec.1 – Dec. 9, 2011

December 3, 2011 | By | Add a Comment
Festivals-a-Go-Go: Dec.1 – Dec. 9, 2011

Tally & heads up of local film festivals & screenings, advance Hot Docs and Bloor Cinema passes now available for purchase, Bill ‘Deliverance’ McKinney dies at 80 without a squeal, Chinatown & Adam Nayman at the TBL, hockey films, and Nino Rota turns 100!

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Screenwriter William Rose: Part I

September 19, 2011 | By | Add a Comment
Screenwriter William Rose: Part I

Reviews of 3 films written by William Rose: The Flim-Flam Man (Twilight Time), It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (MGM), and Genevieve (VCI), plus quick thoughts on the current restoration of the Cinerama catalogue for theatrical and home video.

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The Demo Man Prophecy, and Speculators Beware

September 7, 2011 | By | Add a Comment
The Demo Man Prophecy, and Speculators Beware

Editor’s Blog on two odd newsy tidbits: McDonald’s plans to upscale its restaurants in Canada, and Intrada’s latest release – Jerry Goldsmith’s Explorers – is going back to the pressing plant for a second run because the CD sold out in less than a day – an event best described as ‘What the hell?’

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Soundtrack Reviews

July 7, 2011 | By | Add a Comment
Soundtrack Reviews

Soundtrack reviews for Jerry Goldsmith’s First Knight and John Morris’ Clue (both from La-La Land Records)…

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Soundtrack Reviews + News

June 20, 2011 | By | Add a Comment
Soundtrack Reviews + News

Reviews of four fun video game soundtracks: Bear McCreary’s SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs and Hans Zimmer & Company’s Crysis II (both from La-La Land Records), and Inon Zur’s Dragon Age II (Bioware) and Crysis (Sumthing Else), plus news regarding recent Q&As with composer Winifred Phillips (Legend of the Guardians), and Special Features producer Charles de Lauzirikia regarding Universal’s recent Legend (1984) Blu-ray…

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