Author Archive: Mark R. Hasan

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Film: India’s Daughter (2014)

Film: India’s Daughter (2014)

April 9, 2015 | By

In the evening of December of 2012, 23 year-old New Delhi medical student Jyoti Singh Pandey went out with a friend to see a movie, but rather than settle for an action flick, she chose Life of Pi (2012), a life-affirming tale about trust, respect, and a healthy fear of that prevents a tiger from devouring a boy in a boat after a ship’s sinking. Within the next roughly 48 hours after boarding a bus to take her and her male friend home, Jyoti would die of injuries from a monstrously sadistic gang rape…

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Elvis Goes Straight, Part 1: Flaming Star (1960)

Elvis Goes Straight, Part 1: Flaming Star (1960)

April 2, 2015 | By

Review of a rare western starring Elvis Presley and directed by Don Siegel: Flaming Star (1960), new on Blu from Twilight Time + some Editorial Blather on home video.

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BR: Flaming Star (1960)

BR: Flaming Star (1960)

April 2, 2015 | By

Reportedly regarded by critics as a dud upon its original release, Flaming Star is a genuine oddity within Elvis Presley’s 21 film C.V., and in the eyes of some fans and critical supporters, it’s matured into a unique western that avoids certain dreary genre clichés and familiar characterizations…

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A Chat with Craig Safan + reviews of The Last Starfighter and Warning Sign

A Chat with Craig Safan + reviews of The Last Starfighter and Warning Sign

March 26, 2015 | By

Podcast Interview with film composer Craig Safan + reviews of newly remasterd / expanded releases of The Last Starfighter (1984) from Intrada Records and Warning Sign (1985) from Invada Records.

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CD: Last Starfighter, The (1984)

CD: Last Starfighter, The (1984)

March 26, 2015 | By

Intrada’s expanded CD release of The Last Starfighter marks the third time Craig Safan’s landmark score appears on disc, and this time the producers went back to the original 24 track 2” tape master to present the definitive edition of this special work…

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