Die Hard 5, aka ‘A Good Reason to Quit Now’
Review of that massive disappointment of 2013, A Good Day to Die Hard, plus some editorial blather.
A Quartet of Western Soundtracks
Just uploaded is a quartet of western soundtracks: Bert Shefter’s gem of an oater, The Tall Texan (Monstrous Movie Music), Elmer Bernstein’s The Shootist + The Sons of Katie Elder (La-La Land), and Jerry Goldsmith’s Bandolero! (LLL) and 100 Rifles (Film Score Monthly).
The Strange, Wily Women of Ben Ames Williams
Just uploaded are reviews of two film adaptations of Ben Ames Williams’ novels featuring morally challenged women – the blazing Technicolor noir Leave Her to Heaven (1945) , newly released by Twilight Time on Blu; and The Strange Woman, Edgar G. Ulmer’s 1946 film screaming for a restoration.
Old Urbanism vs. New Urbanism in The Human Scale
The last review from Hot Docs 2013, Andreas Dalsgaard’s The Human Scale, is contrasted by a review of Patrick Demers and Joseph Hillel’s Regular or Super: Views on Mies van der Rohe (TVA Films), plus a modest Editor’s Blog on opposing urban philosophies.
The Song of Bernadette, and some mild ranting
In addition to a lengthy Editor’s Blog [rant] on classic films on video, I’ve uploaded a review of Twilight Time’s new Blu-ray edition of Fox’ The Song of Bernadette, which features a clean transfer of the film that ostensibly launched Jennifer Jones’ career as a leading lady, and marked a high-point in Alfred Newman’s compositional career.
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