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Soundtrack Reviews

December 7, 2012 | By

Just uplaoded: soundtrack reviews of Ernest Gold’s Ship of Fools (Monstrous Movie Music), Franz Waxman’s Crime in the Streets (Varese), and from La-La Land Records we have Dimitri Tiomkin’s The Fall of the Roman Empire, Victor Young’s Shane, and J.C. Zamecnik’s Wings.

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The TFCA 100K Cash Prize Facelift + Eros on Film, Part VII

The TFCA 100K Cash Prize Facelift + Eros on Film, Part VII

November 29, 2012 | By

Brief Editor’s Blog on on Rogers Communications’ recent increase of the top Toronto Film Critics Association prize from $15,000 to a whopping $100,000, and in Part 7 of Eros on Film (You thought this series was dead? Ha!) we look at Tinto Brass’ Cheeky! / Trasgredire (Cult Epics) now on Blu, Salvatore Semperi’s Dark Side of Love / Fotografando Patrizia (One 7 Movies), and Walter Boos’ Schoolgirl Report #9: Mature Before Graduation / Schulmädchen-Report 9: Reifeprüfung vor dem Abitur (Impulse Pictures / Synapse Films).

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Fritz Lang’s Indian Epics (and thunderous thighs)

Fritz Lang’s Indian Epics (and thunderous thighs)

November 29, 2012 | By

Editor’s Blog & review of Fritz Lang’s Indian epic – Tiger of Eschnapur + The Indian Tomb (1959) – which screened this month at the TIFF Bell Lightbox as part of the Indian Expressionism series.

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Soundtrack Reviews: A Quintet of Heroes

Soundtrack Reviews: A Quintet of Heroes

November 24, 2012 | By

CD reviews of Thomas Newman’s Skyfall (Sony), plus from La-La Land we have Hans Zimmer’s Black Rain (1989), James Horner’s Krull, David Newman’s The Phantom (1996), and John Ottman’s X2: X-Men United.

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Video Game Soundtracks + Composer Interview

Video Game Soundtracks + Composer Interview

November 21, 2012 | By

Podcast interview with composer / orchestrator Penka Kouneva regarding her latest CD, A Warrior’s Journey (Howlin’ Wolfe Records) plus reviews of UBISOFT’s double header – Assassin’s Creed III by Lorne Balfe and Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation by Winifred Phillips.

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