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Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds: Part I

Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds: Part I

April 30, 2011 | By

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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Soundtrack Reviews

Soundtrack Reviews

April 29, 2011 | By

Reviews of four soundtrack albums from Lakeshore Records: Marcelo Zarvos’ engaging Beastly, Cliff Martinez’ Lincoln Lawyer, Chris Bacon’s Source Code, and Tyler Bates’ Super…

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Mortal Kombat: Part I

Mortal Kombat: Part I

April 28, 2011 | By

Review of New Line / Warner Home Video’s Blu-ray edition of Mortal Kombat (1995) , plus some editorial blather on the franchise and its latest online incarnation…

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Limited Editions and Such

Limited Editions and Such

April 21, 2011 | By

Editor’s Blog on how the business model for soundtrack labels like Intrada have changed over 20 years, as recently articulated by Intrada Records’ Douglass Fake…

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Big Science on the IMAX screen, Part I

Big Science on the IMAX screen, Part I

April 18, 2011 | By

This year marks the end of NASA’s shuttle program, and tied to the retirement of the fleet of three remaining ‘flying bricks’ are a trio of IMAX documentaries: Hubble 3D and Space Station 3D (both Warner Home Video), Solarmax from Sling Shot Entertainment, plus the 2000 non-IMAX Discovery Channel doc Inside the Space Station (Artisan)…

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