Category: EDITOR’S BLOG

Soundtrack Reviews & Score Release Tally

Soundtrack Reviews & Score Release Tally

January 19, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

Tally of the latest soundtrack releases, plus reviews of Tyler Bates’ engrossing score for the sci-fi thriller The Darkest Hour and Craig Richey’s Answers to Nothing (both from Lakeshore Records); Danny Elfman’s complete music for Scrooged (La-La Land); Howard Shore’s A Dangerous Method and John Williams’ War Horse (both Sony); and the original Casino Royale (Kritzerland).

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Yilmaz Güney, Part I – Yol (1982)

Yilmaz Güney, Part I – Yol (1982)

January 16, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

Review of Yilmaz Güney’s Cannes-decorated Yol (1982), part of the TIFF Bell Lightbox’s tribute to one of Turkey’s most important directors, beginning this week.

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Jan Kadar does CanCon – Lies My Father Told Me (1975)

Jan Kadar does CanCon – Lies My Father Told Me (1975)

January 15, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

Review of Ergo Media’s new DVD of Lies My Father Told Me(1975), Jan Kadar’s film version of Ted Allan’s semi-autobiographical tale of 1920s Jewish Montreal.

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Just Don’t Go There…

Just Don’t Go There…

January 11, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

Just uploaded: reviews of Synapse Films’ snappy new Blu-ray of Frank Henenlotter’s classic Frankenhooker, and a similar themed Frankenstein riff, Ralph Nelson’s Embryo (1976).

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Suburban Tales III

Suburban Tales III

January 5, 2012 | By

Blu-ray reviews of three takes on suburban paranoia: Joe Cornish’s Attack the Block (Sony), Tom Holland’s Fright Night (Twilight Time), and J.J. Abrams’ Super 8 (Paramount), plus some Editorius Blathorious regarding review updates + upcoming film projects (mine, not yours).

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