Editorial blather and film review of Samuel Bronston’s epic production of 55 Days at Peking (1963), recently screened at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, plus a review of La-La Land’s new 2-CD soundtrack album featuring Dimitri Tiomkin’s complete Boom-De-Boom score.
This weekend’s tally & heads-up of local film festivals & retros in Tranna, plus some editorial blather.
Review of The Left Hand of God, the weirdly understated drama directed by Edward Dmytryk, starring Humphrey Bogart and Gene Tierney, and released on a fine DVD by Twilight Time.
Review of William Lustig’s Maniac Cop on Blu-ray (Synapse Films), plus details of the BFI’s upcoming Region 2 DVD release of Ken Russell’s The Devils, with some handy-dandy links for further edification.
DVD reviews of two notable films starring Charlton Heston from Warner Home Video: A Man for All Seasons (featuring the filmed play), and Treasure Island (marking Fraser Heston’s directorial debut), plus a link to my recent essay on the music of the original 1925 Phantom of the Opera at Rue Morgue’s Staff Blog.
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