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Soundtrack Reviews 1.0

Soundtrack Reviews 1.0

December 7, 2015 | By

Soundtrack reviews of Danny Elfman’s Goosebumps (Sony Classical), Laurent Eyquem’s Momentum (Varese Sarabande), and Pedro Bromfman’s Deep Web (Lakeshore Records).

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Dante Tomaselli’s Nightmares

Dante Tomaselli’s Nightmares

December 2, 2015 | By

Interview with writer-director-composer Dante Tomaselli covering the release of his three concept albums and nightmarish films, including Torture Chamber (2013).

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Woody Does Expressionism: Shadows and Fog (1991)

Woody Does Expressionism: Shadows and Fog (1991)

November 26, 2015 | By

Review of Twilight Time’s new Blu of Woody Allen’s homage to German Expressionism, Shadows and Fog (1991), plus some personalized editorial blather.

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Modern Noir: Sean Penn in U-Turn (1997) + The Gunman (2015)

Modern Noir: Sean Penn in U-Turn (1997) + The Gunman (2015)

November 25, 2015 | By

Sean Penn headlines a pair of modern noir entries on Blu: Oliver Stone’s brilliantly wacky U-Turn (1997) from Twilight Time, and Pierre Morel’s The Gunman (2015) from Universal.

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Refugee Tales: Heaven & Earth (1993) + Green Dragon (2001)

Refugee Tales: Heaven & Earth (1993) + Green Dragon (2001)

November 24, 2015 | By

Reviews of two films chronicling aspects of the Vietnam War and its central refugee characters: Oliver Stone’s Heaven & Earth (1993) on Blu via Twilight Time + Timothy and Tony Bui’s Green Dragon (2001) on DVD from Sony.

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