Drive-in Memories, Part 1: Going Attractions (2013) + Hot Docs & TJFF update
Review of April Wright’s fun documentary Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the American Drive-in Movie (2013) + short update on Hot Docs and TJFF 2015.
Blog Archives
Tales of Rape: Bandit Queen (1995) + India’s Daughter (2014)
Reviews of two powerful films on rape: the saga of Phoolan Devi in Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen (1995) on Blu from Twilight Time + Leslee Udwin’s India’s Daughter (2014), produced by the BBC and currently banned in India.
Elvis Goes Straight, Part 1: Flaming Star (1960)
Review of a rare western starring Elvis Presley and directed by Don Siegel: Flaming Star (1960), new on Blu from Twilight Time + some Editorial Blather on home video.
A Chat with Craig Safan + reviews of The Last Starfighter and Warning Sign
Podcast Interview with film composer Craig Safan + reviews of newly remasterd / expanded releases of The Last Starfighter (1984) from Intrada Records and Warning Sign (1985) from Invada Records.
Soundtrack Reviews
Soundtrack reviews of Clyde Lawrence & Cody Fitzgerald’s The Rewrite (Lakeshore Records), Ronen Landa’s Mad as Hell (Bandcamp), Patrick Doyle’s Cinderella (Walt Disney Records), and Hans Zimmer / Steve Mazzaro / Andrew Hawczynski’s Chappie (Varese Sarabande).
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