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Western Film Soundtracks

Western Film Soundtracks

March 8, 2013 | By

A quartet of western soundtrack reviews featuring Jerry Goldsmith’s Stagecoach (1966) and Rio Lobo (La-La Land), Lalo Schifrin’s Coogan’s Bluff (Intrada), and Luis Bacalov’s A Man Called Noon and The Grand Duel (Quartet Records), the latter of which was a major sonic element in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill: Vol. 1. Also: some Peter Collinson news + details of Olive’s DVD-only edition of Cecil B. DeMille’s Samson and Delilah (1949).

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The Story of Film: One Mother of an Odyssey

The Story of Film: One Mother of an Odyssey

March 7, 2013 | By

Just uploaded is a review of Mark Cousins’ 15-hour monster documentary on the history of film outside of Hollywood, originally broadcast on Britain’s Channel 4, and recently released by Alliance on DVD.

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The Story of Film: One Mother of an Odyssey

The Story of Film: One Mother of an Odyssey

March 7, 2013 | By

Just uploaded is a review of Mark Cousins’ 15-hour monster documentary on the history of film outside of Hollywood, originally broadcast on Britain’s Channel 4, and recently released by Alliance on DVD.

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Blake Edwards’ Experiment in Terror

Blake Edwards’ Experiment in Terror

February 18, 2013 | By

Yes, it’s Family Day, that elitist holiday that doesn’t guarantee a day off for the eloctorate at large, except those under the provincial and banking employ. On this otherwise standard working day for regular stiffs, I’ve uploaded a long and windy review of Blake Edwards’ underrated suspense classic Experiment in Terror (1962), newly released by Twilight Time in Blu-ray, sporting a clean stereo isolated score track of Henry Mancini’s excellent music.

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Blake Edwards’ Experiment in Terror

Blake Edwards’ Experiment in Terror

February 18, 2013 | By

Yes, it’s Family Day, that elitist holiday that doesn’t guarantee a day off for the eloctorate at large, except those under the provincial and banking employ. On this otherwise standard working day for regular stiffs, I’ve uploaded a long and windy review of Blake Edwards’ underrated suspense classic Experiment in Terror (1962), newly released by Twilight Time in Blu-ray, sporting a clean stereo isolated score track of Henry Mancini’s excellent music.

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