Tag: Fabio Frizzi

Frizzi 2 Fulci at The Opera House: Recap

Frizzi 2 Fulci at The Opera House: Recap

October 12, 2015 | By

Recap of Frizzi 2 Fulci, Fabio Frizzi’s tribute concert to director Lucio Fulci which occurred at Toronto’s The Opera House Oct. 8, 2015.

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Fabio Frizzi’s Frizzi 2 Fulci, Contraband (1980) and more!

Fabio Frizzi’s Frizzi 2 Fulci, Contraband (1980) and more!

July 23, 2015 | By

Podcast interview with composer Fabio Frizzi on his tribute concert Frizzi 2 Fulci, coming to Toronto October 8th, and a review of the Frizzi-scored Contraband (1980), whose music debuted this year on CD from Italy’s Beat Records.

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Schlesinger, Raimi, and Kinski go Boo!

Schlesinger, Raimi, and Kinski go Boo!

January 29, 2015 | By

Reviews of three 1980s shockers of varying quality: John Schlesinger’s deliciously trashy occult thriller The Believers (Twilight Time), Sam Raimi draws blood in Josh Becker’s Thou Shalt Not Kill… Except (Synapse Films), and Klaus Kinski reprises Nosferatu in Vampire in Venice (One 7 Movies).

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DVD: Mellodrama – The Mellotron Movie (2008)

DVD: Mellodrama – The Mellotron Movie (2008)

July 8, 2014 | By

Even for non-fans of musical inventions and outright oddities, Dianna Dilworth’s 80 mins. documentary on the Mellotron and its progenitor, the Chamberlin compels multiple viewings; if not for the sheer fun of watching a panoply of composers and musicians (most from rock) revealing their own fascination for this ‘contraption’…

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Frizzi to Fulci, Part 1 + Soundtrack Reviews

Frizzi to Fulci, Part 1 + Soundtrack Reviews

October 24, 2013 | By

Just uploaded is Part 1 of a lengthy podcast with renowned Italian film composer Fabio Frizzi in anticipation of his Halloween concert “Frizzi to Fulci” at London’s Union Chapel. AAlso uploaded are soundtrack reviews for a quartet of La-La Land releases: Jerry Goldsmith’s The Challenge, James Horner’s Patriot Games, Alan Silvestri’s Red 2 (2013), and Shirley Walker’s Turbulence.

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