Tag: Michael Hoenig

The Films of Jack H. Harris, Part 1: The Blob and its unlikely spawn

The Films of Jack H. Harris, Part 1: The Blob and its unlikely spawn

December 1, 2014 | By

First of a multi-part retrospective on producer Jack H. Harris starting with the original 1958 production of The Blob + its 1972 sequel, the 1988 remake (new on Blu from Twilight Time), Mario Bava’s fun Blob riff, Caltiki (1959) + respective soundtrack reviews.

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BR: Blob, The (1988)

BR: Blob, The (1988)

December 1, 2014 | By

Highly underrated remake of a sci-fi classic that doesn’t attempt to improve upon nor present a radically upgraded interpretation, this 1988 version of The Blob is both an homage and a tongue-in-cheek retelling of the core story from producer Jack H. Harris’ 1958 film in which teens rescue a town from an alien glob of pink goo that absorbs its victims and just keeps growing…

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CD: Blob, The (1988)

CD: Blob, The (1988)

December 1, 2014 | By

Former Tangerine Dream member & Michael Hoenig (The Wraith, and the superb Dark Skies) crafted a clever little score using deep, resonating synths and actual brass instruments for his slow-oozing narrative about interstellar pink goo gradually wreaking hell on a small town…

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