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In Part 2 of our look at the original Night of the Living Dead (1968), Jim Cirronella discusses the production of the soundtrack CD which features all the Capitol Hi-Q music that George Romero used to score the film... [read full interview] |
In Part 1 of our look at the original Night of the Living Dead (1968), we talk to director Jeff Carney and producer Jim Cirronella, makers of the new documentary Autopsy of the Dead, which gathers a bevy of never-before interviewed participants from George Romero's classic zombie film... [read full interview] |
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Between 1983-2001, Royal S. Brown wrote a meaty column on film music for the classical-oriented Fanfare magazine, and he remains part of a select group of film music journalists & critics who were able to write about film music in a commercial publication. In the pre-MFTM era (yes, such a time once existed), fan-based magazines like Soundtrack! and CinemaScore were more precise in addressing the needs of fans, collectors, and genre enthusiasts, but Brown... [read full interview] |
Published in 1997, Album Cover Art of Soundtracks is an 11"x11" book showcasing some of the fine work by the largely ignored graphic designers that worked for various labels as staff or freelancers. Written and compiled by disc jockey Frank Jastfelder and graphic designer Stefan Kassel, the book could easily have run much longer, but the dilemma in crafting a quality publication for a reasonable SRP means keeping the page counts fairly low. [read full interview] |
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| Piranha 3D (2010) | Piranha 2: The Spawning (1981) | ||||||||
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With the exception of being shot in 3D and reworking the killer piranha into living artifacts from the Pleistocene age which an earthquake freed from a sealed underground lake, there is nothing new in Piranha 3D, and yet Alexnadre Aja’s compact shocker... |
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Released in the US by Columbia Pictures, Piranha 2: The Spawning was a lower budgeted sequel to the original (and far more fun) Joe Dante directed/John Sayles scripted B-movie classic, which Roger Corman produced in 1978, and later remade for TV in 1995... |
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The theme of Kick-Ass is a bit hard to discern, but it’s probably something along the lines of being capable of heroism without having any special powers. That’s the position that compels high schooler Dave (Aaron Johnson) to buy a catalogue hero-suit ... |
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The yearly dose of comic book movies means not every entry will get the attention of audiences, and while The Losers did get an early spring release date, the film didn’t seem to enjoy the love its producers had wanted. Initially developed by Peter... |
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Armored (2009) --- Brothers Warner, The (2008) --- Car Cemetery (1983) --- Chinese Ring, The (1947) --- Chloe (2009) --- Clash of the Titans (1981) --- Clash of the Titans (2010) --- Complicated Women (2003) --- Dangerous Money (1948) --- Dark Alibi (1946) --- Daybreakers (2009) --- Dragonslayer (1981) --- Durham County: Season 2 (2009) --- Eastwood Factor, The (2010) --- Hungry Hills (2009) --- Insomnia (2002) --- Iodine (2009) --- Legion (2010) --- Life (2009) --- Matinee (1993) --- Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks, The (1973/2001) --- Michel Legrand: Live in Brussels (2006) --- Nightwatch / Nattevagten (1994) --- Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) --- Peacock (2009) --- Star is Born, A (1937) --- Star is Born, A (1954) --- Trap, The (1946) |
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| Battle of the Amazons / Le Amazzoni (1973) | Lost Continent, The / Continente Perduto (1955) | ||||||||
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Heavily influenced by Ennio Morricone’s 1966 Navaho Joe score, Franco Micalizzi’s main theme uses small orchestra with rock instruments, and in place of wailing mixed chorus there’s wailing... |
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Alhambra’s CD was mastered from the composer’s own stereo tapes, and sounds pristine, due to the label’s top-notch engineering. Many of the score’s sonic nuances – striking currents of... |
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| Office Space / Idiocracy (1999 / 2006) | Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010) | ||||||||
Mike Judge’s Office Space (1999) became a cult favourite on home video after its theatrical run failed to impress audiences and studio Fox, and part of the film’s success comes from an effectively... |
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Theodore Shapiro’s score for this live action version of Jeff Kinney’s illustrated novel is based around a vibrant, addictive theme which manages to work in every conceivable permutation, no... |
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Armored (2009) --- Batman: The Movie (1966) --- Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2010) and Razor (2007) --- Caddyshack (1980) --- Chloe (2009) --- Classic Greek Film Music (1995) --- Confession (2005) --- Creation (2009) --- Days of Our Lives (2010) --- Dutch (1991) --- Eraser (1996) --- Fade to Black (1980) --- Flash, The (1990-1991 TV series) --- Killers (2010) --- Last Airbender, The (2010) --- Legion (2010) --- Nate and Hayes (1983) --- Poseidon Adventure, The (1972) --- Prisoner: Complete Chappell Recorded Music Library Cues, The (2010) --- Red Riding (2009) --- RoboCop (1987) --- Speechless (1994) --- Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) --- Wonder Woman (2009) |
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