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| Aisle Seat 8-15: August Catalog Wrap
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| Posted By
Andy Dursin
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8/14/2023 - 10:00 PM |
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| Action, adventure, and Cinemascope splendor are ingredients that Hollywood studios attempted to inject into the box-office of the mid 1950s, with Warner Bros. offering a pair of often maligned epics now beautifully restored on Blu-Ray. Leading the charge from Warner Archive is LAND OF THE PHARAOHS (104 mins., 1955), a spectacular restoration of director Howard Hawks’ widescreen box-office disappointment. Less interested in adhering to the “Biblical Epic” formula of its time than some of its peers, this Cinemascope affair – co-penned by William Faulkner – is instead a fascinating portrait of Jack Hawkins’ Pharaoh wanting to construct a great pyramid and doing so with the assistance of an architect (James Robertson Justice) now a slave among his people. |
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| Film Score Friday 8/4/23
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Scott Bettencourt
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8/3/2023 - 10:00 PM |
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La-La Land has announced two new releases due next week: an expanded two-disc edition of John Williams' score for Steven Spielberg's 1997 sequel THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK; and a two-disc edition of James Horner's lively score for the Russia-set 1983 mystery GORKY PARK, based on the bestseller by Martin Cruz Smith.
Varese Sarabande is expected to announce two new limited edition CD Club releases today.
The latest releases from Dragon's Domain are: LEE HOLDRIDGE DOCUMENTARIES: VOLUME 1, featuring the composer's music for The Sharks (1982), The Great Whales and Gold (both 1978); a disc pairing the music for two early Chuck Norris vehicles, GOOD GUYS WEAR BLACK, scored by Craig Safan, and the sci-fi/horror-tinged SILENT RAGE, music by Peter Bernstein and Mark Goldenberg; and THE DANIEL LICHT COLLECTION VOLUME 1, featuring the composer's scores for Acting on Impulse (1993) and Cabin by the Lake (2000).
Buysoundtrax is releasing THE BRUCE ROWLAND COLLECTION: VOLUME ONE, featuring cues from the composer's scores such as The Man from Snowy River, Andre, and Zeus and Roxanne.
CDS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK
Brutes and Savages - Riz Ortolani - Quartet
The David Michael Frank Collection Vol. 2: Cinematic Noir - David Michael Frank - Dragon's Domain
Le Secret - Ennio Morricone - Quartet
Phar Lap - Bruce Rowland - Buysoundtrax
Stridulum (The Visitor) - Franco Micalizzi - Quartet |
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| Aisle Seat 8-1: Summer Cavalcade Part 1 - Kino & OCN Wrap!
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| Posted By
Andy Dursin
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7/31/2023 - 10:00 PM |
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| Movies based on Stephen King novels, so prevalent on the big screen throughout the 1980s, were boosted in terms of critical acclaim and box-office by Castle Rock’s adaptation of “Misery” in 1990. The production company would go back to the well for numerous other King projects over the course of the next decade, starting off with NEEDFUL THINGS (120/188 mins., 1993, R), an uneven picture that nevertheless offers one of the strongest acting ensembles to be found in any film based on one of the author’s works. |
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| Aisle Seat 7-18: INVADERS, WATERWORLD in 4K
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| Posted By
Andy Dursin
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7/17/2023 - 10:00 PM |
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| One of the seminal sci-fi fantasies of the 1950s, INVADERS FROM MARS (73 mins., 1953; Ignite/MVD) has been long due for a thorough remaster, and now, after years of stops and starts – not to mention delays due to the pandemic – Ignite Films has produced a simply outstanding 4K UHD restoration of William Cameron Menzies’ B-movie favorite. Previously available in a limited release through Ignite directly last year, MVD rolls out a “retail” edition of the film this month, making it an essential release for any fan of ‘50s sci-fi fantasy. |
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Today in Film Score History:
April 19 |
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| Alan Price born (1942) |
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| Alfred Newman begins recording his score for David and Bathsheba (1951) |
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| Dag Wiren died (1986) |
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| David Fanshawe born (1942) |
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| Dudley Moore born (1935) |
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| Harry Sukman begins recording his score for A Thunder of Drums (1961) |
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| Henry Mancini begins recording his score for The Great Race (1965) |
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| Joe Greene born (1915) |
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| John Addison begins recording his score for Swashbuckler (1976) |
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| John Williams begins recording his score for Fitzwilly (1967) |
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| Jonathan Tunick born (1938) |
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| Lord Berners died (1950) |
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| Michael Small begins recording his score to Klute (1971) |
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| Paul Baillargeon records his score for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “When It Rains…” (1999) |
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| Ragnar Bjerkreim born (1958) |
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| Ron Jones records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "We'll Always Have Paris" (1988) |
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| Sol Kaplan born (1919) |
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| Thomas Wander born (1973) |
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| William Axt born (1888) |
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