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Aisle Seat 2-13: 4K, Warner Archive, Imprint New Releases
Posted By Andy Dursin 2/13/2023 - 10:00 PM
2023 is already shaping up to be quite the year for 4K UHD catalog titles, as seemingly every week brings about an announcement (or several) of classic films coming in the format. While we eagerly await the likes of “Rio Bravo” among others, this month marks the release of one of Hollywood’s legendary westerns, THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (128 mins., 1960; Shout! Factory), in a Dolby Vision HDR presentation and 4K restoration of the original camera negative.
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Film Score Friday 2/10/23
Posted By Scott Bettencourt 2/9/2023 - 10:00 PM
The latest CD from Intrada is a greatly expanded release of Alan Silvestri's score for director Wolfgang Petersen's 1991 thriller SHATTERED, starring Tom Berenger as a man whose face and memories are destroyed in a car accident, and after plastic surgery restores him to relative normalcy discovers that nothing in his life is quite what it seems. Silvestri's Euro-thriller inflected score replaced an unused score by Angelo Badalamenti, and the Intrada CD features 68 minutes of the composer's music, plus two songs that were featured on the original Milan soundtrack CD.


Quartet has announced two new, remastered Ennio Morricone releases - IL GIUSTIZIERE (released in the U.S. as The Human Factor), the Edward Dymytryk-directed revenge thriller starring Oscar winners George Kennedy and John Mills; and the 1974 giallo L'ULTIMO UOMO DI SARA (Sara's Last Man).


CDS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK

Chuck Cirino: Erotic Thrillers 
- Chuck Cirino - Dragon's Domain
Craig Safan: Horror Macabre Vol. 2
 - Craig Safan - Dragon's Domain 
El ultimo viaje
 - Stelvio Cipriani - CSC 
Peccato Senza Malizia
 - Stelvio Cipriani - CSC  
Shattered - Alan Silvestri - Intrada Special Collection 

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Feb. Issue of FSMO Is Live!
Posted By Jon Kaplan 2/6/2023 - 4:00 AM

The February edition of FSM ONLINE is now live for your reading and listening pleasure. Following up on last month’s cover story with HILDUR GUDNADOTTIR, this month’s cover story is an interview with HERDIS STEFANDSDOTTIR, who breaks out with M. Night Shyamalan’s KNOCK AT THE CABIN. Our co-cover story is THE 2023 FSMIES, so don’t forge

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Film Score Friday 2/3/23
Posted By Scott Bettencourt 2/2/2023 - 10:00 PM
Dragon's Domain has announced two new releases -- CRAIG SAFAN: HORROR MACABRE VOL. 2, featuring the composer's scores for the anthology movie Nightmares and the true crime TV movie Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story; CHUCK CIRINO: EROTIC THRILLERS, a two-disc set featuring Cirino's scores for the direct-to-video movies Sins of Desire and Haunting Fear. Buysoundtrax will be releasing W. Michael Lewis and Mark Lindsay's score for SHOGUN ASSASSIN, the 1980 English-dubbed feature that combined footage from two of the Japanese Lone Wolf & Cub samurai adventure films.


CDS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK

The Offering
 - Christopher Young - Notefornote 


IN THEATERS TODAY

The Amazing Maurice - Tom Howe
Baby Ruby - Erik Friedlander
80 for Brady - John Debney
Freedom's Path - Ryan Taubert
Knock at the Cabin - Herdis Stefansdottir
Let It Be Morning - Habib Shadah
The Locksmith - Marlana Sheetz
A Lot of Nothing - David Sardy
Ocean Boy - Brian Cachia
Remember This - Roc Lee
Who Invited Charlie? - Daniel Rojas 

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Aisle Seat 1-31: Kino Lorber January Wrap
Posted By Andy Dursin 1/30/2023 - 10:00 PM
Growing up in the ‘80s, The Cannon Group was a frequent part of Friday night video rentals, birthday parties and sleepovers in my life. Those wild and wacky Israeli filmmakers, Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, gave us countless movies to hoot and hiss at, and the legacy of their Cannon label remains (almost) untouched in the annals of B-grade cinema over the last few decades. This month brings us new Kino Lorber releases of films from two of Cannon’s biggest ‘80s collaborators – stars Chuck Norris and Charles Bronson, who if not quite dominating the box-office with these films at the time, became reliable home video performers afterwards.
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Film Score Friday 1/27/23
Posted By Scott Bettencourt 1/26/2023 - 10:00 PM
The latest CD from Intrada is the first commercial release of John Beal's orchestral horror score for director Tobe Hooper's 1981 thriller THE FUNHOUSE.


The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the nominees for the 95th Oscars, including the following music categories:

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT - Volker Bertelmann
BABYLON - Justin Hurwitz
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN - Carter Burwell
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE - Son Lux
THE FABELMANS - John Williams

This is the first nomination for Son Lux, the second for Volker Bertelmann, the third for Carter Burwell, the fourth for Justin Hurwitz, and the fifty-third (!!!) for John Williams. 

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)

“Applause” - TELL IT LIKE A WOMAN -  Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
“Hold My Hand” - TOP GUN: MAVERICK - Music and Lyric by Lady Gaga and BloodPop
“Lift Me Up” - BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER - Music by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Goransson; Lyric by Tems and Ryan Coogler
“Naatu Naatu” - RRR -  Music by M.M. Keeravaani; Lyric by Chandrabose  
“This Is A Life” - EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE - Music by Ryan Lott, David Byrne and Mitski; Lyric by Ryan Lott and David Byrne  

At some point I hope to have time to my write my usual column discussing all of the nominations at length, but until then here are a few thoughts, at the bottom of this page*
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Aisle Seat 1-24: Vinegar Syndrome, MVD Rewind New Releases
Posted By Andy Dursin 1/23/2023 - 10:00 PM
Few movies scream “’90s” as much as FREEWAY (104 mins., 1996), a very odd staple on the home video circuit in the late VHS/pre-DVD era – and a movie now brought to 4K UHD by Vinegar Syndrome in a features-packed 4K restoration. It’s a movie that also showcases two big stars at a relatively low ebb in their respective careers: Kiefer Sutherland, prior to relaunching his career with the hit series “24,” and Reese Witherspoon, here moving into “young adult” roles but yet to achieve the kind of superstardom she would soon hit with “Cruel Intentions.”
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Film Score Friday 1/20/23
Posted By Scott Bettencourt 1/19/2023 - 10:00 PM
Music Box has just announced the sixth release in their limited edition series of rare and unreleased scores, LES B.O. INTROUVABLES, this time featuring Asphalte (1981) by Laurent Petitgirard; Balles Perdues (1983) by Michel Portal; Papa est parti, maman aussi (1989) and Mademoiselle Fifi ou Histoire de rire (1990), by Jean-Marie Senia; Les fauves (1984) by Philippe Servain; and Bleu comme l'enfer by Pierre Porte.


CDS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK

Halloween Ends
 - John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, Daniel E. Davies
Les B.O. Introuvables Vol. 6
- Laurent Petitgirard, Michel Portal, Jean-Marie Senia, Philippe Servain, Pierre Porte - Music Box
Pattie e la colere de Poseidon
- Olivier Cussac - Music Box

Thief of Hearts
 - Harold Faltermeyer - Quartet  


IN THEATERS TODAY

Chess Story - Ingo Frenzel
In from the Side - Matt Carter
Missing - Julian Scherle
When You Finish Saving the World - Emile Mosseri
You People - Bekon 

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Aisle Seat 1-17: Jackie Chan Collection, New in 4K
Posted By Andy Dursin 1/16/2023 - 10:00 PM
Growing up in the ‘80s – in the days before the internet – pure word-of-mouth would make you aware of, say, a cult action movie that some fellow 5th grader found “cool” on HBO or whose Dad would rent on VHS. That’s how a lot of us initially heard about martial arts superstar Jackie Chan, who in the early to mid ‘80s, tried to push into the American market after achieving success in Hong Kong with numerous films from the “wuxia” genre – movies included in Shout’s terrific new Blu-Ray retrospective THE JACKIE CHAN COLLECTION Vol. 1 (1976-82; Shout! Factory).
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Oscar Predictions and Other End Of 2022 Lists
Posted By Scott Bettencourt 1/13/2023 - 10:00 PM
Predictions are in boldface, followed by those which I personally would nominate in italics. As with previous years' lists, for several categories I have NOT provided my own nominations, since frankly I know jack about costumes, sound and so forth, though more and more I try to pay attention to sound in particular. Films that I have listed as my own personal nominations yet which will definitely not be nominated -- either because they are ultimately ineligible in those categories or simply not shortlisted -- are marked with an asterisk.

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BABYLON
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
DECISION TO LEAVE
ELVIS
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
THE FABELMANS
GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY
TAR
TOP GUN: MAVERICK
THE WOMAN KING
 
ARMAGEDDON TIME
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
BONES AND ALL
DECISION TO LEAVE
EMILY THE CRIMINAL
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY
THE MENU
NITRAM
TAR 
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March 25
Bronislau Kaper wins his only Oscar, for the Lili score (1954)
Elton John born (1947)
Henry Mancini begins recording his score for 99 & 44/100 % Dead (1974)
John Massari born (1957)
John Williams begins recording his score for E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
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Luis Bacalov wins his only Oscar, for Il Postino; Alan Menken wins the first Comedy or Musical Score Oscar, for Pocahontas
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