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| Aisle Seat 1-21: January Chill Edition
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| Posted By
Andy Dursin
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1/20/2025 - 10:00 PM |
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| Despite having been released after a glut of serial killer thrillers – a genre that was exhausted in the ‘90s following the release of “Silence of the Lambs” – THE CELL (107/109 mins., 2000, R; Arrow) ranks as a powerful viewing experience. Despite its lurid and occasionally gratuitous elements, Tarsem Singh’s feature directorial debut ultimately rises above its material thanks to its visual extravagance, one that invites rediscovery on 4K UHD thanks to Arrow’s new, definitive release that streets January 21st. |
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| Oscar Predictions and Other End Of 2024 Lists
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Scott Bettencourt
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1/18/2025 - 10:00 PM |
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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.
The actual nominations will be announced this Thursday morning around 5:30 am (Pacific Time). I would have finished this list earlier, but things have been rather distracting in Los Angeles County for the last week or two. You may have seen some pictures in the news.
ANORA
THE BRUTALIST
CHALLENGERS
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
CONCLAVE
DUNE: PART TWO
EMILIA PEREZ
NICKEL BOYS
SING SING
WICKED
ANORA
THE BRUTALIST
DIDI
A DIFFERENT MAN
FLOW
FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA
GOOD ONE
NICKEL BOYS
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
SEPTEMBER 5 |
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| Film Score Friday 1/17/25
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| Posted By
Scott Bettencourt
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1/16/2025 - 10:00 PM |
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La-La Land has announced three new CDs, which are expected to begin shipping next week: an expanded, two-disc edition of the score for Timothy Dalton's final film as James Bond 007, LICENCE TO KILL, featuring the full score by two-time Oscar nominee Michael Kamen (Die Hard, Lethal Weapon) plus source cues and the sequencing from the original 1989 CD release; a 3-disc edition of Trevor Jones' sweeping symphonic score for the lavish Jim Henson/Frank Oz fantasy THE DARK CRYSTAL, featuring the full score Jones composed for the original, longer, unreleased cut of the film, as well as the sequencing from the 1982 LP; and the first-ever release of the score for BEVERLY HILLS COP III, the "Die Hard at Disneyland" sequel directed by John Landis and scored by legendary record producer Nile Rodgers (Coming to America).
The latest releases from Buysoundtrax and its associated labels are THE BRUCE BROUGHTON COLLECTION VOL. 1, featuring two TV-movie mystery scores by the Oscar-nominated and multi-Emmy-winning composer, One Shoe Makes It Murder (1981) and his Emmy-nominated score for Killjoy (1981); the score for the 1979 TV movie GOLD OF THE AMAZON WOMEN, composed by Gil Melle (The Andromeda Strain); and THE GOLDEN AGE OF SCIENCE FICTION VOL. 7, featuring cues from Journey to the Seventh Planet (Ib Glindemann, Ronald Stein), Reptilicus (Sven Gyldmark, Les Baxter) and The Time Travellers (Richard LaSalle).
IN THEATERS TODAY
One of Them Days - Chanda Dancy
Wolf Man - Benjamin Wallfisch |
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| Film Score Friday 1/10/25
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| Posted By
Scott Bettencourt
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1/9/2025 - 10:00 PM |
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Kronos has announced two new CD releases - Ronald Stein's score for the 1956 sci-fi horror flim THE SHE CREATURE, and Bert Shefter's score for the 1953 noir NO ESCAPE.
The latest release from Caldera is HARD TRUTHS AND OTHER MUSIC FOR THE WORKS OF MIKE LEIGH, featuring Gary Yerson's score for Leigh's just-released Hard Truths, his previous feature Peterloo, and two of his plays, Grief and Two Thousand Years.
This year's Golden Globe winners in the music categories were the CHALLENGERS score by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, and the song "El Mal" from EMILIA PEREZ. Since I never did get around to listing this year's nominees in a Friday column, they can be found at the bottom of this page.
And for all who follow the Academy Awards, due to the catastrophic fire situation in the Los Angeles area, the announcement of this year's Oscar nominations has been postponed from next Friday, January 17 to Sunday, January 19. (As I update this column at home on Wednesday evening, there are fires in the hills above where I live, and I'm waiting to see if the evacuation zone is extended to my neighborhood. Welcome to L.A.! Honestly, as I listen to local news updates about the fire, these columns are pretty much the only thing I'm able to concentrate on.) (They were able to contain the "Sunset Fire" - an especially misleading name, since the evacuation area didn't even reach Sunset, while Sunset Blvd in the Palisades acutually burned - by Thursday morning, but this was the first time I've ever had to have a "go bag" ready to leave my home at a minute's notice).
CDS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse - Isobel Waller-Bridge - Sony (import)
The Outrun - John Gurtler, Jan Miserre - Decca (import) |
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| CD Checklist 2024
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| Posted By
Scott Bettencourt
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12/30/2024 - 10:00 PM |
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ADDISON, JOHN
TORN CURTAIN [La-La Land]
AIGUI, ALEXEI
FILM MUSIC COLLECTION [Music Box]
LE TABLEAU VOLE [Music Box]
ALESSANDRINI, RAYMOND
LES B.O. INTROUVABLES VOL. 8 (DAMES GALANTES/PRIEZ POUR NOUS) [Music Box]
ASTLEY, EDWIN
THE GOLDEN AGE OF SCIENCE-FICTION VOL. 3 (DEVIL GIRL FROM MARS) [Dragon’s Domain]
AUFORT, CYRILLE
BUGARACH [MovieScore Media - CD-R]
AYRES, MARK
DOCTOR WHO: THE DALEKS IN COLOUR [Silva] |
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Today in Film Score History:
March 27 |
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| Charlie Chaplin et al win score Oscar for Limelight (1973) |
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| Dave Pollecutt born (1942) |
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| Dudley Moore died (2002) |
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| Ferde Grofe born (1892) |
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| Frank Lewin born (1925) |
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| Hans Zimmer wins his first Oscar, for The Lion King score (1995) |
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| Jack Beaver born (1900) |
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| Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score for Gremlins (1984) |
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| Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score to Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) |
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| Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score to Winter Kill (1974) |
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| John Williams begins recording his score for SpaceCamp (1986) |
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| Lalo Schifrin begins recording his score for Coogan’s Bluff (1968) |
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| Recording sessions begin for Nathan Barr's score to Hostel Part II (2007) |
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| Roque Banos begins recording his score for Alatriste (2006) |
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| Tony Banks born (1950) |
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| Victor Young wins posthumous Best Score Oscar for Around the World in 80 Days (1957) |
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