1. Lost and unaired interviews set to adorable black and white animation. Blank on Blank is a YouTube channel you absolutely have to subscribe to. In their newest video, two teens interview Louis Armstrong in his underwear at Ravinia in 1964. – – – 2. It starts with decoding the language of prairie dogs and […]
There are of course the iconic ones like Blade Runner, Metropolis, Touch of Evil, and Brazil. However, amidst more recent concoctions and marketing pillage lie some worthwhile reworkings that do justice by the initial considerations and better present what was on everyone’s mind. This week’s topic: worth the recut—extended versions that improve the film (especially the […]
I first encounter Murakami in a stylish, urban cafe in Denver called Pablo’s. It’s the kind of place Murakami would like, would write about, would sit an unnamed thirty-year-old male protagonist in. At this point, he’s just a book being read by an off-shift barista who is about to ask if I’m familiar with Murakami. […]
Haim Mazar is a fairly new voice in the world of film composing, but he’s been involved in a variety of shows and film, that many will recognize, for a number of years. I spoke with him recently about his work on The Iceman and was grateful to his generosity and ability to discuss the […]
“If you think about the Dick Donner and John Williams version, they declare themselves in the first note. This is a superhero. I kept thinking, we know he’s a superhero, but wouldn’t it be interesting if we did it the other way around? How can a stranger in a strange land become part of humanity? […]
