The brilliant Minneapolis label Secret Stash Records is releasing new material from Sonny Knight and the Lakers come September, and this is our first taste. Absolutely stunning track! Well we just couldn’t wait any longer. Our debut single is being pressed right now, but in the meantime, we thought we’d give you a chance to hear […]
1. We lost a literary icon this week, Elmore Leonard. Look back at his ten rules for writing. “If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.” – – – 2. Papers, Please, a bureaucracy simulator. In this “dystopian document thriller,” you play as an immigration inspector at the border checkpoint of the communist state of Arstotzka. – – […]
Inspired by last week’s post (3 of 5 suggestions were long takes), I’ve given further thought to the long/extended take. There are many great ones and many covered in other lists, but here are some more. This week’s topic: the long/extended take 1. Russian Ark (entire film) 2. Panic Room (break-in)* 3. Touch of Evil (opening) 4. Atonement (Dunkirk) 5. […]
It’s been a long time since Andrei Tarkovsky‘s film Solaris was released on our consciousness to penetrate and fester amongst the worlds as we knew them. The impressive score by Eduard Artemiev*, which is tantamount to the film’s success, has never had such a privilege outside the film itself, despite some re-recordings. Until now. On […]
Bad Robot has something up their sleeve.
