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.
“An epically ominous fantasia…” –Pitchfork Next week marks the release of Anna Meredith’s newest 12”. Incredible news for anyone interested in the frontier of composing and how classical considerations can intermix seamlessly with an environment of electronica and pop. I became aware of Meredith’s work a couple years ago now. She was still attempting to […]
Films are a tricky thing. In review we look at the whole over the moments, and yet there are great films with even greater moments and to look over them for the whole accounts for a great loss of experience. This week, as we head toward fall and the general concession of awards season production, […]
