Soundtracking #15: Voices of Light/THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC (1928)
The occasional podcast on music and movies. Intro music: “Coffee Shop” by Elliot Goldenthal from…
Grant Nebel ("wallflower")
A Silver Age (2007) commenter from the AV Club who crossed over to the Dissolve at its inception in 2013. You can follow his writings here and in the comment section at The Dissolve, and his music on his Soundcloud channel (see any Soundtracking here for that).
Articles:
New Modes for Old Truths: Reflections on MARIE ANTOINETTE (2006)
. . .measuring our exacting times with the few exact terms, holding fast to many…
Memento Mori: THE ACT OF SEEING WITH ONE’S OWN EYES (1971)
The trajectory of Stan Brakhage’s approximately 50-year career moves from films he shot himself with…
Taco Break: a Question of Tone
In Wednesday’s article on the 10 worst films of 2015, there appears an interesting exchange…
John Cage’s Final Work: ONE¹¹ (1992)
Once, in the mountains of Costa Rica, I spent an afternoon watching clouds. I didn’t…
Film on the Internet: INTERSTELLAR on Amazon Prime
As Christopher Nolan has commanded bigger budgets and larger films, his ambitions haven’t just gotten…
Or Have You Ever Been: THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE, season 1
Someone, possibly Richard Matheson, described the formula for a perfect Twilight Zone episode: “you had…
Taco Break: What We Don’t Like
One more time: the experience of art is personal. We like and dislike art the…
The Solute Record Club: Until the End of the World (Soundtrack)
Is it true that we no longer exist? Or are we not yet born? –Yevgeny…
Scenic Route: DIE HARD (1988)
Die Hard is a perfect movie. “Perfect” does not equal “great,” although it’s that too;…