Atonement: PRINCE OF THE CITY (1981)
The term “1970s Hollywood” calls up a particular kind of movie, something often dark, auteurist,…
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:
Soundtracking #10: Kubrick and Ligeti
The occasional podcast on music in movies; part of the series “Continue down your mistaken…
“Continue down your mistaken path”: The Lost Worlds of 2001
We don’t want to conquer the cosmos, we simply want to extend the boundaries of…
“Continue down your mistaken path”: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
Everything Stanley Kubrick learned went into the making of 2001, and he made something utterly…
“Continue down your mistaken path”: DR. STRANGELOVE (1964)
I am troubled by the feeling which runs all through the film, of discredit and…
Soundtracking #9: Horror scores
The occasional podcast on music in movies. SPOILERS abound. Timings (thanks to BNF for the suggestion here):…
The Language of Events: SPECIAL BULLETIN (1983)
Ed Zwick, who has just been handed the Jack Reacher franchise, has produced, written, and…
“Continue down your mistaken path”: LOLITA (1962)
In 1962, or in 2015 for that matter, if you’re making a film about a…
Soundtracking #8: SPARTACUS (1960) and Stanley Kubrick’s early films
The occasional podcast on music in movies crosses over this week with the “Continue down…
“Continue down your mistaken path”: SPARTACUS (1960)
They don’t make them like Spartacus anymore, an overstuffed, overlong pileup of gorgeous, funny, tearjerking,…