Hold for Probable Nightmares: Son of Griff and wallflower Talk About James Ellroy’s THIS STORM
DOCUMENT INSERT: 4/25/1940. New English Weekly, review of The Thirties, authored by ERIC ARTHUR BLAIR…
Many Deaths I’ll Sing: Dmitri Shostakovich’s Last Symphonies
Symphonies formed the throughline of Dmitri Shostakovich’s career; you can almost read his biographies, personal…
New Modes for Old Truths: Unforgiven: the Music of Diamanda Galás and Galina Ustvolskaya
Have you not taken encouragement to sin against God, on that very presumption, that God…
Soundtracking #24: Other Works by Film Composers
The occasional podcast on music and movies. References to earlier podcasts: Soundtracking #1 and #9 (on…
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…
“Continue down your mistaken path”: EYES WIDE SHUT (1999)
Mawwiage, that dweam wiffin a dweam. (The Impressive Clergyman, The Princess Bride) Overture Eyes Wide Shut…