It seems like it’s been a while since I’ve made anything new available online, and indeed it has been a couple of months since I put a new piece online. Working on my short film has been first and foremost on my mind artistically. Along these lines is how I came to compose “Ambient Sustenance”, […]
So, uh, about those nine pages I was going to get filmed today… Seriously, today was supposed to get this thing mostly finished. After getting 2 1/2 pages of a 13 page script done our first day of filming, we reconvened today, over a month later, with my intention to get as far as the […]
Updated: May 11, 2006 Hello one and all. Haven’t had much going on on the new moviewatching front- the last ones I saw were “V for Vendetta” and “Basic Instinct 2,” but I haven’t stopped watching. Instead, I’ve been catching up on many of the older films I’ve been interested in seeing for sometime. It’s […]
Snooch to the Nooch! So, uh, yeah. The Oscars were last night. Here are my thoughts. Viva La Resistance! Brian Skutle http://www.sonic-cinema.com What Was Good: 1. The winners were widespread. Four movies tied for the most Oscars with a paltry three each (not a surprising high mark considering the most nominated film only had 8). […]
Snooch to the Nooch! The title, again, says it all. Hope you enjoy! Oh, and all the nominees are in order of preference. Viva la Resistance! Brian Skutle http://www.sonic-cinema.com BEST PICTURE -“Brokeback Mountain”: With eight nominations, four Golden Globes (including Best Drama), and wins at the Producers, Directors, and Writers Guilds, Ang Lee’s lyrical and […]
So, the writer-director is done with his first day of shooting. And what has he learned…this filmmaking thing is hard work. Well, no shit Sherlock. I could have told you that before today. But though I’ve worked on low-budget sets before (I helped film- and acted in- “The Case” series I’ve been scoring), being in […]
Snooch to the Nooch! Brian’s 10 Best Movies of 2005 1. “Nobody Knows” (Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda)- Early on in Kore-eda’s lyrical drama about childhood lost through a parent’s neglect, young Akira (Yuya Yagira, deserving of an Oscar nomination he’ll likely not receive as the youthful actor at the center of this film, also deserving […]
Author’s Note: When I posted this blog yesterday, I got the links wrong to two of the pieces, as was pointed out to me today. They are now fixed. Later, Brian Greetings one and all. Ok, so after a few movie based blogs, back to the important stuff- my music. I just uploaded three pieces […]
For my preview of 2006 this year, things are gonna seem kind of funny, seeing as though most of the films I mention- even in my Top 10- don’t have release dates set in stone yet. And many of the films that do have release dates were, oddly enough, slated for 2005 at one point. […]
Snooch to the Nooch! The title says it all. The Oscars are on March 5 at 8pm EST this year, with “The Daily Show’s” great Jon Stewart hosting. Best Picture Oscar’s Final Five “Brokeback Mountain” “Capote” “Crash” “Good Night, and Good Luck.” “Munich” Likes: Spielberg’s gripping true-life political thriller beat the odds of its’ rough […]
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