Sonic Cinema

Six months into 2021, and one could make the case that moviewatching is getting back to normal. Most of the major movie chains have reopened, markets such as New York and Los Angeles are open for business, and we’ve had at least two films break the hallowed $100 million dollar mark. If it still doesn’t feel normal to return to the movies, however, I would not blame you. COVID is […]

With the Sonic Cinema Podcast, I’ve strived for it to be more than just me talking about movies and subjects related to movies. In the early years of the podcast, that’s mostly how it was, although I would- occasionally- have friends, and even filmmakers, on, the former to share some of our thoughts on particular movies, the latter to do interviews about their work. At a certain point, though, filmmakers […]

This is an episode that requires a bit more of an introduction than I normally give podcast episodes. Back in 2021, I wrote about what it was like watching the movies with my mother that she wanted to watch. When I made that post, I didn’t expect to be rushing her into assisted living after a hospital visit a few months later. With her dementia progressing, I knew it was […]

As we’ve moved through the podcast, and guesting on podcasts, I’ve realized a lot of what I focus on in terms of these discussions are things and movies that I really want to talk about, and with people I want to talk about them with. We are at that point with a film that is one of my very favorites about the struggle to create. It is Spike Jonze’s “Adaptation.”, […]

Hello. It’s been a while since I’ve done a proper music update, so I thought that I’d take the time to do one. You got a pretty good idea if you happened to read my “Life of Brian” blog here, but there’s some updating to do beyond that. With October comes my annual horror movie marathon, now in its’ fourth year. The horror movies in my collection get brought out […]

I’ll keep this entry as short as possible. There’s not much to say really. I just wanted to let you guys know that I have a new composition available at both Sonic Cinema and MySpace for those of you on that site. It’s a piece I wrote in early May, but had the idea for back in 2001. It’s entitled “Weightless Waltz in F”, an electronic work meant to be […]