Watching the 2020 awards season move along to its awkward, yet inevitable, climax, it was interesting to see how, after a year of madness and uncertainty in terms of what the movie year would bring, the awards managed to be as polarizing, and predictable, as any other Oscar year. The precursor awards spelled out the eventual winners, while some categories were a shock to the end. The entire time, maybe […]
**Before we get to the main post, the Virtual Catalog of this year’s festival has been made available through Sunday, May 9. If you haven’t had the chance to watch any of the wonderful films from the festival, several of them are available there. The link is in the first paragraph below. The last days of a film festival, or even a convention, are more laid back by nature, and […]
Our guest on this episode was actually on the Sonic Cinema Movie Chat back in 2021, and that discussion is what inspired this one. When a lot of people think about “blind buying” movies, they typically think about buying movies they’ve never seen. But if you think you’re going to get greatness, how much of a blind buy is that? We talked more about that on the chat- which is […]
After a slight delay, the “Established Classics” series continues, and begins the 2023 podcast year. As always, I am joined by actor Timothy J. Cox to discuss three terrific classics from Hollywood’s Golden Age. This year, we begin with Preston Sturges’s 1941 classic, “Sullivan’s Travels”. Next, we discuss Elia Kazan’s Oscar-winning masterpiece, “On the Waterfront” before concluding with Alexander Mackendrick’s “Sweet Smell of Success”. I hope you enjoy! Episode 125 […]
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”, which you can download just by clicking on the link provided. Originally my goal was […]
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 your listening pleasure over at www.sonic-cinema.com, but I’ll set up the links here for […]
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