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As Alex Proyas’s “The Crow” has turned 25, it’s occurred to me that the film is that lightning bolt moment for me, like “Star Wars” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “The Dark Knight” are for other people. “The Crow” is where my movie enjoyment turned into unadulterated love for the art form, and it changed me from someone who simply digests cinema to someone who confronts cinema, studies […]

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By Friday morning, my sleep schedule was back to normal, and my insides were feeling relatively healthy again. It was time to not only get working on some of the things I’d put off during my two days of illness, but to get ready for the last three days of the Atlanta Film Festival. Friday, April 12 In the morning, I finished post production on the interview I did with […]

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Sonic Cinema Podcast

We begin our October of terror with an anniversary discussion. Joining me in P Owen Fasso of Death Ensemble, and we delve into his favorite horror franchise of all-time with “The Omen” Trilogy. In the prep for this podcast, I ended up rewatching the 1976 original the night Richard Donner passed away, and this was my first time watching the “Damien: Omen II” and “Omen III: The Final Conflict”. I […]

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Are there some movies whose reputation transcends their need to be seen? To a certain extent, I believe there are. Welcome to the next episode of “Established Classics” for the Sonic Cinema Podcast, where I look at some of those films from Hollywood’s “Golden Age,” and see if that reputation stands up to modern viewings. Joining me is actor Timothy J. Cox, and we continue with Frank Capra’s “Mr. Smith […]

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