Sonic Cinema

Well, there were quite a few surprises as the nominees were announced this morning. Let’s get to it. Best Picture Oscar’s Final Nine “Hugo” “Midnight in Paris” “The Descendants” “The Artist” “The Help” “Moneyball” “The Tree of Life” “War Horse” “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” (Haven’t Seen) Likes: The fact that there are nine nominees (many were predicting only seven or eight), and that none of them were “Bridesmaids,” which […]

Hello one and all. Well, it is that time of year again, when bloggers and puntits try to guess what a group of 5000-plus filmmakers decide what the “best” that cinema had to offer this past year. This year has a lot of wrinkles (namely, how Best Picture nominees will be limited to only films that get 5% of the Academy’s first-place votes), and has already seen a lot of […]

Hello readers and listeners! My ambitious series, looking back at the 1999 movie year, takes a slight left turn as I continue my kaiju discussion with Matthew Saliba as we discuss “Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris”. I hope you enjoy! “Class of 1999” – “Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris” Read Brian’s print review of “Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris” here. “Class of 1999” Series Introduction “Man on the Moon” “American […]

Hello readers and listeners! My ambitious series, looking back at the 1999 movie year, continues with one of two returns to the podcast for Death Ensemble editor, P Fasso, as we discuss Peter Hyams’s religious action thriller, “End of Days”. I hope you enjoy! “Class of 1999” – “End of Days” Read Brian’s print review of “End of Days” here. “Class of 1999” Series Introduction “Man on the Moon” “American […]