The Big Chill is a great example of the music enhancing the film. After all, it’s a film about a reunion of friends, and the music obviously played a big part in their lives (I love that scene where everyone is singing while washing dishes, and the organ playing the Stones at the funeral certainly ...

Let us not forgot some of the great work Eno has done with Bowie:

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And a personal favorite:
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No Eno detractor here. in fact, let’s have another one, from when he was in the short-lived band 801...

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A “c”? A “c”?? I hope you are referring to “modern” Swedish movies (of which I am completely unfamiliar), and not the amazing Swedish films of the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and early 80’s by one of the greatest filmmakers, Mr. B. I think those can be summed up with a word that begins with...with...Oh, they a...

Gagman 66, The print on the Kino edition of Hypocrites does have some substantial nitrate deterioration early in the film, but it gets much better as the film progresses and overall, the image is quite nice; and there’s a marvelous piano score by Jon Mirsalis that really helps the film. The DVD also...

The William Burroughs narrated version of Häxan was retitled Witchcraft Through the Ages and released in 1968 (which explains a lot). It contains a rousing jazz score by Daniel Humair (featuring Jean-Luc Ponty on the violin!). This version runs 76-minutes (the original runs 104-minutes) and the proj...

I recently lost a good friend and find myself returning to the words of Warren. Hope they help...

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Ah the 80's....Seems like just yesterday when I couldn't get this song out of my head...

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Dignity restored. ("Nice work, Harry.")

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In my estimation, The Passion of Jeanne D’Arc is a perfect film. And I agree, Maria Falconetti gives, probably, the greatest performance by an actor in a Silent film. Maybe in any film...

Here’s Stacey’s turn on that Trolley. Dig that guitar....

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Aside from the various budget releases, there are two versions of Orphans of the Storm available on DVD in the U.S., but I believe the Image and Kino versions are identical. They are both produced by David Shepard and contain the same (and in my opinion, wonderful) score performed by Brian Benison (...

Kino recently released a series of DVDs showcasing early women filmmakers and I just watched Lois Weber’s Hypocrites (1915). While there is no question that Weber was an accomplished filmmaker (the film features some brilliant camera movement, particularly an extended pan showing the various partici...

Dewey, While I can’t fault you on your eloquent treatise on the merits of Mr. Tourneur and his remarkable accomplishments (all of the films you listed, particularly the Lewton’s and Curse of the Demon , are superb.) But, Mr. Welles has a few achievements of his own. The mutilated (but still brillian...

With yet even more storms on the horizon, here’s a philosophical reflection of Rain, for my compatriots in the soggy, stormy, and flooded midwest. May we dry out soon...

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