Archive for 2014

Interview: Composer Frank Ilfman is not afraid of the BIG BAD WOLVES

By DANIEL SCHWEIGER 05/01/2014
BIG BAD WOLVES | ©2014 Magnolia

One could say that the world first became aware of the Israeli film BIG BAD WOLVES (now out on DVD and Blu-ray) through Quentin Tarantino’s raving. And it’s easy to see why when you’ve got the setup of some poor shmuck chained to a chair, his unhinged tormentor delivering a humorously sadistic monologue before unleashing the bloody pain. But beyond the kind of unbearable shenanigans that might have the morally outraged screaming “torture porn!” lies a wonderfully twisted, and appallingly funny thriller that’s far more Hitchcock than Tarantino as a seeming child killer is given his just deserts – delivered courtesy […]Read On »


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CD Review: DEMETRIUS AND THE GLADIATORS soundtrack

By DANIEL SCHWEIGER
DEMITRIUS AND THE GLADIATORS soundtrack | ©2014 Kritzerland Records

Franz Waxman took over from Alfred Newman for this more action-oriented sequel to the smash Cinemascope hit THE ROBE,  music that lavished in the widescreen opportunities for sex, slaying and that good old time Hollywood religion. Making an on-screen point that he was taking a very big spiritual cue from Newman’s original work in addition to themes from its holy melodic clothing, Waxman’s score is a colorful blend of sword-and-sandal spectacle and messianic message so particular to this genre, music that’s exciting and moving in equal measure. While not trying to ethnically capture the sounds of a Roman Empire under […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: Shane Brennan on NCIS: LOS ANGELES Season 5 and beyond

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/30/2014
LL Cool J is Agent Sam Hanna in NCIS: LOS ANGELES - Season 5 - "Three Hearts" | ©2014 CBS/Cliff Lipson

NCIS: LOS ANGELES, now in its fifth season on CBS, Tuesdays at 9 PM, is one of the most successful scripted series on television. One of its few peers to enjoy even greater success is its progenitor, NCIS, now in its eleventh season on CBS, Tuesdays at 8 PM. To no one’s surprise, both have been renewed for next season. Shane Brennan created NCIS: LOS ANGELES while he was still the show runner on NCIS, following the departure of that series’ creator (with Don McGill) Donald Bellisario. For the first few years of NCIS: LOS ANGELES, Brennan was show runner on […]Read On »


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TV Review: BONES – Season 9 – “The Nail in the Coffin”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF
Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz in BONES - Season 9 - "The Nail in the Coffin" | ©2014 Fox/Patrick McElhenney

Stars: David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, Michaela Conlin, Tamara Taylor, TJ Thyne, John Francis Daley, Patricia Belcher, Eugene Byrd, Sterling Macer Jr., Eileen Grabba, Jeff Hayenga, Christine Dunford, Courtney Gains Writer: Dean Lopata, series created by Hart Hanson, based on the life and writings of Kathy Reichs Director: Ian Toynton Network: Fox, Mondays @ 8 PM Airdate: April 21, 2014 On a scripted drama that’s in its ninth season, especially one about murder investigation, it’s understood that not every episode will be outstanding. However, when BONES sets up a season-long arc where Brennan’s (Emily Deschanel) credibility and objectivity are questioned, it’s […]Read On »


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CD Review: LE WEEK-END soundtrack

By DANIEL SCHWEIGER
LE WEEK-END soundtrack | ©2014 Milan Records

It seems to have been a while since we’ve had a really wonderful “pure jazz” soundtrack since Mark Isham’s bluesy work on such Alan Rudolph relationship films as AFTERGLOW and THE MODERNS. LE WEEK-END nicely brings back those fond memories for a wonderfully brief spell that takes listeners back to the latter score’s City of Lights, as a burned-out British couple tries to rekindle their spark on a second honeymoon. Yet given that these aren’t young lovers swinging about artist circles during the 1930s, composer Jeremy Sams takes an entrancingly cool jazz combo approach a la Chet Baker, with a […]Read On »


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THE LEGEND OF HERCULES Highlights this week in Blu-ray, DVD and VOD Releases

By PETER BROWN 04/29/2014
THE LEGEND OF HERCULES | © 2014 Lionsgate Home Entertainment

Your time is short. We know this. So in order to expedite your buying and Netflix decision making, we provide you with a list of the cool and not-so-cool titles coming out for movies, television and everything in-between. So put your feet up, grab some popcorn and check out this week’s selections. Movies: THE LEGEND OF HERCULES – Obviously there are a lot of Hercules movies coming down the pike of late. I suppose it is a follow up to all of the superhero and God type movies that have come along of late. So why not take one of […]Read On »


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DANCING WITH THE STARS Season 18 Recap: Latin Night and NeNe Leakes eliminated

By PAMELA HARLAND
Tony Dovolani and NeNe Leakes in DANCING WITH THE STARS - Season 18 | ©2014 ABC/Craig Sjodin

Stars: NeNe Leakes, James Maslow, Danica McKellar,  Meryl Davis, Candace Cameron Bure, Amy Purdy, Charlie White Network: ABC, airs Mondays Original Telecast: April 28th, 2014 “Livin’ la vida loca” on DANCING WITH THE STARS as Ricky Martin guest judges the show on the appropriately themed “Latin Night.” Not so crazy was the elimination of NeNe Leakes who, with her partner Tony Dovolani, ended her run on the show on week seven. Meryl Davis & Maks Chmerkovskiy continue to head the leader board with a total of 78 out of a possible 80 points. Right behind them, again, is Amy Purdy […]Read On »


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CD Review: WAVELENGTH soundtrack (1,500 edition)

By DANIEL SCHWEIGER
WAVELENGTH soundtrack | ©2014 La La Land Records

The same year that E.T. crash-landed on earth to gigantic global success, three boyish aliens were marooned in L.A. to a near-invisible ripple of recognition (unless you count how STARMAN copied their silver sphere mothership). Perhaps the most notable memento of this unassuming little sci-fi movie (which was actually made in 1981) would be its neo-futuristic score by Tangerine Dream, the German progressive group then truly taking off in Hollywood with their far more notorious 1982 soundtrack to RISKY BUSINESS. Yet that film’s alternatively meditative and rhythmic sound is also very much an identifying factor to “Wavelength,” its alien vibrations […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: Susan Sullivan on CASTLE Season 6

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/28/2014
Susan Sullivan in CASTLE - Season 6 | ©2014 ABC/Bob D'Amico

On CASTLE, now in its sixth season and renewed for a seventh on ABC, Mondays at 10, successful novelist Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion) has gotten engaged to his lover and muse NYPD homicide detective Kate Beckett (Stana Katic). Castle’s college student daughter Alexis, played by Molly C. Quinn, likes Kate and is okay with the match. Castle’s actress mother Martha, played by Susan Sullivan, is delighted. Earlier this season, Martha had a brief reunion with Castle’s superspy father Jackson Hunt, played by James Brolin – their first since Castle was conceived.Jackson left Martha and Castle both convinced that he’d used […]Read On »


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TV Review: SUPERNATURAL – Season 9 – “Meta Fiction”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF
Misha Collins in SUPERNATURAL - Season 9 - "Meta Fiction" | ©2014 The CW/Katie Yu

Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Curtis Armstrong, Tahmoh Penikett, Richard Speight Jr. Writer: Robbie Thompson, series created by Eric Kripke Director: Thomas J. Wright Network: The CW, Tuesdays @ 9 PM Original Airdate: April 15, 2014 We know right away that the “Meta Fiction” episode of SUPERNATURAL is no ordinary hour of television; not that most episodes of SUPERNATURAL could be described as “ordinary,” but even by this show’s standards, we are cruising into the Straits of Gonzo. The treacherous but genial angel Metatron (Curtis Armstrong), erstwhile scribe of Heaven, clad in a fancy smoking jacket, looks up […]Read On »


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