Franklin, Indiana, will be hosting the Second Annual B-Movie Celebration September 26th thru 28th, 2008. The Celebration will feature screenings of more than 50 classic B-movies, 20 educational seminars and the “world’s largest beach party,” featuring the music of The Moon-Rays.
I felt like I was punched in the gut this morning to read in a rather obscure part of the net that special effects master Stan Winston has died.
This past year the phenomena of trailer re-cuts has peaked my interest. Being a video editor myself I have delighted in the numerous “fake” trailers uploaded to YouTube and the creativity needed to reconstitute the ingredients of well known films and end up with something promoting an alternative genre. Some of my favorites include:
WHY I [...]
Legendary actor Charlton Heston died early Sunday morning. He was 84. Heston is most notably remembered for his roles in epic films like BEN-HUR (1959) and THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1956). I most recently saw him in THE OMEGA MAN (1971) loving every world-ending second.
But it is PLANET OF THE APES [...]
Director Anthony Minghella died today from a hemorrhage after surgery for cancer. He directed such films as THE ENGLISH PATIENT (1996), THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY (1999) and COLD MOUNTAIN (2003). It’s always sad to see a talented artist slip away. He was 54.
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Roy Scheider passed away yesterday having lost his battle with cancer at the age of 75. I think we’ll all of course remember him best for his role in JAWS as Chief of Police Martin Brody.
One of my favorite shots in cinema comes from the scene in JAWS where Brody sits on [...]
I found this today while researching THE OGRE: horrorscores.blogspot.com
Looks like many horror film scores are available for free download. Not sure of the legality of it all, but it sure looks intriguing if you don’t mind the compressed files.
I’m checking out Soundtrack Classics Vol. 1 right now: Here’s the link.
The tracklisting follows:
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The old design was hurting my eyes, so I adapted a new one.