John Barry, the remarkable composer of memorable and enduring movie music, died today at 77. He is one of my favorite composers of pop music, listenable day in and day out. Most people identify him with the James Bond 007 movies, for which he wrote the scores. I fell in love with his music with […]
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John Barry, 1933-2011
January 31st, 2011 · Comments Off on John Barry, 1933-2011 · Film, Music
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The Red Compass
December 19th, 2007 · Comments Off on The Red Compass · Film, Management
The Wall Street Journal, reporting on New Line Cinema’s settlement with Peter Jackson (he of “Lord of the Rings” trilogy fame), noted the following in their December 19, 2007 edition: “After more than two years of acrimonious litigation over profits from the ‘Lord of the Rings’ franchise, filmmaker Peter Jackson and studio New Line Cinema […]
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The Golden Atheist
December 10th, 2007 · Comments Off on The Golden Atheist · Film
There is a new number 1 at the box office this week: "The Golden Compass." It’s a fascinating and lavish journey into a world created by a man on a mission, Philip Pullman. Pop culture movie critic, Roger Ebert, who falls somewhere short of being an astute observer of philosophy or religion, but who is, […]
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