A new documentary focuses on John Carpenter’s classic sci-fi horror film The Thing. This movie scared the shit out of me when I first saw it when I was growing up. This film is so incredible in so many ways, especially with the use of practical effects. It’s some of the best that we’ve ever seen on film.
This doc is called The Thing: Terror Takes Shape, and it was created by Daniel Barros. It focuses on the making of the horrific and intense thriller. It basically offers fans everything they ever wanted to know about The Thing, so it’s definitely worth watching when you get a chance.
Boing Boing recently posted a tribute the 1982 film, and had a quote from Richard Kaufman recalling how the movie come out of nowhere, and then over time grew into the awesome cult classic film that it became:
"...it...
This doc is called The Thing: Terror Takes Shape, and it was created by Daniel Barros. It focuses on the making of the horrific and intense thriller. It basically offers fans everything they ever wanted to know about The Thing, so it’s definitely worth watching when you get a chance.
Boing Boing recently posted a tribute the 1982 film, and had a quote from Richard Kaufman recalling how the movie come out of nowhere, and then over time grew into the awesome cult classic film that it became:
"...it...
- 11/8/2015
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Halloween is upon us and there's no shortage of cinematic offerings to choose from (might I suggest one of the titles on our 30 Best Horror Films Of The 1990s). Personally, I'll be going to see John Carpenter's restored "Halloween" on the big screen tonight. The master of making your skin crawl has more than one classic title in his catalog, and if you have yet to see "The Thing," make some room for it this weekend. 5 Things You Might Not Know About John Carpenter's 'The Thing' Boing Boing recently posted a nice remembrance the 1982 chiller, with Richard Kaufman recalling how the picture arrived completely out of the blue, and only over time grew into its well deserved cult status. Here's an excerpt from Kaufman's essay: ....it was a failure at the box office and attacked by the critics. Much like 'Blade Runner' (ironically released...
- 10/30/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
The World Memory Championships, USA Memory Championships and dick clark productions are teaming up to produce a TV special based on the greatest test of memory in the world. Last year’s World Memory Championships, held in Croydon, South London, featured 120 mental athletes from 32 countries competing in 10 different disciplines over three days. The USA National Memory Championship’s 17th annual Championship event took place in March in New York City. Mike Mahan, president of dick clark productions says of the special: “The production will combine the enormous wow factor of watching these mental athletes perform with unique challenges for home audiences, creating a heart-pounding family-friendly event special.” Allen Shapiro, Mike Mahan, Barry Adelman, Richard Kaufman Lynn Williams and Raymond Keene will executive produce. Marshall Tarley and Anthony Dottino from the USA Memory Championship will serve as co-executive producers.
- 5/22/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
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Among the greatest Hollywood composers, Dimitri Tiomkin once made an Oscar acceptance speech in which he thanked Brahms, Strauss, Beethoven and Rimsky-Korsakov for teaching him his craft. He was much derided at the time, though in fact his classical pedigree was impeccable. Born in the Ukraine, he studied composition with Glazunov in St Petersburg and established himself as a pianist, specialising in Scriabin, before the Us beckoned. His music remained rooted in Russian late Romanticism. Borodin is never far away from his score for The Alamo, while the famous title theme for the TV series Rawhide gravitates, more than once, towards Glazunov. Elsewhere, Rimsky collides with Wagner in The Fall of the Roman Empire, while clotted, Scriabinesque harmonies accompany Ray Milland's terrorisation of Grace Kelly in Dial M for Murder. This fine selection was recorded at the Barbican last year, and is...
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Among the greatest Hollywood composers, Dimitri Tiomkin once made an Oscar acceptance speech in which he thanked Brahms, Strauss, Beethoven and Rimsky-Korsakov for teaching him his craft. He was much derided at the time, though in fact his classical pedigree was impeccable. Born in the Ukraine, he studied composition with Glazunov in St Petersburg and established himself as a pianist, specialising in Scriabin, before the Us beckoned. His music remained rooted in Russian late Romanticism. Borodin is never far away from his score for The Alamo, while the famous title theme for the TV series Rawhide gravitates, more than once, towards Glazunov. Elsewhere, Rimsky collides with Wagner in The Fall of the Roman Empire, while clotted, Scriabinesque harmonies accompany Ray Milland's terrorisation of Grace Kelly in Dial M for Murder. This fine selection was recorded at the Barbican last year, and is...
- 8/9/2012
- by Tim Ashley
- The Guardian - Film News
What do you think of while you listen to classical music? Do you have an education in music, and think of the composer's strategies, or the conductor's interpretation? Do you, in short, think in words at all? I never do, and I suppose that would make me incompetent as a music critic. I fall into a reverie state.
With some music, my thoughts simply drift, and I daydream. I'll be surprised where I end up. The music has untethered logic and freed me to go in places chosen by the music itself by obscure means. Other times, with music that is very, very familiar, I will find myself drifting into the music itself, without conscious thought at all.
Consider Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. I've heard it so many times for so many years that it creates its own self-contained reality. I haven't the slightest idea what it is "saying." It proceeds implacably,...
With some music, my thoughts simply drift, and I daydream. I'll be surprised where I end up. The music has untethered logic and freed me to go in places chosen by the music itself by obscure means. Other times, with music that is very, very familiar, I will find myself drifting into the music itself, without conscious thought at all.
Consider Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. I've heard it so many times for so many years that it creates its own self-contained reality. I haven't the slightest idea what it is "saying." It proceeds implacably,...
- 3/18/2011
- by Roger Ebert
- blogs.suntimes.com/ebert
Press release:
Orange County, CA—Make the most of the holidays throughout the month of December, when Pacific Symphony offers a diverse assortment of concerts—beginning with Beethoven's brilliant Fifth Symphony—just right for those seeking a message of joy and triumph of the human spirit. If younger children are the priority, consider "Nutcracker for Kids," featuring Tchaikovsky's delightful Christmas ballet—performed in a condensed version created just for children. Or, for those who find it hard to imagine a holiday season without Handel's "Messiah," the Pacific Chorale joins the orchestra to present the most famous oratorio in the world. If it's just good old-fashioned holiday cheer that fills the bill, who better to capture the heartwarming essence of the holidays than America's showbiz family—the Osmond brothers—in "An Osmond Family Christmas." Or...for a delightful mix of sacred and secular holiday music, there's the brand-new "Holiday Organ Spectacular.
Orange County, CA—Make the most of the holidays throughout the month of December, when Pacific Symphony offers a diverse assortment of concerts—beginning with Beethoven's brilliant Fifth Symphony—just right for those seeking a message of joy and triumph of the human spirit. If younger children are the priority, consider "Nutcracker for Kids," featuring Tchaikovsky's delightful Christmas ballet—performed in a condensed version created just for children. Or, for those who find it hard to imagine a holiday season without Handel's "Messiah," the Pacific Chorale joins the orchestra to present the most famous oratorio in the world. If it's just good old-fashioned holiday cheer that fills the bill, who better to capture the heartwarming essence of the holidays than America's showbiz family—the Osmond brothers—in "An Osmond Family Christmas." Or...for a delightful mix of sacred and secular holiday music, there's the brand-new "Holiday Organ Spectacular.
- 10/29/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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