Yesterday would have been Orson Welles’ 100th birthday. This is quite a present for the rest of us!
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[Video] Ennio Morricone – ‘Moses’ Theme
Dark, yet somewhat romantic music by Ennio Morricone from the 1974 film, Moses The Lawgiver.
[Article] Polish Cinema on the Rise
Good news from Poland! It seems the film industry is growing rapidly over there, and it’s producing quality material. Stephen Heyman of the New York Times has an article about Poland’s film scene here.
[Film] Wim Wenders: “Everything I loved I had to defend”
The Talks is a website I came across through my daily Facebook crawls. Today’s issue has an interview with German film director Wim Wenders, mainly on what makes the man tick.
[Film] How Spaghetti Westerns First Got Cooked Up
Italy is full of awesome genres of movies, from the arty (think Federico Fellini) to the trashy (think Tinto Brass). None have captured the American psyche, however, the way Spaghetti Westerns have.
Many thanks to Best Movies By Farr for posting this synopsis of Italy’s finest American export.
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 