I can’t get enough of cheese-ball Euro-trash soundtracks, so coming across a gem like this on Bandcamp made my day! It’s for Das Mädchen von Hongkong, a film from 1973, and Black Pearl Records deserves all credit for hipping the world to this digital album.
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[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.
[Film] Famed actress Lauren Bacall dies at 89
Though the suicide of Robin Williams overwhelmed the news cycle this week, we also lost a legend in Lauren Bacall. May Mrs. Bogie also rest in peace.
[Film] Robin Williams, Oscar-Winning Comedian, Dies at 63 in Suspected Suicide
Recovery from alcohol-and-drug addiction, and the onset of Parkinson’s Disease, was too much for the beloved comic. The New York Times remembers Robin Williams in their Culture and ArtBeats section, as well as in the main section here.
Though he made plenty of jokes about religion, he was a practicing Episcopalian. May his family’s grief be ameliorated, and may Robin rest in peace.
10 Art House Films About Religion
Flavorwire is NOT anyone whose advice I’d recommend on any matters religious, as they’ve shown to be absolutely hostile to the subject in the past. True to form, this list presents films who show those of faith at their most fallen. Some of these films are quite good as works of art in and of themselves, but it takes a tremendous amount of cheek to deem these ‘religious’.
[Film] Run Run Shaw, Chinese-Movie Giant of the Kung Fu Genre, Dies at 106
Run Run Shaw, king of Hong Kong film industry, and especially Kung Fu Theater, passed away at the age of 106. Jonathan Kandell of The New York Times eulogizes the legend here.
[Film] Peter O’Toole R.I.P.
The legendary actor with the face of an angel and the drinking habits of your average Irishman has left this mortal coil. Don’t let the bastards drag you down, Peter.
TIME Magazine eulogizes him in the article ‘Lawrence of Always‘.
[Film] Bosnian Cinema: Out of Bosnia Film Retrospective
Though this post is quite old, Andrew Horton’s post for Kinoeye is quite informative if you have an interest in learning more about Bosnian cinema.
[Film] The Golem (1920)
In 2011, a very good friend of mine, Siberian composer Roman Stolyar, did a live soundtrack for The Golem, one of the masterpieces of early cinema. Only The Cinema gives a great synopsis of the film, should you ever decide to watch it in its entirety.
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 