Research Archive

  • vertigo_0

    Reverseshot: Sound Issue

    Movies = sound + light.

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  • GQfeature5v

    Oliver Stone interview

    Dan Fierman talks to Oliver Stone.

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  • James+Horner++2

    Wax On: James Horner on Karate Kid Score

    Know The Score: Karate Kid

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  • Breakdance

    Looking for the Perfect Beat

    In conversation with Charlie Ahearn, director of legendary hip hop movie Wild Style.

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  • Nixon-Anthony-Hopkins-as--001

    Tricky Dick

    Nice piece on Nixon on the Guardian today, in Alex von Tunzelmann‘s fresh Reel History column. Hope she doesn’t do Frost/Nixon, I’ve invested a lot in those jokes.

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  • blue-steel

    Kathryn Bigelow Studies

    The ever-excellent Film Studies for Free have helpfully gathered together recent academic literature on Kathryn Bigelow here, driven by The Hurt Locker. There’s a second link for Michel Gondry here, and a historical piece that’s passed me by previously, but will be helpful for anyone...

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  • Nic Chartier

    Indie Movie Financing Feature

    Just wrapping up a piece on indie film financing, features interviews with the people behind The Hurt Locker, Precious and the forthcoming The Whistleblower, in addition to historical perspective provided by the legendary Walter Murch, who talked to me about the many superb films that...

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  • Paul Dunlap

    Paul Dunlap Tributes

    Some nice collections of Paul Dunlap’s contributions to cinema music popping up, following his passing on 11 March. Danger, big sounds a’coming. RIP.

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  • Clinton Shorter

    Interviews with District Nine composer Clinton Shorter

    Found a nice interview with Toronto-based District Nine composer, Clinton Shorter, at Tor and another at Tracksounds. Clinton’s own website can be found here.

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  • Walter Murch

    The Editors

    Writing a dream piece later this week, gathering together interviews with District Nine editor Julian Clarke (couple of nice interviews here and a great Rachael Coe piece here), Joe Klotz from Precious, The Hurt Locker’s Chris Innis and Walter Murch, whose hand has crafted many...

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