Kenneth Wannberg, composer and Emmy-winning music editor who worked on nearly half of all John Williams’ films dating back to the late 1960s, died Jan. 27 at his home in Florence, Oregon. He was 91.
Wannberg was best known as Williams’ music editor, working closely with the composer on more than 50 of his films. He assisted Williams throughout the scoring process, from providing detailed descriptions of sequences to be scored to more technical aspects such as trimming or modifying music during the last stages of post-production.
He music-edited the first six “Star Wars” films, the first three “Indiana Jones” films and such other landmark Williams scores as “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Jurassic Park,” “Schindler’s List” and “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.”
During his 50-year career in films, Wannberg worked with many other composers including Bernard Herrmann (“Journey to the Center of the Earth”), Jerry Goldsmith (“The Mephisto Waltz”), Michael Convertino...
Wannberg was best known as Williams’ music editor, working closely with the composer on more than 50 of his films. He assisted Williams throughout the scoring process, from providing detailed descriptions of sequences to be scored to more technical aspects such as trimming or modifying music during the last stages of post-production.
He music-edited the first six “Star Wars” films, the first three “Indiana Jones” films and such other landmark Williams scores as “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Jurassic Park,” “Schindler’s List” and “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.”
During his 50-year career in films, Wannberg worked with many other composers including Bernard Herrmann (“Journey to the Center of the Earth”), Jerry Goldsmith (“The Mephisto Waltz”), Michael Convertino...
- 2/3/2022
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Supernatural TV series "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina- Part 3", based on the "Archie" comic book characters starts streaming January 24, 2020 on Netflix:
Previously in "Chapter Twenty: The Mephisto Waltz" :
"The 'Dark Lord' visits 'Greendale' in his angelic form and designates 'Sabrina' as the 'Queen of Hell', intending to usher in the 'End Times' following Sabrina's coronation. He also reveals to Sabrina that he, and not 'Edward Spellman,' is her real father. Angry that 'Lucifer' has chosen Sabrina over her as his Queen, 'Lilith' conspires with the Spellmans and Sabrina's mortal friends to defeat the Dark Lord's plans.
"Meanwhile, a jaded 'Father Blackwood' poisons most of the coven and flees with his twin infants. 'Prudence' and the Spellmans save several witches and warlocks but others perish.
"Following a failed assassination attempt on the Dark Lord, 'Nick' come up with a plan to trap the Dark Lord in an 'Acheron Configuration'.
Previously in "Chapter Twenty: The Mephisto Waltz" :
"The 'Dark Lord' visits 'Greendale' in his angelic form and designates 'Sabrina' as the 'Queen of Hell', intending to usher in the 'End Times' following Sabrina's coronation. He also reveals to Sabrina that he, and not 'Edward Spellman,' is her real father. Angry that 'Lucifer' has chosen Sabrina over her as his Queen, 'Lilith' conspires with the Spellmans and Sabrina's mortal friends to defeat the Dark Lord's plans.
"Meanwhile, a jaded 'Father Blackwood' poisons most of the coven and flees with his twin infants. 'Prudence' and the Spellmans save several witches and warlocks but others perish.
"Following a failed assassination attempt on the Dark Lord, 'Nick' come up with a plan to trap the Dark Lord in an 'Acheron Configuration'.
- 1/24/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
From VancouverFilm.Net, take a look at more new footage from "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina", Part 3, based on the "Archie" comic book series of the same name, streaming January 24, 2020 on Netflix:
Previously in "Chapter Twenty: The Mephisto Waltz" :
"The 'Dark Lord' visits 'Greendale' in his angelic form and designates 'Sabrina' as the 'Queen of Hell', intending to usher in the 'End Times' following Sabrina's coronation. He also reveals to Sabrina that he, and not 'Edward Spellman,' is her real father. Angry that 'Lucifer' has chosen Sabrina over her as his Queen, 'Lilith' conspires with the Spellmans and Sabrina's mortal friends to defeat the Dark Lord's plans.
"Meanwhile, a jaded 'Father Blackwood' poisons most of the coven and flees with his twin infants. 'Prudence' and the Spellmans save several witches and warlocks but others perish.
"Following a failed assassination attempt on the Dark Lord, 'Nick' come up with...
Previously in "Chapter Twenty: The Mephisto Waltz" :
"The 'Dark Lord' visits 'Greendale' in his angelic form and designates 'Sabrina' as the 'Queen of Hell', intending to usher in the 'End Times' following Sabrina's coronation. He also reveals to Sabrina that he, and not 'Edward Spellman,' is her real father. Angry that 'Lucifer' has chosen Sabrina over her as his Queen, 'Lilith' conspires with the Spellmans and Sabrina's mortal friends to defeat the Dark Lord's plans.
"Meanwhile, a jaded 'Father Blackwood' poisons most of the coven and flees with his twin infants. 'Prudence' and the Spellmans save several witches and warlocks but others perish.
"Following a failed assassination attempt on the Dark Lord, 'Nick' come up with...
- 1/16/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The old joke goes that the way one gets to Carnegie Hall is practice; while this is also a truism that can be applied to any tenet of life, it’s particularly ironic in The Mephisto Waltz (1971): yes, hard work is great, but it’s much easier to just have Satan put a concert pianist’s soul in your body to achieve your dreams. Not as funny, but easier.
The Mephisto Waltz (based on the novel of the same name by Fred Mustard Stewart) danced onto screens in early June to scathing reviews and tepid box office; even its support group find fault with key elements (we’ll get to the grievances in a bit) all these years later. I would say they are correct except I find the film works well enough despite its issues; truth be told there aren’t many Satanic flicks I don’t like,...
The Mephisto Waltz (based on the novel of the same name by Fred Mustard Stewart) danced onto screens in early June to scathing reviews and tepid box office; even its support group find fault with key elements (we’ll get to the grievances in a bit) all these years later. I would say they are correct except I find the film works well enough despite its issues; truth be told there aren’t many Satanic flicks I don’t like,...
- 8/10/2019
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Think about the lost song you heard on the radio and how it made you feel? Now think about it in the context of it you ever heard it in a TV show.
Would the scene be happy or sad? Would it be the climactic scene or an opening scene? Are the lyrics ironic for what you imagine? Musical scores and soundtracks are vital to setting the tone for what an audience should be feeling and even sometimes subverting it.
Related: 31 Characters Who Surprised Us With Their Amazing Vocals
Whether it's a montage or a pivotal choice in a television show's season, the right song makes all the difference, and there are so many tv shows right now doing spectacular things with music.
Often times, you'll find that slow ballads playing over dramatic scenes are the ones you might be drawn to, but there are also cases of upbeat music enhancing a show's atmosphere.
Would the scene be happy or sad? Would it be the climactic scene or an opening scene? Are the lyrics ironic for what you imagine? Musical scores and soundtracks are vital to setting the tone for what an audience should be feeling and even sometimes subverting it.
Related: 31 Characters Who Surprised Us With Their Amazing Vocals
Whether it's a montage or a pivotal choice in a television show's season, the right song makes all the difference, and there are so many tv shows right now doing spectacular things with music.
Often times, you'll find that slow ballads playing over dramatic scenes are the ones you might be drawn to, but there are also cases of upbeat music enhancing a show's atmosphere.
- 6/18/2019
- by Lauren Busser
- TVfanatic
Warning: Major (and majorly spooky) spoilers for Chilling Adventures of Sabrina below!
If the final episode of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina's second season doesn't make you shout "What the hell?!" "What the heaven?!" then perhaps you're not as emotionally invested in the Netflix teen drama as I am. And you know what? If that's the case, I'm jealous, because the season two finale leaves Sabrina (Kiernan Shipka) reeling from the betrayal, and then subsequent "death" of her warlock boyfriend, Nick Scratch (Gavin Leatherwood).
Much of the lead-up to season two hinged around whether or not Sabrina would reconcile with her mortal high school sweetheart, Harvey (Ross Lynch), or move on with Nick, who attends the Academy of the Unseen Arts with her. Though she and Harvey briefly rekindle things in the beginning of the season (emphasis on briefly), Sabrina quickly comes to realize that the differences between them are...
If the final episode of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina's second season doesn't make you shout "What the hell?!" "What the heaven?!" then perhaps you're not as emotionally invested in the Netflix teen drama as I am. And you know what? If that's the case, I'm jealous, because the season two finale leaves Sabrina (Kiernan Shipka) reeling from the betrayal, and then subsequent "death" of her warlock boyfriend, Nick Scratch (Gavin Leatherwood).
Much of the lead-up to season two hinged around whether or not Sabrina would reconcile with her mortal high school sweetheart, Harvey (Ross Lynch), or move on with Nick, who attends the Academy of the Unseen Arts with her. Though she and Harvey briefly rekindle things in the beginning of the season (emphasis on briefly), Sabrina quickly comes to realize that the differences between them are...
- 4/11/2019
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
Chris Cummins Apr 8, 2019
We run down what the dramatic Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Season 2 finale means for Sabrina and her friends...and enemies.
This Chilling Adventures of Sabrina article contains nothing but spoilers. We have a spoiler-free review right here if you prefer.
Whoa. The season finale of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Season 2, "Chapter 20: The Mephisto Waltz" is a surprising, exhilarating episode of television that tied together most of the series' plot threads to date. It also opened, to echo Sabrina's threat to Father Blackwood earlier in the season, a Pandora's box of narrative possibilities. We know that the show has been renewed by Netflix for two more seasons, so there's no worrying about whether or not we'll see these characters again..
The big question is, where the heaven does the show go from here?
The most obvious answer comes directly from Sabrina herself. "Let's go to hell and get my boyfriend back,...
We run down what the dramatic Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Season 2 finale means for Sabrina and her friends...and enemies.
This Chilling Adventures of Sabrina article contains nothing but spoilers. We have a spoiler-free review right here if you prefer.
Whoa. The season finale of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Season 2, "Chapter 20: The Mephisto Waltz" is a surprising, exhilarating episode of television that tied together most of the series' plot threads to date. It also opened, to echo Sabrina's threat to Father Blackwood earlier in the season, a Pandora's box of narrative possibilities. We know that the show has been renewed by Netflix for two more seasons, so there's no worrying about whether or not we'll see these characters again..
The big question is, where the heaven does the show go from here?
The most obvious answer comes directly from Sabrina herself. "Let's go to hell and get my boyfriend back,...
- 4/8/2019
- Den of Geek
(Warning: This post contains spoilers for “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” Season 2 through the finale — obviously.)
Unpacking everything that happened on the Season 2 finale of “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” is going to take us a hot minute, but the main revelation you need to know up front is this: Sabrina is going to Hell — literally.
At the end of the episode, titled “The Mephisto Waltz,” Sabrina (Kiernan Shipka) tells Harvey, Roz and Theo that she wants to go way down under to save her boyfriend, Nick, who was taken into the depths of the fiery pit by Mrs. Wardwell after he entrapped Lucifer, a.k.a. the Dark Lord, in his own body. And oh yeah, the Unholy Prince just so happens to be the teen witch’s dad.
Now, let’s double back to explain that further.
The hour begins with Sabrina, her Aunts Hilda and Zelda, her cousin Ambrose...
Unpacking everything that happened on the Season 2 finale of “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” is going to take us a hot minute, but the main revelation you need to know up front is this: Sabrina is going to Hell — literally.
At the end of the episode, titled “The Mephisto Waltz,” Sabrina (Kiernan Shipka) tells Harvey, Roz and Theo that she wants to go way down under to save her boyfriend, Nick, who was taken into the depths of the fiery pit by Mrs. Wardwell after he entrapped Lucifer, a.k.a. the Dark Lord, in his own body. And oh yeah, the Unholy Prince just so happens to be the teen witch’s dad.
Now, let’s double back to explain that further.
The hour begins with Sabrina, her Aunts Hilda and Zelda, her cousin Ambrose...
- 4/6/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
(Warning: This post contains spoilers for “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” Season 2 through the finale)
What the heaven just happened?
If you’ve already binged your way through “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” Season 2, then you probably have just as many (if not more) questions than we do.
While TheWrap may not have the answers, “Sabrina” star Chance Perdomo gave us at least one: Ambrose’s fate come Season 3.
At the end of the Part 2 finale, titled “The Mephisto Waltz,” Ambrose (Perdomo) and Prudence (Tati Gabrielle) leave the Academy of Unseen Arts in search of Father Blackwood (Richard Coyle), who has run off with Prudence’s baby half-siblings, twins Judith and Judas.
Also Read: 'Chilling Adventures of Sabrina': Chance Perdomo on Ambrose's 'Dark, Dark, Dark' Season 2 (Video)
Prudence and Ambrose plan to save the little ones and kill Faustus — her father and his father figure — who fled after attempting to...
What the heaven just happened?
If you’ve already binged your way through “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” Season 2, then you probably have just as many (if not more) questions than we do.
While TheWrap may not have the answers, “Sabrina” star Chance Perdomo gave us at least one: Ambrose’s fate come Season 3.
At the end of the Part 2 finale, titled “The Mephisto Waltz,” Ambrose (Perdomo) and Prudence (Tati Gabrielle) leave the Academy of Unseen Arts in search of Father Blackwood (Richard Coyle), who has run off with Prudence’s baby half-siblings, twins Judith and Judas.
Also Read: 'Chilling Adventures of Sabrina': Chance Perdomo on Ambrose's 'Dark, Dark, Dark' Season 2 (Video)
Prudence and Ambrose plan to save the little ones and kill Faustus — her father and his father figure — who fled after attempting to...
- 4/6/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
As sure as the tides ebb and flow, TV horror in the ‘70s had a reputation of mirroring whatever was popular on the big screen. It certainly made financial sense, but an artistic challenge as well; given to restriction (and constriction), filmmakers had to find ways to attack without being too visceral. As with any medium, the results were decidedly mixed; sometimes charming and quirky, others bland without adding any flavor to separate from the pack. Terror on the Beach (1973) falls into the former category; it’s a siege tale that plays so wholesome it comes across as Manson Beach Party Bingo.
Originally airing Tuesday, September 18th as part of The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies, Terror on the Beach duked it out with the ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week and the NBC Tuesday Mystery Movie, followed by Marcus Welby, M.D. and Police Story, respectively. That’s tough competition,...
Originally airing Tuesday, September 18th as part of The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies, Terror on the Beach duked it out with the ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week and the NBC Tuesday Mystery Movie, followed by Marcus Welby, M.D. and Police Story, respectively. That’s tough competition,...
- 1/6/2019
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
When it comes to anthologies, no one scratches my omnibus itch better than Amicus. From Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (1965) to (my personal favorite) Tales from the Crypt (1972) through From Beyond the Grave (’74), time and again they served up slivers of ghoulish goodness, succinct and delectable. Asylum (1972) is no different; as a matter of fact, to its advantage it probably has the best wraparound of any horror anthology, which helps set it apart.
Released in the U.K. in July with a rollout stateside by Cinerama Releasing Corporation in November, Asylum did well in its homeland, but fared less with the critics; Roger Ebert’s bizarre (yet humorous) two star review focuses completely on producer (and Amicus co-founder) Max J. Rosenberg’s obsession with coleslaw. Splayed cabbage aside, Asylum holds up as a witty multistory film with a wicked denouement and (as usual) solid work from legendary writer Robert Bloch...
Released in the U.K. in July with a rollout stateside by Cinerama Releasing Corporation in November, Asylum did well in its homeland, but fared less with the critics; Roger Ebert’s bizarre (yet humorous) two star review focuses completely on producer (and Amicus co-founder) Max J. Rosenberg’s obsession with coleslaw. Splayed cabbage aside, Asylum holds up as a witty multistory film with a wicked denouement and (as usual) solid work from legendary writer Robert Bloch...
- 8/25/2018
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
There aren’t a ton of absolutes in life, but among a laundry list of things I enjoy whilst spinning around the sun, here’s three: Christopher George, private dicks, and mad scientists. And so imagine my delight when I stumbled across Escape (1971), a failed TV pilot about an ex escape artist turned P.I. who investigates, in his words, “the unexplainable.” And while the pilot doesn’t dip its toes too much into the pool of the unusual, it sure feels like that’s the way they were planning to go.
Not picked up by the network and instead broadcast on April 6th as an ABC Movie of the Week, Escape did little to swerve people away from their Hee Haw’s, All in the Family’s and 60 Minutes for the brass to reconsider putting it back on the slab. What a shame; Escape today plays as Bruce Wayne...
Not picked up by the network and instead broadcast on April 6th as an ABC Movie of the Week, Escape did little to swerve people away from their Hee Haw’s, All in the Family’s and 60 Minutes for the brass to reconsider putting it back on the slab. What a shame; Escape today plays as Bruce Wayne...
- 2/25/2018
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Creepy kids, am I right? The horror landscape has been littered with them as far back as The Bad Seed (1956). Every once in awhile TV too would trot out the killer tots in hopes of alluring viewers with no-good imps and smiling, murderous waifs. One such early effort is A Little Game (1971), an ABC Movie of the Week thriller that leans heavily on the psychology behind stepparent-child relations.
Originally broadcast on Saturday, October 30th, A Little Game faced off against the Top Ten rated The Mary Tyler Moore Show on CBS and the NBC Saturday Night at the Movies, but held its own due to the already strong ABC brand. The TV movie at this point was a staple of their network, and A Little Game adds the luster it was accumulating.
Let’s open our faux TV Guide and see what mischief the little brat is up to:
A Little Game (Sat,...
Originally broadcast on Saturday, October 30th, A Little Game faced off against the Top Ten rated The Mary Tyler Moore Show on CBS and the NBC Saturday Night at the Movies, but held its own due to the already strong ABC brand. The TV movie at this point was a staple of their network, and A Little Game adds the luster it was accumulating.
Let’s open our faux TV Guide and see what mischief the little brat is up to:
A Little Game (Sat,...
- 1/14/2018
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
A middling entry in the genre of blow-it-up big action spectacles, Paul Wendkos’ Spain-filmed western gives us all the excitement promised by the poster, but with some cardboard characters and lumpy storytelling. George Peppard is on the job, however, and once again proves he can carry a big picture, flaws and all.
Cannon for Cordoba
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1970 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 104 min. / Street Date October 31, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: George Peppard, Raf Vallone, Giovanna Ralli, Don Gordon, Pete Duel, Nico Minardos, John Russell, John Larch, Gabriele Tinti, Francine York, Lionel Murton, Hans Meyer, Aldo Sambrell, Luis Barboo.
Cinematography: Antonio Macasoli
Film Editor: Walter A. Hannemann
Special effects: Emilio Ruiz del Río
Original Music: Elmer Bernstein
Written by Stephen Kandel
Produced by Vincent M. Fennelly
Directed by Paul Wendkos
While providing backing for independent writer-producers like Billy Wilder, Walter Mirisch also shepherded various less ambitious war movies and westerns,...
Cannon for Cordoba
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1970 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 104 min. / Street Date October 31, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: George Peppard, Raf Vallone, Giovanna Ralli, Don Gordon, Pete Duel, Nico Minardos, John Russell, John Larch, Gabriele Tinti, Francine York, Lionel Murton, Hans Meyer, Aldo Sambrell, Luis Barboo.
Cinematography: Antonio Macasoli
Film Editor: Walter A. Hannemann
Special effects: Emilio Ruiz del Río
Original Music: Elmer Bernstein
Written by Stephen Kandel
Produced by Vincent M. Fennelly
Directed by Paul Wendkos
While providing backing for independent writer-producers like Billy Wilder, Walter Mirisch also shepherded various less ambitious war movies and westerns,...
- 11/7/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Jacqueline Bisset’s in a heck of a fix. Her hubby Alan Alda has been seduced by promises of fame and fortune from creepy concert genius Curt Jurgens, and is responding to weird overtures from Curt’s daughter Barbara Parkins. The pianist’s mansion is stuffed with occult books, and he displays an unhealthy interest in Alda’s piano-ready hands. Do you think the innocent young couple could be in a diabolical tight spot? Nah, nothing to worry about here.
The Mephisto Waltz
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1971 / Color /1:85 widescreen / 115 min. / Street Date April 18, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Alan Alda, Jacqueline Bisset, Barbara Parkins, Brad(ford) Dillman, William Windom, Kathleen Widdoes, Pamelyn Ferdin, Curt Jurgens, Curt Lowens, Kiegh Diegh, Berry Kroeger, Walter Brooke, Frank Campanella.
Cinematography: William W. Spencer
Film Editor: Richard Brockway
Original Music: Jerry Goldsmith
Written by Ben Maddow from a novel by Fred Mustard Stewart
Produced...
The Mephisto Waltz
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1971 / Color /1:85 widescreen / 115 min. / Street Date April 18, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Alan Alda, Jacqueline Bisset, Barbara Parkins, Brad(ford) Dillman, William Windom, Kathleen Widdoes, Pamelyn Ferdin, Curt Jurgens, Curt Lowens, Kiegh Diegh, Berry Kroeger, Walter Brooke, Frank Campanella.
Cinematography: William W. Spencer
Film Editor: Richard Brockway
Original Music: Jerry Goldsmith
Written by Ben Maddow from a novel by Fred Mustard Stewart
Produced...
- 5/8/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
April 18th looks to be another fun day of home entertainment releases for genre fans, as we have an excellent variety of films—both old and new—coming home to Blu-ray and DVD. M. Night Shyamalan’s psychological thriller Split makes its way to both formats on Tuesday courtesy of Universal Studios Home Entertainment, and Arrow Video is keeping busy with a trio of Blu-rays: The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave, The Red Queen Kills Seven Times, and their four-disc set celebrating Richard Kelly’s Donnie Darko.
Other notable releases for April 18th include Scream Factory’s stellar collector’s edition of Tales From the Hood, Contamination .7, The Handmaid’s Tale, and The Mephisto Waltz from Kino Lorber.
Donnie Darko: 4-Disc Limited Edition Set (Arrow Video, Blu-ray)
Fifteen years before Stranger Things, Richard Kelly set the template and the high-water mark with his debut feature, Donnie Darko.
Other notable releases for April 18th include Scream Factory’s stellar collector’s edition of Tales From the Hood, Contamination .7, The Handmaid’s Tale, and The Mephisto Waltz from Kino Lorber.
Donnie Darko: 4-Disc Limited Edition Set (Arrow Video, Blu-ray)
Fifteen years before Stranger Things, Richard Kelly set the template and the high-water mark with his debut feature, Donnie Darko.
- 4/18/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
A desperate satanist takes the body-switching, Freaky Friday approach to living longer in The Mephisto Waltz. Packed with surreal imagery and starring Alan Alda (M*A*S*H) and Jacqueline Bisset (Bullitt), the 1971 horror film is coming to Blu-ray this spring from Kino Lorber, and the official release date and special features have now been revealed.
From Kino Lorber: “Coming April 18th on Blu-ray! The Mephisto Waltz (1971) with optional English subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Bill Cooke
• Audio Commentary by actress Pamelyn Ferdin, moderated by filmmaker Elijah Drenner
• Trailer Gallery”
Synopsis (via Blu-ray.com): “Alan Alda plays a classical piano player on the rise who befriends a famous player himself who’s at death’s door. Unknown to Alda, the guy is a satanist, who arranges to have their souls switch places at his death, so that he can be young again and continue to play piano...
From Kino Lorber: “Coming April 18th on Blu-ray! The Mephisto Waltz (1971) with optional English subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Bill Cooke
• Audio Commentary by actress Pamelyn Ferdin, moderated by filmmaker Elijah Drenner
• Trailer Gallery”
Synopsis (via Blu-ray.com): “Alan Alda plays a classical piano player on the rise who befriends a famous player himself who’s at death’s door. Unknown to Alda, the guy is a satanist, who arranges to have their souls switch places at his death, so that he can be young again and continue to play piano...
- 2/9/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Stars: Alex Essoe, Amanda Fuller, Noah Segan, Fabianne Therese, Shane Coffey, Natalie Castillo, Pat Healy, Nick Simmons, Maria Olsen, Marc Senter, Louis Dezseran | Written and Directed by Kevin Kolsch, Dennis Widmyer
What would you do to be a star? If you look at modern society it seems that people will do anything to get their fifteen minutes of fame. Starry eyes is a film looking at the darker side of Hollywood, taking the audience into a fictional world where fame comes at a price that most would never dream of paying, but for those willing to go that far…the world is theirs.
Sarah (Alexandra Essoe) is an actress trying to get her big break in Hollywood, working in a dead-end job to make ends meet until she finally gets that chance though it seems a long shot. When the audition leads to a call back things seem to be going well,...
What would you do to be a star? If you look at modern society it seems that people will do anything to get their fifteen minutes of fame. Starry eyes is a film looking at the darker side of Hollywood, taking the audience into a fictional world where fame comes at a price that most would never dream of paying, but for those willing to go that far…the world is theirs.
Sarah (Alexandra Essoe) is an actress trying to get her big break in Hollywood, working in a dead-end job to make ends meet until she finally gets that chance though it seems a long shot. When the audition leads to a call back things seem to be going well,...
- 3/15/2015
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
Happy December! Its hard to believe the holiday season is really here, but, with Christmas only a few weeks away now, it seems like time is just ticking away. And if you’re still in need of some gift ideas, thankfully there are a handful of Blu-rays and DVD’s coming out this Tuesday that would make perfect gifts to go under the tree (or tucked in the stockings) this year.
Scream Factory is giving horror fans a double dose of terror this week with their Tales From the Crypt/Vault of Horror Blu-ray and sci-fi fans can finally bring Caesar and all his primate friends home, as 20th Century Fox pulling out all the stops with a stunning collector’s edition of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes too. A few Star Trek: The Next Generation titles are also getting a high-def release on December 2th and...
Scream Factory is giving horror fans a double dose of terror this week with their Tales From the Crypt/Vault of Horror Blu-ray and sci-fi fans can finally bring Caesar and all his primate friends home, as 20th Century Fox pulling out all the stops with a stunning collector’s edition of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes too. A few Star Trek: The Next Generation titles are also getting a high-def release on December 2th and...
- 12/2/2014
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Scream Factory delayed the Tales from the Crypt / Vault of Horror Blu-ray release, but for good reason: they’re prepping three different cuts of Vault of Horror. To hold horror hounds over until this much-anticipated Blu-ray becomes available on December 2nd, Scream Factory has given us a look at three clips and an original trailer that show off the movies’ high-definition upgrades.
“Scream Factory invites you to embrace the chills this December with two classic British horror films! On December 2nd, 2014, Scream Factory will release Tales from the Crypt and Vault of Horror on Blu-ray for the first time! Featuring the rare, uncut version of Vault of Horror, the two disc set includes three different cuts of the cult classic. The first disc will include Tales from the Crypt and Vault of Horror’s uncut widescreen presentation. The second disc will include Vault of Horror’s theatrical PG cut and...
“Scream Factory invites you to embrace the chills this December with two classic British horror films! On December 2nd, 2014, Scream Factory will release Tales from the Crypt and Vault of Horror on Blu-ray for the first time! Featuring the rare, uncut version of Vault of Horror, the two disc set includes three different cuts of the cult classic. The first disc will include Tales from the Crypt and Vault of Horror’s uncut widescreen presentation. The second disc will include Vault of Horror’s theatrical PG cut and...
- 11/10/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Scream Factory delayed the Tales From The Crypt / Vault of Horror Blu-ray release, but it will be well worth the delay, as they confirmed that they’re prepping three different cuts of Vault of Horror:
“Scream Factory invites you to embrace the chills this December with two classic British horror films! On December 2nd, 2014, Scream Factory will release Tales from the Crypt and Vault of Horror on Blu-ray for the first time! Featuring the rare, uncut version of Vault of Horror, the two disc set includes three different cuts of the cult classic. The first disc will include Tales from the Crypt and Vault of Horror’s uncut widescreen presentation. The second disc will include Vault of Horror’s theatrical PG cut and a rare open-matte version of the BFI master. The release also includes an original trailer and an alternate opening scene for Vault of Horror.
Tales From The Crypt...
“Scream Factory invites you to embrace the chills this December with two classic British horror films! On December 2nd, 2014, Scream Factory will release Tales from the Crypt and Vault of Horror on Blu-ray for the first time! Featuring the rare, uncut version of Vault of Horror, the two disc set includes three different cuts of the cult classic. The first disc will include Tales from the Crypt and Vault of Horror’s uncut widescreen presentation. The second disc will include Vault of Horror’s theatrical PG cut and a rare open-matte version of the BFI master. The release also includes an original trailer and an alternate opening scene for Vault of Horror.
Tales From The Crypt...
- 10/24/2014
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Film and TV director made famous by his 'Gidget' surf movies
Despite a long and varied career, in which he made several excellent films noirs, westerns, thrillers and war dramas, and a fair number of superior television movies, it was the wry fate of the film and television director Paul Wendkos, who has died of a lung infection aged 87, that his death was announced widely with the words "Gidget director dies".
The popular teen surf movies – Gidget (1959), Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961) and Gidget Goes to Rome (1963) – directed by Wendkos, are interesting documents of pre-hippy conservative California youth culture. Gidget, a contraction of girl and midget, is the nickname of a 16-year-old adolescent (played in succession by Sandra Dee, Deborah Walley and Cindy Carol) trying to cope with the problems of growing up, mainly defined by her relationship with her boyfriend, Moondoggie (James Darren).
According to the Variety review of...
Despite a long and varied career, in which he made several excellent films noirs, westerns, thrillers and war dramas, and a fair number of superior television movies, it was the wry fate of the film and television director Paul Wendkos, who has died of a lung infection aged 87, that his death was announced widely with the words "Gidget director dies".
The popular teen surf movies – Gidget (1959), Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961) and Gidget Goes to Rome (1963) – directed by Wendkos, are interesting documents of pre-hippy conservative California youth culture. Gidget, a contraction of girl and midget, is the nickname of a 16-year-old adolescent (played in succession by Sandra Dee, Deborah Walley and Cindy Carol) trying to cope with the problems of growing up, mainly defined by her relationship with her boyfriend, Moondoggie (James Darren).
According to the Variety review of...
- 12/1/2009
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
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