Arpy

I know this isn't exactly in-depth, but maybe you haven't seen it yet. A documentary about miniatures in film has been posting extended excerpts from their interviews along with BTS photos and video captured.
 
They posted a segment on Hogwarts, interviewing with the people who worked on it:
 
Highly recommend the channel for anyone who loves miniatures.

Maybe Presumed Innocent in this batch?  Probably not, since it's the last JW score they hold the license for, but it's gotta come out eventually, right?

A new and very extensive Pat Metheny interview:
 
 
 

Is it just me, or does this film look a little too grey, fresh, clean and synthetic? 

Is it just me, or does this film look a little too grey, fresh, clean and synthetic? 

Is it just me, or does this film look a little too grey, fresh, clean and synthetic? 

The first score release last year garnered a lot of praise and attention online and that was also praise for a physical cd. It would make sense that something as beloved as the HTTYD series would get a physical release in limited numbers knowing they'd sell to a larger audience than the typical film score CD enthusiasts!

The first score release last year garnered a lot of praise and attention online and that was also praise for a physical cd. It would make sense that something as beloved as the HTTYD series would get a physical release in limited numbers knowing they'd sell to a larger audience than the typical film score CD enthusiasts!

This is Williams giving The Speeder Chase some much needed representation after JJ snubbed its use in the film. The motif for that track is pure action-adventure and when I heard it for the first time I actually teared up thinking 'Yes! This is what I've wanted for so long!'.

This is Williams giving The Speeder Chase some much needed representation after JJ snubbed its use in the film. The motif for that track is pure action-adventure and when I heard it for the first time I actually teared up thinking 'Yes! This is what I've wanted for so long!'.

This is Williams giving The Speeder Chase some much needed representation after JJ snubbed its use in the film. The motif for that track is pure action-adventure and when I heard it for the first time I actually teared up thinking 'Yes! This is what I've wanted for so long!'.

This is Williams giving The Speeder Chase some much needed representation after JJ snubbed its use in the film. The motif for that track is pure action-adventure and when I heard it for the first time I actually teared up thinking 'Yes! This is what I've wanted for so long!'.

This is Williams giving The Speeder Chase some much needed representation after JJ snubbed its use in the film. The motif for that track is pure action-adventure and when I heard it for the first time I actually teared up thinking 'Yes! This is what I've wanted for so long!'.

D U N C 

I live in Australia, all international purchases are prohibitive. Shipping costs the same as the price of a CD and more meaning a single CD from Varese Sarabande could cost me well over $70 for a $17 title. For this reason, it's always difficult to justify buying one cd from LLL or Intrada or Varese. It's gross and unfair why I have to pay double or triple what my US or UK comrades do, and now that fate is worsened for Europeans and non-EU customers. When something is a limited edition, you take the risk of purchasing it with a chunk of your paycheck or holding out for a time when it's more convenient to buy at which time it's gone out of stock. 

I didn't hate season 3 or think it was horrible, but it was of course absolutely overall not as good as the first 2 seasons.
 
I think there are numerous reasons for this.
 
One is that the show was more unique and interesting when it was in the park(s), as opposed to a kinda generic "future" city.  The western atmosphere season 1 and 2 episodes had was great, especially when juxtaposed with a sci-fi story.  And there was so much amazing cinematography showing off those real outdoor western locations, it was gorgeous to look at.  Season 3 lost all this.
 
Also the story told wasn't as interesting.  During seasons 1 and 2 you had all these interesting ideas about AI, when does AI become a lifeform, etc - not to mention the mystery of the sabotage, the drama of who would escape and who wouldn't, the shock that eventually both founders sided with the AI, etc... season 3 was cool in theory that it tried to go into more new concepts like collecting data on people allowing for perfect predictions of the future and stuff, but it wasn't enough or as compelling.

And then there's the way the story was told, which also wasn't as good.  A lot of the storytelling was confusing; You never really had a good grasp on what the different causes were striving for and who was fighting for which cause.  And the action scenes just weren't that good.  A lot of flat, boring camera work and just not very exciting action material.
 
And finally there's the actors.  Anthony Hopkins and Ed Harris were absolutely incredible in this show, and any scene either (or especially both together) had in the first 2 seasons kicked things up a notch every time.  Season 2 already suffered from no longer having Hopkins in every episode, but still got by with a compelling story and everything else.  But season 3 had no Hopkins at all (and no Teddy or Elsie or Akecheta!), and much less Harris, and even Dolores / Maeve / Bernard / etc got sidelined a lot for new Season 3 characters, none of which were as compelling as our original crew.
 
I am hopeful they can right this ship with a 4th season, and absolutely hope that the entire show will finish with either season 4 or season 5.

I just found Kay Marshall's new artwork for the upcoming Intrada expansion of The Terminal:
 

 
Cutting the feet and the head was necessary to add the top and bottom text I guess 

We already knew people no longer sit down to listen to music but it appears even movies have been reduced to background flickering while reading social media. And it is this what makes Matt sad. 

And why doesn't that one show up again?
They're also inconsistently applied with ever widening associations: Leia, Luke, the Force, the Rebel Fanfare...
It's mostly all good and developed when you look at just individual films, not when you look at them as a hypothetical whole.

Strange to see the dislike of Desplat.
All three are today's finest film composers and all three have hits and misses. I love Powell's lush orchestrations, Giacchino's themes and Desplat's attention to the small details and orchestral sensibilities. 
 
 

Leto looks like Steve Carell and Pacino looks like Will Ferrell.

Leto looks like Steve Carell and Pacino looks like Will Ferrell.

Looks like @Arpy has used his influence in the Industry and pulled some strings...