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25 minutes ago, bollemanneke said:
Question: I'm looking to buy Flashpoint by the Rolling Stones, but am I correct in saying that, for some stupid reason, a complete album was never released? They seem to have recorded more stuff that was only released as b-sides, whatever those are.
FLASHPOINT is a live album. It documents (in part) the Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle tour.
The full concert can be found on STEEL WHEELS LIVE, released in 2000.
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Thanks, @Thor
As I said: it comes from a lifetime of listening to music, getting to know what "sound" producers choose to employ.
To respectfully disagree with my illustrious JWfaner, I am not a genius, I merely have a "good ear".
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1 hour ago, GerateWohl said:
At least another movie, that allowed Karen Allen to shine.
Have you seen UNTIL SEPTEMBER, and THE PERFECT STORM?
She's good, in both.
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2 minutes ago, Chen G. said:
Sure, I'm just saying if you're a DP who also directs, you're sure to be very opinionated on directorial issues, and depending on the director and the project that can get you into trouble...
... like Peter Hyams and 2010.
Apparently, the suits said that it was too dark.
Peter Andrews, on the other hand, always lights impeccably
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1 hour ago, Chen G. said:
Well, that guy was also a director, so...
Yeah, but he got fired from ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST.
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The Rattle/CBSO Mahler 2, is phenomenal, and my go-to version.
I'll check the earlier Rattle TROS.
I've read... er... "interesting" things about Stravinsky and Karajan
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40 minutes ago, Jay said:
It was the early 90s. Studios weren't paying for every drama film to get a surround mix back then.
Sadly, true
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Can anyone recommend me a decent THE RITE OF SPRING?
I've been having a wee look on Amazon, and I think I'm going to go for the Rattle/Berliner Philhamonika from 2013.
Any suggestions, folks?
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1 hour ago, bollemanneke said:
That's just plain weird. How did it work in theatres then?
PRESUMED INNOCENT was shown in Dolby Pro Logic (aka Dolby Surround) or, possibly, Dolby SR, which was a 4.0 system (three front channels, and a mono rear channel).
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1 hour ago, A24 said:
So the DOP of The Elephant Man...
... Freddie Francis...
1 hour ago, A24 said:... was basically telling the whole story while Lynch's only job was to guide the actors? Interesting!
Of course not, Alex.
I only said something that I had read at the time, hence the quotation marks
It's well documented that some DPs have been let go because they clashed with the director (Gil Taylor; Haskell Wexler; Dick Bush), or had to leave due to illness (Jordan Cronenweth), but one cannot underestimate the great talent that a decent DP brings to a film.
54 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said:The Cincinnati Kid is also very classy looking, and that was shot by Philip H. Lathrop, who I'm mostly unfamiliar with.
Check out Lathrop's Oscar nominated cinematography for both THE AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY, and EARTHQUAKE. The latter has a very distinct color palette.
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Just a "heads up", y'all.
Next Saturday at 4pm BST, there will be an interview with Eliot Goldenthal, on BBC Radio 3's programme THE SOUND OF CINEMA.
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4 hours ago, A24 said:
Do you believe directors have no say in how something should be filmed?
Sometimes directors have no idea how to create a shot, what they want, or how it's achieved.
Apparently when it came to shooting THE ELEPHANT MAN, Lynch "didn't know one end of the camera from the other".
In the case of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, to say that Dougie Slocombe's cinematography is "stunning", takes nothing away from Jewison's direction.
By the way; Dougie Slocombe's cinematography is stunning
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On 11/04/2024 at 9:38 AM, Thor said:
I'm not an expert on sound engineers' particular sounds and quirks, so wouldn't immediately be able to separate between a Shawn Murphy and Dennis Sands and Dan Wallin. I know that many others do. That being said, Wallin has been one of those names I've seen on soundtrack releases for what feels like forever. Certainly a legend in the field, and 97 is incredibly good innings! RIP.
Without puffing myself up too much, I'm pretty sure that I can tell the difference between the sounds of Armin Steiner, Shawn Murphy, Ted Keep, John Neal, Dan Wallin, and Bruce Botnick.
In much the same way, I can tell whether something is Trevor Horn, George Martin, Roy Thomas Baker, Todd Rundgren, Martin Rushent, Steve Lillywhite, Daniel Lanois, or Phil Spector.
It comes from a lifetime of listening to, and studying, recorded music.
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15 hours ago, Thor said:
"Piece of crap" is taking it too far. I liked many aspects of DARK FATE. But it wasn't the film I expected, given the return of Hamilton (and Cameron's supposed stamp of approval).
Agreed, Thor.
The biggest mistake they made was killing John Connor in first ten minutes.
At least it's better than whatever GENISYS was all about. Er... what was GENISYS all about?
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Yes, Alex, and it's an honour that GB has had, several times - and well deservedly so.
LOVE, in DTS 5.1, thank you very much.
What the Martins did on this, is nothing short of astonishing.
I know that there are two-channel purists, and I respect that. I also know that there are those who say: "You don't mess with The Beatles", and I respect that also, but I really like what they've done.
If George Martin was the 5th Beatle, does that make Giles Martin the 6th?
Oops! Gotta go. I'm coming up to the brilliant 'Tomorrow Never Knows'/'Within Without You' mashup.
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It's got Doctor #9 in it, so... how bad can it be?
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"What happened?"
"He got the boot."
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THE MUMMY (2017)
What the chuffin' 'eck was that?!
I'll tell you what it wasn't:
Funny ✓
Thrilling ✓
Exciting ✓
Well made ✓
Interesting ✓
Gruesome ✓
Ghoulish ✓
Good✓
Worth watching ✓
I don't expect much from a Summer blockbuster movie, anymore, especially one with Scientology's finest.
Ed Byrne said it best, on MTW: "Tom Cruise! Explosions! A flash of boob! That'll do ya", but I was hoping for more than this.
Everything on screen, I had - literally - seen before, just done so much better.
I pity the poor souls that shelled out to see this at the cinema. I'm glad that I only paid 25p for it, at my local thrift store - and I still feel ripped off!
It must be the only film in cinema history to end a franchise before it had even begun
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Agreed, Sweep. He was my favourite character, in LICENCE TO KILL.
I've never seen Anthony Starke in anything else.
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R.I.P., O.J. Simpson
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"Great, Franz! Another eighty million dollar right-off."
"I guess it's time to start cutting overhead."
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"Finish your tea, Sam."
The Official Pop and Rock Music thread
in General Discussion
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Most live albums used to be collated from various performances on one, or more, tours.
It was rare that a single entire concert was released.
Nowadays, all sorts of concerts are recorded and filmed for release.
Entire box sets are dedicated to a band's entire output from a particular era (case in point: King Crimson).
At least FLASHPOINT sounds better than STILL LIFE