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April 13, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 317
Miles Davis, Ascenseur pour l’echafaud (Lift to the scaffold) (1958) When I got hooked on Miles Davis – really hooked! – it was the years of $10 bargain CDs. And this was really a bargain! So you’d grab four or five at a time, and sometimes I’d get four or five Miles Davis CDs in one go, live albums, compilations, […]Archive
April 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 321
Eric Clapton, Music From The Motion Picture Rush (1992) I was/am a big fan of the film – underrated, lesser discovered, great actors, and I love the score by Eric Clapton. It arrived at the time when I was at the end of my run as being almost the biggest Clapton fan on the planet. As a kid and young teen I was obsessed with […]Archive
January 28, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Wellington Film Society: 2019 Schedule
Staying at Wellington’s wonderful Embassy Theatre – for 2019 – The Wellington Film Society has just recently released its full schedule for the new year. Click on that link to check out the film season which opens Monday March 4, with David Lynch’s Mullholland Drive and closes on Monday, November 25 with Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard. Screenings take place on […]Archive
January 11, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 342
V/A, Rikky and Pete [OST] (1988) I was chuffed to find this – something I knew about for a while…it’s the soundtrack to a film of the same name (obviously). Have yet to see the film, just this trailer. But I’ll hunt it out. The songs here (mostly) come from Phil Judd, many under the […]Archive
January 6, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Jocelyn Pook: The Wife [OST]
Jocelyn Pook The Wife [OST] Node Records I first was aware of Jocelyn Pook as film composer for her work on the score to Eyes Wide Shut. From there I’ve continued to check in with her various musical projects – including theatre and film scores, solo albums and contributions to pop bands. She’s a player, […]Archive
January 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
DVD Review: The House With A Clock In Its Walls – Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 7)
The House With A Clock In Its Walls Director: Eli Roth DreamWorks Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 7) Hi guys, it’s me again, Oscar. Happy New Year and I hope you all have a great 2019! I’m going to review the Cate Blanchett and Jack Black movie, The House With A Clock In It Walls. I wrote a […]Archive
December 29, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Springsteen On Broadway: Film
Springsteen on Broadway Director: Thom Zimny Netflix Bruce Springsteen has been playing the role of Bruce Springsteen for far longer than he was ever actually “Bruce Springsteen”. Now, the same is true of a lot of the famous rock’n’rollers that grew up out of that era and firmly in public. Sir Paul of Macca is […]Archive
December 20, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Parker Posey: You’re On An Airplane
You’re On An Airplane: A Self-Mythologizing Memoir Parker Posey Blue Rider Press In the 1990s Parker Posey started appearing in movies; quirky films, funny films. She was savage or sexy or cheeky or some combination of those things – she was weird and wonderful, a little odd and a lot of wonderful. She was a […]Archive
December 6, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 145: Freeman White
Welcome to episode 145 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library to access each new episode; or via Anchor/FM you can get […]Archive
December 5, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Breaker Upperers: DVD
The Breaker Upperers Directors: Madeleine Sami/Jackie van Beek Madman The much-hyped The Breaker Upperers is a giant dud; a turkey. You get the feeling it was made in real-time almost, plotted out scene by scene as it’s happening. Shoot something. Wait. Print. Write a new scene. That’s the diminishing-returns aspect. The trailer-worthy highlights appear thick, […]Archive
December 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman