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January 31, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Gabriel Yared: Music For Film

Gabriel Yared / Brussels Philharmonic, conducted by Dirk Brosse Music For Film Silver Screen Imp. Lebanese-French film composer Gabriel Yared was best known for his work accompanying French films until he won a Grammy for The English Patient. From there he has created the scores for a great range of Hollywood fare (City of Angels, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged [OST], 2CD, Album Review, Betty Blue, Brussels Philharmonic, Cold Mountain, Dirk Brosse, Film, France, French, Gabriel Yared, Gabriel Yared: Music For Film, Hollywood, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Message In A Bottle, Movies, Music For Film, Possession, Score, Silver Screen, Soundtrack, The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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August 16, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Charles Bukowski: On Drinking

On Drinking Charles Bukowski Ecco Charles Bukowski would have been 100 if he was still alive today – and of course making it to his 70s was, for him, the equivalent of living to nearly 200. He was all but dead in his 20s. And 30s. And 50s. And drinking was his thing. The hard […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 100, Alcohol, Barfly, Booze, Buk, Bukowski, Charles Bukowski, Charles Bukowski: On Drinking, Compilation, Drinking, Ecco, Factotum, Ham on Rye, Henry Chinaski, Hollywood, Novels, On Cats, On Drinking, On Love, On Writing, Poems, Poetry, Post Office, Short Stories, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 254

Jack Pleis, His Piano, Orchestra and Chorus, Broadway Goes Hollywood (1955) Muzak, schmaltz, cornball, oddities, soft-jazz, safe orchestral pop, call it what you want – I want it. Especially on vinyl. And I’ll never turn down a good 10” (ooh, er) – nor will I turn down a bad 10” innuendo (in-your-end-o!). So this is […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 10", 1955, Broadway, Broadway Goes Hollywood, His Piano, Hollywood, Jack Pleis, LP, Orchestra and Chorus, Record, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 254, Vinyl ·

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November 30, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Five Films That Stay With Me: Andrew Paul Wood

Andrew Paul Wood is a Christchurch-based writer, cultural critic and freelance curator. He writes for The Press, the Listener, Urbis, Architecture New Zealand, and a host of others. Recent work includes a translation into English of the New Zealand poems of German-Jewish poet Karl Wolfskehl, Under New Stars: Poems from the New Zealand Exile (Holloway, 2012, edited by Friedrich Voit), and a […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 'Three Colours', 2001: A Space Odyssey, Adam Sandler, Alien, Aliens, Andrew Paul Wood, Andrew Wood, Art, Art Critic, Art History, Blade Runner, Blazing Saddles, Bridesmaids, Critic, Cultural Critic, District 9, Film, Film Review, Five Films, Five Films That Stay With Me, Ghostbusters, Hannah Montana, Hollywood, Jem and the Holograms, Josie and the Pussycats, Jupiter Ascending, Labyrinth, Lord of the Rings, Melancholia, Metropolis, Movie Review, Movies, Paul Feig, Queen Margot, Remake, Sequel, Special Guest, Star Wars, The Dark Crystal, The Hobbit, The Karamazovs, The Man Who Fell To Earth, The Matrix, The NeverEnding Story, The Princess Bride, The Ridiculous 6, The Shining, Watership Down, Willow, Writer ·

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June 19, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Karina Longworth: Hollywood Frame by Frame: The Unseen Silver Screen in Contact Sheets, 1951-1997

Hollywood Frame by Frame: The Unseen Silver Screen in Contact Sheets, 1951-1997 Karina Longworth Princeton Architectural Press Karina Longworth, film critic and blogger turned podcaster, is interested in the “Golden Era” of Hollywood, and the pop culture that surrounds. She’s created the amazing podcast, You Must Remember This, which You Must Remember To Listen To! […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 1951-1997, Book, Book Review, Cinema, Coffee-Table Book, Contact Sheets, Film, Film Critic, Hollywood, Hollywood Frame by Frame: The Unseen Silver Screen in Contact Sheets, Karina Longworth, Movies, Photo Book, Photography, You Must Remember This ·

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August 21, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Elmore Leonard

Elmore Leonard has died. A legend. He’s currently being celebrated – and introduced to many no doubt – via the very fine work that is the TV show Justified. Based on a small handful of Leonard’s short stories Justified is a mighty good show, and it’s benefited of course from having Elmore’s blessing. He declared […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 3:10 To Yuma, Author, Crime, Elmore Leonard, Eulogy, Films, Get Shorty, Hollywood, Hombre, Justified, Out Of Sight, R.I.P., Western, Writer, Writing ·

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