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April 14, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

What A Good Score! – #12: Eyes Wide Shut by Jocelyn Pook + Various

So many great soundtracks I’ve given away, lost, sold, traded, ditched. And one that springs to mind instantly, one I’ll be getting back a.s.a.f.p is Eyes Wide Shut’s soundtrack. Not a full score – it includes some songs too (but most of them are great) it’s a stunning set of music to a film that […]
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November 14, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Strong Female Lead

Instead of counting the number of lines that the female characters did not have in the latest Martin Scorsese movie, a better move might be to watch Nicole Kidman in the movie Destroyer, or Natalie Portman in Vox Lux, or Maggie Gyllenhaal in…well… anything, but most recently The Kindergarten Teacher. There are many other examples […]
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August 27, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Theodore Shapiro: Destroyer (OST)

Theodore Shapiro Destroyer [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Lakeshore Records I haven’t always noticed a Theodore Shapiro score (which might indicate he’s doing his job correctly) but when I do I am generally impressed. And though his score for Destroyer is not his typical orchestra fare and relies more on washes of synths, big build of […]
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July 30, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Destroyer: DVD

Destroyer Director: Karyn Kusama Madman  Destroyer is so well named – it should wreck you. The performances – in particular Nicole Kidman’s tour-de-force, the writing, the filming, the shape of the film, it’s all a slow-burn thrill-ride. And if there’s a best supporting player to Kidman’s scene-stealing/chewing/destroying role it’s the overall grit of the film, its dirty soul, its […]
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April 28, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 60 – Miranda Harcourt

Welcome to episode 60 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, L’affare and Yeastie Boys. For episode 60 I talked with actor/director/acting coach Miranda Harcourt. I first met Miranda as part of one of my first ever professional assignments; a housing feature where I interviewed her while a photographer took […]
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February 14, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Lion: Film

Lion Director: Garth Davis Weinstein Company/Screen Australia/Sea-Saw Films The movie Lion is that rare type of tear-jerker; you think about it after – you believe it, believe in it, you’ve been swept up in it, it has you – holds you – but after you continue to think about the mesmerising performances, the skill and […]
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June 14, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Hemingway & Gellhorn: DVD

Hemingway & Gellhorn Director: Philip Kaufman HBO Films There’s an occasional camp madness to Hemingway & Gellhorn – but I still rather liked the story, and often liked the way it was told. Clive Owen isn’t right as Papa Hemingway; he has the look down – but he doesn’t quite do it. He’s a good […]
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