It was in 1986 when I discovered Fangoria Magazine. A comic book store in a beat up shopping arcade in York in the UK had started stocking it on import from the US. I instantly began buying it and fell in love with the publication. There was a brief time after that that Fangoria couldn't …
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Giorgio Moroder's soundtrack for Paul Schrader's 1980 movie about a highly sought after male escort played amazingly by Richard Gere is perfection. Just as the movie portrays high living, sophistication but with a gritty menacing underbelly, so does the music. Tracks Night Drive, Palm Springs Drive and Night Drive (Reprise) all effortlessly convey a decadence …
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This week's soundtrack chosen to be recommended for all you lovers of film excellence is Carter Burwell's genius soundtrack for the Coen Brother's 1984 masterpiece Blood Simple. Their modern take on a Texan film noir has the perfect musical accompaniment with the music on this collection. The simmering, brooding action of the movie is matched …
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I actually think John Carpenter is as great a musician and composer as he is a film director. A great example is his amazing soundtrack for his 1980 masterpiece, The Fog. Just as the film was a traditional ghost story rooted in the past but taking part in the present, his soundtrack completely conveys this. …
This week's chosen poster is the UK quad for The Terminator. An absolute classic and I'm loving the artist's representation of part man/part robot Arnie. When I found the above quad on the internet I saw that there were so many great posters for this film from different countries that deserve to be seen. Below …
It was dreadful news when I heard about film maestro composer Ennio Morricone's recent passing. He was one of the greatest film soundtrack composers of all time with his scores lending the sonic landscape for so many cinematic masterpieces. My favourite soundtrack by Morricone is the score he composed for John Carpenter's The Thing in …
Every week I'll be recommending one of my favourite soundtracks and why I like them. Hopefully this will inspire you to investigate more, buy the album or dig it out of your collection if you already have it so that you bask in it's glory again. This week is the turn of the Paul Zaza/Carl …
There's a video for this list here. 10. Monkey Shines When an athlete (Allan) is hit by a truck and left a quadriplegic, a scientist friend recruits a monkey that has been trained to help assist disabled people to fully carry out their lives. Ella, the monkey, starts to bond well with Allan, but soon, …
There's a video for this list here. 10. Beware! Children At Play A Troma movie that pushes the boundaries- even for Troma! Children are disappearing in a small town in America. Rather than being abducted, they are, in fact, being recruited to join a religious cult that practices cannibalism. This is Children of the Corn …
There's a video for this list here. 10. Rabid Grannies A group of relatives meet to celebrate their elderly relations' birthday (but have disclosed that they are only there so that they may be left something in the old duck's inheritances when they pop their clogs). A black-sheep nephew of the octogenarians who practices the …
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