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Some Kind of Hero (1982, directed by Michael Pressman) — Through the Shattered Lens

Eddie Keller (Richard Pryor) is a member of the U.S. Army, serving in Vietnam when he gets captured by the VC and spends the next few years in a POW camp. During that time, he befriends another POW named Vinnie (Ray Sharkey). Though the quick-witted Eddie is often able to outsmart his captors and their […]… Continue reading Some Kind of Hero (1982, directed by Michael Pressman) — Through the Shattered Lens

Song of the Day: Deborah’s Theme by Ennio Morricone — Through the Shattered Lens

Today, I arrived home to the sad news that Ennio Morricone, the world’s greatest composer, had passed away at the age of 91. Morricone was responsible for so many classic film scores that it’s hard to know where to begin. I imagine I’ll be sharing a lot of his music over the next couple of […]… Continue reading Song of the Day: Deborah’s Theme by Ennio Morricone — Through the Shattered Lens

Song of the Day: Violaznioe Violenza by Ennio Morricone — Through the Shattered Lens

Continuing our little tribute to Ennio Morricone, today’s song of the day comes the 1976’s Italian thriller, Hitch-Hike. This is not one of Morricone’s better-known scores but it’s still one of my favorites. The film’s pretty good, too. Franco Nero vs. David Hess with a score by Ennio Morricone? How couldn’t that be a classic? […]… Continue reading Song of the Day: Violaznioe Violenza by Ennio Morricone — Through the Shattered Lens

DATA AND PICARD is the weirdest music video in the quandrant — The Red Pen of Doom

Listen: there are three types of music videos. Expensive Monsters, made by pop stars and rappers, and these videos have budgets bigger than the gross national product of Paraguay. Shoestring Specials, shot on your buddies iPhone and edited by Carl, who dropped out of UCLA film school but still has his subscription to the Adobe […]… Continue reading DATA AND PICARD is the weirdest music video in the quandrant — The Red Pen of Doom

‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Team Creates Music Video Extravaganza From Their Homes (Watch) — Variety

Quarantine sure stoked the creative juices of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” team. Normally, they’d be busy working on a new season of “Maisel” at this point. But since they’re following COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, the show’s dancers, musicians, cast and crew instead put together a 10-minute music video. The video, which Amazon Prime Video will share […]… Continue reading ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Team Creates Music Video Extravaganza From Their Homes (Watch) — Variety

Tales of Rock – What was the Deal with Oingo Boingo’s ‘Little Girls’? Still the Creepiest Music Video of all Time. — Phicklephilly

In these hypersensitive times, even a controversial music video as artful as Sia’s ‘Elastic Heart’, which saw Shia LaBeouf wrestle in a brotherly way with dancer Maddie Ziegler, will lead to a full apology from the artist. But back in 1981, Grammy-winning composer Danny Elfman was manifesting unhinged visions no-one would dare post online in… Continue reading Tales of Rock – What was the Deal with Oingo Boingo’s ‘Little Girls’? Still the Creepiest Music Video of all Time. — Phicklephilly