Category: Monthly Themes
Catching Up With The Classics: ‘The Godfather Trilogy’
The Godfather Trilogy Directed by Francis Ford Coppola There has been no lack of superlatives used to describe Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather. So taken for granted is its greatness, one doesn’t even need to have seen it to know … [Read the Rest]
Oscar Shock: 5 Surprise Best Actors (And What Happened Next)
With the Academy Awards now just a week away, large doses of scrutiny are being shoved down the collective throats of the twinkling stars standing in line and hoping for their very own statuette. Odds are that when the nominations … [Read the Rest]
Academy Mistakes: ‘The Piano’ for Best Original Score
Throughout the first half of February, the Sound On Sight staff will take a look at the Academy Awards. Ask any film score buff and he or she will attest that the Academy has always had a contentious history with … [Read the Rest]
Sound on Sight Podcast #308: 2012 Oscars Foreign Language Nominees, ‘A Separation’ and ‘Monsieur Lazhar’
The Academy Awards are just two weekends away, and we’ve been itching to talk about a pair of films that wound up getting nods in the Foreign Film category, so we’ve brought in a pair of guests to help us … [Read the Rest]
The Oscars: Why do we watch?
Throughout the first half of February, the Sound On Sight staff will take a look at the Academy Awards. Human beings are social animals. We need to feel another human’s touch, hear another’s voice, and despite what many “rebels” might … [Read the Rest]
The Oscars 2004: How the Best Actor didn’t win
Throughout the first half of February, the Sound On Sight staff will take a look at the Academy Awards. (Warning: plot spoiler alert!) The 76th Academy Awards ceremony was a memorable year. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King … [Read the Rest]
The Greatest Oscar F**k Up of All Time: How ‘Ordinary’ beat Extraordinary
Throughout the first half of February, the Sound On Sight staff will take a look at the Academy Awards. By any reckoning, 1980 was an extraordinary year for film. From the sublime to the ridiculous, this was the … [Read the Rest]
The Oscars: The ‘Least Worst’ Formula
Throughout the first half of February, the Sound On Sight staff will take a look at the Academy Awards. With the biggest night of the cinematic year coming up on the 26th February, the nominations are all set and confirmed, … [Read the Rest]
Why Can’t An Oscar-Winner Look More Like A Hit?
Throughout the first half of February, the Sound On Sight staff will take a look at the Academy Awards. Whether one of the major studios takes the top prize at the Academy Awards or not, they have no squawk this … [Read the Rest]
Academy Mistakes: ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ for Art Direction
Throughout the first half of February, the Sound On Sight staff will take a look at the Academy Awards. Rather than write about any of the Academy’s many Best Picture mistakes, or any decisions that I wasn’t alive for and … [Read the Rest]
Catching up with a Classic: ‘Gojira’ intelligently leaves a path of death and decay
Gojira (English title: Godzilla) Directed by Ishirô Honda Written by Ishirô Honda and Shigeru Kayama Japan, 1954 Think of films such A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, Frankenstein, Dracula, King Kong . Each is a horror film featuring a monster … [Read the Rest]
Catching up with a Classic: With ‘Eraserhead’ Lynch created a new cinematic language
Throughout January, SOS writers will be biting the bullet and finally sitting down with a film they feel like bad film buffs for not having seen already. Eraserhead Directed by David Lynch Written by David Lynch 1977, USA Watching David … [Read the Rest]
Catching up with a Classic: ‘Au Hasard Balthazar’
Throughout January, SOS writers will be biting the bullet and finally sitting down with a film they feel like bad film buffs for not having seen already. Au Hasard Balthazar Directed by Robert Bresson France, 1966 I would like to … [Read the Rest]
Catching Up with a Classic: ‘The Third Man’ exists to impress, over and over again
Throughout January, SOS writers will be biting the bullet and finally sitting down with a film they feel like bad film buffs for not having seen already. The Third Man Directed by Carol Reed 1949, USA When I sat down … [Read the Rest]
Catching Up with a Classic: ‘Breathless’ undeniably charming, even for Godardophobes
Throughout January, SOS writers will be biting the bullet and finally sitting down with a film they feel like bad film buffs for not having seen already. ‘À bout de souffle (Breathless)‘ Directed by Jean-Luc Godard François Truffaut (story) Jean-Luc … [Read the Rest]
