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Category Archives: Film
FILM REVIEW: Daniel Craig as James Bond in ‘Spectre’
By Ray Bennett LONDON – The latest James Bond film, “Spectre”, has grossed around $800 million around the world, so it’s clear that the filmmakers know what sells. It’s just a shame that it’s not really a James Bond film. … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tagged 'Spectre', 007, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Craig, James Bond, Ralph Fiennes, Sam Mendes, Thomas Newman
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FILM REVIEW: Danny Boyle’s ‘Steve Jobs’
By Ray Bennett LONDON – Danny Boyle apparently blames the box-office failure of his film “Steve Jobs” in the U.S. on the decision by distributor Universal Studios to break it wide too early. Universal reportedly blames the film’s leading actor, Michael … Continue reading
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Tagged 'Steve Jobs', Aaron Sorkin, Daniel Pemberton, Danny Boyle, Jeff Daniels, Kate Winslet, Michael Fassbender
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Going back to ‘Back To The Future’ with Michael J. Fox
By Ray Bennett LONDON – As “Back to the Future” marks its 30th anniversary, here’s a version of a story I wrote in 1985 for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner. In 1984, Canadian actor Michael J. Fox (pictured with Christopher … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Interviews, Memory Lane, Recalling ...
Tagged 'Back To the Future' Michael J. Fox, Bill Cosby, Christopher Lloyd, Eric Stolz, James Cagney, Peter O'Toole, Robert Zemeckis, Steven Spielberg
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When Sean Connery offered me a Scotch …
By Ray Bennett LONDON – Sean Connery nudged my arm as a waiter hovered with a tray of champagne, and said, “They have Scotch, you know.” We were on the terrace on Elton John’s house on the cornish that overlooks Nice … Continue reading
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How James Horner came to write the ‘Titanic’ song
By Ray Bennett LONDON – American composer James Horner, who has died in a plane crash aged 61, won an Academy Award along with lyricist Will Jennings for “My Heart Will Go On” sung by Celine Dion in “Titanic”, and … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Interviews, Memory Lane, Music, Recalling ...
Tagged 'Titanic', Celine Dion, James Cameron, James Horner, Sissel, Sony Records, Will Jennings
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Tony Curtis on Cary Grant, Kirk Douglas and more
By Ray Bennett LONDON – Nobody loved being a movie star more than Tony Curtis, who was born on this day 90 years ago and who died in 2010, and as he got older he liked nothing more than to … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Interviews, Memory Lane, Recalling ...
Tagged Alexander Mackendrick, Cary Grant, Flanders International Film Festival, Gent, Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis
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KFMF: Enthralling film music at Shakespeare in Concert
By Ray Bennett KRAKOW – Powerful, melodic and mischievous, Elliot Goldenthal’s music for the productions of his partner Julie Taymor was given full rein at an exhilarating Shakespeare in Concert performance as part of the Krakow Film Music Festival on … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Krakow Film Music Festival, Music
Tagged Beethoven Academy Orchestra, Choir of the Karol Szymanowski Philharmonic in Krakow, Christian Schumann, Elliot Goldenthal, ICE Krakow Congress Centre, Jocelyn Pook, Julie Taymor, Krakow Film Music Festival, Sara Andon, Shakespeare in Concert, Stephen Warbeck
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KFMF: Andrzej Wajda’s film scores hit the mark
By Ray Bennett KRAKOW – Andrzej Wajda’s devastating images from his 2007 film “Katyń” and the haunting music of Krzysztof Penderecki formed the emotional heart of the Polish Music Gala: Scoring4Wadja here last night.
Posted in Film, Krakow Film Music Festival, Music, News
Tagged Andrzej Korziński, Andrzej Wajda, Elliot Goldenthal, Karol Szymanowski Philharmonic in Krakow, Krakow Film Music Festival, Krzysztof Penderecki, Liebreich, Pawel Mykietyn, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice, Wojciech Kilar, Zygmunt Konieczny
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