On the way to Brighton MovieBar , where my short film Janet Devis was screening, I had a chance to have a quick interview with Stanley Kubrick’s long-term Executive Producer, brother in-law and close friend, Jan Harlan, for Taste Of Cinema. Jan was speaking at the event and showing some short-films. Taste Of Cinema (TOC): […]
Author: Brian Gregory
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The 10 Best Movie Trailers of All Time
The best film trailers don’t reveal too much of the film itself but tempt us just enough to check out the full feature. In recent years, trailers tend to show far too much and lack a sense of creativity and mystery. Length is important too, a great trailer may last only a minute or so […]
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The 20 Best Sci-fi Movie Soundtracks of All Time
Science fiction is a genre that has produced many innovative and classic film scores. From the introduction of the theremin, to startling orchestration, the analogue synth soundtracks of the 70’s and the electronica of recent years, Sci-Fi has it all. Of course this is a very subjective topic for soundtrack aficionados and I have left […]
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10 Non-Beatles Movies Featuring a Beatle
The Fab Four are the most famous band in pop history, yet they also have a large presence in the history of film. From their classic 1964 flick A Hard Day’s Night through the zany pop art of 1965’s Help! and onto the whimsical psychedelia of both Magical Mystery Tour (1967) and the animated Yellow […]
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The 10 Best Beatles Movies of All Time
By 1964, many pop and rock n’ roll artists had already taken a diversion into celluloid, although largely without critical acclaim. Being The Beatles, and finding the films of Cliff and Elvis fairly embarrassing, the Fab Four wanted theirs to be credible. ‘’We wanted ours to be good,’’ said Paul McCartney. Demand for a Beatles […]