70mm

August 20, 2009

Cinematic Masterpieces: WOODSTOCK: THE DIRECTOR’S CUT

It’s funny. I hadn’t seen WOODSTOCK in its entirety in probably over 20 years. I had watched performance clips on Youtube and, of course, remember certain moments and statements and “characters” from the film, but I had completely forgotten what an absolute masterful piece of cinema it was. WOODSTOCK is so much more than a… Continue reading

Film, Music

16mm, 70mm, CANNED HEAT, Cinematic Masterpieces, documentary, editor, half a million, hippie, Janice Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Martin Scorsese, Max Yasgur, Michael Wadleigh, optical, rainstorm, small city, Summer Of Love, THE DIRECTOR’S CUT, The Who, Thelma Schoonmaker, WOODSTOCK
November 20, 2008

BARAKA In Blu: The Eyes Of The World

The film BARAKA was the first film since 1970 to be filmed in Todd-AO 65mm and the last as of this post. Director Ron Fricke, who was the cinematographer on the Godfrey Reggio film Koyaanisqatsi, takes the concept of that film–non-narrative images and music, ambient sound, no dialogue–and expands on it to create one of the most intense,… Continue reading

Blu-Ray, Film

152 locations, 24 countries, 65mm, 70mm, 8200 pixels, 8K, 96 kHz/24, Andrew Oran, BARAKA, blessing, Blu-Ray, Brother, David Hykes, Dead Can Dance, DTS-HD, Eyes Of The World, Fotokem, Godfrey Reggio, Inkuyo, Koyaanisqatsi, L. Subramaniam, Michael Stearns, remastered, Roger Ebert, Ron Fricke, SAMSARA, time-lapse, Todd-AO
September 10, 2008

HOW THE WEST WAS SMILEBOXED

Taking a small break from the horrors of current American politics, I want to share a bit of fun news about Warner Bros’. new Blu-Ray release of the classic Cinerama film HOW THE WEST WAS WON. While never one of my favorite films, it certainly has its moments and the John Ford directed sequence is… Continue reading

Film

146-degree, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, 70mm, Blu-Ray, Cinerama, DVD, HOW THE WEST WAS WON, IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD, SEARCH FOR PARADISE, smilebox, Smileboxing, THIS IS CINERAMA, Warner Bros

About Me

Filmmaker, live music photographer, writer, film/video editor, acting teacher, traveler and political junkie who finally realised that the United States government and its two ruling parties has undergone what Chris Hedges calls “a corporate coup d’etat in slow motion.”

This site is dedicated to my thoughts, observations and inspirations regarding politics, film and music.

THE HAL BLOG

70mm

Cinematic Masterpieces: WOODSTOCK: THE DIRECTOR’S CUT

BARAKA In Blu: The Eyes Of The World

HOW THE WEST WAS SMILEBOXED

About Me

Recent Posts

Newsletter