My 70 All-Time Favorite Original Movie Scores
From Korngold, Steiner, and Herrmann to Greenwood, Levi, and Britell, here are my 70 all-time favorite original movie scores.
High and Low Commentary on Movies, Music, Art and More.
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Film Reviews
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About Dry Grasses (2023) A Triumph for Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan Rated A-
Dizar’s performance as Nuray, a woman who has lived through things that Samet can only imagine, takes over the film’s second and more impressive half.
TV / Streaming
Top Rated
Grey Gardens (1975) A+ to Feud (2024) A-. The Maysles Brothers.
Gradually, the film’s high campness, including some deliciously bitchy one-liners between Big and Little Edie, developed a significant gay following.
Queer Film/TV
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Essay One (1/2). Queer Films Under the Hays Code (1934-1967).
Alec Guinness, Dennis Price, Charles Laughton, and Laurence Harvey were all known to be gay throughout their careers. Their adoring public may have felt there was something.
Hitchcock and other great movie directors
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La Nouvelle Vague (The French New Wave)
Included are my favorite thirteen films. Four are directed by Godard, three by Truffaut, two by Renais, and one each by Chabrol, Demy, Malle, and Varda.
Classic Film Noir
Top Rated
The Great Cinematographers of Hollywood’s Golden Age
Hal Mohr** is the only person to have won a competitive Academy Award without being nominated for it. Mohr was allowed to keep his Oscar and won a second.
Masterpieces
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Grey Gardens (1975) A+ to Feud (2024) A-. The Maysles Brothers.
Gradually, the film’s high campness, including some deliciously bitchy one-liners between Big and Little Edie, developed a significant gay following.
Music & Art
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