Once Sentence Movie Reviews: “Legends of the Fall” (1994)
"Brat Pitt became a leading man by expertly working a floppy hat"
That’s a Wrap!
Friends,
On behalf of Chris Boone and I and our entire crew, we're happy to let you know that, as of this past weekend, we have has completed principal photography on our documentary "Vinyl Nation: A Deep Dig into the Crates of the Record Renaissance:" The photo above includes our cinematographer Sherri Kauk and our production assistant Cariwyl in Detroit the evening of our last day.
15 cities, nearly 45 subjects over eight weeks, we spoke to musicians, DJs, record store owners, pressing plants, labels and ordinary people who have always loved records and those whose love is brand new. Our cameras were present at Record Store Day and The Austin Record Convention, the nation's largest record show. Poetically, our last day took place at Third Man Record Pressing in Detroit, the company widely seen as the public face of vinyl's return and increased cultural profile.
We have a long way to go. Post-Production has begun and will continue throughout the summer. But if all goes as it has so far (we have been blessed with an incredible team that makes the long hours and days not just bearable but a pleasure), our documentary will be finished by mid October, in time for film festival submissions.
This journey through our first gate has been an unforgettable creative experience for us all that would not have been possible without your belief in Chris and I and our story. Thank you so much for your faith, your support, your wisdom and your love. We feel so much gratitude for the opportunity to have worked to honor it as hard as we did.
Look out for our documentary film "Vinyl Nation: A Deep Dig Into the Crates of the Record Renaissance" coming your way next year.
In 33 and 45,
Kevin
See This Movie: Spielberg (2017 HBO documentary)
(Trailer)
Biopic documentary of the world's best known filmmaker than, to its credit manages to keep his body of work organized without marching like toy soldiers from past to present and includes criticism of his work while ultimately being complimentary. Made me want to watch more Spielberg movies again which is saying something because "more Spielberg" can feel like saying "I need more coca cola to drink."
Available on HBO Go.
Me on the Ferris Bueller Soundtrack that Never Was
John Hughes didn’t think we’d want a “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” soundtrack, so we don’t have one. We can recreate, playlist or bootleg it, but we can’t possess something that never existed. Here’s the open secret of this movie and its soundtrack-that-never-was, three decades later: Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t waste time on something you never had, you won’t miss it.
Read the rest of my essay on Ferris Bueller's 30th birthday and the movie's missing soundtrack in Salon.
Kevin Interviews William Zabka on Karate Kid’s 30th Anniversary
Do you keep in touch with the folks from “Karate Kid”?
Yeah, we’re kind of a fraternity. Ralph and I have become better friends in recent years, first from me calling him out of the blue to work on the “Sweep the Leg” video with me. We also reconnected in 2008 at Pat Morita’s (Mr. Miyagi’s) memorial. The Cobra Kai guys I’ve stayed in touch the whole time. And Pat we were all very close to. We called him Uncle Pat. He called me BZ.
“The Karate Kid” is a family. Like family, you don’t talk every day. But when you do, you pick right back up. And I can’t really imagine my life without it.
One Sentence Movie Reviews: “How to Train Your Dragon”
How to Train Your Dragon (2010): "Black Beauty, with wings."
One Sentence Movie Reviews: “Everybody’s Fine”
Everybody's Fine (2009): "Being a good parent is as much about listening as keeping the lights on."
One Sentence Movie Reviews: “Legends of the Fall”
Legends of the Fall (1994): "Any movie with horses and a grand historical sweep this reviewer will invariably think is a metaphor for the American character."
Notes: I've been intrigued by director Ed Zwick's career since hearing an interview with him on KCRW's "The Treatment." May now work my way through his filmography, beginning with Defiance.
One Sentence Movie Reviews: “A Serious Man”
A Serious Man (2009): "The most baffling thing about an already baffling universe is how to find happiness within it."
Notes: To my knowledge, the first Coen Brothers movie to contain overtly Jewish themes. Although it may very well be lapped by Michael Chabon's novel "Yiddish Policemen's Union" which the Coens have signed on to adapt.
One Sentence Movie Reviews: “Tape”
Tape (2001): "There is a great film festival awaiting us containing only movies that take place in a single room."