Daniel Hart is a composer and performer based in Los Angeles. Hart made his feature film debut in 2013 with the critically acclaimed Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, which began his collaboration with filmmaker Dallas native David Lowery (we spoke to Lowery at the time of the release) and Hart has composed the music for all of Lowery’s films, including Pete’s Dragon, A Ghost Story, Old Man and The Gun, and 2021’s The Green Knight. He has also written music for This American Life, and composed the score for S Town, one of the most popular podcasts of all time. To score The Green Knight, Hart went on his own epic personal journey as the religious overtones of the film…
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G-S-T Review…’Minari’
It took me a while to begin writing Minari’s review. As entrapped as I was in its fine and safe depiction of a social setting, at first I wasn’t able to understand the force of its simplicity, the strength in its silent but provoking statement. Sometimes praising comes in strange ways. Forget about the awards and the social imperatives that continue to arise. This is a straightforward portrayal of a basic fact. However, the definite tone of the film is commendably welcoming. Even though we are dealing with drama, and typically, tragedy sets in in the genre, I remained with a smile from start to finish. And this is something…
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Sweet Trailer…Steven Yeun in A24’s ‘Minari’
When it comes to studios that deliver hit after hit after hit, it’s tough to compete with A24 who are one of the few who constantly bring the goods. Their brand of cinemagic is realism and, further, one with tangible human stories that make a real connection. As such, we’re really looking forward to this one from Lee Isaac Chung. Sometimes you just need a movie that gets right to your heart, right? If so, then enjoy the trailer for the Steven Yeun-led Minari. A tender and sweeping story about what roots us, Minari follows a Korean-American family that moves to a tiny Arkansas farm in search of their own…
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Sweet Trailer…Robert Eggers’ ‘The Lighthouse’ from A24
Ten years ago, no one would ever expected Robert Pattinson to be a fine actor,let alone a contemporary equivalent to Willem Dafoe. But after a string of well-acted, and better, well-selected endeavors, he’s charmed the pants off critics and audiences alike. So while we’re two years away from seeing him take flight in The Batman (there’s a great Twitter comment that, paraphrasing, says he’s a terrible vampire…it took him eleven years to turn into a bat) you can get caught up on films like High Life, Good Time, The Rover, and The Lost City of Z and then catch him in Robert Eggers‘ latest nail-biter. Enjoy this first look into…
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Interview…Mark Korven on the Unsettling Sounds of A24’s ‘The Witch’
Mark Korven is a Toronto based award-winning composer of music for film and television, and has also composed feature film scores for acclaimed directors Deepa Mehta, Patricia Rozema and Vincenzo Natale. Mark is also a multi-instrumentalist specializing in world music. In 2008, he received a Gemini Award (Canadian Emmy) nomination for Best Original Score for a Dramatic Series for the police drama The Border. He also won a Gemini (Canadian Emmy) for the documentary A Promise to the Dead and the TV series A Scattering of Seeds. He has been nominated 14 times for Gemini awards and 8 times for Genie (Canadian Academy award) awards, and winning a Genie for Curtis’s Charm. Robert Eggers’…
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Video Interview…’Locke’ Writer/Director Steven Knight
The latest brilliant cinematic offering from across the pond is the Steven Knight drama Locke. Both written and directed by Knight, Locke tells the story of a man who in one night must decide between a myriad of jeopardies. Knight, known for penning Eastern Promises and Dirty Pretty Things, crafts and then directs Hardy in this dramatic one man tour de force. It’s a stunning film, one that blurs the line between cinema and theater, and even more stunning is the conception and execution of Knight’s gripping narrative. A masterpiece of writing and acting, the film is as impacting as it is riveting but also it deserves to be lauded…
