Sonic Cinema Podcast

In this episode, Brian is joined by the co-host of NostalgiaCast, Darren Lundberg, to discuss his favorite film composer, Hans Zimmer. Scores discussed include "Backdraft," "Broken Arrow," "The Peacemaker," "The Thin Red Line," "The Da Vinci Code" and "Interstellar." I hope you enjoy the discussion of Zimmer, as well as a Zimmer-inspired piece I wrote in 1999, "Ethereal Atmospheres," which ends the episode.

Brian sits down with actress Joyce Meadows to discuss her career, and 1957's "The Brain From Planet Arous," which is coming to Blu-Ray from The Film Detective.

With the release of Colin Trevorrow's "Jurassic World Dominion," another era of dinosaurs and man ends on the big screen. To discuss the film and franchise, I am joined by film critic Danielle Solzman, who has a personal affection for the series.

There are movies whose very names conjures ideas of greatness. In the third episode of this miniseries, actor Timothy J. Cox and I continue to look at Hollywood's Golden Age, this time through Howard Hawks' "Bringing Up Baby," John Huston's "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" and Stanley Donan and Gene Kelly's "Singin' in the Rain."

Brian interviews acclaimed makeup and hairstylist Donald Mowat to discuss his work on Marvel's "Moon Knight."

Brian recounts his favorite and best films from the 2022 Atlanta Film Festival, and shares interviews with director Erica Orofino (the short film, "She Keeps Me") and director Abi Damaris Corbin (the Opening Night presentation, "892").

**Audio note: The sound on the second discussion with Corbin is very loud due to the environment and crackling. It has been mastered as best as it could while still being usable. Make sure to turn down the volume during it.

Brian sits down with musician and film composer Karl Frid to discuss his score for Ninja Thyberg's "Pleasure." There is an odd edit around 19:30 where Karl had to step away for a bit before we resumed.

Brian sits down with filmmakers Erin Bernhardt and Din Blankenship to discuss their documentary, "Refuge," which screened at the 2022 Atlanta Film Festival.

Over the past few months, I've really enjoyed diving deep into the Blu-Ray releases from The Film Detective. So when the opportunity arose where I could talk to its founder, Phil Hopkins, I wanted to take the chance to do so. He is the president of Fandor, and we talk about what led to him being a collector, what goes into film restoration, and more. I hope you enjoy!

With baseball season starting this week, how about a discussion of America's pastime on the big screen? Joining me on this episode is film critic Danielle Solzman, a freelancer who also runs Solzy at the Movies, and we discuss our own histories with baseball, film criticism, the value of rewatches, and remembering what makes certain films and actors special. I hope you enjoy!