Thirty six hours or so after he finished his stint as the Academy Awards’ first DJ-as-orchestra, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, the show’s musical director, has posted a 144-track playlist including every single song he played during the three-plus-hour-long Oscars ceremony this year. Unfortunately, it does not include the music that he and the Roots recorded paying homage to great Hollywood composers (which he described to Variety in an interview last week), but it’s an amazing 10-hour-plus jam nonetheless. It begins with James Brown’s “The Boss,” concludes with three songs from Prince, and hits everything from Donna Summer to the “Super Mario” theme, from Bohannon to the Human League, from Louis Prima to Toto, from Johnny Cash to Bjork, from the Fatback Band to Ronnie Laws, along the way.
Of course, in his two day jobs, Quest is both the drummer and founder of the Roots and the musical...
Of course, in his two day jobs, Quest is both the drummer and founder of the Roots and the musical...
- 4/27/2021
- by Jem Aswad
- Variety Film + TV
When “Curb Your Enthusiasm” returns for its much-anticipated 10th season it does so with it a musical theme that’s a prime example of recognizable sonic branding and has become synonymous with comedy in our complicated times: “Frolic” by composer Luciano Michelini.
But surprisingly, this comic march for tuba, mandolin and piano wasn’t specifically written for the series. Rather, it was composed as a throwaway piece for an obscure Italian film, wound up in a music library and was accidentally discovered by comedian-writer Larry David.
In a previous recounting, David spoke of hearing it in a bank commercial. “I love that, where’d they get that from?” he thought at the time. “The commercial ran for a week and I never saw it again. Then I had my assistant research it — it became this whole ordeal to get the name of the bank and the music, and finally she tracked it down.
But surprisingly, this comic march for tuba, mandolin and piano wasn’t specifically written for the series. Rather, it was composed as a throwaway piece for an obscure Italian film, wound up in a music library and was accidentally discovered by comedian-writer Larry David.
In a previous recounting, David spoke of hearing it in a bank commercial. “I love that, where’d they get that from?” he thought at the time. “The commercial ran for a week and I never saw it again. Then I had my assistant research it — it became this whole ordeal to get the name of the bank and the music, and finally she tracked it down.
- 1/20/2020
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
By Todd Garbarini
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Laura Gemser is an actress known to very few moviegoers in the States nowadays. In the 1970s and 1980s, however, she was well-known for her Emanuelle series, which followed the better-known Silvia Kristel Emmanuelle variety, the difference between both women being the exclusion of one “m” in the title. Emmanuelle and the Deadly Black Cobra is a 1976 effort by Joe D’Amato, the man responsible for many other entertaining European trash films (I use that as a term of endearment). Unlike Ms. Gemser’s past Emanuelle films, this one is a curiosity as it inexplicably has two “m’s” and is really just an excuse to dangle the director’s lithe leading lady in front of the camera in various stages of undress. The plot, if you can even call it such, is really rather silly.
Ms. Gemser stars as Eva,...
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Laura Gemser is an actress known to very few moviegoers in the States nowadays. In the 1970s and 1980s, however, she was well-known for her Emanuelle series, which followed the better-known Silvia Kristel Emmanuelle variety, the difference between both women being the exclusion of one “m” in the title. Emmanuelle and the Deadly Black Cobra is a 1976 effort by Joe D’Amato, the man responsible for many other entertaining European trash films (I use that as a term of endearment). Unlike Ms. Gemser’s past Emanuelle films, this one is a curiosity as it inexplicably has two “m’s” and is really just an excuse to dangle the director’s lithe leading lady in front of the camera in various stages of undress. The plot, if you can even call it such, is really rather silly.
Ms. Gemser stars as Eva,...
- 5/11/2018
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
A breezy five-episode compilation movie about swindles plays out in five film capitals, under the eye of five different directors including Claude Chabrol and Jean-Luc Godard. But Roman Polanski’s Amsterdam segment couldn’t be included, which is a shame. It’s in B&W ‘scope, and everybody gets to bring their favorite cameraman and composer along.
The World’s Most Beautiful Swindlers
Blu-ray
Olive Films
1964 / B&W / 2:35 widescreen / 95 108, 124 min. / Street Date April 25, 2017 / Les plus belles escroqueries du monde / available through the Olive Films website / 29.98
Starring: Mie Hama, Ken Mitsuda, Nicole Karen, Gabriella Giorgelli, Jan Teulings, Arnold Gelderman, Guido Giuseppone, Giuseppe Mannajuolo, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Catherine Deneuve, Francis Blanche, Sacha Briquet, Jean-Louis Maury, Philomène Toulouse, Charles Denner, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean Seberg, László Szabó.
Cinematography: Raoul Coutard, Tonino Delli Colli, Jerzy Lipman, Asakazu Nakai, Jean Rabier
Film Editor:
Original Music: Serge Gainsbourg, Pierre Jansen, Krzysztof Komeda, Michel Legrand, Keitaro Miho, Piero Umiliani...
The World’s Most Beautiful Swindlers
Blu-ray
Olive Films
1964 / B&W / 2:35 widescreen / 95 108, 124 min. / Street Date April 25, 2017 / Les plus belles escroqueries du monde / available through the Olive Films website / 29.98
Starring: Mie Hama, Ken Mitsuda, Nicole Karen, Gabriella Giorgelli, Jan Teulings, Arnold Gelderman, Guido Giuseppone, Giuseppe Mannajuolo, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Catherine Deneuve, Francis Blanche, Sacha Briquet, Jean-Louis Maury, Philomène Toulouse, Charles Denner, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean Seberg, László Szabó.
Cinematography: Raoul Coutard, Tonino Delli Colli, Jerzy Lipman, Asakazu Nakai, Jean Rabier
Film Editor:
Original Music: Serge Gainsbourg, Pierre Jansen, Krzysztof Komeda, Michel Legrand, Keitaro Miho, Piero Umiliani...
- 5/16/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
A "lesser" Mario Bava is still a fountain of great filmmaking; and this annihilating melodrama sees a score of greedy folk wiped out at an island retreat, for fun and profit. Shot (and stabbed) through with Bava's visual imagination, it's a sexy, memorable murder thriller. With an authoritative Tim Lucas commentary. 5 Dolls for an August Moon Region B Blu-ray + Pal DVD Arrow Video (UK) 1970 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 81 min. / Street Date February 1, 2016 / 5 bambole per la luna d'agosto / Available from Amazon UK £14.99 Starring William Berger, Ira von Fürstenberg, Edwige Fenech, Howard Ross, Helena Ronee, Teodoro Corrà, Ely Galleani, Edith Meloni, Mauro Bosco, Maurice Poli Cinematography Antonio Rinaldi Production Designer Giuseppe Aldrovandi, Giulia Mafai Film Editor Mario Bava Original Music Piero Umiliani Writing credits Mario di Nardo Produced by Luigi Alessi Directed by Mario Bava
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
The experts say that Mario Bava kicked off the giallo parade with his 1964 Blood and Black Lace...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
The experts say that Mario Bava kicked off the giallo parade with his 1964 Blood and Black Lace...
- 2/23/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Here’s another installment featuring Joe Dante’s reviews from his stint as a critic for Film Bulletin circa 1969-1974. Our thanks to Video Watchdog and Tim Lucas for his editorial embellishments!
Swedish “Mondo”‑type documentary loaded with incidents to titillate voyeuristic crowd. More sex than “I Am Curious.” Big for drive‑ins, sexploitation houses. Rating: X.
The publicity attendant to Sweden’s I Am Curious (Yellow) will doubtless boost the appeal of this Avco Embassy import among those craving voyeurism, Swedish style. This is not to say that Sweden, Heaven And Hell is as explicit as Curious, but it’s definitely “dirtier” in tone and intent, and boasts even more provocative angles. The most profitable market for this obviously artificial Italian-made “documentary” (a sort of Mondo Helga) will be the drive‑ins and sexploitation grinds, but with heavy promotion, it could wedge into wider playoff and perform quite well in general metropolitan situations.
Swedish “Mondo”‑type documentary loaded with incidents to titillate voyeuristic crowd. More sex than “I Am Curious.” Big for drive‑ins, sexploitation houses. Rating: X.
The publicity attendant to Sweden’s I Am Curious (Yellow) will doubtless boost the appeal of this Avco Embassy import among those craving voyeurism, Swedish style. This is not to say that Sweden, Heaven And Hell is as explicit as Curious, but it’s definitely “dirtier” in tone and intent, and boasts even more provocative angles. The most profitable market for this obviously artificial Italian-made “documentary” (a sort of Mondo Helga) will be the drive‑ins and sexploitation grinds, but with heavy promotion, it could wedge into wider playoff and perform quite well in general metropolitan situations.
- 2/25/2014
- by Joe Dante
- Trailers from Hell
With the new Muppets movie still fresh in our minds, this tidbit of cinema trivia should make you smile — or question your sexuality. The ridiculously catchy song that was featured on The Muppets — you know the one: "Mahna Mahna … " repeat for infinity — and helped the show's 1977 soundtrack album become a number one billboard hit, actually originates from an Italian composer who created the tune for a 60's softcore mondo movie. Sweden: Heaven and Hell explores the country's nightlife and sexuality, focusing a pervy microscope on lesbianism, porn flicks, swingers, sex-crazed teens, and more. Piero Umiliani — who composed a truckload of music for the 60's and 70's exploitation craze – wrote the track (titling...
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- 12/1/2011
- by Alison Nastasi
- Movies.com
With the new Muppets movie still fresh in our minds, this tidbit of cinema trivia should make you smile — or question your sexuality. The ridiculously catchy song that was featured on The Muppets — you know the one: "Mahna Mahna … " repeat for infinity — and helped the show's 1977 soundtrack album become a number one billboard hit, actually originates from an Italian composer who created the tune for a 60's softcore mondo movie. Sweden: Heaven and Hell explores the country's nightlife and sexuality, focusing a pervy microscope on lesbianism, porn flicks, swingers, sex-crazed teens, and more. Piero Umiliani — who composed a truckload of music for the 60's and 70's exploitation craze – wrote the track (titling it...
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- 12/1/2011
- by Alison Nastasi
- Movies.com
With the new Muppets movie still fresh in our minds, this tidbit of cinema trivia should make you smile — or question your sexuality. The ridiculously catchy song that was featured on The Muppets — you know the one: "Mahna Mahna … " repeat for infinity — and helped the show's 1977 soundtrack album become a number one billboard hit, actually originates from an Italian composer who created the tune for a 60's softcore mondo movie. Sweden: Heaven and Hell explores the country's nightlife and sexuality, focusing a pervy microscope on lesbianism, porn flicks, swingers, sex-crazed teens, and more. Piero Umiliani — who composed a truckload of music for the 60's and 70's exploitation craze – wrote the track (titling...
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- 12/1/2011
- by Alison Nastasi
- Movies.com
Toro Y Moi's second album, "Underneath the Pine" has an early 70's feel to it, and this time the young artist was inspired by film scores. "I ended up finding this crazy old Italian film online, called "La Ragazza" or something, with a soundtrack by Piero Umiliani," he told Urban Outfitters, who produced this video for him.
"Once I found out who he was, I started looking up his stuff and it's just all amazing," he continued. "The Italian guys have amazing, moving stuff. There's also a French composer whose stuff is so hard it almost sounds like hip-hop -- he takes the liberty of looping himself by playing something repetitively, not by using electronics." Toro Y Moi too, parted from his largely electronic ways on his first album, going for live sound on "Underneath the Pine." The results are splendid, his dance tracks like "New Beat" are sumptuous and his chill grooves like "Divina,...
"Once I found out who he was, I started looking up his stuff and it's just all amazing," he continued. "The Italian guys have amazing, moving stuff. There's also a French composer whose stuff is so hard it almost sounds like hip-hop -- he takes the liberty of looping himself by playing something repetitively, not by using electronics." Toro Y Moi too, parted from his largely electronic ways on his first album, going for live sound on "Underneath the Pine." The results are splendid, his dance tracks like "New Beat" are sumptuous and his chill grooves like "Divina,...
- 2/7/2011
- by Brandon Kim
- ifc.com
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