An Analysis of the Soundtrack in the Work of Malcolm Le Grice Denice McMahon February 2006 On Movies, Musicians and Soundtracks Avant-garde cinema has a long and illustrious tradition of experimentation between image and music. The work of this seminal structural/materialist filmmaker is further testament to that abiding practice.
No Direction Home: Looking Forward from Don’t Look Back Tim O’Farrell February 2006 On Movies, Musicians and Soundtracks Given that much of this Bob Dylan documentary sources its material from the archives of the Direct Cinema movement of the 1960s, this article addresses the historical reframing of such footage for contemporary use.
Give Me a Second Grace: Music as Absolution in The Royal Tenenbaums Carole Lyn Piechota February 2006 On Movies, Musicians and Soundtracks An insightful thematic cross-reading of the film’s narrative in relation to its pop-music soundtrack.
Observable Death: Gus Van Sant’s Last Days John Lars Ericson February 2006 On Movies, Musicians and Soundtracks Ostensibly about very little, Van Sant’s film on the last days of a rock musician is discussed in the light of theorist Siegfried Kracauer’s ideas on filmic realism.
