Posts Tagged ‘Mission to Mars’
Score Your Week | Once Upon a Time in the West
The American, which was released this past week, is a fantastic ode to spaghetti westerns and one film in particular. Once Upon a Time in the West was obviously a huge inspiration on director Anton Corbijn as the film has many references to Sergio Leone’s masterpiece. Once Upon a Time in the West is my favorite western for many reasons, such as: Henry Fonda’s diabolic turn, the spaghetti western using vast western iconography, the magnolia plot weaving to Charles Bronson’s ultimate reveal, but the one that matters here is Ennio Morricone’s score. Morricone is responsible for some really great work throughout the years (The Thing, The Untouchables, Mission to Mars, State of Grace), but it is with Leone that he created some to the most iconic movie music of all time.
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The Filmdogs Podcast: Episode 20 – Podcast 2000
The Filmdogs Podcast is back and it’s our Twentieth Anniversary! This week we discuss the end of the Star Wars live action TV show and Kevin Smith‘s new horror flick Red State in the News. Then our episode takes a look back into the year 2000…It’s Mission to Mars vs. Red Planet in VS. In our Featured Topic we discuss the films from the Millennium and end with a One-Liner of the Week from one of it’s best. So wish us a Happy Anniversary and listen in.
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