Sounding off: the hidden scandal of revisionist movie audio makeovers Travesty: all have missing or replaced dialogue, music and sound effects Defective: changes are often unintentional but seldom, if ever, …
Brent Reid
Brent Reid
I started Brenton Film because I love film – quelle surprise! The silent era, 1930s and 1940s especially get my literary juices flowing, so you'll see a lot about those. For more, see the About page and read this before emailing.
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Soundtrack Famed composer Elmer Bernstein’s iconic score is one for the ages His majestic, traditionally-inflected music has stood the test of time Much-reissued over the years but there’s just one …
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One of the most reissued films ever made, both theatrically and on home video But its original, Oscar-nominated sound design hasn’t been heard since the 1970s Audio that helped make …
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Risen again: über producer-director first dramatised Bible’s Book of Exodus in 1923 His own remake succeeded in topping the spectacular silent version in every respect God is in the detail: …
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Timeless biblical epic that cemented Charlton Heston’s iconic status Co-starred Yul Brynner, hot off his Oscar-winning turn in The King and I One of its seven Academy Award nominations was …
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2020s revisions Lifeless sentence: latest “restoration” badly botched on Blu-ray, streaming and DCP Posthumous: five decades after the director’s death, film now has unsound audio It’s been unjustly condemned to …
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Home video French fancy flaunts many permutations on home video, with five separate transfers… …three of four distinct English-language soundtracks and seven international dubs But original director-approved mono audio is …
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Soundtrack and audio mixes Composer Lyn Murray’s lush music available in several partial re-recordings But only one rare, limited edition release contains his entire original score Owners Paramount have judged …
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Catch as catch can: the hand on the collar above the rooftops of Nice High-class burglary caper sees idle rich being fleeced on the Côte d’Azur Cary Grant is another …
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Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock classic is Master of Suspense at his most playful Charming soirée on the French Riviera sees a man wrongly accused Cary Grant …
