Kamera. Murch and Marker.

"If any one name is synonymous with excellence in sound design, then it must be Walter Murch." Yep. And it makes him the perfect interviewee to wrap up Peter Cowie's series of talks on sound for Kamera. Two standout paragraphs: the one on how the brain is "wired" for sound and vision and the one on the impact of 2001 and Seconds on the way Murch watches - and listens to - movies.

Harlan D Whatley's quick take on Catherine Lupton's Chris Marker: Memories of the Future, which "captures the life of one of the world's most talented documentarians." It is, in fact, a frustratingly short review, so I went looking for more and found Lupton's paper, "Chris Marker: In Memory of New Technology," at what turns out to be a marvellous site to browse, silverthreaded. Reminds you of the days before web design became standardized and sites could still surprise you.

But back to Kamera:

• Antonio Pasolini: "Latin America deserves and needs more films like Whisky."

• Colin Odell and Michelle le Blanc: "Pitched between melodrama and the supernatural, thriller and chiller, Acacia is a visually stunning, well-paced and superbly acted slow burning horror."

• Mercelle Perks talks briefly with John Fiore about dreaming up and starring in the comedy Johnny Slade's Greatest Hits.

• Calum Wadell: "Largely used as an excuse to keep the public's minds from the very real social and economic problems of early 80s Britain, the video nasties were a case of right time, right place."

Posted by dwhudson at October 24, 2005 5:44 AM