BEYOND THE MARQUEE

Film Composer John Williams Discusses His Score for LINCOLN This Sunday on KUSC Radio

April 26th, 2013

Kevin Stern

Composer John Williams

Fans of film composer John Williams may want to set their weekend calendars to tune into Classical KUSC Radio at 10:00PM PST this Sunday, April 28th. Williams will be featured on “The Record Shelf with Jim Svedja” to discuss his most recent score for Steven Spielberg’s, Lincoln.

Lincoln marked John Williams’ 48th Oscar nomination and further solidified his record of being the most honored living film composer. He is best known for his highly successful collaborations with filmmakers Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. Williams has won five Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, seven British Academy Film Awards and twenty-one Grammy Awards. With forty-eight Academy Award nominations, Williams is the second most-nominated person, after Walt Disney.

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John Williams on “The Record Shelf with Jim Svedja” Sunday, April 28th 10:00PM PST.

Fan Art Submissions for Lindalee’s Doctor Who Review (Ep.1)

April 26th, 2013

Beyond the Marquee

It’s easy to fill a Doctor Who fan set with posters and toys, but Lindalee Rose took it one step further, making a personal shout out to her loyal and supportive fans worldwide to submit their original fan art for her to display. In this premiere “Fan Art” episode Lindalee reviews the first round of submissions sent to her from around the globe; from Denmark, Argentina, Scotland and the USA. And if you’re inspired to send anything for Lindalee to hang up for a future episode, draw, scan and send your art to her at Lindalee@BeyondTheMarquee.com.

No Place on Earth, A Compelling Documentary (Film Review)

April 25th, 2013

John Delia

We will probably never know all the stories connected to the WWII Holocaust, but this one shatters the heart and awakens the mind to the danger and heroism that came about during the Nazi regime. It’s called No Place On Earth a documentary with dramatic interpretation of what took place in 1942 when 38 Ukrainian Jews were forced to live in a dark cavern for 511 days to escape death. Taught, terrifying and unconscionable the well directed movie plays to all faiths and ethnic groups as are reminder that something like this should never happen again.

Pain & Gain, A Dark Comedy (Film Review)

April 25th, 2013

John Delia

Continuing to make exciting films Michael Bay releases Pain & Gain a movie that’s reminiscent of his storytelling with the wild and enthusiastic Bad Boys, but far from his explosive films like Transformers and Armageddon. Here he takes you on a roller coaster ride with a true crime story, a dark comedy that gets so absurd I found myself questioning whether the three main characters saw too many movies and thought that even the fictional ones were reality. It’s totally unbelievable, but in today’s world I guess most anything can happen.

MUD, An Obsessive Love Story (Film Review)

April 25th, 2013

John Delia

It’s time for Matthew McConaughey to step up and do what he does best and in Mud he nails the role. The cool little Indie has all the trappings of a good film including, a taught plot, good direction and a couple of kids that can act to boot. If you like movies that ease into the plot and hook you before you know it, rush out to see Mud.

Harrison Ford Introduces BLADE RUNNER at AFI’s 2013 Night at The Movies

April 25th, 2013

Beyond the Marquee

AFI LIfetime Achievement Award winner Harrison Ford and Beyond the Marquee’s Jon Donahue at “AFI’s Night at the Movies” event in Hollywood

Last night saw a star-studded event in Tinsel-Town at the “Target Presents the American Film Institutes (AFI) Night at the Movies” at the famed Arclight Theater in Hollywood. A dozen of Tinsel-Town’s finest were on hand to help introduce and talk about their experiences with the iconic and successful films they were a part of.

Among some of the line-up on hand were Cher (Moonstruck), Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction) and Harrison Ford (Blade Runner: The Final Cut). Beyond the Marquee’s own Jon Donahue was present for this event and even had a few minutes to talk to fellow actor Harrison Ford before the film started. In addition to being the 28th recipient of the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award, Ford addressed the audience and talked about some of the aspects of the film that fans have enjoyed over the years – from practical sets to the Director’s cut of the film (minus the narration).

Harrison even addressed the age old question on whether Rick Deckard (Harrison’s character in the movie) was a replicant himself. “I was moved to asked Ridley whether or not he thought that the character I was playing was a Replicant. Well, I never got a straight answer. Which is okay, I guess. But I thought it was important that the audience be able to have a human representative on screen, somebody that they could have an emotional understanding of. Ridley didn’t think that was all that important.” said Ford.

CONTEST: Win a Copy of the New TV Novel “SUPERNATURAL: Carved in Flesh”

April 25th, 2013

Beyond the Marquee

Supernatural: Carved in Flesh

Fans of Sam and Dean Winchester and the CW TV show “Supernatural” listen up -Our good friends at TITAN Books have sent us 3 copies to give away of the brand new book based on the hit series, called “Carved in Flesh”.

In this “Supernatural” novel (that reveals a previously unseen adventure set during season 7 for the Winchester brothers), reported sightings of a hellish hound and the discovery of newly dead dessicated corpses bring Sam and Dean Winchester to Brennan, Ohio. But when they catch the monster canine, it turns out to be “Frankenmutt”, a reanimated patchwork of pieces from separate dogs. Soon the brothers are on a trail that leads from mad scientists and biotechnology to a centuries-old alchemists, walking corpses, and an ancient and malevolent power.

Win one of three copies of “Carved in Flesh”, simply by answering a “Supernatural” themed question below, good luck!