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Dave Grohl isn’t just a musician. These days he is a budding documentary producer and director. Grohl started making Sound City--a music documentary  after he purchased an old recording console, a console of the type used at the old Van Nuys studio, Sound City. The focus is on that studio and its remarkable history. The list of bands that recorded at Sound City crosses genre lines and includes some of the biggest (or just BEST) acts in music history.

Check out clips below of Germs, Nirvana (etc) guitarist Pat Smear and Fear’s Lee Ving. Don't let these fool you. It isn't all about punk or post-punk rock n roll.


 
 
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Miami Beach Cinematheque is reopening. Folks who uses to frequent Espanola Way may recall the little theater there. NOW...it is a bit fancier. Check out Rene Rodriguez' article at Miami.com.

 
 
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Cineaste, one of a handful of high end, thoughtful print publications still out there has released their latest issue.

You can peruse their interview with Patrice LeconteHERE.

There is also an interview with Simone Bitton (exclusive to the web), HERE.


 
 
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From time to time I am going to post links to interesting articles and interviews that are film related. In this case writer Paul Gaita interviews Boris Karloff's daughter, Sarah, in advance of the release of the fourteen disc, complete series, Thriller. The release date is August 31st (ie yesterday).

This has nothing to do with Michael Jackson.

Paul did the interview for Amazon.com you can read it HERE.