Varese Sarabande's 14-CD, "Bernard Herrmann at 20th Century Fox" set is said to be the most comprehensive collection of one composer's work for a single studio ever released. Included are such film-score classics as "Jane Eyre," "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir," "The Day the Earth Stood Still" and "Journey to the Center of the Earth."
Some of this music has been released before, although producers Nick Redman and Robert Townson say advances in technology have enabled them to coax better fidelity than ever from the 50-to-60-year-old recordings. And four scores from the 1940s and '50s -- "Hangover Square," "The Snows of Kilimanjaro," "White Witch Doctor" and "5 Fingers" -- make their debuts in this collection.
Herrmann, who started his career with "Citizen Kane" and ended with "Taxi Driver," composed 50 feature scores, but some (notably such Hitchcock classics as "Vertigo" and "Psycho") are more revered now than during the composer's lifetime.
Mammoth box set celebrates Bernard Herrmann's 100th
Variety takes a look at a spendy limited edition CD box set that collects the 18 motion picture scores the great Bernard Herrman wrote for 20th Century Fox.
Books about Herge and Tintin
Along with 24 volumes of comic adventures, there are numerous non-fiction books focused on Tintin and his creator, cartoonist Herge. Here are some of the best:
Tintin: the Complete Companion
A fully illustrated guide to the world-famous comic character Tintin, and his adventures. This well-researched and gorgeously presented overview follows Tintin through the 23 titles of the complete series. Tintin is the classic example of groundbreaking graphic narrative that all others can be compared to. Written and drawn between 1929 and 1976, the 23 adventures of Tintin, his dog Snowy and an unforgettable cast of characters has become a defining standard of graphic literature. The Complete Companion contextualizes the work of Tintin's creator, Hergé, and places it in its historical context. Author Michael Farr shows Hergé's drawings side by side with their references, demonstrating how he established believable backgrounds and realistic details. The Companion includes a large number of sketches, which Hergé would re-work and polish until he found the clearest, most easily readable line-giving birth to a style that would later be called Clear Line. The Adventures of Tintin mix universal appeal, adventure and slapstick, drama and humor in a collection of stories that have stood the test of time and whose art style has been adopted by new generations of European cartoonists. This is the ultimate companion to the Adventures of Tintin.
The Adventures of Herge: Creator of Tintin
Following on from his best selling Tintin: The Complete Companion, Michael Farr portrays the little known but fascinating life of Herge, the remarkable artist behind Tintin, the boy reporter who continues to thrill and delight an ever-widening audience. In seven separate sketches he presents his picture of a man whose life is the key to his creation.
Herge: The Man Who Created Tintin
Timed to coincide with Steven Spielberg's long-awaited film The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn, here is the first full biography of Herge available for an English-speaking audience, offering a captivating portrait of a man who revolutionized the art of comics. Granted unprecedented access to thousands of the cartoonist's unpublished letters, Assouline gets behind the genial public mask to take full measure of Herge's life and art and the fascinating ways in which the two intertwine. Neither sugarcoating nor sensationalizing his subject, he weighs such controversial issues as Herge's support for Belgian imperialism in the Congo and his alleged collaboration with the Nazis. He also analyzes the underpinnings of Tintin--how the conception of the character as an asexual adventurer reflected Herges love for the Boy Scouts as well as his Catholic mentor's anti-Soviet ideology--and relates the comic strip to Herge's own place within the Belgian middle class.
The Art of Herge, Inventor of Tintin: Volume 1: 1907-1937
The first in a three-volume series, The Art of Herge presents a selection of Herge's outstanding, often unpublished drawings showing the diversity of his work and offering the reader a view of the range of his talent. Georges Remi, better known as Herge, the creator of Tintin & Snowy, was born a century ago. He left us an exceptional legacy.
The Art of Herge, Inventor of Tintin: Volume 2: 1937-1949
The second in a three-volume series, this is a selection of Herge's outstanding, often unpublished, drawings showing the diversity of his work and offering the reader a view of the range of his talent. The period illustrated in this volume is fascinating on a number of counts. It marks the maturity of Hergé, the creator and artist. In 1937 Hergé was only 30, but he had already laid down enough markers to lay claim to his future territory - the strip cartoon. It was during this period that he began to render the Adventures of Tintin in color. The period covered in this volume was also marked by the national and international political tensions, and mounting dangers, that boiled over into the Second World War. From his childhood onwards, Herge produced a vast number of drawings, and these are all presented in chronological order, with many high quality reproductions, all accompanied by concise commentary, allowing us a closer look into the artist's daily routine, and by extension, his thoughts.
The Art of Herge, Inventor of Tintin: Volume 3: 1950-1983
This third volume of The Art of Herge covers the years 1950 to 1983, The prolific output of the master of the "clear line" included advertisements, comic strips, illustrations, fashion designs and caricatures. In this series, Herge's work is presented in chronological order, with many high-quality reproductions of the art. The artwork is accompanied by concise commentary, allowing us a closer look into the artist's daily routine and output.
Tintin and the World of Herge: An Illustrated History
Examines the early life and career of artist Hergé, discussing the development of Tintin, influences on Hergé's work, and the international popularity of the Tintin series.
Tintin and the Secret of Literature
Arguing that the Tintin books' characters are as strong and their plots as complex as any dreamed up by the great novelists, Tom McCarthy asks a simple question: Is Tintin literature? Taking a cue from Tintin himself — who spends much of his time tracking down illicit radio signals, entering crypts, and decoding puzzles — McCarthy suggests that we too need to “tune in” and decode if we want to capture what's going on in Hergé's extraordinarily popular work. What emerges from McCarthy's examination of Tintin is a remarkable story of illegitimacy and deceit, in both Hergé's work and his own family history. McCarthy's irresistibly clever, tightly constructed book shows how the themes Tintin generates — expulsion from home, violation of the sacred, the host-guest relationship turned sour, and anxieties around questions of forgery and fakes — are the same that have fueled and troubled writers from the classical era to the present day.
Hergé, Son of Tintin
Author of the critically acclaimed Tintin and the World of Hergé and the last person to interview Remi, Benoît Peeters tells the complete story behind Hergé's origins and shows how and why the nom de plume grew into a larger-than-Remi personality as Tintin's popularity exploded. Drawing on interviews and using recently uncovered primary sources for the first time, Peeters reveals Remi as a neurotic man who sought to escape the troubles of his past by allowing Hergé's identity to subsume his own. As Tintin adventured, Hergé lived out a romanticized version of life for Remi.
The Metamorphoses of Tintin: or Tintin for Adults
Published in French in 1984 and republished many times since, this pioneering work examines the long career of both the cartoonist and his creation. Hergé's right-wing upbringing, all too apparent in his first two albums, brought accusations of misogyny, anti-Semitism, and racism, but in the endless revisions he undertook over the course of his career, he proved skillful at evading his critics. After the Second World War, Tintin's adventures became more psychological than political, thus appealing to a wider range of readers. He left behind the real world and came to occupy the center of a fictional universe where he tirelessly championed the underdog. A figure without origins, he turned international hero at the very moment that Western nations were becoming homogenized and transmitting their commodities and values on a global scale. Arguing that the series of albums thus offers a reflection on the whole of twentieth-century life, Jean-Marie Apostolidès traces the evolution of Tintin's character and reveals the unity of Hergé's masterpiece.
Tintin: the Complete Companion
A fully illustrated guide to the world-famous comic character Tintin, and his adventures. This well-researched and gorgeously presented overview follows Tintin through the 23 titles of the complete series. Tintin is the classic example of groundbreaking graphic narrative that all others can be compared to. Written and drawn between 1929 and 1976, the 23 adventures of Tintin, his dog Snowy and an unforgettable cast of characters has become a defining standard of graphic literature. The Complete Companion contextualizes the work of Tintin's creator, Hergé, and places it in its historical context. Author Michael Farr shows Hergé's drawings side by side with their references, demonstrating how he established believable backgrounds and realistic details. The Companion includes a large number of sketches, which Hergé would re-work and polish until he found the clearest, most easily readable line-giving birth to a style that would later be called Clear Line. The Adventures of Tintin mix universal appeal, adventure and slapstick, drama and humor in a collection of stories that have stood the test of time and whose art style has been adopted by new generations of European cartoonists. This is the ultimate companion to the Adventures of Tintin.
The Adventures of Herge: Creator of Tintin
Following on from his best selling Tintin: The Complete Companion, Michael Farr portrays the little known but fascinating life of Herge, the remarkable artist behind Tintin, the boy reporter who continues to thrill and delight an ever-widening audience. In seven separate sketches he presents his picture of a man whose life is the key to his creation.
Herge: The Man Who Created Tintin
Timed to coincide with Steven Spielberg's long-awaited film The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn, here is the first full biography of Herge available for an English-speaking audience, offering a captivating portrait of a man who revolutionized the art of comics. Granted unprecedented access to thousands of the cartoonist's unpublished letters, Assouline gets behind the genial public mask to take full measure of Herge's life and art and the fascinating ways in which the two intertwine. Neither sugarcoating nor sensationalizing his subject, he weighs such controversial issues as Herge's support for Belgian imperialism in the Congo and his alleged collaboration with the Nazis. He also analyzes the underpinnings of Tintin--how the conception of the character as an asexual adventurer reflected Herges love for the Boy Scouts as well as his Catholic mentor's anti-Soviet ideology--and relates the comic strip to Herge's own place within the Belgian middle class.
The Art of Herge, Inventor of Tintin: Volume 1: 1907-1937
The first in a three-volume series, The Art of Herge presents a selection of Herge's outstanding, often unpublished drawings showing the diversity of his work and offering the reader a view of the range of his talent. Georges Remi, better known as Herge, the creator of Tintin & Snowy, was born a century ago. He left us an exceptional legacy.
The Art of Herge, Inventor of Tintin: Volume 2: 1937-1949
The second in a three-volume series, this is a selection of Herge's outstanding, often unpublished, drawings showing the diversity of his work and offering the reader a view of the range of his talent. The period illustrated in this volume is fascinating on a number of counts. It marks the maturity of Hergé, the creator and artist. In 1937 Hergé was only 30, but he had already laid down enough markers to lay claim to his future territory - the strip cartoon. It was during this period that he began to render the Adventures of Tintin in color. The period covered in this volume was also marked by the national and international political tensions, and mounting dangers, that boiled over into the Second World War. From his childhood onwards, Herge produced a vast number of drawings, and these are all presented in chronological order, with many high quality reproductions, all accompanied by concise commentary, allowing us a closer look into the artist's daily routine, and by extension, his thoughts.
The Art of Herge, Inventor of Tintin: Volume 3: 1950-1983
This third volume of The Art of Herge covers the years 1950 to 1983, The prolific output of the master of the "clear line" included advertisements, comic strips, illustrations, fashion designs and caricatures. In this series, Herge's work is presented in chronological order, with many high-quality reproductions of the art. The artwork is accompanied by concise commentary, allowing us a closer look into the artist's daily routine and output.
Tintin and the World of Herge: An Illustrated History
Examines the early life and career of artist Hergé, discussing the development of Tintin, influences on Hergé's work, and the international popularity of the Tintin series.
Tintin and the Secret of Literature
Arguing that the Tintin books' characters are as strong and their plots as complex as any dreamed up by the great novelists, Tom McCarthy asks a simple question: Is Tintin literature? Taking a cue from Tintin himself — who spends much of his time tracking down illicit radio signals, entering crypts, and decoding puzzles — McCarthy suggests that we too need to “tune in” and decode if we want to capture what's going on in Hergé's extraordinarily popular work. What emerges from McCarthy's examination of Tintin is a remarkable story of illegitimacy and deceit, in both Hergé's work and his own family history. McCarthy's irresistibly clever, tightly constructed book shows how the themes Tintin generates — expulsion from home, violation of the sacred, the host-guest relationship turned sour, and anxieties around questions of forgery and fakes — are the same that have fueled and troubled writers from the classical era to the present day.
Hergé, Son of Tintin
Author of the critically acclaimed Tintin and the World of Hergé and the last person to interview Remi, Benoît Peeters tells the complete story behind Hergé's origins and shows how and why the nom de plume grew into a larger-than-Remi personality as Tintin's popularity exploded. Drawing on interviews and using recently uncovered primary sources for the first time, Peeters reveals Remi as a neurotic man who sought to escape the troubles of his past by allowing Hergé's identity to subsume his own. As Tintin adventured, Hergé lived out a romanticized version of life for Remi.
The Metamorphoses of Tintin: or Tintin for Adults
Published in French in 1984 and republished many times since, this pioneering work examines the long career of both the cartoonist and his creation. Hergé's right-wing upbringing, all too apparent in his first two albums, brought accusations of misogyny, anti-Semitism, and racism, but in the endless revisions he undertook over the course of his career, he proved skillful at evading his critics. After the Second World War, Tintin's adventures became more psychological than political, thus appealing to a wider range of readers. He left behind the real world and came to occupy the center of a fictional universe where he tirelessly championed the underdog. A figure without origins, he turned international hero at the very moment that Western nations were becoming homogenized and transmitting their commodities and values on a global scale. Arguing that the series of albums thus offers a reflection on the whole of twentieth-century life, Jean-Marie Apostolidès traces the evolution of Tintin's character and reveals the unity of Hergé's masterpiece.
Pop Culture Roundup: Bardot, Stones, Marvel Comics and more!
Via Dangerous Minds, Brigitte Bardot sings:
b.b. from fun bubble on Vimeo.
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Also from Dangerous Minds, the Rolling Stones at the Marquee Club, 1971:
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Our friend Booksteve finished his exploration of his 1976 journals and has now embarked on a new blog: 1974 - A Geek's First Journal, a brave look at where his head was at during ninth and tenth grade. Not so many of us would be so open and honest about our geeky pasts. But, if you're like me, many Steve's entries will resonate with you. Check it out!
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A couple of other newish blogs I've been enjoying:
The controversial comics scribe/publisher Jim Shooter shares observations and memorabilia from his days at Marvel Comics and elsewhere on his self-titled site.
And current Marvel executive editor Tom Brevoort has been sharing loads of original art scans and other goodies at his Tumblr site, The Marvel Age of Comics.
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Speaking of Jim Shooter, he recently wrote some entries about the death of the newsstand comic book market, to which Todd Allen at The Beat adds his thoughts.
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Finally, here's a really good article from The New York Times on Tintin, which provides a good backgrounder for those new to the character and an interesting from old fans alike.
b.b. from fun bubble on Vimeo.
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Also from Dangerous Minds, the Rolling Stones at the Marquee Club, 1971:
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Our friend Booksteve finished his exploration of his 1976 journals and has now embarked on a new blog: 1974 - A Geek's First Journal, a brave look at where his head was at during ninth and tenth grade. Not so many of us would be so open and honest about our geeky pasts. But, if you're like me, many Steve's entries will resonate with you. Check it out!
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A couple of other newish blogs I've been enjoying:
The controversial comics scribe/publisher Jim Shooter shares observations and memorabilia from his days at Marvel Comics and elsewhere on his self-titled site.
And current Marvel executive editor Tom Brevoort has been sharing loads of original art scans and other goodies at his Tumblr site, The Marvel Age of Comics.
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Speaking of Jim Shooter, he recently wrote some entries about the death of the newsstand comic book market, to which Todd Allen at The Beat adds his thoughts.
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Finally, here's a really good article from The New York Times on Tintin, which provides a good backgrounder for those new to the character and an interesting from old fans alike.
A history of Tintin on screen
The recent Steven Spielberg-Peter Jackson film isn't the first on-screen venture for Hergé's boy reporter. He's been featured in a variety of animated and live-action films over the years.
Recently, the great U.S. music and video label Shout! Factory has issued compilations of the 1990s "'Adventures of Tintin" animated adventures on disk. They also are available to download via Amazon and iTunes.
Here's a trailer:
There also was an animated series titled "Hergé's Adventures of Tintin" that ran from 1959 to 1963, featuring 104 five-minute episodes, which seem to all be available on YouTube, but not yet on DVD. Several VHS editions have been released in French and English. Here's a peek:
Other Tintin productions include:
"The Crab with the Golden Claws" in 1947, a black-and-white, stop-motion puppet production.
"Tintin and the Golden Fleece" in 1961, French live-action films:
"Tintin and the Blue Oranges" in 1964, a live-action follow-up to "Tintin and the Golden Fleece":
"Tintin and the the Temple of the Sun," a 1969 animated adventure:
"Tintin and the Land of Sharks," a 1972 animated film:
Recently, the great U.S. music and video label Shout! Factory has issued compilations of the 1990s "'Adventures of Tintin" animated adventures on disk. They also are available to download via Amazon and iTunes.
Here's a trailer:
There also was an animated series titled "Hergé's Adventures of Tintin" that ran from 1959 to 1963, featuring 104 five-minute episodes, which seem to all be available on YouTube, but not yet on DVD. Several VHS editions have been released in French and English. Here's a peek:
Other Tintin productions include:
"The Crab with the Golden Claws" in 1947, a black-and-white, stop-motion puppet production.
"Tintin and the Golden Fleece" in 1961, French live-action films:
"Tintin and the Blue Oranges" in 1964, a live-action follow-up to "Tintin and the Golden Fleece":
"Tintin and the the Temple of the Sun," a 1969 animated adventure:
"Tintin and the Land of Sharks," a 1972 animated film:
BBC Radio this week - Click to hear music, drama, comedy!
Click the links to hear the following:
Don Black on John Barry: Beyond Bond
Lyricist Don Black shares personal memories of John Barry.
Inspirational Bowie
As David Bowie's 65th birthday approaches, Radio 2 celebrates the iconic popstar.
Arise Black Man: The Peter Tosh Story
Grammy Award winning film maker Don Letts explores the life of reggae singer Peter Tosh.
Blowing in the Wind: Dylan's Spiritual Journey
An exploration of the spiritual side of the music of Bob Dylan as the singer turns 70.
Chaplin Archive, The
Exploring the vast archive of Chaplin's unfinished scripts, letters and press cuttings.
Here We Come
John Waite tells the story of The Monkees, the successful 1960s pop group.
6 Music Classic Concert
The Who feature in this Classic Concert recorded at Rockpalast, Germany in 1981.
From Edison to iTunes: A History of the Record Label
Paul Morley charts the rise of the record label and looks ahead to an uncertain future.
Is Vinyl on the Revival ?
Multi-faceted musician Richard Hawley asks - is vinyl on the revival?
Atkinson People, The
Spoof series, profiling famous people. Written by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis
Doctor Who
Time-travelling adventure series
Goon Show, The
Classic material from one of the all-time radio comedy greats
Herge's The Adventures of Tintin
Adaptations of Herge's classic cartoon adventures
Michael Bentine Show, The
Comedy programme with Goon Show-founder Michael Bentine
Patrick O'Brian - HMS Surprise
Sea battles and political intrigue as Captain Aubrey tackles a secret mission.
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
Surreal saga of a dynasty with Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band member Vivian Stanshall
Don Black on John Barry: Beyond Bond
Lyricist Don Black shares personal memories of John Barry.
Inspirational Bowie
As David Bowie's 65th birthday approaches, Radio 2 celebrates the iconic popstar.
Arise Black Man: The Peter Tosh Story
Grammy Award winning film maker Don Letts explores the life of reggae singer Peter Tosh.
Blowing in the Wind: Dylan's Spiritual Journey
An exploration of the spiritual side of the music of Bob Dylan as the singer turns 70.
Chaplin Archive, The
Exploring the vast archive of Chaplin's unfinished scripts, letters and press cuttings.
Here We Come
John Waite tells the story of The Monkees, the successful 1960s pop group.
6 Music Classic Concert
The Who feature in this Classic Concert recorded at Rockpalast, Germany in 1981.
From Edison to iTunes: A History of the Record Label
Paul Morley charts the rise of the record label and looks ahead to an uncertain future.
Is Vinyl on the Revival ?
Multi-faceted musician Richard Hawley asks - is vinyl on the revival?
Atkinson People, The
Spoof series, profiling famous people. Written by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis
Doctor Who
Time-travelling adventure series
Goon Show, The
Classic material from one of the all-time radio comedy greats
Herge's The Adventures of Tintin
Adaptations of Herge's classic cartoon adventures
Michael Bentine Show, The
Comedy programme with Goon Show-founder Michael Bentine
Patrick O'Brian - HMS Surprise
Sea battles and political intrigue as Captain Aubrey tackles a secret mission.
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
Surreal saga of a dynasty with Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band member Vivian Stanshall
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