2011

December 2011
It’s a Wonderful Life events calendar

This time of year the holiday classic film, It’s a Wonderful Life, brings out the best of the holiday season. For more information on the events below see It’s a Wonderful Life: Holiday classic celebrates 65 years. December events 1 … Read More…

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December 2011
It’s a Wonderful Life: Holiday classic celebrates 65 years

It’s a Wonderful Life is celebrating its 65th anniversary this holiday season. Fans of the classic American Christmas film can take advantage of a number of opportunities this month to experience either the film or its music. See the December … Read More…

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November 2011
Kalinak lecture to focus on three Tiomkin Westerns

Kathryn Kalinak, a Rhode Island College professor and noted author, will deliver a lecture, “Scoring the West: Notes on Dimitri Tiomkin, Howard Hawks, and the Western,” on the RIC campus on Wednesday, November 30. She will speak on three films—Red … Read More…

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November 2011
Guns of Navarone now in Blu-ray

Sony Pictures has released The Guns of Navarone in Blu-ray for the first time, in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the film’s release. The 1961 wartime drama stars Gregory Peck, David Niven, and Anthony Quinn. DVD Talk reviewer Glenn … Read More…

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November 2011
55 Days at Peking issued by La-La Land Records

La-La Land Records and Sony Music have teamed up for the release of a remastered and expanded digital recording of Dimitri Tiomkin’s score for 55 Days at Peking on a double CD set. The 1963 Samuel Bronston Production, directed by … Read More…

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November 2011
Fall of the Roman Empire issued by Prometheus Records

Prometheus Records has released a new digital recording of Dimitri Tiomkin’s complete 140-minute score for The Fall of the Roman Empire on a double CD set produced by James Fitzpatrick. Billed as one of the film music events of the … Read More…

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November 2011
Dimitri Tiomkin: Melodies Made to Order on WQXR

“Dimitri Tiomkin: Melodies Made to Order” aired on “Movies on the Radio” on New York Public Radio station WQXR on Saturday, November 12. Program host David Garland presented a wide range of Tiomkin’s film scores on his Saturday night show, including … Read More…

October 2011
London Symphony Orchestra celebrates Tiomkin

by Warren M. Sherk The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) celebrates the music of Dimitri Tiomkin with several special events during the month of October. The centerpiece of this unique tribute will be a concert, “Symphonic Hollywood: The Music of Dimitri … Read More…

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October 2011
London Symphony Orchestra posts Tiomkin film on Vimeo

On October 27th the London Symphony Orchestra will presents, Symphonic Hollywood: The Music of Dimitri Tiomkin, an entire concert of film music by Dimitri Tiomkin. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Tiomkin’s music live in concert performed by some of the … Read More…

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October 2011
Barbican Cinema showcases Tiomkin-Hitchcock films

A week’s worth of sight and sound is in store for London film buffs and music lovers alike. Strangers on a Train (1951) and Dial M for Murder (1954), scored by Dimitri Tiomkin and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, will screen … Read More…