And I see old movies...

Last week, I took the time to see two old movies presented in new ways...

On Thursday, I saw Solaris at EMPAC.

Solaris Travel Poster via io9.com

Seeing the classic Solaris on the big screen is something that anyone who enjoys film should most definitely do.  It is worth it for the vistas and, more importantly, for seeing the film in almost the same way that the director intended. It may be crass to say that movies belong in theaters, but it is true.  There was something different, for me at least, about having to move my head to see the entirety of the screen.

Plus, EMPAC is such a lovely space for seeing films like this

On Friday, I saw Nosferatu at the Sanctuary for Independent Media.

Now, I am not a fan of this film.  As you probably know, I prefer my living dead ravenous for brains but...it was the music that set this apart.  The brilliant scoring by the Andrew Alden Ensemble gave this film the gravity that it had been lacking when I had watched it before.  There were elements to the score that reminded me, in a very positive sense, of John Murphy's "In the House - In a Heartbeat".

Here is a brief video I took just so you can hear a snippet of the score.