7/8/12
Sad to read today of Ernest Borgnine's passing. Legendary actor, Oscar-winning star of 1955's Marty, itself an Academy Award winner. Also memorable in The Dirty Dozen, arguing with Gene Hackman in The Posiedon Adventure, steering his PT crew on tv's McHale's Navy, goading Spencer Tracy into a fight with shocking consequences in Bad Day At Black Rock... all sorts of great stuff. My favorite: playing one of The Wild Bunch. Yep. Reunited with William Holden for all eternity. Speaking of which, one never forgets his sadistic role in From Here To Eternity, either. Farewell Mr. Borgnine.
On a happier note, we have two new releases to offer this Tuesday, July 10. You'll find one a straight CD reissue of a long out-of-print title first appearing as a stereo LP in the mid-sixties. Think cool and intriguing. The other release is a pretty spectacular world premiere 2-CD set offering four important scores tied to a legendary producer of numerous sci-fi classics. Lovingly produced from Paramount vault materials in both mono and stereo and featuring everything surviving from all four scores, this set has some magnificent music to enjoy and nice packaging to admire. Watch for artwork and sound samples on our site tomorrow evening, July 9. And feel free to order one or both releases, too!
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