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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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November 2011
Fall of the Roman Empire issued by Prometheus Records
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 …
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
October 2011
Land of the Pharaohs to screen at Egyptian Theatre
Thanks to the Art Directors Guild and the London Symphony Orchestra, respectively, cinephiles and music lovers will be granted a rare opportunity to see Land of the Pharaohs in CinemaScope in Hollywood and to hear some of the grand symphonic …
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October 2011
High Noon play-along with the London Symphony
Londoners will have a special opportunity to play “Do Not Forsake Me” from High Noon along with the London Symphony Orchestra. Download the music and bring it with your instrument to the “LSO Discovery Family Concert: Music from the Movies” …
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October 2011
Highlights from Tiomkin songbook to be performed: Wild Is the Wind, more
by Warren M. Sherk In the process of compiling the Dimitri Tiomkin Anthology, some 200 songs were found to have been written by Dimitri Tiomkin, of which forty-eight were selected for the published songbook. A number of these songs will …
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September 2011
Chalk up another Hollywood Bowl performance for Tiomkin
Music from Dimitri Tiomkin’s scores for High Noon and Dial M for Murder were performed at the Hollywood Bowl during the Labor Day weekend program, “The Big Picture: AFI’s Great American Movie Quiz.” Hosted by Alex Trebek, the Special Concert …
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September 2011
Giant to screen at Academy in New York
August 2011
The Fall of the Roman Empire forthcoming from Prometheus
August 2011
Rio Bravo screened at LACMA
Rio Bravo was screened at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Tuesday, August 2nd, as part of the museum’s summer series, “Celebrating Classic Cinema: Curator and Audience Favorites.” Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan believes the series …
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July 2011
Our updated site
We are pleased to announce our updated Web site. The work was completed by Ciplex, a web design firm located on Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood, California. Ciplex specializes in result-driven digital solutions for clients in need of web design, …
June 2011
Last Train soundtrack released by Counterpoint
May 2011
Tiomkin Days in Kremenchuk
by Warren M. Sherk Kremenchuk, Ukraine, the city of Dimitri Tiomkin’s birth, honored the composer with “Tiomkin Days-2010 – The Days of European Culture in Kremenchuk.” A municipal wind band performed music by Tiomkin and a video greeting sent from …