[sdiy] [OT] Theremin Movie

[tomg@efm]

It was seeing that movie that was the inspiration for the LDR Theremin
I woke up one night and there it was in my head...worked the first 
time....excellent stuff that movie...;-) 

Tom


>     I just finally got to see this movie...I can't remember if it was
> somebody on this list who mentioned it, or I saw something about it
> somewhere else...
> 
>     For those who have not seen this movie...Get IT!  NOW! I command
> you!  It is a documentary on the life of Leon Theremin.  It includes
> interviews with Clara Rockmore, Leon Theremin (he was still alive when
> the movie was made), several other associates of his whose names escape
> me.  Plus, interviews with Rober Moog, Brian Wilson (they could have
> skipped him, he was slightly less than lucid), plus some old movie clips
> that used the Theremin, including the Jerry Lewis movie where Jerry has
> a close encounter with a Theremin.
> 
>     I am going to have to listen to this movie again tomorrow night.  I
> could have sworn I heard Clara Rockmore say something to the effect that
> the Moog Theremin was inferior....
> 
>     The name of the movie is "Theremin An Electronic Odyssey" from Avant
> Garde Cinema (MGM).
> 
> --
>  -Jim