The career of Elmer Bernstein encompassed numerous genres—westerns, epics, comedies—but it was his use of jazz that first brought him... Read More
“It’s 1183 and we’re all barbarians…” And barbaric it is! THE LION WINTER follows an aging King Henry II (Peter O’Toole)... Read More
To close out a week in which my writing efforts have been alternating between Bernard Herrmann and LORD OF THE RINGS... Read More
Based on Anthony Shaffer’s Tony Award-winning mystery, SLEUTH stars Laurence Olivier as a popular mystery writer and Michael Caine as... Read More
In 1953, Oscar decided to make up for the embarrassment of 1952’s Best Picture THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH (though... Read More
Like the sun pouring through the attic’s broken skylight, the power of George Stevens’ THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK and... Read More
When Martin Scorcese’s KUNDUN was released on Christmas Day, 1997, its box office prospects were decidedly slim. The film cost $24... Read More
After fleeing her family and running off with Italian director Roberto Rossellini, scandalizing the film community, Ingrid Bergman was welcomed... Read More
CHARIOTS OF FIRE, the sleeper hit of 1981, picked up speed and sprinted towards the finish line in the final... Read More
If life is a circus, then I imagine making a film is even more so. Or perhaps it’s only in... Read More