So said the poster for 1976’s THE OMEN. But no amount of Hollywood marketing jargon could have prepared me for the... Read More
The bodies of deposed religious icons litter the landscape of pop culture. If ELMER GANTRY appears small-fry compared to Jim and Tammy Faye... Read More
When Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn signed on to star in ON GOLDEN POND, Ernest Thompson’s minor Broadway play caught... Read More
Today marks the announcement of this year’s Pulitzer Prizes, the highest honor in American journalism, arts and letters, and music.... Read More
I first encountered Erich Wolfgang Korngold‘s Oscar-winning music for THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD in a 3-LP box set dedicated to... Read More
Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner. Tom and Jerry. Carl Hanratty and Frank Abagnale, Jr. It’s all about the chase. Steven Spielberg’s confection,... Read More
TERMS OF ENDEARMENT supplied a much needed shot in the arm for 1983’s lackluster holiday box office season. The film... Read More
Growing up to the accompaniment of my father’s Roger Williams and Mantovani records, the harshest musical sounds in our house... Read More
Moving on from toys, bugs and monsters, Pixar went under the sea and snagged a big fish with FINDING NEMO... Read More
Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann. Two great tastes that taste great together. Along with Prokofiev and Eisenstein and Steven Spielberg and... Read More