Following his success on ANATOMY OF A MURDER (1959), Duke Ellington collaborated with an unbilled Billy Strayhorn on his second... Read More
THE RED SHOES has probably been responsible for more little girls (and probably some little boys) wanting to be in... 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
Sometimes the historical success of a film rests solely on its music, at least with us film score fans. Such... Read More
Literary purists may balk at the sanitized version of Truman Capote’s BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S (1961). But film buffs were rewarded... Read More
Alfred Newman conquered film music yet again with 1947’s CAPTAIN FROM CASTILE. The colorful score combines the robust energy of its Spanish and... Read More
Forget CITIZEN KANE. My vote for the greatest American film is CASABLANCA. There’s no denying KANE’s importance in film history and... Read More
Before there was Lukas, Bob, or Doug, before there was Silva Screen, Chandos, or Naxos, one man was responsible for... Read More
Can anyone make watching chess exciting? If you’re writer/director Steven Zaillian you can. In SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER, chess is... Read More
