Forty years ago today, man walked on the moon, an event that, along with the death of Judy Garland earlier... 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
There are innumerable issues that can crop up with with re-recordings of old scores. Sure, we can expect the sound... Read More
Producer David O. Selznick, who had recently gone through a “successful” bout of therapy (not at all common in the... Read More
Over 50 years later, David Lean’s THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI still stands as one of the all-time great... Read More
THE GODFATHER PART II is a rarity in Hollywood: a sequel that works as well as, or better than, the... Read More
“Best” is an apt word for THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES. The 1946 film won 7 Academy Awards, including... Read More
CHARIOTS OF FIRE, the sleeper hit of 1981, picked up speed and sprinted towards the finish line in the final... Read More
It’s been a long road of prognosticators and pontificating on the way to this year’s Oscar nominees, myself included. As... Read More