Far be it from me to deny the talents of Burt Bacharach. He changed the sound of pop music. His songs... 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
Katharine Hepburn sure knows how to make a grand entrance. In her Oscar-winning performance as Eleanor of Aquitaine in THE LION IN WINTER (1968), she enters as as a medieval queen should--on a barge floating down the River Vienne. And John Barry's Oscar-winning music rows her onscreen in imperial splendor. 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
For a heathen like me, films with religious overtones are usually best when played for their camp entertainment value, a... Read More
It’s one of the most famous examples of film editing in movie history. Peter O’Toole blows out a match and... Read More
No matter what you think of Michael Gore’s Academy Award-winning score to FAME (1980), there’s no denying the impact of... Read More
It’s Gay Pride this weekend here in New York City so it’s only appropriate that this week’s trailer selection goes... Read More
Baby, remember my name… It was 1980. I had just graduated from high school and was all set to start... Read More