Most of my exposure to the works of Roald Dahl has been through the movies. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Witches,... Read More
Since I’m not a teenage girl or a middle-aged woman, I don’t really get the appeal of Stephenie Meyer’s phenomenally... Read More
As a writer, I had an obvious interest in Roman Polanski’s latest, THE GHOST WRITER. The other main reason to see the... Read More
In this month’s “9 on the 9th” post, I decided to forgo the usual composer format and highlight some film... Read More
It’s no secret that I have no great affection for the Harry Potter films. From the very beginning, I’ve felt... Read More
As a longtime Oscar junkie, I live for the end of the year and the glut of Oscar bait that... Read More
Like many film music fans, I tend to lament the current state of film scoring. And then a year-end Top... Read More
I’ve held off posting a review of Alexandre Desplat‘s score for THE TREE OF LIFE until I had a chance... Read More
I wonder if I’ll look back ten years from now and see 2011 as a turning point in my film... Read More
My 50th birthday is approaching so I’ve naturally been taking stock of, well, everything. I’ve been looking back at the... Read More