If you’d like to catch up on the earlier installments, check out Part 1 and Part 2 of 50 Favorite... Read More
I’m not a fan of Westerns particularly. The mythological images created by Hollywood seldom bear any resemblance to reality. Plus,... Read More
Waking up on Monday to the news of John Barry’s passing was heartbreaking, to say the least. Even though he... Read More
Like many boys who liked to read, my genre of choice during my teenage years was science fiction. And since... Read More
Sometimes the historical success of a film rests solely on its music, at least with us film score fans. Such... Read More
After last month’s “9 on the 9th” discussion of my favorite John Williams scores, I received an email asking when I... 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
“It’s 1183 and we’re all barbarians…” And barbaric it is! THE LION WINTER follows an aging King Henry II (Peter O’Toole)... Read More