In 1959, M-G-M’s future was riding on the success or failure of the studio’s $15 million remake of the 1925... Read More
A DOUBLE LIFE (1947) shows that jealousy makes monsters of us all. Especially when you’re Ronald Colman and your latest... Read More
Billy Wilder’s DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944) wasn’t the first film noir, but it was the beginning of a new phase in Miklos Rozsa’s already... Read More
…I do as the Romans do. I recently got back from a trip to Switzerland where I hopefully wrapped up the... Read More
If you want to refresh your memory of earlier entries in the list, check out the past few posts—Part 1,... Read More
In addition to albums devoted to certain composers, Charles Gerhardt compiled a series of albums devoted to various film stars... Read More
Mark Swed’s Los Angeles Times review of the opening concert of the Pacific Symphony’s American Composers Festival made for some... Read More
I just recently finished Film Score Monthly’s massive, and massively entertaining, 15-CD Miklós Rózsa Treasury (1949-1968). So who better to... Read More
From the 1920s through the 1960s, certain bigger films played what were known as roadshow engagements. Roadshows would open in a... Read More
When it comes to writing marches, you’d think every composer would throw up their hands in defeat following in the... Read More







